Thursday, June 27, 2013

San Diego Business Journal Honors Local IT Professionals

The Reuben H. Fleet Science Center (the Fleet) is proud to have been chosen venue for The 6th Annual San Diego Business Journal Information Technology Executive of the Year Awards. A dedicated group of 400 IT professionals and business leaders gathered at the Fleet to celebrate eight San Diego IT executives on April 4, 2013. The awards ceremony recognized the leadership and innovation of these IT executives.

Our entire event team would like to congratulate all of San Diego's IT professionals, especially the award recipients, for their hard work and contributions to the San Diego business community. We would also like to give special thanks to the San Diego Business Journal for giving us the opportunity to host such a significant event.


The winners of the San Diego Business Journal 6th Annual Information Technology Executive Awards are listed below by category:


Education: Douglas Burke, Director of Network, Infrastructure, Systems and Services, University of San Diego


Small Nonprofit Organization: Isabel Sauerbrey, Vice President of Information Technology, San Diego Tourism Authority


Medium Nonprofit Organization: Valerie Williams, Vice President of Information Technology/CIO, Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest


Large Nonprofit Organization: Rick Gonzalez, Director of Information Technology, MAAC Project


Small Privately Held Company: Steve Wallace, CTO/VP Engineering, AIS (American Internet Service)


Medium Privately Held Company: Mark Card, IT Manager, Bill Howe Plumbing, Heating & Air, Restoration & Flood Services Inc.


Large Privately Held Company: Terry Orletsky, Vice President of Information Technology, The Ken Blanchard Companies


Public Company: David MacKinnon, Director of Technology/Operations, NBCUniversal (NBC 7- KNSD)


Catch the highlights of the event through this video: