Announcing the 2023 Women Worth Watching® in Leadership Award Winners
Outstanding women leaders across the world honored by Profiles in Diversity Journal®
[CLEVELAND, OH July 18, 2023] Profiles in Diversity Journal® is pleased to announce the 84 recipients of the magazine’s 22nd annual Women Worth Watching® in Leadership Awards. They join more than 2,000 former Award recipients (www.womenworthwatching.com) who exhibit dedication to their careers, their families and their community and the young adults who they often mentor in their fields.
Experience has shown that Women Worth Watching award winners bear watching throughout their careers. Senior executives have become CEOs of some of the most powerful companies in the world and have been charged with leading some of the most life-changing nonprofit agencies in the country. Associates in law firms go on to become well respected partners leading legal teams and mentoring younger lawyers. Meanwhile, some winners have left the corporate world to start their own influential companies. No matter, Profiles in Diversity Journal was often the first to capture their thoughts of what motivated them to rise in their field.
“We would like to thank the organizations that took the time to recognize our winners’ outstanding talent and nominate them for our prestigious award,” said Profiles in Diversity Journal’s Publisher James Rector. “We couldn’t do our job if these organizations did not work with us to single out deserving staff who have raised the bar and are well on their way to becoming the great leaders of tomorrow.”
Those women will have their say in our magazine about the world of work, about balancing life and their careers and about helping to recruit and retain the younger generation entering their organizations. Their opinions on all of these matters is invaluable to anyone who wants to understand how work is changing across the U.S. and the women leaders who are in the forefront of changing it.
The Q3 edition of Profiles in Diversity Journal will feature our 2023 Women Worth Watching in Leadership award winners. The issue will be available online to read in its entirety at the end of September.
The 2023 Women Worth Watching® in Leadership Award Recipients
| Company / Organization | Award Recipient | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Aflac | Keyla Cabret-Lewis | VP of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion |
| Aflac | Jennifer Daniel | National Vice President Broker Distribution Strategy and Partnerships |
| Aflac | Christina Baker | VP Sales Strategy & Resolution, Director of Career Sales |
| Aflac | Deb Ermiger | Vice President of Digital Engagement |
| Akin | Amy Wollensack | Partner |
| Akin | Sarah Schultz | Partner |
| Albany International | Alice McCarvill | EVP & Chief Human Resources Officer |
| AMD | Liwei Wang | Director, 3D Advanced Packaging Engineering |
| AMD | Heather Sham | Senior Director, Silicon Design Engineering |
| AMD | Michelle Hillman | Director Silicon Design Engineering |
| AMD | Jeannie Steele | Senior Director, Global Talent Acquisition |
| AT&T Business | Sarita Rao | Senior Vice President, AT&T Partner Solutions |
| AT&T Business | Margaret Rooney-McMillen | Vice President, Strategic Accounts |
| AT&T Business | Catherine Soik | Director Market Development, AT&T Indirect Channels |
| Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP | Denise L Plunkett | Partner |
| Braverman Greenspun P.C. | Tracy Peterson | Partner |
| Catalyst | Leela Wilson | Senior Vice President, Global Corporate Engagement |
| Circana | Larissa Jensen | Vice President, Beauty Industry Advisor |
| Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna LLP | Andrea B Jung | Associate |
| Colgate-Palmolive | Prabha Parameswaran | Group President, Growth and Strategy |
| Dechert LLP | Hartley West | Partner and Co-Chair of Enforcement and Investigations |
| Dell Technologies | Rosandra Silveira | Senior Vice President and General Manager Global Consumer and Outlet Sales |
| DTO Law | Megan O’Neill | Founding Partner |
| Epiq Global | Olivea Holley | Director of Document Review Operations and Continuous Improvement |
| Fannie Mae | Brittany Istenes | Senior Manager, Technology Management |
| Fannie Mae | Ting Yan | Enterprise Architecture Manager |
| FordHarrison LLP | Kristin Starnes Gray | Partner |
| Fruit World | Bianca Kaprielian | CEO and Co-Founder |
| FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies | Liza Rivera | Vice President of Global Marketing Communications |
| FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation | Patricia Colombo | Chief Compliance Officer |
| Gibbons P.C. | Bisola A Taiwo | Director, Real Property Group |
| Globality Inc. | Sonia Mathai | Chief Human Resources Officer |
| HiddenLayer | Abigail Maines | CRO |
| Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP | Prishika Raj | Associate |
| Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP | Lauren Cole | Associate |
| Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP | Victoria Roeck | Associate |
| Hughes Hubbard Reed & Reed LLP | Sabrina Silverberg | Counsel |
| Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP | Kelly Sandill | Partner |
| Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP | Mayme Beth F Donohue | Partner |
| Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP | Ashley L Harper | Partner |
| Idaho National Laboratory | Allison L Hummel | Chief of Staff |
| Idaho National Laboratory | Jennifer G Hunt | Strategic Space Planner and Technical Project Manager |
| Idaho National Laboratory | Jana L Beyerlin | Chief Operations Officer, Human Resources |
| Idaho National Laboratory | Megan J Culler | Power Engineer/Researcher |
| Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP | Jill L Forster | Partner |
| Knobbe Martens | Maria Anderson | Partner |
| Knobbe Martens | Christy Lea | Partner |
| Kroll | Jessica Stamelman | President, Kroll Business Services |
| L.B. Hall Fireproofing | Estefania Roa | CEO |
| Latham & Watkins | Manu Gayatrinath | Partner |
| Lincoln Financial Group | Heather A Milligan | Senior Vice President, Head of Life and MoneyGuard Underwriting & New Business and Business Technology Solutions |
| Mayer Brown LLP | Grace Shie | Partner in Mayer Brown’s Washington DC office; chair of firm’s Women’s Leadership Committee |
| McDonald Carano LLP | Pat Lundvall | Partner, Chair of Commercial & Complex Litigation Practice |
| Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP | Louise Truong | Partner |
| Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP | Elaine K Kim | Partner |
| Moss Adams | Seleeka Harris | Administrative Ops Senior Manager |
| Munchkin | Diana Barnes | Chief Brand Officer & Creative Director |
| Nan and Company Properties | Nancy Almodovar | President and CEO |
| Native Forward Scholars Fund | Angelique Albert | Chief Executive Officer |
| Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP | Jo Thacker | Partner |
| New American Funding | Patty Arvielo | Co-Founder and CEO |
| New York Life | Amanda Kuhl | Senior Vice President, Product Solutions |
| Norton Rose Fulbright | Jamila S Mensah | Partner |
| PBG Consulting | Pawla Ghaleb | Founder & CEO |
| PepsiCo Beverages North America (PBNA) | Heather Hoytink | President, South Division |
| Powin | Rachel Livek | Chief Human Resources Officer |
| Project Bread | Erin McAleer | President/CEO |
| Revature | Vidya Shankaran | Senior Vice President of Customer Success |
| Robins Kaplan LLP | Christina Lincoln | Partner and Member of the Firm’s Diversity Committee |
| Robins Kaplan LLP | Elizabeth Burnett | Partner and Co-Chair, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee |
| Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP | Leigh Anne St. Charles | Managing Partner, Nashville office, Sanford Heisler Sharp |
| Segra | Zenita Henderson | Chief Marketing & Revenue Officer |
| Slarskey LLC | Renee Bea | Partner |
| Sonepar USA | Jennifer Owens | Vice President Associate General Counsel |
| Spirent Communications | Cheryl Ragland | Chief Marketing Officer |
| Study.com | Dana Bryson | Senior Vice President, Social Impact |
| The Acceleration Project | Jane Veron | co-founder and CEO |
| The Winters Group, Inc. | Mareisha N Reese | President and Chief Operating Officer |
| Union Pacific Railroad | Jacqueline Bendon | Senior Vice President of Marketing & Sales Industrial Products |
| Union Pacific Railroad | Jo Ellen Stock | General Auditor |
| Venable LLP | Jessie Beeber | Co-chair of Venable’s Commercial Litigation New York Practice Group |
| Verizon | Sasha Lucas | Head of Customer Experience at Verizon |
| Verizon | Kristin McHugh | Senior Vice President, Marketing & Creative |
| WilmerHale | Susan Schroeder | Partner and Vice Chair, Securities & Financial Services Department |
Profiles in Diversity Journal is a quarterly publication dedicated to promoting and advancing diversity and inclusion in the corporate, government, nonprofit, STEM, and higher education sectors. Since 1999, Diversity Journal has helped stimulate organizational change by profiling the visionary leadership, innovative programs, and individual commitments that make it happen.
