Exemplary leader takes helm of The HITEC Foundation

 

POSTED ON Mar 01, 2022

 

Earlier this year, the HITEC Foundation announced the appointment of Ivonne Valdes as Chair of the HITEC Foundation. An active member of the community since 2009, she has served on the HITEC Foundation Board of Directors since 2017 and as Board Secretary since 2019.

Valdes is also chairperson of the Hispanic/LatinX members group for Infrastructure Masons. Currently, she is vice president of global strategic accounts in the cloud and service segment of Schneider Electric.

Her many awards and accolades include being named to the 2020 Silicon Valley Women of Influence, listed as a 2019 Infrastructure Masons Diversity and Inclusion Champion, in the 2020 Infrastructure Masons 100, and 2016 CRN power 100. She is an eight-time recipient of the HITEC 100 and a HITEC Hall of Fame Inductee. In 2015, she was one of the top 10 Latina executives of the year.

“We are excited to continue to grow the work and impact of the HITEC Foundation under Ivonne’s leadership. She has been a tremendous force on the HITEC Foundation Board of Directors and we look forward to expanding our reach and impact,” said HITEC President Omar Duque. “We are eternally grateful for Ramon Baez’s leadership. His presence will be missed on the board of directors but we look forward to his continued engagement.”

Ramon Baez, who served on the HITEC Foundation Board since 2017 and as Chairman since 2019, will be transitioning out of the HITEC Foundation Board of Directors. Baez, who also serves on the Board of Kaiser Permanente, has been a part of the HITEC community for many years and also served on the HITEC Board of Directors from 2013 to 2017.

HITEC Board Chair, Guillermo Diaz, Jr. said he was excited to welcome Ivonne Valdes into the role of chair of the HITEC Foundation.

“She has been such a key visionary and leader for the organization since its inception,” he added. “I look forward to continuing our close partnership as we connect our HITEC and HITEC Foundation missions to extend from the ‘Classroom to the Boardroom’!”