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–2010 Honorees Celebrate 25 Years of the 100 Best Companies–
New York, NY (October 26, 2010)—Volunteering with Big Brothers and Big Sisters, improving the hotel experience for families with kids, training Ethiopian women in midwifery and medical care: meet the 2010 Working Mothers of the Year! Chosen from the ranks of this year’s Working Mother 100 Best Companies, these women are role models for working mothers nationwide—exemplifying commitment to their work, children, communities and colleagues.
Celebrating its silver anniversary this year, the Working Mother 100 Best Companies initiative sets the bar for family-friendly workplace programs. To mark 25 years of the 100 Best Companies, the 2010 Working Mothers of the year are all remarkable staffers selected from their rosters.
“All of the Working Mothers of the Year are stellar examples of how moms are not only balancing their careers with their families, but are managing to give back by mentoring others and volunteering in their communities,” said Teresa Palagano, Executive Editor, Working Mother. “We are proud of this year’s honorees, whose superlative achievements help make the workplace, and the world, a better place.”
THE 100 BEST COMPANIES WORKING MOTHERS OF THE YEAR
Abbott
–Sheedeh Mahboobipoor, Tech Support Scientist, Abbott Diagnostics Division
Allstate Insurance Company
–Catherine Brune, Chief Information Officer
American Electric Power
–Lisa Barton, VP, Transmission Strategy and Business Development
American Express
–Kim Goodman, President, Merchant Services Americas
AOL
–Lee Ann Hershberger, Senior Project Manager, Consumer Application Services
Arnold & Porter LLP
–Elizabeth Respess, Executive Director
AstraZeneca
–Sandy Merritt, Security Supervisor
Bain & Company, Inc.
–Julie Coffman, Partner
Bank of America
–Karla Lee, Business Support Executive
Baptist Health South Florida
–Gloria Davidson, Intensive Care/Progressive Care Unit Clerk
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
–Tarsha Rowland-White, Director of Customer Service
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceutical USA
–Karen Iannella, Executive Director, Patient Advocacy and Professional Relations
Bon Secours Richmond Health System
–Kim Coleman, Administrative Director, Talent Acquisition
Booz Allen Hamilton
–Elizabeth Wakefield, Associate
The Boston Consulting Group
–Karen Gordon, Senior Management Consultant
Bronson Healthcare Group, Inc.
–Anna Cox, Registered Nurse
Capital One Financial
–Katherine Busser, Executive VP/Bank Chief Operations Officer
Carlson
–Michele Capece, Senior Client Implementation Manager, Traveler and Transaction Support
–Services
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
–Karla Mavity, Recognition Coordinator
Cisco
–Annmarie Neal, VP of HR and Chief Talent Officer
Covington & Burling
–Damara Chambers, Associate
Dell
–Casey Harrington, Services Portfolio Manager
Discovery Communications
–Emma Damsky, Project Manager
Dow Corning
–Mary Lou Benecke, VP, Public Affairs and Communications
DuPont
–Linda J. Fisher, VP, DuPont Safety, Health & Environment and Chief Sustainability Officer
Eli Lilly and Co.
–Eiry Roberts, VP, Autoimmune Product Development
FINRA
–Cindy Foster-Nicholas, VP and Ombudsman
First Horizon National
–Christine Munson, Executive VP of Corporate and Middle Market Banking
First National Bank
–Theresa Murphy, Operations Officer
Freddie Mac
–Tujuanna Williams, VP and Chief Diversity Officer
General Mills
–Chris Shea, Executive VP, External Relations, General Mills, and President, General Mills
–Foundation
Grant Thornton
–Lori A. Davis, Partner and Tax Practice Leader
Hallmark Cards
–Tara Centeio, VP-Innovation Leader
HCA Virginia Health System-Richmond Market
–Eris Bill, Critical Care Nurse Educator at Chippenham and Johnston-Willis
Hewitt Associates
–Aggie Nolan, Global HR BPO Service Delivery Manager
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
–Daisy Chan, Director, Enterprise Communications
Kellogg
–Celeste Clark, Senior VP of Global Nutrition and Corporate Affairs and Chief Sustainability Officer
KPMG
–Heather Paquette, IT Advisory Partner
Kraft Foods
–Julia Gin, Senior Manager, Corporate Community Involvement
March of Dimes Foundation
–Ginger Sellers Carver, Division Director, Jackson, TN, chapter
Marriott International
–Peggy Fang Roe, VP, Global Brand Management
McGladrey
–Melissa Sisler, Assurance Director in the Des Moines, IA, office
Mercy Health System
–Barbra Bortner, VP, Marketing and Public Relations
Monsanto
–Nanci Daesch, Finance Lead for Seeds and Traits Business Unit
National Education Association
–Nancy Dassonville, Senior Business Systems Analyst
New York Life Insurance
–Blanca Figueroa, Senior Executive Assistant to Katherine O’Brien, First VP/Deputy General Counsel
Northern Trust
–Shirley Sains, Senior VP and Manager of IT Service Management
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare
–Julie Creamer, Senior VP of Administration
Pearson
–Anne Fisher Dobrowolski, Director, Employee Relations
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
–Gindi Eckel Vincent, Senior Associate
The PNC Financial Services Group
–Karen Larrimer, Chief Marketing Officer
The Principal Financial Group
–Elaine Wernlund, IT Business Analyst IV-Health IT
SC Johnson
–Esther Helding, Manufacturing Process Engineer
Scripps Health
–Lisa Thakur, VP, Chief Operations Executive
Texas Instruments
–June Montgomery, DMOS5 Section Manager
TriHealth
–LaTasha Patrick, HR Consultant
Turner Broadcasting System
–Jill Shields, Senior VP, Marketing and Promotions for Animation, Young Adult and Kids Media
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
–Rachel Thill, Scheduler
WellStar Health System
–Theresa Rounds, Medical Assistant, WellStar Cobb Surgical Associates
Yale University
–Marlene Schwartz, Deputy Director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity
Yale-New Haven Hospital
–Kyle Ballou, Administrative Director, Community and Government Relations
Profiles of the Working Mothers of the Year are in the November 2010 issue of Working Mother, and at workingmother.com .
About Working Mother Media
Working Mother magazine reaches 2 million readers and is the only national magazine for career-committed mothers; WorkingMother.com brings to the Web home and career information, advice and a broad range of solutions daily. This year marks the 25th anniversary of Working Mother’s signature research initiative, Working Mother 100 Best Companies, the most important benchmark for work-life practices in corporate America. Working Mother Media, a division of Bonnier Corp. (http://www.bonnier.com), includes the National Association for Female Executives (NAFE, http://www.nafe.com), Diversity Best Practices (http://www.diversitybestpractices.com), the WorkLife Congress and the Multicultural Women’s Conference and Leadership Summits. Working Mother Media’s mission is to serve as a champion of culture change.