“I think realizing that you’re not alone, that you are standing with millions of your sisters around the world is vital.”
- Malala Yousafzai, the world's youngest Nobel Laureate
Our Story
Fortune 50 tech companies recognize the challenges regarding equitable leadership roles for women and the lack of accessible female roles models.
Therefore, a strategic board of executive women with diverse experiences and influence was created to address the disparity of women within the industry.
Women Executives Channel Advisory Network (WECAN) is a group of senior leaders in influential technology companies, with a common passion for lifting up and normalizing women in leadership roles in technology companies.
Hear from Microsoft’s Sherlaender “Lani” Phillips, Vice President, US Channel Sales and Founder of WECAN, about the formation of WECAN and how our charter to build a pipeline of women leaders was born.
Elevate Sponsors
WECAN Board Leadership Team
President
Terri Stephan,
Founder & CEO
Ecuity Edge
VP, Operations
Jeanette Dorazio,
COO, Brevity
VP, Growth
Sharan Hildebrand
VP, Hitachi Group Companies
VP, Women's Programming
Brea Starmer
CEO/Founder
Lions + Tigers
VP, Marketing
Heidi Bamburg
Technology Executive and Advisor,
IntentGPT
VP, Member Success
Stephanie Beguin
General Manager, Azure Cloud Capacity
Planning and Management,
Microsoft
WECAN Board Members at Large
Christina Boe
Chief Revenue Officer
Stoneridge Software
Sara Elkins
Vice President of Digital
Shaker Recruitment Marketing
Melissa Franks
COO
InsureTech
Prerna Goja
Founder & CEO
Zensa
Cindy Grogan
GM & VP Flexera TechOps
Sonal Malavia
President
Cloud 9 Infosystems
Regina Manfredi
Executive Vice President, General Manager, Crayon
Sonal Patel
Vice President, Strategic Partnerships &
GTM,
UiPath
Heather Zindel
Founder, Bloom Consulting & Project Management Group, Inc.
Andrea Sittig-Rolf
CEO
BlitzMasters
Our Vision
We envision a technology partner ecosystem where women constitute an equitable share of leadership roles.
Our Mission
As catalysts for positive growth, we leverage our experiences and sphere of influence to mentor, empower, and elevate women leaders in the technology partner ecosystem, so they can access equitable career and business opportunities and impact channel success.
Core Values
We help companies provide more mentorship, more opportunities, and ultimately more equity for women in technology.
What Drives Our Team
WECAN is built on a proven set of core values that guide us every day as we strive to provide companies with more mentorship, more opportunities, and ultimately more equity for women in technology.
Aspire to Empower
Influence women leaders in tech to become accessible female role models and mentor a pipeline of leadership talent.
Lead with Integrity
Cultivate an organization based on trust by leading with effectiveness and communicating authentically and honestly.
Impact Equitable Outcomes
Action key skills and strengths to unlock equitable career and business opportunities.
Culture of Inclusion
Motivate women in tech to lead with grace, empathy and transparency to create an inclusive culture and change the face of innovation.
Growth Mindset
Belief that personal and professional growth occurs when challenges are embraced, and failures are seen as opportunities.
Catalyst for Change
Inspire women leaders to use their voice to disrupt and transform the status quo and close the gap in tech leadership diversity.
What Is Holding You Back?
The Strongest Predictor of Success
With rates of change at exponential rates, the strongest predictor of success is a company’s ability to respond to change. Diversity of perspectives inherently yield more innovative solutions. Together, we can do more than we can do alone. Let’s bring our abilities and passions together to affect real change. There are many ways to join us and support our mission. Contact us to find out more about volunteer opportunities, sponsorship, and ways that you can get our message to other amazing women you call friends and family.