Letting Each Other Know...
SUSAN DAVENPORT AUSTIN, Senior Managing Director, Brock Capital Group LLC, will begin her new role as Chief Financial Officer of Grace Church School beginning September 1.
GEORGETTE BENNETT, Founder, Multifaith Alliance & NADINE HACK, CEO, beCause Global Consulting, were recognized by the Women’s Forum of New York for World Humanitarian Day to salute their humanitarian efforts around the globe.
LINDSEY BOYLAN, Candidate for US Congress, NY-10, was featured in Teen Vogue. The article highlights her experience running for a seat in Congress. Click here to read.
AMY BUTTE, Board Director, BNP Paribas USA, was appointed to the Board of Directors of Bain Capital Specialty Finance. Click here to read.
PAMELA CRAIG, Former CFO, Accenture and LINDA A. WILLETT, President of the Women’s Forum of New York and SVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, will engage in a “fireside chat” at the Executive Women of New Jersey “A Seat At The Table” breakfast on Tuesday, October 29. The theme of this year’s breakfast is “Arriving, Belonging and Succeeding.” Linda and Pam will share their insights on the journey of rising through the ranks to earn a position on a board, the requirements and responsibilities of maintaining the appointment, and finally, how to add value to a company board and create pathways for other women to succeed. Click here to learn more.
JANICE ELLIG, CEO, Ellig Group, was featured on CEO Today Magazine Business Women of the Year 2019 list. Click here to learn more.
SALLY KRAWCHECK, CEO & Co-founder, Ellevest, shared her keys to success in a video featured on TheStreet’s online publication. Click here to view.
LORETTA McCARTHY, Managing Partner, Golden Seeds, was interviewed by Thrive about her thoughts on gender parity and her experience climbing up the corporate ladder within the finance industry. Click here to read.
CHERYL McKISSACK, President & CEO, McKissack & McKissack, was highlighted on CBS This Morning as the CEO of the nation’s oldest female, African-American-run construction management firm. Click here to view. Cheryl also recently launched a new website. Click here to visit.
DEANNA MULLIGAN, CEO, Guardian Life, wrote an op-ed piece for Fortune about the critical benefits of offering paid family leave. Click here to read.
ELLEN PIKITCH, Professor and Executive Director, Institute for Ocean Conservation Science & SUSAN PIKITCH, CFO, United States Golf Association, were recognized by the Women’s Forum of New York to celebrate National Sister’s Day.
MARGARET MOLLOY, CMO, Siegel + Gale, was named as one of Twitter’s Most Influential Marketers by Agency Spotter. Click here to read.
ANNA QUINDLEN, Author, was recognized by the Women’s Forum on National Book Lovers Day which highlighted her newest book, Nanaville.
ALICIA SYRETT, Founder & CEO, Pantegrion Capital, was named to the shortlist for “Woman of the Year” by the Women in Asset Management Awards. She was also a keynote speaker and judge at StartupBus North America, an annual competition where top tier talent travels on a bus to conceive, build and launch a startup in just 72 hours while in transit to New Orleans, and she served as a judge for the Columbia Startup Lab‘s summer track pitch event.
LINDA A. WILLETT, President of the Women’s Forum of New York and SVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, has been appointed to the Newark Regional Business Partnership Board of Directors. Founded as the Newark Board of Trade in 1869, NRBP is dedicated to the revitalization of New Jersey’s largest city.
WOMEN’S FORUM OF NEW YORK, Elly Awards, was recognized by Crain’s New York as one of the city’s notable fundraisers. Click here to view.
Thank you to John Jay College of Criminal Justice for Highlighting the Stories of Three 2019 Ed Fund Fellows
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