Connection Announces Winners of 2024 IT Superhero Awards

Recognizing the Unsung Heroes of the IT World

MERRIMACK, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Connection (PC Connection, Inc.; NASDAQ: CNXN), a leading information technology solutions provider to business, government, healthcare, and education markets, announced today the winners of the fourth annual IT Superhero Awards at the Connection Technology Summit in Boston, MA.

The 2024 IT Superhero Award individual category winners, chosen by a panel of four judges, are:

• Best Team Leader—David Lockstein, Information Technology and Network Supervisor, Watertown Unified School District, Wisconsin
• Best Rookie—Bryce Bonilla, Information Technology and Project Specialist, Manufacturing Sciences Corporation, Tennessee
• Best Catch—Jack Mincks, Director of Technology, Spokane R-7 School District, Missouri
• Most Unshakeable—Ashley Hanovich, System Support Specialist, First State Bank, Michigan
• Best Superpower—Susan Chandler, Technology Director, Jasper City Schools, Alabama

Chosen from among the individual category winners, Susan Chandler was recognized as the 2024 Ultimate IT Superhero Award winner.

Jamal Khan, Chief Growth and Innovation Officer and Head of the Helix Center for Applied AI and Robotics said, “It's an honor to be able to shine a spotlight on the hardworking IT professionals who do so much behind the scenes to keep our organizations, users, and data online and secure. This year’s IT Superhero Awards saw nominations from across the country—with inspirational stories of dedication, selflessness, and teamwork that moved our panel of judges. Thank you to all who submitted nominations, and congratulations to David, Bryce, Jack, Ashley, and Susan on being named our 2024 IT Superheroes!”

Connection has made a donation in the name of each winner to a charity selected by Connection employees as part of Connection Cares, with Jack Mincks, Susan Chandler, and Ashley Hanovich supporting the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) and Bryce Bonilla and David Lockstein supporting Feeding America.

This year’s judges included:

• Johan Dowdy, Global Head of IT and IT Security, Asana, Ultimate IT Superhero Award winner for 2023
• Patrick McGee, Director, Technology Support Services, St. Johns County School District, Ultimate IT Superhero Award winner for 2022
• Ed Soo Hoo, Worldwide CTO - Global Accounts, Lenovo
• Cam Kelly, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Connection

Connection is currently accepting nominations for the 2025 IT Superhero Awards. The contest is open to IT professionals nationwide. For contest details, dates, and eligibility requirements, please visit www.connection.com/ITSA.

About Connection

PC Connection, Inc. and its subsidiaries, dba Connection, (www.connection.com; NASDAQ: CNXN) is a Fortune 1000 company headquartered in Merrimack, NH. With offices throughout the United States, Connection delivers custom-configured computer systems overnight from its ISO 9001:2015 certified technical configuration lab at its distribution center in Wilmington, OH. In addition, the Company has over 2,500 technical certifications to ensure that it can solve the most complex issues of its customers. Connection also services international customers through its GlobalServe subsidiary, a global IT procurement and service management company. Investors and media can find more information about Connection at http://ir.connection.com.

Connection Business Solutions (800.800.5555) is a rapid-response provider of IT products and services serving primarily the small-and medium-sized business sector. It offers more than 460,000 brand-name products through its staff of technically trained sales account managers, publications, and its website at www.connection.com.

Connection Enterprise Solutions (561.237.3300), www.connection.com/enterprise, provides corporate technology buyers with best-in-class IT solutions, in-depth IT supply-chain expertise, and real-time access to over 460,000 products and 1,600 vendors through MarkITplace^®, a proprietary next-generation, cloud-based supply chain solution. The team’s engineers, software licensing specialists, and subject matter experts help reduce the cost and complexity of buying hardware, software, and services throughout the entire IT lifecycle.

Connection Public Sector Solutions (800.800.0019), is a rapid-response provider of IT products and services to federal, state, and local government agencies and educational institutions through specialized account managers, publications, and online at www.connection.com/publicsector.

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