[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 109 (Thursday, June 22, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E598-E599]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING THE 2023 INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE IN SALES AND DEVELOPMENT 
                            AWARD RECIPIENTS

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                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 22, 2023

  Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the 2023 recipients of 
the IES Sales Excellence Awards presented by the Institute for 
Excellence in Sales & Business Development (IES).
  IES was created to foster excellence in business sales and 
development practices and to help sales professionals and organizations 
maximize their efforts. Each year, IES recognizes individuals, teams, 
and organizations who demonstrate exemplary performance through 
leadership, risk taking, innovation, vision, and customer development.
  A recipient of the 2023 Lifetime Achievement in Sales Award is Susan 
Shapero, Vice President and General Manager of U.S. Public Sector for 
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). With more than 20 years of holding 
leadership positions at HPE, Susan has retained her passion in 
assisting vital operations within the federal government along with 
state and local communities.
  Another recipient of the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Awards is Joe 
Ayers, Vice President and General Manager of U.S. Industries for 
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). By being a leader at HPE for more 
than 8 years, he oversees all aspects of the business, including sales, 
marketing, customer experience, services, and integration of new 
acquisitions.
  The recipient of the 2023 Woman in Sales Executive Leadership Award 
is Alyssa Merwin Henderson. Alyssa is the global Vice President of 
LinkedIn Sales Solutions. Since joining LinkedIn, Alyssa has held 
numerous leadership positions.
  The 2023 Entrepreneurial Sales Leader of the Year Award is presented 
to Tien Wong, being the first ever recipient of this award. Tien Wong 
is a technology entrepreneur, CEO, and angel investor. He is Chairman 
and CEO of Opus8, Inc. He is also Chairman of Lumious, along with Lore 
Systems, Inc. Along with his other positions, Tien is the Founder and 
Host of the Big Idea CONNECTpreneur Forum, a global community of over 
25,000 founders, CEOs, angels, VCs, CXOs and business leaders.
  The recipient of the 2023 Member of the Year Award is Bob Greene, a 
nationally recognized corporate sales trainer and strategic business 
advisor. Through his position as CEO of rcgworkgroup.com, he provides 
tailored solutions to companies of all sizes.
  The 2023 Sales Speaker of the Year Award is presented to Queirra 
Fenderson. Queirra is an Award-Winning Speaker, ICF Professional 
Certified Coach (PCC), and CEO of The Ambition Studio. Queirra has 
worked to ensure that The Ambition Studio improves employee retention 
and safeguards talent pipelines by offering credentialed expertise.
  The 2023 Jay Nussbaum Rising Sales Star of the Year Award is 
presented to Mayssa Haddad. Mayssa is a Senior Manager at Amazon Web 
Services (AWS) within the Public Sector Partner Programs team where she 
leads ISV and CoSell programs for the AWS Public Sector Organization.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Susan 
Shapero, Joe Ayers, Alyssa Merwin, Tien Wong, Bob Greene, Queirra 
Fenderson, and Mayssa Haddad for their innovative and effective 
leadership and in congratulating them on being recipients of the IES 
Sales Excellence Awards.

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