North America Community

The GTIA North America Community connects IT channel professionals in Canada and the United States. We offer members networking opportunities, education, training and philanthropic activities. If you’re a business that sells or influences tech products or services in this region, this is your community!

If you’re not yet a GTIA member, join here or contact us at [email protected] for more information.

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How You Can Get Involved

Members of the North America Community can choose to get involved with one or more interest groups dedicated to an important industry topic. Interest group members participate in initiatives, provide thought leadership and work together to solve common business problems. Current North America Community interest groups include:

Cybersecurity

Dedicated to helping tech businesses strengthen and build a robust cybersecurity strategy

Global Women in Technology (GWIT)

Committed to working on the issues, challenges and opportunities for women in technology careers

ITSP

Designed to facilitate sharing best practices and business strategies for IT service providers (ITSPs)

NowGen

Designed to engage early, mid-career, and seasoned professionals in GTIA membership, providing them with growth opportunities, mentorship, and a clear path to developing skills within the channel and a pathway to GTIA leadership

What Happens at a North America Community Meeting?

When attending a GTIA North America Community meeting, you can expect a dynamic and engaging experience tailored for professionals in the technology and managed services space. These meetings are open and unbiased, designed to foster collaboration, learning, and networking among ITSPs, MSPs, vendors, distributors and tech influencers. Here's what you can typically expect:

Networking Opportunities: Inspirational keynotes and focused discussions on cybersecurity trends and challenges, emerging technologies, MSP best practices and women in tech initiatives.

Interactive Sessions: Q&A panels, breakout discussions and collaborative workshops where the focus is on sharing your experiences and learning from others.

Personal and Business Development: Insights into how GTIA resources and proprietary research can support your goals.

Community Engagement: A chance to influence the direction of the GTIA community.

Cynthia Mooney

Chair, Global Sales Account Manager, HP, Inc.

Brook Lee

Sr. Director of Community, rev.io

Mike Campion

Regional Sales Director - Canada, Inforcer

Tina Cicinelli

Director, Channel and Vendor Marketing , TD SYNNEX

Hank Dallam

CEO, NetGain Technologies

Jason Eberhardt

Vice President, Global MSP Sales, Bitdefender

Katherine Gray

Operations Manager, Warren Averett Technology Group

Christopher Infante

Director, Engineering, Forward Edge

Terez Leach

Manager, Service Provider Marketing & GTM Strategy, TrendAI

Nett Lynch, MBA

Chief Information Security Officer, Kraft & Kennedy, Inc. | Emperor of Legion

Renee McCloden

Global Senior Director of Vendor Strategy and Programs, Pax8

Dan Mitchell

Chief Executive Officer, Alt-Tech

Tanja Omeragic

Director, Technical Sales - Cybersecurity, ConnectWise

Rafael Sanguily

Vice President Sales and Marketing, Benji Pays

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Meet the North America Spotlight Award Winners

The GTIA Spotlight Awards shine a light on active leadership, outstanding contributions and innovation that have a positive impact on our association and the tech industry around the world. These awards illuminate an aspirational pathway for individual members who desire to give back to the industry and for innovative MSPs, vendors and distributors.

Brook Lee

Senior Director of Community, Rev.io

Community Leadership Award

Crystal Conkle

CMO, The 20

Advancing Women in Technology Leadership Award

Corey Kirkendoll

President & CEO, 5K Technical Services

Advisory Council Leadership Award

Nett Lynch

CISO, Kraft Kennedy

Cybersecurity Leadership Award

Ola Witukiewicz

Director of Community Engagement, Pax8

Future Leader Award

Rewst

Innovative Vendor Award

Sentry Technology Solutions

IT Service Provider Award

STACK Cybersecurity

Advancing Diversity in Technology Leadership Award

TD SYNNEX

Innovative Distributor Award

The CanIT Collective

Associate Member Award