Past Winners

2023 Winners


In 2023, the Women in Digital Awards celebrated its sixth year with hundreds of nominations from outstanding women in digital, industry leaders, organisations and diversity champions all over Australia. We are so proud to announce the winners of the 2023 Women in Digital Awards.


2023 Winner Details



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Champion of Change
Renee Noble


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Customer Experience Leader of the Year
Abby Phillips


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Data Leader of the Year
Elakkiya Ramarajan


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Digital Marketer of the Year
Belinda Lloyd


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Digital Transformation Leader of the Year
Carrie Hu


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Digital Workforce: Skills for the Future
SAP Australia


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Employer of the Year
Private Media


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Executive Leader of the Year
Fiona Boyd


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Founder of the Year
Christina Hobbs


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Indigenous Leader of the Year
Louisa Warren


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Innovator of the Year
Rebecca Dredge


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Rising Star of the Year
Shenal Harakh


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Software Engineer of the Year
Riva Mendoza


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Technical Leader of the Year
Teena Glassick


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UX Leader of the Year
Demelza Green


2022 Winners


2022 was the fifth Women in Digital Awards which saw a record number of nominations and submissions from incredible women in digital, organisations and diversity champions all across Australia. It was not an easy task for our panel of industry expert judges but we are thrilled to announce the winners for the 2022 Women in Digital Awards.


2022 Winner Details



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Champion of Change
Kate Kirwin


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Customer Experience Leader of the Year
Rebecca Mitrevski


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Data Leader of the Year
Tamara Mirkovic


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Digital Marketer of the Year
Bailey Wilde


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Digital Transformation Leader of the Year
Tamara Mirkovic


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Digital Workforce: Skills for the Future
WithYouWithMe


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Employer of the Year
GLASS


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Executive Leader of the Year
Stevie-Ann Dovico


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Founder of the Year
Juliette Murphy


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Indigenous Leader of the Year
Lisa Sarago


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Innovator of the Year
Emily Bobis


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Rising Star of the Year
April Phillips


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Software Engineer of the Year
Sasha Morrissey


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Technical Leader of the Year
Caitlin Donaldson


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UX Leader of the Year
Elisa Chan


2021 Winners


In 2021 we received over 300 nominations, 200 submissions and a record-setting 700 guests at the Women in Digital Awards Gala. It was not an easy job for our panel of industry expert judges but we are so very excited to announce the WINNERS for the 2021 Women in Digital Awards.


2021 Winner Details



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Champion of Change
Nikita Fernandes


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Data Leader of the Year
Michelle Teis


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Digital Experience Leader of the Year
Davina Adisusila


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Digital Marketer of the Year
Bec Ney


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Digital Workforce: Skills for the Future
Avanade


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Diversity Employer of the Year
Australian Spatial Analytics


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Executive Leader of the Year
Professor Mary Foley AM


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Executive Leader of the Year
Tracy Whitelaw


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Founder of the Year
Hannah Spilva


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Indigenous Leader of the Year
Mikaela Jade


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Innovator of the Year
Monica Zarafu


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Rising Star of the Year
Aishwarya Kansakar


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Software Engineer of the Year
Alexis Tyler


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UX Leader of the Year
Vida Asrina


2020 Winners


The Women in Digital Awards were founded based on the idea ‘you can’t be what you can’t see.’ The awards are a celebration of incredible women and non-binary folk within the digital industries and the organisations that support them.

In 2020 we received over 250 nominations and 150 submissions. It was not an easy job for our panel of industry expert judges but we are so very excited to announce our incredible winners of the 2020 Women in Digital Awards.


2020 Winner Details



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Digital Experience Leader of the Year

Alisha Bailey


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Digital Marketer of the Year

Lauren Swidenbank


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Diversity Employer of the Year (SMB)

Blackbook.ai


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Diversity Employer of the Year (Enterprise)

Griffith University


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Executive Leader of the Year

Katherine Carmody


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Founder of the Year

Silvia Pfeiffer


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Innovator of the Year

Carolyn Mee


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Rising Star of the Year

Lucy Wang


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Technical Leader of the Year

Sorcha Abel


2019 Winners


The Women in Digital Awards were founded based on the idea ‘you can’t be what you can’t see.’ The awards are a celebration of incredible women and non-binary folk within the digital industries and the organisations that support them.

For the second annual Women in Digital Awards, we had the privilege of hosting over 500 people at the iconic Howard Smith Wharves in Brisbane. It was not an easy job for our panel of industry expert judges but we are so very excited to announce our incredible WINNERS of the 2019 Women in Digital Awards.


2019 Winner Details



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AI Leader of the Year

Kirstin Butcher


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Champion of Change 

Tech Girls Movement


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Community Champion of the Year

Tess Wethereld


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Developer of the Year

Tharanga Kasthuriarachchi


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Digital Marketer of the Year

Navjot Sharma


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Digital Producer of the Year

Ebony Breen


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Diversity Employer of the Year

Genie Solutions


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Executive Leader of the Year

Jacyl Shaw


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Founder of the Year

Nyree McKenzie


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Innovator of the Year

Katie Richards


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Rising Star of the Year

Sharine Duran


2018 Winners


The Women in Digital Awards were founded based on the idea ‘you can’t be what you can’t see.’ The awards are a celebration of incredible women and non-binary folk within the digital industries and the organisations that support them.

It was not an easy job for our panel of industry expert judges but we are so very excited to announce our incredible WINNERS of the 2018 Women in Digital Awards.


2018 Winner Details



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Community Champion of the Year

Ally Watson


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Digital Marketer of the Year

Brynley King


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Digital Producer of the Year

Candace Marshall


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Educational Leadership

Tech Girls Movement


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Employer of the Year

Cisco


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Founder of the Year

Julie Stevanja


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Incubator of the Year

Women’s Business School


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Innovator of the Year

Sharon Melamed


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Leader of the Year

Julie Trell


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Making a Difference

Rachel Downie


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Sales Excellence

Elizabeth Gibbons


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Software Developer of the Year

Sarah Smith


What past winners say.


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Tamara Mirkovic, 2022 Digital Transformation & Data Leader of the Year
“Following the awards I’ve had many people reach out to me on Linkedin and other professional networking organisations for mentoring support, keynote speaking events and I was even interviewed on a podcast! These opportunities would have been out of reach if it had not been for the recognition associated with these awards and connections that I made through WiD.”

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Aishwarya Kansakar, 2021 Rising Star of the Year

“The Women in Digital Awards has driven awareness about my career and endeavours! I have received a number of speaking invitations to multiple national conferences and have spoken in front of hundreds of industry leaders. I’ve had the opportunity to increase my reach which has strengthened my position in the Australian technology community.”


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Sasha Morrissey, 2022 Software Engineer of the Year

“I am beyond grateful to be awarded 2022 Software Engineer of the Year. As I said on the night, I’ve loved coding since I was a kid, the fact that I get to do this as my job feels like a real-life fairy tale. I hope these awards show women everywhere that there are people like them in the digital industry. Let’s continue to change the world through technology!”



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Sorcha Abel, 2020 Technical Leader of the Year
“One of the best parts about entering was that it gave me an opportunity to reflect on my past accomplishments. I have a tendency not to focus on my achievements or else I just completely take them for granted and therefore discount them. The WID Awards made me stop, think, and forced me to reflect and document my achievements. It’s helped me to change my perspective, from one that is always focused on looking at my future goals to look at my past achievements. It actually helped me to believe in myself more. And an award that can do that is worth its weight in gold!!!”

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Tracy Whitelaw, 2021 Executive Leader of the Year

“One of my best friends’ daughters had a hero dress-up day for school. She told her mum that she wanted to dress up like her friend who was on stage winning the digital award (spoiler alert – that’s me!), which absolutely melted my heart. Its moments like that which demonstrate why we all need to nominate ourselves and the ladies in our life for the Women in Digital awards – to show young girls and women that a career in technology can be truly aspirational.”


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Alexis Tyler, 2021 Software Engineer of the Year
“The Women in Digital Awards has been an incredible experience and opened so many doors in my career. In the months following the awards, I’ve had so many people reach out to me with mentoring, speaking, and networking opportunities. It’s given me great confidence in my abilities, as well as clarity into the value I can bring at work. I know it can be daunting to put your hand up for something like this, but I can’t recommend it more highly, for yourself and your career.”