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|  Shahara Ahmad-Llewellyn is an owner and Vice Chairman of the Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Company, the largest Coke bottler in the U.S. Ms. Ahmad-Llewellyn is a founding member of both Jazz at Lincoln Center where she serves as Vice Chair and The New 42 Street Corporation where she is also Vice Chair. Joanna Barsh is a Director in McKinsey & Company's New York office. She serves as a leader of McKinsey's Private Equity, Consumer, and Retail Practices. Her client experience spans mergers and acquisitions, development of corporate growth strategy, and performance and operations transformation. She also spearheads McKinsey's Innovation Practice and directed the launch of the "Management Innovation Lab", a program to radically accelerate the evolution of management knowledge and performance. Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez was confirmed as the 65th Secretary of State [of NY State] on March 6, 2007. Secretary Cortés-Vázquez is the first Hispanic to hold the position, since its establishment in 1778. Secretary Cortés-Vázquez comes to the New York Department of State with an extensive background in the corporate, non-profit, and government sectors that spans over 27 years. Katie Couric is anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric and also a 60 Minutes correspondent and the anchor of CBS News primetime specials. When the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric debuted on Sept. 5, 2006, Couric became the first female solo anchor of a weekday network evening news broadcast. Stephanie A. Cuskley is currently on the board of directors and chair of the audit committee of Insituform Technologies Inc. She is a member of the Resources Development Committee for United Way of New York City. Ms. Cuskley was previously a managing director with JPMorgan Chase where she most recently headed Investment Banking Coverage for the firm's mid-cap clients located in the Eastern US. Ronnie Eldridge hosts Eldridge & Co, a weekly show on CUNY-TV, Channel 75. From 1989 to 2001 she served on the City Council representing the west side of Manhattan. During the seventies and eighties her public service included years as Special Assistant to Mayor John Lindsay and Deputy City Administrator, Director of Community and Government Affairs at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, a member of Governor Mario Cuomo's Cabinet and Director of the Division For Women. Laura Ensler is a consultant to public, private and not-for-profit organizations in the field of early care and education. She provides assistance to program managers and administrators instituting change management strategies, assessment and evaluation. In addition, she facilitates and coordinates trainings and support for early care and education professionals. Prior to her consultant work, she was the Director of Community Development and Outreach for Children and Family Services of the Visiting Nurse Service (VNSNY) of New York and was the Director of VNSNY's Early Head Start Program in Rockaway, Queens. Patricia Fili-Krushel is Executive Vice President of Administration at Time Warner, Inc. In this role, she works closely with the other members of Time Warner's senior management and its operating divisions on a variety of organizational, developmental and diversity issues. Vivian Fox was appointed Executive Director of the 1199SEIU Employer Child Care Fund and President of the 1199SEIU/Employer Child Care Corporation in January 2006. She brings over three decades of experience in creating and overseeing innovative health and social service programs, on both the local and national level. Ester R. Fuchs is a Professor of Public Affairs and Political Science at Columbia University. After receiving her B.A. from Queens College, C.U.N.Y., she went on to receive her MA from Brown University, followed by a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Chicago. Dr. Fuchs was also appointed by Mayor Bloomberg to serve as Chair of the 2005 NYC Charter Revision Commission. Rosa M. Gil, D.S.W. is the founder, President and CEO of Comunilife, Inc. a non-for-profit community based organization. The Agency's mission is to expand access to the continuum of behavioral health care, social services and affordable housing for all New Yorkers including persons living with mental illness or HIV/AIDS. Dr. Gil has had a distinguished career in the fields of health, mental health, social services, and higher education. Natatia L. Griffith is a Commissioner, New York City Commission on Women's Issues (appointed by Michael Bloomberg, Mayor, New York City), a member of the Advisory Boards of Equality Now - NYC, Ogilvy Mather North America, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and a member of the Board of Directors, National Coalition of One Hundred Black Women. She is also a recently appointed member of the Friends of the New-York Historical Society and Co-Chair, Government Affairs, the New York Women's Agenda. Cynthia Hayes is President and Founder of Hayes Strategies, an independent consulting firm focused on strategic leadership development. Since 1993 Ms. Hayes has brought a combination of strategic vision and operational savvy to her clients, helping them develop the strategies, leadership strengths, and operational structures needed to respond to changing market conditions, maximize new opportunities, and manage transitions. Mary Henwood-Klotz is Director of Development, Stamford Hospital Foundation, the fund-raising arm of Stamford Hospital. Since 1998, Henwood-Klotz was vice president for the Manhattan Region at the American Cancer Society, New York City. Katherine S. Kahan serves as Vice-President for Public Affairs on the board of Citizens' Committee for Children of New York, a research and advocacy group that champions the cause of children throughout the five boroughs. In 2001-2002 she was Honorary Chair of The New York Women's Foundation, a cross-cultural alliance of women helping low-income girls and women achieve sustained economic self-sufficiency and self-reliance. Meryl R. Kaynard is the global Director of Diversity & Special Counsel at the law firm of Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe. In addition to her responsibilities leading the firm's forward thinking and award winning diversity initiative, Ms. Kaynard is a member of the firm's Employment Law Practice. In her capacity as Director of Diversity, Ms. Kaynard is responsible for creating and implementing programs and policies designed to ensure that Orrick is successful in hiring, retaining and promoting diverse lawyers in order to provide the clients and communities it serves with superior resources and legal services. Nancy Kolben is the Executive Director of Child Care Inc., a leading early care and education policy and advocacy organization in New York City. CCI is working to promote quality early learning, healthy development and care for children, birth through school-age. Ms. Kolben is a co convener of Winning Beginning NY, a statewide coalition to promote quality early learning opportunities for children from birth through school age. Marcia Brumit Kropf is Chief Operating Officer of Girls Incorporated, a nonprofit organization that inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and bold. Dr. Kropf oversees the implementation of the organization's strategic plan and has direct responsibility for the National Services, Program & Training Services, Research, IT, and Human Resources departments. Ellen Levine was appointed Editorial Director of Hearst Magazines in 2006. In her role, Ms. Levine will be responsible for strengthening current titles, developing new titles domestically and internationally, and evaluating opportunities for brand extensions, books, and digital alternatives. Ms. Levine made publishing history in October 1994 as the first woman to be named Editor-in-Chief of Good Housekeeping since the magazine was founded, in 1885. Carolyn Buck Luce is the Global Pharmaceutical Sector Leader at Ernst & Young LLP (E & Y). She is responsible for acting as a business adviser to and coordinating the E & Y worldwide relationship with global pharmaceutical corporations in the areas of accounting, risk management, regulatory compliance, tax advisory, and finance effectiveness. She also serves as the Co-Chair of E & Y's Professional Women's Network. Terry J. Lundgren is Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer of Federated Department Stores, Inc. Terry Lundgren assumed the title of Chairman, President & CEO of Federated Department Stores, Inc. on January 15, 2004. Prior to this, he served as President & Chief Operating Officer, a title he assumed in March 2003 after having served as President & Chief Merchandising Officer since May 1997. Federated is the parent company of Macy's and Bloomingdale's. Debra Martinez is the CEO of DM Associates whose company provides management expertise. As President of the Grand Council of Hispanic Societies in Public Service, she represents Hispanic Societies of the Fire Department, Transit Authority, Corrections, Parks, Sanitation, Taxi & Limousine, Auxiliary Police, NYC Housing Authority, NYC Department of Transportation, Triboro Bridge and Tunnel and the National Conference of Puerto Rican Women. Melissa Mendez-Garcia is the Director of the Catalyst Program at City Parks Foundation. The catalyst program focuses on 3-4 parks across the city and dedicates resources and support over a span of four years. The program is dedicated to encouraging community re-investment and to fostering community building activities that foster local stewardship. Formerly, Melissa was the researcher and program director at the Women of Color Policy Network at NYU Wagner. Mary C. Murphree is a Senior Advisor at the Sloan Center for Innovative Training & Workforce Development, Center for Women & Work, Rutgers University. From 1985 to March of 2005, she served as the Regional Administrator of the U.S. Department of Labor, Reg. 2 Women's Bureau. Maria Otero founded Women's Venture Fund when the notion of micro lending was just forming. The organization serves women who are striving to attain financial independence and the long-term security that comes through owning a successful business. Merble Reagon is Executive Director of the Women's Center for Education and Career Advancement in New York City. The Women's Center was established in 1970 to meet the workforce development needs of women who had a marginal relationship to the paid work force and continues to serve low-income women and their families through a variety of programs and services designed to help them achieve economic self-sufficiency. Shirley Rogriguez Remeneski recently retired from a vigorous government track but continues to work diligently, remaining active with several volunteer organizations. Currently, Ms. Remeneski serves as the President of 100 Hispanic Women, Inc., an organization she founded in 1996 composed of dynamic and professional women, committed to empowering Latinas in various fields. In 2002, 100HW launched The Young Latinas Leadership Institute (YLLI), a four-year scholarship program sponsored by CUNY. This past January, YLLI graduated its third class of scholars and inducted five new Latinas to the program, now boasting 30 students. Barbara Paul Robinson is of Counsel at Debevoise and Plimpton. She was the first woman President of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and the first woman partner at Debevoise where she served as Head of the Trust and Estates Department. She is currently a Trustee of Bryn Mawr College and a member of several Foundation Boards, including The John A. Hartford Foundation, The Greenwall Foundation and The Teagle Foundation. Margarita Rosa is the Executive Director, Grand Street Settlement. She is a former New York State Commissioner of Human Rights. She received a Revson Fellowship to teach in the Urban Legal Studies Program at the Center for Legal Education and Public Policy of City College, City University of New York. She has also taught at Fordham Law School, the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, and the School of Public Affairs at Baruch College. Marlene Springer was appointed President of the College of Staten Island of The City University of New York (CSI/CUNY) September 1994. She earned her Ph.D. in English Literature and an M.A. in American Literature at Indiana University. Prior to her presidency, she served as Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at East Carolina University (ECU). Joan Steinbergis an active civic leader currently serving on numerous boards and commissions, among them the Citizens Budget Commission, the Board of Trustees of the Juilliard School and the Citizens' Committee for Children. She is also on the Board of the Correctional Association of New York and the American Associates of the National Theatre. Sally Susman is Senior Vice President & Chief Communications Officer for Pfizer Inc., where she leads strategic communications for the company, overseeing worldwide media relations, colleague communications, corporate branding and reputation, corporate advertising, Internet and intranet services, and communications research. Jeanette Takamura is Dean of the Columbia University School of Social Work. Dr. Takamura is the first female Dean at the nation's oldest school of social work. She has served in senior positions in the state government of Hawaii and from 1997 to 2001 was Assistant Secretary for Aging at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Prior to serving in government, she held faculty and administrative appointments in higher education. Pat Koch Thaler was an Associate Dean at New York University's School of Continuing and Professional Education, directing the Division of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, before her retirement. Angie Wang has more than thirteen years of combined experience in nonprofit administration and management, program development, grantmaking, resource development and program evaluation. Prior to becoming an independent consultant, Angie served as Director of Programs at The New York Women's Foundation where she oversaw the Foundation's grantmaking, capacity building, evaluation and public education and advocacy initiatives. Sheila Wellington was appointed Clinical Professor of Management at the New York University/Leonard N. Stern School of Business in September 2003. A leader and advocate on behalf of women in business, Ms. Wellington currently teaches a course she developed, Women in Business Leadership. Prior to joining NYU, she was President of Catalyst, the preeminent non-profit organization on women's private sector leadership. Melinda Wolfe is the Chief Diversity Officer and Head of Executive Talent at American Express. Ms. Wolfe began her career on Wall Street where she has spent over 25 years at three leading firms holding positions on the line, in corporate strategy, and in Human Capital Management, culminating in her role as the Global Head of Leadership and Diversity at Goldman Sachs. Briana Collins is the Executive Director for the NYC Commission on Women's Issues, having previously served for over two years as the Commission's Deputy Director. In her time with the Commission, Ms. Collins has created and implemented a number of effective programs and initiatives addressing women's issues in partnership with other City Agencies. | |
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