CRCA 2025 Winners

RippleMatch is proud to announce the Winners of the 2025 Campus Recruiting Choice Awards, a recognition of the standout individuals within the campus recruiting and talent acquisition space.

Through a peer-driven nomination process, RippleMatch narrowed down the top names in campus recruiting & talent acquisition, culminating in a list of standout emerging talent, innovators, managers, and leaders. During a two-week voting period, we asked the talent community and public at large to vote for the winners of each category.

After more than 7,500 votes cast across all categories, we are excited to announce the impressive list of winners of the Campus Recruiting Choice Awards!   

See below for the winners and the runners-up of the Campus Recruiting Choice Awards  



 

The Winners of The 2025 Campus Recruiting Choice Awards

CRCA 2025 - Pathfinder Award Winning Team - Arch Capital Group

WINNING TEAM, PATHFINDER AWARD

Arch Capital Group

CRCA 2025 - Pathfinder Award Winning Team - CGI

WINNING TEAM, PATHFINDER AWARD

CGI

CRCA 2025 - Pathfinder Award Winning Team - Cognizant

WINNING TEAM, PATHFINDER AWARD

Cognizant

CRCA 2025 - Pathfinder Award Winning Team - eBay

WINNING TEAM, PATHFINDER AWARD

eBay

CRCA 2025 - Pathfinder Award Winning Team - Medtronic

WINNING TEAM, PATHFINDER AWARD

Medtronic

CRCA 2025 - Pathfinder Award Winner - Andrea Nicholson

WINNER, PATHFINDER AWARD

Andrea Nicholson
Senior Campus Recruiter, Arrive Logistics

CRCA 2025 - Pathfinder Award Winner - Claudia Castillo

WINNER, PATHFINDER AWARD

Claudia Castillo
Campus Recruiter, Oliver Wyman

CRCA 2025 - Pathfinder Award Winner - Henry Lazo

WINNER, PATHFINDER AWARD

Henry Lazo
Talent Acquisition Programs Lead, Cboe Global Markets

CRCA 2025 - Pathfinder Award Winner - Megan Hardin

WINNER, PATHFINDER AWARD

Megan Hardin
Campus Recruiter, Shipt

CRCA 2025 - Pathfinder Award Winner - Megan Umberger

WINNER, PATHFINDER AWARD

Megan Umberger
Sr. Manager, Early Careers Talent Acquisition Sourcing, Visa

CRCA 2025 - Exceptional Leader Career Catalyst Winner - Malini Agarwal

WINNER, EXCEPTIONAL LEADER AWARD

Malini Agarwal
Head of Campus Recruiting, Guardian Life

CRCA 2025 - Career Catalyst Winner - Layne Piccolo

WINNER, CAREER CATALYST AWARD

Layne Piccolo
Campus Experience Senior Manager, Verizon

CRCA 2025 - Talent Innovator Career Catalyst Winner - Cedric Richardson

WINNER, TALENT INNOVATOR AWARD

Cedric Richardson
Recruiter, Verizon

CRCA 2025 - Rising Star Winner - Harlee Pattarozzi

WINNER, RISING STAR AWARD

Harlee Pattarozzi
Early Careers Partner II, Navy Federal Credit Union


 

The 2nd Place Winners of The 2025 Campus Recruiting Choice Awards

CRCA 2025 - Exceptional Leader 2nd Place Winner - Julia Orlidge

2ND PLACE WINNER, EXCEPTIONAL LEADER AWARD

Julia Orlidge
University Relations Business Partner, TA, Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions

CRCA 2025 - Career Catalyst 2nd Place Winner - Hailee Centrella

2ND PLACE WINNER, CAREER CATALYST AWARD

Hailee Centrella
College Relationship Development Manager, ALKU

CRCA 2025 - Talent Innovator 2nd Place Winner - Amber Finch

2ND PLACE WINNER, TALENT INNOVATOR AWARD

Amber Finch
College & University Recruiter, Talent Attraction & Acquisition, EY

CRCA 2025 - Rising Star 2nd Place Winner - Naeema Kaleem

2ND PLACE WINNER, RISING STAR AWARD

Naeema Kaleem
Recruiter, Early Career Talent, Sony Interactive Entertainment


 

The 3rd Place Winners of The 2025 Campus Recruiting Choice Awards

CRCA 2025 - Exceptional Leader 3rd Place Winner - Aneet Kaur

3RD PLACE WINNER, EXCEPTIONAL LEADER AWARD

Aneet Kaur
Global Head of Early Careers Recruiting and Strategy, BNY

CRCA 2025 - Career Catalyst 3rd Place Winner - Athena Snyder

3RD PLACE WINNER, CAREER CATALYST AWARD

Athena Snyder
Manager, Emerging Careers - Recruiting & Programs, Yahoo Inc.

CRCA 2025 - Talent Innovator 3rd Place Winner - Kaci Rice

3RD PLACE WINNER, TALENT INNOVATOR AWARD

Kaci Rice
Academic Partnership Program Specialist, Syngenta

CRCA 2025 - Rising Star 3rd Place Winner - Jessica Flaherty

3RD PLACE WINNER, RISING STAR AWARD

Jessica Flaherty
Senior Associate Talent Acquisition, Novo Nordisk


Congratulations to all of the Winners and Runners-up of the 2025 Campus Recruiting Choice Awards!

Each and every nominee in the 2025 Campus Recruiting Choice Awards had an impressive list of accomplishments. Explore all Award categories and this year's standout nominee class by clicking the button below:


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