Announcing the 2024 Women Worth Watching® in Leadership Award Winners

Outstanding women leaders across the world honored by Profiles in Diversity Journal®

[CLEVELAND, OH Aug 9, 2024] Profiles in Diversity Journal® is pleased to announce the 70 recipients of the magazine’s 23rd 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, their community and the young adults who they often mentor in their fields.

These women are truly worth watching for they are amazingly creative at their jobs and in their communities. Over the years, Profiles in Diversity Journal® has compiled a long list of these overachievers who have gone from associate to partner at prestigious law firms or from vice president to CEO or onto founders of their own companies. They are often in great demand even after they retire and they are valued as board members and consultants. That is, to say, that their success is long term and they are often noted by others after they take a bow in the pages of our journal.

In addition, their words of wisdom, as reflected in their essays, are usually powerful and well worth your attention. They advise new employees eager to climb their own career ladders to find mentors, reject naysayers and take on more difficult roles, even if they make them uncomfortable. And many of these leaders stress the importance of being mentors and of giving back to their communities as their North Star.

“It is wonderful to get to know these exciting leaders and we applaud the organizations that are nominating them for this prestigious award,” said Profiles in Diversity Journal’s Publisher James Rector. “They make it easy for us to honor their outstanding staff who are sure to be leaders of industry someday.”

The Q3 edition of Profiles in Diversity Journal® will feature our 2024 Women Worth Watching® in Leadership award winners.

Press Release Announcing the 2024 Women Worth Watching in Leadership Award Winners

The 2024 Women Worth Watching® in Leadership Award Recipients

Company / OrganizationAward RecipientTitle
AAONRebecca ThompsonChief Financial Officer/ Vice President of Finance & Treasurer
AkinShiva AminianPartner
AkinMichelle ChanPartner
AllnexTanya NiuSenior VP, Americas and Executive Committee Member
AMD, Inc.Hanneke KrekelsCorporate Vice President, CEO Operations
AMD, Inc.Renee ParenteeDirector, Technology & Product Engineering Program Management
AT&T BusinessShelley GoodmanSenior Vice President, AT&T Indirect Alliance Channels
AT&T BusinessKate DeloachAssociate VP, Sales, Wholesale
AT&T BusinessMeghan WarrenChief of Staff for FirstNet & Public Sector Mobility at AT&T
Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLPRebecca L. CleggCounsel
CatalystKelly MontesExecutive Director, US
CircanaHelene YenPrincipal
CircanaLauren CosbyVP, Product Management
Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna LLPMaria BrinkmannAssociate
Coldwell Banker WarburgKevelyn GuzmanRegional Vice President
Curriculum AssociatesKelly SiaPresident
Dechert LLPSiew Kam BoonPartner
Dignity HealthDiane L. MartinDivision Director, Marketing
DRG TalentHeather GowdyPartner
DRG TalentDara Z. KlarfeldChief Executive Officer
DTO LawLauren HudeckiPartner
EntergyKimberly Cook-NelsonExecutive Vice President, Nuclear Operations, and Chief Nuclear Officer
FordHarrison LLPJohanna G. ZelmanPartner
FUJIFILM Holdings America CorporationSarah KarlgaardGeneral Counsel & Secretary
FUJIFILM North America CorporationAshley ReederVice President of Consumer Products for the Imaging Division
Gallaudet UniversityDr. Khadijat K RashidProvost
Gibbons P.C.Renée L. MonteyneDirector of Professional and Organizational Development
Globality Inc.Sonia MathaiChief Human Resources Officer
Herrick, Feinstein LLPTheresa BalducciCounsel
Herrick, Feinstein LLPLiliana ChangPartner
Herrick, Feinstein LLPChristina YingPartner
Hoguet Newman Regal & Kenney, LLPWendy TsangAssociate
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLPTamara KraljicCounsel
Idaho National LaboratoryDr. Shannon Bragg-SittonDirector, Integrated Energy & Storage Systems Division
Idaho National LaboratoryGeri RackowDirector, Occupational Health Services
Idaho National LaboratoryJulie A. UlrichSenior Manager, Labwide Communication Services
Knobbe MartensMaria StoutPartner
Krauss Shaknes Tallentire & Messeri LLPJennifer MontoyaAssociate
Latham & WatkinsLindsey ChamplinPartner
LighthouseStacy YbarraChief Marketing Officer
Mayer Brown LLPLauren B. PryorPartner
McDonald Carano LLPChelsea LatinoPartner and Vice-Chair of the Employment & Labor Law Practice
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLPIveliz CrespoDirector of DEI and Talent Development
MoloLamken LLPSwara SaraiyaAssociate
National Debt ReliefNatalia BrownChief Compliance and Consumer Affairs Officer
New American FundingPatty ArvieloCEO & Co-Founder
New American FundingMosi GatlingSVP, Strategic Growth & Expansion
New American FundingCaroline IsernRobinson SVP, Multicultural Lending
New York LifeLiz BrillSenior Vice President & CFO of the Foundational Business
Norton Rose FulbrightMary E. YoungPartner-in-Charge, Minneapolis
Pitts Leadership Consulting LLCShamis A. PittsFounder & CEO
Prosperity NowMarisa CalderonPresident & CEO
Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg LLPJennifer EstremeraPartner & Firm Deputy Managing Partner
Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg LLPAmy RuhlandManaging Partner, Austin Office
Robins Kaplan LLPCarrie LambertPartner, Chair of Professional Development
Robins Kaplan LLPManleen SinghPartner and Chair of Robins Kaplan Attorneys of Color Resource Group
Samina Bari AdvisorsSamina BariPrincipal – Samina Bari Advisors
Sanford Heisler SharpSharon KimSenior Litigation Counsel
SempraLisa Larroque AlexanderSenior vice president, corporate affairs and chief sustainability officer
SempraKaren SedgwickExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Seward & Kissel LLPNoelle IndelicatoPartner
SimplePracticeSmita WadhawanChief Marketing Officer
Spirent CommunicationsCheryl RaglandChief Marketing Officer
StrettoMelinda BennettManaging Director
Stride, Inc.Niyoka McCoyChief Learning Officer
Tapestry 360 HealthNicole WillisChief Executive Officer
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El PasoDr. Alyssa Cervantes BenavidesManaging Director, Office of Interprofessional Education
UW TacomaDr. Rachel EndoFounding Dean & Professor
Valley National BankCollyn GilbertExecutive Vice President, Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer
Van Dermyden Makus Law CorporationLiz DeChellisPartner & Title IX Program Director, AWI-CH
WilmerHaleLori EchavarriaPartner-in-Charge, Los Angeles Office; Vice Chair, Securities & Financial Services Department

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Now in its 26th year of publication, Profiles in Diversity Journal® is a quarterly B2B magazine that focuses on diversity, inclusion, and equity in business, government, nonprofit, higher education, and military settings. The Journal presents interviews, profiles, articles, case studies, and awards that highlight mission-driven leadership, best practices, workforce strategies, innovative ideas, and important individual contributions in the realm of diversity and inclusion.

Since 1999, Profiles in Diversity Journal® has recognized the individuals, teams, and organizations that create, develop, and promote strategies and initiatives that support diversity, inclusion, and equity in the workplace and the larger community.