Women in Technology Honored for Driving Innovation

Oct. 2, 2012 - PRLog -- Truenorthlogic’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Jeanette Haren, was named Outstanding Entrepreneur at the Fifth Annual Women Tech Council Awards.  Haren is one of seven award recipients the Women Tech Council recognized as technology-focused women who are driving innovation, leading technology companies and contributing to the community.  

“Today’s award recipients represent the tremendous women technology leaders who lead the way in the tech community,” said Cydni Tetro, Executive Director of the Women Tech Council. “We are honored to recognize these inspirational leaders.”

Haren draws upon an extensive career in software for education.  For more than 20 years, she has led teams to build state-of-the-art software architecture and implementation for large-scale Internet systems deployment.  As Truenorthlogic’s CEO, Haren is responsible for establishing the company’s vision and values.  She guides the management team in their strategic decisions, along with managing the relationships of the most important stakeholders, including Truenorthlogic’s largest clients, employees, shareholders and partners.

“The most amazing thing about Jeanette is that nothing ever fazes or derails her pursuit of our success. Her ability to find positive energy in any situation has enabled us to continue to grow and push the envelope where others certainly would have given up,” remarked Eric Jensen, Chief Technology Officer at Truenorthlogic.

“It is an incredible honor to be recognized among so many incredible women who were nominated.  I personally feel this award is a result of all the amazingly talented women and men that surround me every day.  This award is really an award for Truenorthlogic’s team who persistently work toward our goal of building and implementing technology to ensure an effective educator for every student,” said Jeanette Haren, President and CEO at Truenorthlogic.

ABOUT TRUENORTHLOGIC
Truenorthlogic is the leading provider of comprehensive talent management solutions to K-12 education agencies working to improve student achievement by increasing educator effectiveness.   Our award-winning solutions help State and local education agencies build, support and retain a highly effective teaching force; allow for data driven human capital management practices; and generate efficiency gains and cost savings.  With over one million licensed users, including the four largest school districts in the country, Truenorthlogic has a proven track record helping organizations achieve educational workforce excellence.  For more information, visit www.truenorthlogic.com.

ABOUT WOMEN TECH COUNCIL
Founded in 2007, the Women Tech Council was designed to be an advocate for women who are currently working for technology companies and for those that may work for businesses in other market sectors working with technology in their job roles.  We provide leadership, resources and mentoring for women while maintaining a strong bond with the business community supporting avenues for top technology talent and visible sponsorship opportunities. We support women-owned and women-operated technology companies. We pride ourselves on recognizing women leaders and entrepreneurs in the technology business and supporting them. For more information, visit www.womentechcouncil.org.