GBTA Foundation Names WINiT Top 50, Recognizing Women in Business Travel

Designees will be honored at ceremony on Oct. 26.

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October 10, 2023

The GBTA Foundation, the charitable arm of the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), has announced the 2023 WINiT Top 50, which recognizes outstanding women professionals from across the globe who were nominated by their industry peers and colleagues for their contributions. An awards ceremony will be held on Oct. 26 in New York.

The WINiT Top 50 for 2023 are listed below in alphabetical order by last name along with their affiliated companies and the categories and criteria for their recognition:

Women Innovating the Way We Travel, honoring the visionaries and those who inspire others to join their efforts:
- Janine Alsalam, Cvent
- Penny Clauson, American Express Global Business Travel
- Kate Gebo, United Airlines
- Robyn Grassanovits, Cirium
- Gail Grimmett, Delta Air Lines
- Pauline Houston, SilverDoor Serviced Apartments
- Katerina Kulikova, HRS Group
- Charlotte Manthe, Thrust Carbon
- Nora Lovell Marchant, American Express Global Business Travel
- Kathy Morgan, Sabre Corporation
- Denise Naguib, Marriott International
- Nikki Ping, Flight Centre Travel Group
- Tammy Presutti, Avis Budget Group
- Hansini Sharma, Acquis Consulting
- Albena Taseva
- Katie Virtue, Festive Road
- Global Leaders With Global Impact, recognizing a leader who has made a significant impact on a global scale:
  - Alessandra Alonso, Women in Travel CIC
  - Lauren Aste, CWT
  - Stephanie Bundick, Sabre Corporation
  - Suzanne Horner, Gray Dawes Travel
  - Jo Lloyd, FCM Travel
  - Jessica Muench, United Airlines
  - Laura Ruffles, Corporate Travel Management (CTM)
  - Dominique Swales, United Airlines
  - Rising Female Leaders, celebrating early career professionals who are high-performing future leaders:
    - Danielle Bilbao, Accor
    - Pamela Blakely, Fragomen/Nomadic
    - Gabrielle Carr, TAG
    - Hillary Dallas, Amazon
    - Ericka Dombroski, Enterprise Holdings
    - Ashley DuBois, United Airlines
    - Katharine Farrell, Delta Air Lines
    - Sathya Ganesan, American Express Global Business Travel
    - Vanessa Gonzalez, Sabre Corporation
    - Jade Lynch, Corporate Traveler
    - Marina Olson, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
    - Nikki Parsons, Arcadis
    - Mimi Shen, SAP Concur
    - Alexandria Prejean Smith, BCD Travel
    - Sarah Whiting, Thrust Carbon
    - Cari Wurzbacher, United Airlines
    - FollowHer: Legends and Mentors, recognizing an exemplary leader who is committed to advancing women in the industry:
      - Hui Wan Chua, Travelport
      - Aileen McCormack, CarTrawler
      - Caitlin Gomez, Staples
      - Nicole Jones, Delta Air Lines
      - Sonja Klasen, HRS Group
      - Kate McMahon, FCM Meetings & Events Americas
      - Teri Miller, BCD Travel
      - Lauri Reishus, Airline Reporting Corporation (ARC)
      - Mary Ruberry, The Parking Spot
      - * Julia Lo Bue-Said, The Advantage Travel Partnership
        
        Delphine Millot, managing director of the foundation, said the personal and professional accomplishments of the winners “represent a longstanding and tireless effort to make a positive impact for women across the global business travel sector and beyond, and we applaud their achievements.”