Vangent Senior Vice President Jeanne O'Kelley Receives Women in Technology 10th Annual Corporate Leadership Award
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ARLINGTON, VA, May 27 (MARKET WIRE) --
Vangent, Inc., a leading global provider of information management and
strategic business process outsourcing services, today announced that
Women in Technology (WIT) has awarded Jeanne O'Kelley, Senior Vice
President of Vangent's Technology Excellence Center, a 10th Annual Women
in Technology Leadership Award. Jeanne O'Kelley was given the Corporate
Leadership Award at a gala event on May 21, 2009 at the Hilton McLean in
McLean, Va.
WIT is the premier organization contributing to the success of
professional women in the Greater Washington, D.C. technology community.
The awards program honors leading female professionals working in the
Greater Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area who have exemplified superior
work in the technology industry over the previous year.
"I am thrilled to receive this prestigious award from WIT, an outstanding
organization which has done so much for women, and am honored to join the
other WIT awardees who have made impressive contributions to their
organizations and communities," stated O'Kelley. "I have thoroughly
enjoyed mentoring middle school and high school girls through WIT's Girls
in Technology program which promotes my strong interest in more young
women pursuing careers in science and technology."
O'Kelley was awarded the Corporate Leadership Award for her mentorship of
small businesses and aspiring young women interested in the technology
field. She also was recognized for her successful entrepreneurial and
collaborative work style which led to the creation of Vangent's Technology
Excellence Center (TEC), a critical resource for the company in the
development of people, processes and practices for enterprise
modernization. The TEC is key to Vangent's ability to design, build and
operate innovative solutions for its customers.
"I am fortunate to have Jeanne O'Kelley on Vangent's Leadership Team. Her
leadership, vision and passion are integral to Vangent's success. I admire
her many contributions to the technology community and her willingness to
mentor young women," stated Mac Curtis, President and CEO of Vangent.
The 2009 Leadership Awards program theme this year was "Changing the Face
of Technology." The awards drew upon WIT's spirit to honor women who
connect, lead and succeed in their professional endeavors and communities.
"Women in Technology's leadership awards recognize local trailblazers
technology industry," said Sue Liblong, president of WIT. "We received a
record number of excellent nominations this year and each winner was
selected based on her outstanding achievements in her organizations and
the community."
Winners were thoroughly reviewed and selected by the nominations council,
which includes a WIT board member, the chair of the leadership awards
committee, and two former leadership awards winners and local executives
who are not members of WIT.
About Vangent, Inc.
With over 6,000 employees worldwide, Vangent, Inc. is a global provider of
Consulting, Systems Integration, Human Capital Management and Strategic
Business Process Outsourcing services to the U.S. federal and
international governments, higher education institutions and
corporations. Clients include the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services, the U.S. Departments of Defense, Education, Health and Human
Services, Justice, Labor, State and the U.S. Office of Personnel
Management, as well as Fortune 500 companies. Headquartered in Arlington,
Virginia, the company has offices throughout the U.S. and in the U.K.,
Canada, Mexico, Venezuela and Argentina.
About Women in Technology
Women in Technology (WIT) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to
offering women involved in all levels of the technology industry a wide
range of professional development and networking opportunities. One of the
organization's main goals is to create a forum where women in technology
can be recognized and promoted as role models. The organization's values
are embodied in its tag line: Connect. Lead. Succeed. WIT was founded in
1994 and has nearly 1,000 members. For more information, please visit
WIT's web site, www.womenintechnology.org.
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