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Women in Consumer Technology Fetes Legacy Award Winners
WOMEN in Consumer Technology
(WiCT) announced
the six recipients of it 2023
Legacy Awards, aimed at
promoting the advancement
of women in the consumer
technology industry.
Honorees were recognized
at the 14th annual
CES networking reception in
January. They are:
Kinsey Fabrizio, Sr. Vice
President of Membership
and CES Sales, Consumer
Technology Association
(CTA) - Fabrizio provides
leadership, guidance, and
oversight of the membership,
marketing, and sales
teams for the CTA.
Angela Larson, Sr. Vice
President of Customer
Operations, Savant Systems
- A 20+ year veteran
of the smart home industry,
Larson has been with
Savant for over a decade
and oversees all aspects of
front-end business operations,
including sales and
marketing, education, online
dealer tools, and customer
support. She is a proud and
Recipients were honored at WiCT's 14th annual CES reception in Las Vegas.
active member of her community,
serving on various
local school boards and
youth programs.
Lucette Nicoll, Founder
of Nicoll Public Relations
- A full-service boutique
PR and marketing communications
agency established
in 1987, Nicoll PR specializes
in representing manufacturers
and brands within the
consumer electronics and
aftermarket automotive
industries. A CE Pro Masters
inductee in 2021, Nicoll's intuitive
sense and hands-on
account management style
has built and strengthened
the agency's relationships.
Jessica Paskon, Vice
President, Finance and
Operations, ProSource
- Paskon has been with
ProSource, the largest AV
and integration buying
group in the U.S., for over 18
years, where her contributions
have helped grow the
organization from 13 to over
600 members. Through the
ProSource charity events,
she has been instrumental
in raising over $550K for the
Make-a-Wish Foundation.
Carol Campbell Inspiration
Award: Norma Garcia-Muro,
Vice President
of Marketing, Kaleidescape
- Garcia-Muro draws upon
her extensive foundation
in film marketing to propel
growth and the home
cinema experience. Prior to
Kaleidescape, Garcia-Muro
held positions with Paramount
Pictures, Lucasfilm
Ltd., Dolby Laboratories,
and THX Ltd.
She served as a mentor
of UNIC Women's Cinema
Leadership Program and is
a member of both Women
in Tech and Women in
Exhibition. She founded the
Latino Employee Network
MUNDO under Dolby's DEI
program and the #WomenCOLLAB,
a resource-sharing
association in the Bay Area.
Woman to Watch: JoAnn
Arcenal, Director of Business
Development, Crestron
- Arcenal has earned
recognition as an InfoComm/
AVIXA International certified
technology specialist, a Digital
Signage Federation digital
signage certified expert, a
CEDIA-certified outreach
instructor, and a Crestron
master sales associate.
Pair of Leading Indianapolis-Area Integrators Merge
TWO LEADING Indianapolis-area custom integration firms
- The Premier Group and Ovation AV - have merged. Both
companies are known for carrying leading brands for both the
home and commercial market.
The merger combines Premier's leadership position in residential
and commercial integrated systems including lighting,
window treatments, security and camera surveillance, audio
and video entertainment, conferencing systems, and related
technology solutions, with Ovation's expertise and long-standing
reputation for providing the best brands in high-end
two-channel audio and Dolby Atmos home theater systems.
Jason Barth, CEO of The Premier Group, and Ovation owner,
Robert Poynter, have spent the past six months develop46
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ing not only a friendship, but a strategic business partnership
culminating in Premier being the managing partner of this
Carmel-based technology powerhouse.
The newly formed duo is constructing a new, state-ofthe-art
Experience Center that will remain located at 12345
Meridian Street in the heart of Carmel, Ind., featuring 22,000
square feet of combined showroom floor, meeting spaces for
clientele and construction industry partners, and extensive
workshop facilities for our growing service and installation
personnel. With an anticipated completion date of mid-tolate
'23, the new space will allow homeowners, designers
and architects an opportunity to test-drive a wide range of
products and systems all under one roof.
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