
Throughout her career, Cisco“™s Public Sector Vice President Patrice D“™Eramo has made it a priority to give back to the community and has played a major role in the company“™s participation in various community activities.
D“™Eramo has served as co-chair of ACT IAC Voyagers Program, is a member of the IAC Partners Program of 2005 and is involved in the fundraising for AFCEA NIH Children“™s Inn. She also is a member of the NOVA Women“™s Center, Cisco“™s Federal Area Women“™s Network and its Federal College Intern Program.
D“™Eramo“™s daily tasks at Cisco include setting, executing and managing the marketing sector for the firm“™s public sector organization. She is focused on aligning Cisco“™s technology and solutions unit for further advancing agency and educational missions.
Before joining Cisco, D“™Eramo was director of U.S. federal marketing for Hewlett Packard. She was previously the company“™s commercial sales representative on the No. 1-rated sales team in the country, two years in a row. She also held sales positions at Entex Information Services, which was acquired by Siemens.
D“™Eramo has won several awards, including the IPIC Outstanding Contributor Award in 2005, and was named a finalist for the Women in Technology Corporate Leadership Award for 2005 and 2006. She also was a finalist for the Heroines of Technology Award in 2009.