Past Winners

2024 Award Winners

 

Lifetime Achievement

Jodi Boyce, Chief Marketing Officer, Teriyaki Madness
 

Innovator

Tammy K. Billings, New Biz, SignalFlare.ai; CSO, Devour.io; Founder, Industry Bias

 

Brooke Heinzmann, Director of Product Marketing, Olo

 

Mary Young Mapes, Sr. Director of Hospitality & Customer Support, Tock

 

Stephanie Nardini, SVP of IT at Jersey Mike's Franchise Systems and a 2017 Rising Star

 

Shelly Rupel, CEO, Devour

 

Rising Star

KC Fox, Sr. Director, General Manager of Digital Ordering (SMB) at DoorDash

 

Kira Hattenbach, GM of PixelPoint, PAR Technology

 

Jen McQuown, Project Manager, Dine Brands Global Inc. 

2023 Award Winners

 

Lifetime Achievement

Kelly MacPherson, Chief Technology Officer and Chief Supply Chain
Officer, Union Square Hospitality Group
 

Kathi Klein, VP of Hardware Solutions and Support, QSR Automations
 

Brenda Parker, Partner, Results Thru Strategy 
 

Innovator

Carissa DeSantis, Chief Technology Officer for BRIX Holdings

 

Jenna Keith-Birney, Director of Back of House and Above Store
Technology, Taco Bell

 

Brittany Maroney, Head of Marketing & Communications for PAR
Technology

 

Deborah Matteliano, Global Head, Restaurant Technology at Amazon Web
Services

 

Priyanka Mehra, Director of Product Management, Olo

 

Meredith Sandland, CEO, Empower Delivery

 

Marcy Setter, Sr Product Manager - Restaurant Technology, Inspire Brands

 

Rising Star

Gabrielle Andrade, Senior Product Manager, Qwick

 

Lindsay Eichten, Director CRM, Loyalty and Media, TGI Fridays

 

Cynthia Hollen, CEO and co-founder, MAVI.io OnMyWay Commerce

 

Beth Olson, Director of IT Restaurant Engagement, Inspire Brands

 

Christine Schindler, Co-Founder & CEO at PathSpot

 

2022 Award Winners

 

Lifetime Achievement

Regina Jerome, Senior Vice President of Information Technology, UNO Restaurants

 

Mary Melvin, Director Restaurant Technology, Checkers and Rally’s
 

Innovator

Lisa Acero, Senior Manager Deployment - Restaurant Systems & Support, Inspire Brands

 

Jennifer Giusti, Director, HR Technology, Darden Restaurants

 

Kelly McCardle, IT Director, Bartaco 

 

Theresa Schaefer, EVP, Product & Design, Olo 

 

Rising Star

Laura Beach, Sales Account Executive, AMAZON Web Services - AWS

 

Jen Lesniak, Senior Director of Consumer Products, SpotOn

 

Courtney Maxedon, VP of Interactive Marketing, Kahala  Brands

 

Jessica Valenzuela, CEO and Co-Founder, GoGoGuest