Four Avalara Leaders Named to CRN's 2025 Women of the Channel List

DURHAM, N.C., May 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Avalara, Inc., a leader in modern tax compliance automation, proudly announces that four of its channel leaders have been recognized on CRN's 2025 Women of the Channel list. Each year, CRN honors outstanding women from vendor, distributor, and solution provider organizations whose leadership and vision continue to drive progress and innovation in the technology industry.

The Avalara honorees recognized in this year's list are:

    --  Sona Akmakjian, Global Head of Strategic Accounting Partnerships
    --  Melissa Dallmeyer, Strategic Partnerships Executive
    --  Molly Heffelfinger, Partner Marketing Executive
    --  Sabrina Papini, Partner Marketing Executive

The 2025 Women of the Channel list celebrates professionals who bring strategic insight, creative problem-solving, and unwavering dedication to their roles--empowering partners, advancing channel programs, and fueling customer success. These leaders exemplify excellence and continue to make a meaningful impact on the channel ecosystem.

"It's an honor to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of these women, who are leaders and change-makers in the IT channel," said Jennifer Follett, VP, U.S. Content and Executive Editor, CRN at The Channel Company. "Each woman spotlighted on this list has shown exceptional dedication to building creative strategies that propel transformation, growth, and success for their organizations and the entire IT channel. We are pleased to spotlight their important contributions and look forward to their future success."

This recognition adds to Avalara's ongoing momentum in channel leadership. Earlier this year, Avalara's global channel leader was named to CRN's 2025 Channel Chiefs list, further underscoring the company's commitment to partner excellence.

"We are incredibly proud of our CRN honorees and their contributions to Avalara's partner-first mission," said Meg Higgins, Executive Vice President of Global Partners at Avalara. "Their dedication to building a best-in-class partner ecosystem delivers meaningful value to our technology and channel partners--and ultimately strengthens our ability to support customers around the world. This recognition is a well-deserved testament to their impact."

To learn how Avalara helps partners accelerate growth and better serve their customers' compliance needs, click here.

About Avalara

Avalara makes tax compliance faster, easier, and more accurate, reliable, and valuable for 41,000+ business and government customers in over 75 countries. Tax compliance automation software solutions from Avalara leverage 1,200+ signed partner integrations across leading ecommerce, ERP, and other billing systems to power tax calculations, document management, tax return filing, and tax content access. Visit avalara.com to improve your compliance journey.

About The Channel Company

The Channel Company enables breakthrough IT channel performance with our dominant media, engaging events, expert consulting and education, and innovative marketing services and platforms. As the channel catalyst, we connect and empower technology suppliers, solution providers, and end-users. Backed by over 40 years of unequaled channel experience, we draw from our deep knowledge to envision innovative solutions for ever-evolving challenges in the technology marketplace. www.thechannelcompany.com

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