Education Champion

The iMasons’ Education champion award recognizes individuals who accelerate the flow of talent into the digital infrastructure industry. Our vision statement is to enhance education opportunities so that every mind is trained.

2022 finalists and winner are selected by the iMasons Education Committee.

Winner

TJ CICCONE

STACK INFRASTRUCTURE

TJ Ciccone led and took part in several initiatives reflecting his commitment to investing in, and positively impacting, the data center community. However, his most significant contribution comes from his involvement with Northern Virginia Community College. In September 2018, the college launched the first-ever two-year degree program designed specifically for data center operators in the state of Virginia. It’s an ideal program for a state now known as “the home of the internet” and is the only fully college-accredited coursework in the data center business. As part of this initiative, Ciccone located critical program resources for the college, developed the entire curriculum, and served as a liaison between the college and their third-party contractor on building a mini data center lab on the Loudoun campus. Many of his students have gone on to work full-time in data centers.


Runners Up

CHRISTIANA ESPINOLA WEISSHUHN

SCALA

MUSTAN MAMUJEE

YONDR

TIM GENTLE

AUSTRALIAN IT SERVICES

WENDY PETERSON

GOOGLE