Who are the market's top women leaders?

Women in Technology have announced the finalists for the organization’s 16^th annual Leadership Awards.

The Women in Technology Leadership Awards aim to identify, recognize, and celebrate female professionals who are leaders in the technology field, the organization said in a press release.

The finalists are:

Corporate Private Sector (Large and Small)
•    Patrice D’Eramo—Cisco
•    Jodi Huston—Phase One Consulting LLC
•    Julie T Yu—IBM Watson Implementations

Corporate Public Sector (Large and Small)
•    Rebecca M. Cowen—Hirsch—Immarsat, Inc. US Government Business Unit
•    Marilyn Crouther—Hewlett-Packard
•    Lara Rivera Lopez, PMP—CSC NES Solutions - Citizen Services Enablement Consulting

Government
•    Sarah E. Nutter—George Mason University School of Business
•    Linda F. Powell—Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
•    Teresa M. Salazar—United States Air Force
•    Robin A. Thomas—Headquarters Marine Corps, C4 Department

Rising Star
•    Sarah Chu—Sapient Government Services
•    Sabrina Hersi Issa—Be Bold Media
•    Jenny Madorsky—SRA

Small Business / Entrepreneur
•    Goldy Kamali—FedScoop
•    Vera Lichtenberg—Mason Game & Technology Academy
•    Sophia Parker—DSFederal, Inc.

Technical Excellence
•    Helen Brooks—Navy Federal Credit Union
•    Andrea Heithoff —Octo Consulting Group
•    Lang Ly—Appian

Unsung Hero
•    Mary Ellen Feltis—Science Applications International Corp.
•    Andrea Hall—CSC
•    Johanna Manalansan Loyola—Freddie Mac

The winner in each category will be announced April 23 at WIT's annual award gala Hyatt Regency Hotel in Reston, Va.