AV Technology Celebrates 36 Women in AV/IT 2026

March 8, 2026, was International Women's Day. This got me thinking that recognition on just one day isn't enough, because there are so many stories to share. Throughout March, I will be sharing the stories of women I have met over my more than 25 years in the AV/IT industry. I have reached out to some whom I haven't met before but whom I've always wanted to be introduced to.

Women in AV/IT 2026

>> Brandy Alvarado-Miranda (aka BAM!), CEO/Owner & Founder of BAM! Marketing & PR Agency, and WAVIT

>> Brittney Antonelli, Sales Engineer, FORTÉ

>> Kelly Bousman, Senior Vice President, ESG and Sustainability at AVI-SPL

>> Ellie Clement, Video Director at XYZ Video Ltd

>> Christina Cruzeiro, Regional Sales Manager for Sharp at Sharp Electronics of Canada, and Co-Chair of the AVIXA Women’s Council

>> Tammy Fuqua, Developer Partner and Community Manager, Alliances & Ecosystem at Q-SYS

>> Effi Goldstein, HDBaseT Alliance President, HDBaseT Alliance / Valens Semiconductor

>> Meg Golz, MarComm Manager, Business Solutions at Yamaha

>> Linda Jerrett, Executive Director, Learning & Event Technology Services + Strategic Initiatives at Boston University

>> Kameesha Jones, Audio Visual Project Manager, Florida International University

>> Maile Keone, President and CEO of Ampetronic | Listen Technologies

>> Lainie Mataras, General Manager, Consultant, Architect, Design Group at Planar

>> Sara Murray, Executive Vice President & Chief Product Officer at SMART Technologies

>> Sam Phenix, Strategy Consultant & Advisor of Phenix Consulting LLC

>> Suzanne Racz, Global Product Marketing Manager at PPDS

>> Althea Ricketts, Vice President, Corporate Initiatives, Shure

>> Hope Roth, Founder and Chief Technologist at Corvid AVL

>> Gina Sansivero, Vice President Marketing & Corporate Communications at AtlasIED

>> Dr. Bonnie Schnitta, FASA, Founder and CEO of SoundSense

>> Charmaine Torruella, Senior Account Manager, Media Solutions B2B at LG Electronics USA

>> Britt Yenser, CTS, AV Manager at Northampton Community College

>> 15 Women in AV/IT Recognized by SCN

To the amazing women and men I have had the pleasure of meeting and interviewing, you know that my interviews often get personal. I'm always interested in how people find their way into this cool industry and what excites them.

While the number of women entering engineering or other technical disciplines from a young age is increasing, it is still rare. I'm sharing several in this series.

AV Technology’s sister publication, Systems Contractor News, has featured many women and men in the SCN Hall of Fame and The SCN Nine through the years. I will be highlighting some of these women again.

I hope you enjoy meeting these women as much as I have. And if you would like to share your story or suggest someone we should feature, please reach out to me at cindy.davis@futurenet.com.

Check back here to read more stories as they're posted.

Cindy Davis is the brand and content director of AV Technology (AVT). She was a critical member of the AVT team when the title won the “Best Media Brand” laurel in the 2018 SIIA Jesse H. Neal Awards. A storyteller at heart, Davis enjoys facilitating and engaging in deeper conversations about the complex topics shaping the evolving AV/IT industry. She develops and moderates AV/IT roundtables and co-hosts the AV/IT Summit. Davis explores the experiential ethos of the modern workplace and higher ed campus to provide insight into the drivers that will impact decisions. For more than 25 years, she has developed and delivered multiplatform content for AV/IT B2B and consumer B2C publications, associations, and companies. Recently, she has become obsessed with the role of AI in the workplace.