Skyline Technology Solutions Promotes First Female CEO, Mia Millette
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Skyline Technology Solutions, a Maryland-based information technology company, is proud to announce the appointment of its first female CEO, Mia Millette. She succeeds company founder, Brian Holsonbake, who will transition from CEO to chairman and now focus on advancing Skyline’s long-term strategic initiatives.
Mia Millette, Skyline Technology Solutions new chief executive officer Skyline remains committed to our community and ensuring we deliver sustainable value for our customers. I am honored and firmly embrace the charge as CEO to advance Skyline’s global leadership position in delivering innovative, connected solutions. - Mia Millette
Mia Millette was appointed CEO of
Skyline Technology Solutions, the first female in that position in the company’s history.
Prior to her appointment, Millette served as COO of the Maryland-based information technology company since 2018. She succeeds company founder, Brian Holsonbake, who will transition from CEO to chairman and now focus on advancing Skyline’s long-term strategic initiatives.
A Maryland transplant from the small Pennsylvania manufacturing town of Perryopolis, Millette knew from a young age she was destined for a career in technology. Her passion for the industry was ignited in second grade when she successfully coded a sequence that made a figure dance across the screen of her school’s early model Texas Instruments computer. She is very passionate about sharing her love of technology and inspiring others to pursue STEM as a career and loves that she was introduced to computers by a female, Carol McFarland, her second-grade teacher.
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I’m Goldie Blumenstyk, a senior writer at
The Chronicle covering innovation in and around academe. Here’s what I’m thinking about this week.
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