Woman to Woman: Recent Episodes
Divya Yerraguntla
"Woman to Woman" is a new podcast that looks at overcoming stereotypes that keep women down. The host, Divya Yerraguntla, talks with women leaders who have broken through those barriers. Guests share their knowledge about what works and what doesn't. The aim of the podcast is to create a multiplier effect around this wisdom so that all women can take advantage of new opportunities and find success.
Renu Juneja is Head of the Scientific Evidence and Communications function in US Medical Affairs Oncology at Janssen Biotechnology Inc (JBI). Before joining Janssen, Renu was head of the Medical Communications group at MedImmune (the worldwide biologics research and development arm of AstraZeneca). Previously, she was at Novo Nordisk for 16 years and grew from a medical writer role to a leadership role to head the Strategic Scientific Communication (SSC) group. After finishing her PhD in Reproductive Biology and Biochemistry from the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) in India, Renu joined The Population Council in NY as a Postdoctoral fellow. Two years later, she received an independent research grant from the Lalor Foundation and joined the department of Molecular Biology at the Princeton University. She has over 25 publications in peer-reviewed journals and has presented at various national and international conferences. Renu has presented and conducted workshops at the annual meetings of various professional organizations e.g., ISMPP, TIPPA, CBI, and Q1 productions. Since July, 2020, she is co-leading the Medical Communications workstream for the Medical Affairs Professional Society (MAPS).
Christina Bohn is a strategic marketing leader with 25 years of health care industry experience. Christina started her career as a Registered Nurse, caring for patients in the hospital setting. Her professional experience expands across the marketing spectrum in both Pharmaceuticals and Medical Device industries, where she launched multiple brands and devices. Christina has led corporate transformations to increase commercial agility and grown centers of excellence such as multicultural marketing teams whose work for patients has helped improve patient outcomes in multicultural U.S. patient populations while driving incremental revenue. She is originally from Colombia, has lived and worked in Europe for over a decade while working in Global Marketing roles, and has settled back in the US with her husband and two children. Christina is passionate about mentoring low-income high school students and is grateful to find time to play tennis and compete in recreational leagues. Christina has a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University and a MBA from Wisconsin School of Business.
Thought Leader, Futurist, Speaker, and Transformer of people, cultures, and workplaces, Laurie is CEO of Aligned at Work®. Laurie is on a personal mission to wake up the leaders of organizations who think they can delay inevitable change. She is a connector and strategizer who believes in balancing people and profit in business for a sustainable future. Laurie is a popular conference speaker who speaks the language of leadership and offers practical ways to lead authentically and inclusively, especially in times of rapid change. She and the team at Aligned at Work® work with leaders to create future workplaces. They bring outstanding leadership together with diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging and meet the rapidly changing needs of today’s and tomorrow’s workforce. She has a bachelor's in Organizational Management from Eastern University and a Masters in Organizational Development and Leadership from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. She is also iPEC certified as a Professional Coach and Energy Leadership Index Master practitioner.
Tawana, a former management consultant turned startup employee and entrepreneur has most recently spent the last 5 years as a global strategy and commercial leader at Meta helping over 10 million advertisers and 3 billion monthly active users find space to connect, build community, and find value together. In October 2019, she moved with her husband and daughter from NY to Singapore to lead the Global Clients and Categories business for APAC. In this role, she leads a team advising CMOs, business leaders, and agencies for the largest and most influential Global brands across the region on how best to use mobile advertising and commerce solutions to accelerate growth of their global brands. Prior to Meta, Tawana led brand and product teams at Intuit, LeapFrog, Pfizer, and Johnson and Johnson, building and launching hundreds of new and innovative products for brands such as QuickBooks, Listerine, Advil, and ChapStick. She’s served on numerous Diversity and Leadership councils focused on developing Women and Black Leaders. Tawana was featured in Adweek’s 2019 Women Trailblazers for her strategic advisory and investment in over 15 companies founded by women and women of color and was a participant in the groundbreaking #biascorrect campaign aimed to help correct bias and elevate the discussion of women in leadership positions. She holds a BA in English Literature from Rutgers University, an MA in Instructional Technology and Media from Columbia University, and an MBA from the Darden School of Business, University of Virginia
Dr. Mrinalini Garv is America's only career coach for South Asian professional women. A bestselling author, multiple time career changer, she has worked as a physician, leadership coach and business professor in world renowned organizations. Having had to maneuver her career success without a mentor that looks like her or had experiences similer to hers, Dr. Garv has become that mentor to SA professionals to help them master their career so they can achieve the ultimate success they didn't even know was possible for them.
Alicia Castillo Holley, Ph.D., MBA, MSci. is the CEO and founder of the Wealthing VC Club, a boutique investment group for accredited investors. WVCC allows members access to highly vetted, post-seed deals alongside VC funds. She is an advocate for women’s progress in entrepreneurship, leading the way with Women Get Funded, a global training program on Funding. She has invested in more than 40 companies, has founded or co-founded over 15 companies, and 3 non-profits. Dr. Castillo Holley was also the founder of Chile’s first seed capital fund where she lived between 1996 and 2002. Dr. Castillo Holley received her Ph.D. in Finance and Entrepreneurship studying Research Commercialization from The University of Western Australia and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. She is an MBA graduate from Babson College. And holds a Master of Science in Biotech and an Engineering degree from Universidad Central de Venezuela.
Joy is inspired by innovations that address gaps in access to high-quality care. As an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Duke, she is the co-founder/CEO of Pluto Health, a company focused on improving patient access and care through a health platform that bridges siloed real-world data (RWD). She previously served as Chief of Digital Health and Strategy for the Duke Clinical Research Institute. Through previous public health work in Africa and Asia, she developed innovations focused on improving access to health services that were used for clinical trials, which then lead to her founding ChatrHealth, a health tech organization dedicated to developing patient safety and communication tools deployed across both academic and private health system settings.
She has also worked with Health 2.0, directing a program that paired large industry leaders with health tech startups. Joy is an alumni of Pomona College, where she studied anthropology and neuroscience, and a previous Fulbright Scholar. She received a Masters of Public Health from Yale, focusing on global health management, an MD with distinction from UCSF, where she completed the global health pathways concentration and completed the management and leadership residency program at Duke.
Camille Lee brings more than 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry and is currently the Head of US Immunology at UCB. She started her career as a sales representative and progressed with increasing levels of responsibility both in the US and globally, in areas of marketing, managed markets, operations, strategic launch planning and sales management. She shares that her greatest sense of achievement comes from building and leading teams to success, making a difference for patients and sponsoring/mentoring others to personal achievements.
At Google Cloud, Shweta is the strategy and market leader responsible for BioPharma in Healthcare and Life Sciences, where she climbed the ranks as a well-known innovator, game-changer, and relationship ambassador. With 20+ years’ experience in Healthcare and BioTech, she proves how valuable relationships can be by connecting dozens of start-up firms with access to capital from Federal grants and VC firms alike, allowing for her to facilitate the development of health technology innovation across multiple industries.
Shweta is on the Board Of Directors for RxSight, Inc., and SeaSpine. She is also on the Executive Committee - Women's Health Hub, Springboard Enterprises.
She has a Bachelor's degree in Economics from UC San Diego and was a Medical Student at Kent State University.
She enjoys Indian classical dancing, gardening, and spending time with family in her spare time.
Terri Hanson Mead, is the multi-award winning author of Piloting Your Life, the Managing Partner of Solutions2Projects, LLC and Class Bravo Ventures, and an advocate for women through all of her platforms including her YouTube channel and blog, especially midlife women. As an angel investor, Terri invests in startups that have products or services that expand the power and influence of women. Terri a mother of two college aged kids, is based in Redwood City, CA and in her spare time, loves to cook, plays tennis, and fly helicopters around the San Francisco Bay Area, especially under the Golden Gate Bridge.
As President and CEO of the National Council on Aging (NCOA), Ramsey Alwin is leading a nationwide movement to ensure equitable aging for every American.
A seasoned thought leader and policy advocate, Alwin has changed the way people think about older adult poverty and economic security. Prior to leading NCOA, Alwin directed financial resilience global thought leadership at AARP. She led joint ventures with the World Economic Forum and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Prior to AARP, Alwin served as Vice President of Economic Security at NCOA, Director of National Economic Security Programs at Wider Opportunities for Women, Director of Program Services at the National Association of State and Community Services Programs, and Foundation Board Specialist at the National Alliance for Black School Educators. Currently, Alwin serves on the Executive Committee of the UN NGO Committee on Aging, the America250 Health and Wellness Advisory Council, and the National Academy of Social Insurance Finance Committee. Alwin holds a B.A. from Simmons University and a master’s degree from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University.
Susan Mazer, Ph.D., is Chief Knowledge Officer, Co-Founder, and ex-CEO of Healing HealthCare Systems, Inc., the only evidence-based, 24-hour relaxation channel for patient television. Susan is an acknowledged thought-leader who has spent the past 29 years committed to improving the patient experience by writing and speaking about the power of healing environments, patient privacy, elder care, music, and nature as environmental design.
Susan has a Ph.D. in Human and Organizational Development from Fielding Graduate University, Masters in Performing practice from Stanford University, and a Bachelor of Music, Performance in Harp from Wayne State University.
Rachel Braun Scherl is a dynamic speaker and accomplished consultant, Rachel is an established authority on leadership, entrepreneurship and women’s health. A passion for women’s health has formed the backbone of her career. Rachel is a fearless advocate and market-maker in the multibillion-dollar global women’s sexual health marketplace. As a prolific thought leader on the subject, Rachel published Orgasmic Leadership: Profiting from the Coming Surge in Female Health and Wellness in May 2018.
As Managing Partner and Co-Founder of SPARK Solutions for Growth, Rachel has led hundreds of engagements with multinationals including Johnson and Johnson, Allergan, Pfizer, Bayer and Church and Dwight, among others. Rachel previously co-founded and served as President of Semprae Laboratories, that was sold to Innovus Pharmaceuticals in 2013.
Rachel has been featured for her work in Women’s Health and Leadership on ABC News, CBS, msnbc, AdAge, The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Lifetime, Oprah Radio, FOX News, WPIX, Inc., and Forbes. She has a regular column at Huffington Post and writes for Inc. Rachel is a Board member of illumai and Advisory Board Member at Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, The Fuqua School of Business.
Rachel holds a Bachelors's degree in Psychology and Human Development from Duke University and an MBA from Stanford University.
Amy believes that purpose-driven design can help improve the human condition and therefore co-founded Mad*Pow. Her organization now is focused on evolving health and finance systems to form experience strategies that deliver both social impact and business results. She applies her expertise in improving experiences as a strategy consultant, leadership advisor, speaker, writer, teacher, and facilitator. Amy was acknowledged as one of Mass High Tech's "Women to Watch", BBJ's “40 Under 40”, MedTech Boston's "40 Under 40", PharmaVoice Magazine's "100 Most Inspiring People" and NHBR's "Outstanding Woman in Business". Amy is on the board of An Orphan’s Dream, a nonprofit organization offering an oasis for AIDS-orphaned children in Gachoka, Kenya and she serves on the Advisory Council of Ward Infinity, a social innovation program at Johns Hopkins Sibley Memorial Hospital. She is ever curious and is now expanding her horizons through studies in Futures Thinking at the University of Houston.
Kyoko Minegishi is a global marketing leader whose expertise lies at the intersection of business strategy, impact generation, problem-solving, team building, and cross-cultural translation. As a trilingual professional (English, Spanish, Japanese) with experience living and working in four different countries, she translates global strategies into local plans and programs that effectively reach unique target audiences worldwide. She also builds high-performing teams and integrates international, multicultural talent on-site and in remote locations globally, bridging cultural gaps and enabling optimal execution.
Kyoko has worked for Ori, Red Bull, Addidas Group, and Universal Motown Records. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Sarah Lawrence College and an MBA from ESADE Business School.
Jennifer Suttmeier is a Market Access Subject Matter Expert at Skysis, a boutique market access consultancy and member of Fishawack Health.
Jennifer works with clients to create transformative solutions to complex marketing and access challenges, excelling at identifying disruptive strategic opportunities. She partners with clients to identify and align strategic vision with tactical execution to capitalize on market insights, propel brand share, and maximize ROI. In addition, Jennifer advises companies on best practices in launch planning, strategic business planning, organizational governance, and customer engagement.
Prior to joining Skysis, Jennifer led her own independent consulting business supporting small to large-size healthcare and pharmaceutical organizations. She began her pharmaceutical career and Merck and has held leadership positions at companies including Bracco Diagnostics and Novo Nordisk.
Jennifer holds an MBA in Marketing and Management from the Gabelli School of Business at Fordham University and a BA from Vanderbilt University, in Nashville, TN.
Dr Barbara Krebs-Pohl is a highly regarded business development executive with an outstanding track record of accomplishment of revenues and forging successful alliances with pharma and biotechnology companies worldwide. Since joining MorphoSys in 1998, Dr Krebs-Pohl has successfully led RandD teams, international alliances and negotiation teams spanning a broad variety of deal structures. She has been instrumental in program search and evaluation, portfolio strategy and a multitude of transactions, including the in-licensing of tafasitamab from Xencor, the long-term HuCAL alliance with Novartis and the co-development and co-commercialization partnership with Incyte. She is also the winner of the AstraZeneca Business Development Executive of the Year 2013 Award. Prior to joining MorphoSys, Dr Krebs-Pohl earned the opportunity to work with Nobel Prize winner Sir Greg Winter at MRC/LMB Cambridge, UK. She holds a PhD from the University of Mainz in Immunology, theoretical Physics and Biochemistry. She is a Master of Science (MSc) Chemistry from the University of Cologne and further trained at the RWTH Aachen University with focus on Medical Biology and Bacteriology.
Christina Liebman serves as Trimble's Senior Director of Marketing Communications for their autonomy business. She is responsible for the strategic direction of all marketing activities for the business unit globally. Before joining Trimble, Christina served in a number of marketing leadership roles for some of the world's leading technology brands, including Advanced Energy, Emerson Automation Solutions, and Level 3 Communications. She received her MBA from Regis University and her Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Santa Barba. She enjoys kickboxing, traveling, skiing, and road biking in her free time.
Sarianne Gruber is Project Director Health Data Specialist Consultant at State of New Jersey Department of Human Services COVID-19 Emergency Grant Mental Health.
Sarianne sees the future of healthcare through data and communication. She brings many years of experience in health outcomes research and performance analytics. She has led research in study design and performance outcomes to drive a more patient-centric and cost-sensitive healthcare system. Her project list includes top-tier market research firms, medical institutions, pharmaceutical companies, and payers such as Anthem Health, Tenet Healthcare, GE Healthcare, GfK Healthcare, and the John Theurer Cancer Center at the Hackensack University Medical Center, Mount Sinai Health System, Johnson and Johnson, and Novartis. As blogger and thought leader, Sarianne has published over 80 articles on population health, data science, value-based care, and Social Determinants of Health. Her articles appear in Answers Media Network, Predictive World Analytics, Telehealth and Telecare Aware, and Pharmaceutical Representative. She holds an MS in Management Science from New York University, an MPH in Biostatistics from Yale University, and a BA in Bio-Computing from Goucher College.
Laura-June is the co-founder of Moonai, a digital therapeutic app using science-based soundscapes, resources and data insights to alleviate menstrual pain. MSc degree in Business Engineering and Innovation Management, business developer and entrepreneur for several years, she dedicates her work and research on the synergies between music, science, and technology with a focus on sonic brainwave entrainment and spatial audio. Co-owner of an electronic music collective in Paris, a Creative Agency in Barcelona, and founder of a MusicTech Business Consultancy, she is member of several network around woman, music and sustainability (SheSaidSo, Female:Pressure, Music Declares Emergency). She recommends listening to "Come Together" from Primal Scream to boost productivity and mood.
Kiran Suryadevara is a Sr. Director, Real World Evidence products at ConcertAI.
A product and analytics innovator at the intersection of healthcare, data, and technology, Kiran has expertise in deconstructing complex clinical content to build and implement enterprise Digital Health solutions at early-stage startups. Kiran is an expert in product development and value analysis with extensive knowledge of the evolving healthcare ecosystem and key business drivers of stakeholders.
Kiran is a fellow with HITLab and has a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from St. John’s University.
Julia Walsh is the CEO of Brand Medicine International. Julia is a pioneer in mining big search data for healthcare insights. Her unique methodology for Search Listening empowers marketers to shift from a brand-centric approach to a truly patient-centric one – her concept of Search Listening Optimisation enables health-related content to be designed with the end in mind: what patients really need to know.
She is a global citizen, mother of twin boys, and passionate about our collective responsibility to protect our environment.
Julia's upcoming book "What We Really Ask Dr Google: Healthcare insights in the Digital Age" is highly anticipated.
Julia has a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from the University of Sydney.
Candice Smith is the founder and CEO of Caregiven, a mobile app that guides and empowers individuals to skillfully support the needs and wishes of an aging or ailing loved one so that everyone involved benefits from greater peace of mind and better physical, emotional and financial health. Candice founded the company after caring for her father during his final years while also trying to manage her career and being the best mother she could be.
Candice has a B.A. in history from the University of Oregon.
Bosky Mukherjee is passionate about making tech more inclusive and accessible. She brings over 20 years of experience in product and tech.
She is the Founder of PMDojo, a diverse learning community with a 10-week Product accelerator program that gives people real-world skills and experience to break through or transition into a product role.
Bosky is also a mom and a wife, currently living in Vancouver, BC, Canada, and enjoys the precious little moments of motherhood, life, and work.
Jessica Joines is on a mission to awaken every person on the planet to their unique soul purpose, which she believes is the key to spiritual awakening. As a bestselling author, coach, and inspirational speaker, she helps people master the 12 lessons that have been essential to her journey, as featured in her book, Dare to Believe. She worked through many corporate jobs over the last two decades; Co-Founding a consultancy in 2012, to her role as the Global Chief Marketing Officer at Rakuten, to more than a decade working at some of the world's leading advertising agencies.
In 2018, Jessica published her first book, Dare to Believe: 12 Lessons for Living Your Soul Purpose, quickly becoming a bestseller on Amazon. She is also a contributing author to Thrive Global and is excited for her new TV show, Soul Purpose Sessions, on the United Intentions Network.
Jessica has been awarded a Bronze Stevie Award for her contributions to marketing and holds an M.S. in Communications from Cornell University.
Cynthia North is a seasoned marketing professional with consumer and HCP experience. She worked in global and US positions in various therapeutic areas such as neurology, hematology, cardiovascular, oncology, allergy, vaccines, OTC, and managed markets. She has significant experience in patient advocacy development and digital strategies, e.g., website development, SEM, SEO, eCRM, and social media. She is a passionate individual who is an acknowledged “change agent” who keeps a constant eye on how the changing environment impacts brands and how/where to influence customers.
She has been a member of the National Haemophilia foundation business council and the Women’s international Leadership advisory board.
She has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rutgers University and a Masters in Health Policy and Management from Seaton Hall.
Neomi Shah, MD, MPH, MSC, is an Associate Professor and the Associate Division Chief (Academic Affairs), in the Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine. Dr. Shah is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine. She completed her fellowship in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep at Yale University School of Medicine. During her fellowship, she also earned a Master’s in Public Health from the Yale School of Public Health. Dr. Shah’s research has been on focused on understanding the complex relationship between obstructive sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease. She is actively funded by the NIH (NHLBI). She has partnered her research with leading experts in the field of cardiovascular imaging. Dr. Shah is also involved in many NHLBI funded cohort studies including the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (SOL) and the Multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis (MESA). Finally, Dr. Shah has completed a Master of Science in Health Care Delivery Leadership at the Sinai’s Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
Patricia Boothe was named Senior Vice President of Trimble Inc.'s Autonomy operating sector in 2019, where she is responsible for leading several businesses focused on deploying autonomy solutions. During her 21 years at Trimble, she has held a variety of leadership positions across various disciplines, including operations, marketing and business leadership. Prior to joining Trimble she held positions in product management, sales and program/account management working in the semiconductor distribution, application software and contract manufacturing industries. Most recently, Patty volunteered as executive sponsor for Trimble's diversity, equity and inclusion initiative, where her advocacy launched Trimble's new Returnship program. Patty earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business from San Jose State University. She is a native Californian, who loves living now in Colorado, where she enjoys camping, hiking, skiing and playing golf in her spare time.
This podcast episode is based on a "Woman in Stem" panel discussion, recorded in conjunction with Voices in Validation Podcast, and features Valarie King-Bailey(CEO, OnShore Technology Group), Beth Fahnestock(Senior Manager, STERIS Corporation), Barkha Saxena(Chief Data Officer, Poshmark), and Erin Russell(CEO, Health Grizzly).
Women now make up more than 50% of the employee base in the industry – and have been instrumental in the race to the vaccine during the pandemic. Embracing the need for equity and inclusion, leaders are called upon to remove barriers and support the advancement of women in all sectors. Here we assemble a panel of industry experts to recount their years in STEM, praise some of their early mentors, and point us toward a future where women and girls will have equal opportunities for success.
Kalpana Patel is the owner of kapuPatel Photography, NJ’s finest and award-winning photographer. kapuPatel photography helps you RECONNECT, RENEW and REIGNITE your relationship with yourself and with your loved ones through portraits. They believe in Empowering People Through Portraits.
Before taking up photography full-time, Kalpana was a senior executive in the Pharmaceutical Industry for more than 20 years working in Technical Portfolio Management, Alliance Management, Project Management, and Product Development. Kalpana has worked for companies such as Johnson and Johnson, Abeille Pharmaceuticals, and Shinkei Therapeutics.
Kalpana has an M.Sc in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Duquesne University and a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics from the University of Iowa.
Leslie Blair is the Vice President of Marketing at HUTCHMED, a global biopharmaceutical company. For the last 25 years, she has been engaged in the commercialization of innovative medicines to improve and enhance patients’ lives around the world. Leslie found her passion for drug discovery working with clinicians and researchers at Tufts Medical Center in Boston – seeing the powerful impact that innovative medicines could bring to patients, Leslie knew she had found her path. She earned her MBA at Georgetown University and is equally proud of her undergraduate degrees from Trinity College and Colby-Sawyer College. Attributing much of her success to the creative writing and critical thinking skills she learned as a philosophy major, Leslie is a strong proponent of a liberal arts education and currently sits on the advisory board to the School of Arts and Science at Colby-Sawyer. Leslie’s views on leadership? “If you encourage your team to learn, to create, to make mistakes, without letting them fall, they will surpass your expectations ten-fold.”
Dr. Susan Sobolov, Chief Operating Officer at Caelum Biosciences, is a biopharmaceutical executive and a proven RD leader with a passion for delivering transformative drugs for patients. She has over 23 years of experience across all drug development lifecycle in companies ranging from large caps (Pfizer and Novartis NIBR) to smaller public and private biotech companies (Caelum, Alexion, Fortress Biotech). She is skilled at communicating complex concepts to diverse audiences and is widely known and respected for uncompromising personal ethics and professional integrity.
She is a board member for Children’s house, Board of Education for Essex. CT, Founding CT Chapter Chair of Women in BIO, Scientific and Consumer Advisor for the Congressionally DOD Directed Medical Research Programs.
She has over 33 patents, 20 publications, and she is an active Industry Speaker.
Susan has a B.S in Chemistry from the University of Vermont, a Professional Program in Finance, Leadership, and Global Project Management from MIT, a Ph.D. in Synthetic Organic Chemistry from Yale University, and a post-Doctoral fellowship from Harvard University.
Stacey Bruzzese is currently the Portfolio Lead for the Quality and Validation team at Informa Connect and the Managing Editor and Publisher for the IVT Network. She is responsible for the creative deployment of events, digital products, and publications, ensuring the highest quality deliverables for the industry, including Regulatory Professionals, Industry Thought Leaders, and Manufacturing teams. In addition, she is responsible for the publication of both The Journal of Validation Technology and The Journal of GXP Compliance, which delivers peer-reviewed articles to enhance the knowledge of best practices and awareness of innovation and trends across the industry. Prior to working in this role, Stacey held several Top Leadership positions across New England, including acting as the President and CEO of the Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce. She holds a master’s degree in marketing and has served on several Advisory Boards and Committees. A native New Englander, she now resides in Northern Virginia with her family.
Janice is Sr. Director Brand Analytics with AstraZeneca. Intellectually curious Marketer driving business impact across pharmaceutical and FMCG industries by building and evolving insights and analytics organizations and fostering integration with Marketing, Sales, and Market Access. Global and U.S. pipeline, launch, and in-line product experience.
The visionary driver of capabilities and tools to make insights and analytics a competitive advantage, while driving sales growth; Janice has a PhD in Marketing from University of Georgia, Masters in Market Research from the University of Georgia, an MBA in Marketing from the University of Miami, and a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of West Indies.
Laurie’s career spans global roles across several industries and continents holding executive roles on the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) executive management team. International teams in process improvement, team effectiveness and project management at Hoechst, Hoechst-Roussel, Hoechst Marion Roussel, and Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc. and hospital pharmacist roles in Seattle, WA. She currently serves as president and CEO of the Healthcare Businesswomen Association (HBA), a non-profit organization dedicated to furthering the advancement and impact of women in the business of healthcare. Under her leadership, the organization has grown substantially to a community of more than 50K and 150 companies, with a presence in 55 locations in 50 countries. Laurie has been recognized as Mentor of the Year by the American Society of Association Executives, twice honored as 100 Most Inspiring People in the Life Sciences by PharmaVOICE, and Healthcare Champion by National Association of Female Executives. She graduated with a degree in microbiology from the University of Maryland, an advanced scientific degree in pharmacy from the University of Washington, and a master’s degree in software engineering management from the University of Luton, England. She is a licensed pharmacist and a certified association executive (CAE).
Madhavi Vippulancha is the founder of Vistaraku, a sustainable biodegradable plate and packaging company. Having pursued a double Bachelors in Genetics and Pharmacy , she worked as a pharmacist in California. Upon returning back to India, she pursued a Diploma in Yoga , and learnt permaculture and natural farming techniques. She then started a Sustainable leaf plate and food packaging company, Vistaraku. She also maintains an Organic fruit orchard, mainly Mango , Guava , Papaya, Banana and medicinal herbs , Turmeric in 25 acres farm. Providing rural women empowerment in Siddipet , Telangana , India, her story has been featured in many media outlets including The Hindu, The Better India, Indian Eagle, and The Indian Express.
Devon is Vice President of Marketing for the Transportation Sector of Trimble Inc, an industrial technology company that connects the physical and digital worlds to help solve complex industry challenges around the world. Devon graduated from University of Delaware with a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration, majoring in Marketing. She has held B2B and B2C marketing roles in a number of industries including commercial real estate, fintech and digital media.
She loves building positive,collaborative team cultures and believes the strongest asset for any team is bringing together a collection of unique, brilliant minds and perspectives.
Her role today gives her the ability to transition between high-level strategic thinking to creative and detailed execution. Each day brings a new adventure in both her career and life! One day it’s uncovering new ways to grow the company’s brand or provide an unrivaled customer experience, the next is building a martech stack and creating scalable revenue driving programs. The only constant is finding a successful way to get her 3 sons out the door in the morning.
Maura Charles is a digital technology and people leader based in New York who has spent more than 20 years developing digital products and leading transformation for beloved consumer brands. Her passion is the human side of technology work, and she loves helping teams get unstuck. She has extensive experience in digital transformation, product management, marketing, and content strategy with companies in multiple industries. She has worked at the Discovery Channel, Time Inc., Bloomingdale’s, Allergan, Cablevision, and the New York Philharmonic. She launched her own consulting practice in 2021, focusing on digital transformation and digital teams. She serves on the board of Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts on Long Island. And she is a technology career mentor for organizations including Built by Girls and PMDojo.
Kristin L. McLaughlin is Committeewoman, Hopewell Township (2017 - Present), Mayor, Hopewell Township 2019 - 2021 (Elected twice by Township Committee to 1-year terms) and member of Democratic Committee, Hopewell Township 2017 - Present (Elected twice to 2-year terms to represent District 5).
Kristin also Volunteered at The Lawrenceville School, and Chapin School, Princeton, NJ(Member, Board of Trustees 2014 - 2020) in various committees. She has also hosted members of the National Rowing team during their training.
Kristin has an undergraduate degree in Scandinavian Studies, Honors from Harvard University, and an MA in Elementary Education from Teacher’s College, Columbia University.
She is married with 3 children and enjoys running, tennis, and walking our two big dogs.
Passionate about living with purpose and helping people discover their potential to become leaders at work and in their personal lives. She focuses on enabling personal growth along with business impact through customized interventions for organizations. She completed an undergraduate degree in commerce and an MBA from XLRI in Finance. She worked at Citibank for 5 yrs and then she joined AchieveGlobal, an international training company as the General Manager. Here she discovered her entrepreneurial abilities and her true calling- to teach, coach, and mentor others and design impactful learning interventions. She worked with GE Capital/ Genpact for 3 years and as a Training consultant before setting up her own practice. She was a guest faculty at MDI Gurgaon and has been a senior facilitator with Mckinsey and Co/Aberkyn since 2010. She has written two best-selling novels and her third book – Powerful- The Indian woman’s guide to unlocking her full potential is being published in Harper Collins in May 2021. This book combines her love for writing with her passion for gender equality and women’s rights. She is also the co-founder of GLOW, Growing Leadership of Women, and “Your daughter is Precious” non-profit helping underprivileged girls get an education. She loves traveling and learning about different cultures. She has been practicing yoga for 9 years and enjoys walking amidst nature. She lives in Gurgaon and works all over the world.
Patricia Bradley is currently the US Chief Commercial Officer for Huma. Huma is a digital healthcare company transforming decentralized healthcare and research in the US through technology. Patricia has held senior leadership positions as VP of Sales and previously VP of Marketing at Novo Nordisk and has deep commercial experience in market access. She is recognized for building a successful clinical education business unit from the ground up with over 300+ employees. Her team was recognized as best in class within the industry and held national recognition through NCQA for Program Design. She has deep commercial experience having held multiple leadership roles in Sales leadership, Marketing and Market Access.
With more than 25 years of diverse experience ranging from industrial engineering to start-ups, Patricia has held previous positions at United Parcel Service, and Neuromedical Systems. She received her BS with a dual major in Business Economics and Political Science from The State University of New York at Oneonta and completed her MBA at Wagner College in New York.
Patricia has been happily married to her husband Joe for over 25 years. They have a busy athletic son Ryan, 17 who is involved in several travel sports. Her hobbies include spinning, boating, fishing and spending time with family at the beach.
Rekha Patricio is a bilingual, multicultural media and marketing executive of Indian heritage, born and raised in Venezuela. She's helped lead marketing and branding initiatives for well-known corporate and nonprofit brands such as NPR, Discovery and 4-H. Her efforts have won her many industry accolades including Adweek’s “Rising Brand Star of DC” award. Rekha has also worked as a Journalist for NBC News’ Today Show, Dateline and NBC Nightly News as well as CNN en Español and ABC News. She's a graduate of Bryn Mawr College with degrees in Political Science and English. She’s a wife and mother of 4 young children and believes in the importance of giving back and not forgetting who you are, no matter where you are in life. When she's not working or wrangling kids, Rekha loves to write, strike up a conversation with strangers, make ice-cream and cook delicious meals for family and friends.
Liz Duffy became the President of International Schools Services (ISS) in 2015. For the previous 12 years, she served as the 12 th Head Master of The Lawrenceville School, a boarding school in New Jersey founded in 1810. Before Lawrenceville, Ms. Duffy worked in leadership capacities at three educational foundations, and she has served on the boards of numerous foundations, nonprofit organizations and educational institutions. Ms. Duffy received her undergraduate degree in molecular biology from Princeton University and graduate degrees in business and education from Stanford University. She and her husband have two college-aged children.
Erin Russell, FOUNDER AND CEO | HEALTHCARE LEADER and INNOVATOR
Passionate about making healthcare better for consumers. Founder and CEO of Health Grizzly, a consumer-focused digital health startup. Founder and General Manager of Spotlyte, an innovative venture focused on educating and facilitating the healthcare journey for consumers. Built venture from ground up, leading operations, product, design, marketing, and editorial. Experience at larger corporations with an established track record in leading brands and business units in the pharmaceutical industry.
Bhawna Garg, IAS is the youngest first woman to get the First Rank in All India Civil Services Examination and to continue to hold the top position after professional assessment in LBSNAA
She has held multiple leadership positions within Govt. of India and is currently the Deputy Director General for Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
Bhawna is a multi-talented all rounder with various awards such as the Director’s Shield for being First in Order of Merit and Gold Medal for best performance in extra- curricular activities during professional training at LBS National Academy of Administration. She also won the Ratan Swarup Memorial Prize for Excellent All-Round Performance in the Graduating Class in all disciplines of the Undergraduate Programs of study at IIT Kanpur.
She has an undergraduate degree from INdian Institute of Technology , Kanpur and Masters in Public Policy from Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University, US.
Outside of work she enjoys mountaineering, bird watching, yoga and dance.
Julie Morgenstern is an internationally renowned organizing and time management expert, New York Times best-selling author, consultant and speaker. The author of six best-selling books, a consultant to large corporations and a sought-after speaker, Morgenstern has appeared on Oprah, The Today Show, and NPR’s Fresh Air and helped thousands of people transform their homes, businesses, and attitudes about every kind of clutter. Known for her passionate, articulate style and warm sense of humor, she has written columns for O Magazine, Redbook, Forbes, and Thrive Global, helping readers’ solve problems by inspiring order in their lives. The “Inside Out” philosophy that is now synonymous with her name results in customized solutions that are innovative, practical and ensure long-term success. The New York City-based Julie Morgenstern Enterprises has been successfully in business for over 30 years
Rewati Bhagwat has more than thirty years of global experience in directing macro, regional and local level social services in the field of women, child, and Youth Welfare. She has worked as team leader in children’s Aid Society in Canada. She has advocated for Child Welfare and provided leadership in achieving excellence in the protection of children. She was the CEO of MelJol. Her area of expertise has been programme design and management, Organizational Governance, Developing policies and procedures for organization, staff management development. She served as a task force member for Child Participation in Aflatoun Program globally. She has also been working with corporates in helping them create the right organizational culture focused on Diversity and inclusion and Women ‘s Safety. MS. Bhagwat is also serving as a Board member of Abhivyakti Media for Development, Nasik. She won an award as an emerging NGO in the access to finance category by CNBC TV 18 and ICICI Bank.
Spend a few minutes reading Danielle’s blogs, and you will find a women passionate about helping women step into their dream job and earn the salary they are worth. Danielle is regarded as an out-of-the-box thinker that takes an innovative and strategic approach to enhancing women’s personal brands and achieving long-term career success. Danielle earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communications with a minor in Psychology from California State University, Fullerton. With over 14 years in medical sales experience, including 7 years as a senior sales leader for a medial aesthetic Fortune 500 company, Danielle mastered interviewing techniques to uncover top talent, accelerated onboarding, built cohesive teams, and developed personal branding for career success. Danielle offers comprehensive workshops for organizations and individuals focused on personal branding, developing high-performing teams, team building, exceptional customer service, leadership development, accelerated new-hire onboarding, and coaching professionals through the interview process to step into their dream job and earn the salary they are worth. Danielle is a published author, including, "The Power of Promotion: Use A Strategic Approach to Discounts" and "Welcome: 10 Strategic and Fun Ways to Integrate the Newest Addition to Your Team”. Danielle is a devoted wife, military spouse, mother of twin boys and mental health advocate.
Started her own company before high school. Sold lipstick and her tech skills. Decided to do a master in computer science because make-up was a low margin business. She went on to create the first mobile products with millions of users for Thomson Reuters, Bloomberg, Pearson. Some of them went to be keynoted on stage by Steve Jobs. The past few years have got her back to entrepreneurship and it fits her like a glove. She founded Chili Piper that boosts buyer engagement for cool companies like Spotify, Airbnb, Twillio, Shopify and thousands others. She is also the co-founder at KosmoTime where they're building the first intelligent, AI powered todo list.
Tracy Tsai has 20 years of experience in the financial services industry in various roles, including equity research, relationship management, communications and marketing. She is also a certified leadership and career coach for women. As a coach, her mission is to empower women to discover their unique personal success formula, as no two women are the same. She particularly enjoys working with women of color and helping them navigate the unique challenges they face. Tracy graduated from the Wharton School and the University of Pennsylvania. She is a mother of two and loves teaching, creating connections, and inspiring growth.
Abhilasha Ramasamy is a Senior Director of Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) leading the Obesity ,non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) portfolio, and other pipeline therapeutic areas at Novo Nordisk. Abhilasha joined Novo Nordisk, Inc. in June 2017. She has over 13 years of experience working in the Pharmaceutical industry. Prior to Novo Nordisk, Abhilasha has worked for Bayer and Allergan in varying capacities in Real World Outcomes Data Generation and HEOR roles supporting multiple therapeutic areas ranging from Oncology, Alzheimer’s disease, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Depression and Chronic Low Back Pain.
Abhilasha got her Pharmacy degree and Master of Science in Biological Sciences degree from Birla Institute of Technology and Science in Pilani, India and she also has a Master’s in Pharmacy Administration from the University of Toledo in Ohio.
Charlene Frizzera is the President and CEO of CF Health Advisors, a health policy and business strategy advisory firm, she co-founded with her partner, Jeremy Brown, after serving 30 years of federal service at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Prior to CF Health Advisors, Ms. Frizzera was the Acting Administrator of CMS, where she was responsible for all policy and operational management for CMS. Over Ms. Frizzera’s thirty year career at CMS she gained extensive, in-depth policy and operational knowledge having previously held the positions of Chief Operating Officer of CMS, Deputy Director of the Center for Medicaid and State Operations, Regional Administrator of the Philadelphia Regional Office, as well as various other positions in the Medicaid and Medicare programs. She also is currently a member of the Board of Directors for several companies, and an investor and advisor to early-stage healthcare technology companies. In addition, she is an adjunct professor at George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health.
Deborah Pan Dorner, MS is a Founder of Bond of Matter, a healthcare communications agency servicing pharmaceutical and biotech clients. Deb’s lifelong passions for two seemingly disparate disciplines, science and writing, became the driving force behind creating a company whose mission is excellence in both. At Bond and Matter, she leads a team of creative scientists who challenge traditionally siloed agency roles – and bring complex clinical data to life with compelling narratives and creative execution. Deb received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry with a minor in Writing from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a Master of Science degree in Biotechnology from the Johns Hopkins University. In her spare time, Deb runs the Instagram account @sciencechickies with her 7-year-old daughter, Eliana, and enjoys sharing the science experiments run out of their kitchen/lab in Westfield, New Jersey with children across the country.
Ambre Brown Morley is the Senior Director, Commercial Communications at Novo Nordisk Inc. in Plainsboro, New Jersey, where she oversees a team responsible for internal and external diabetes and obesity public relations activities. She also leads communications around product and scientific data, commercial sponsorships, and strategic patient and celebrity engagement. An award-winning communications professional and former journalist, Ambre joined Novo Nordisk in 2008, and in 2011, worked in a global communications role, splitting her time between Copenhagen, Denmark and the U.S. In 2019, she completed a short-term assignment in Tokyo, Japan leading communications ahead of two brand launches. In 2015 she was named a “Rising Star” by the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association, and in 2019 Novo Nordisk named her “Working Mother of the Year.” Ambre is a co-founder of African Americans in Novo Nordisk and recently completed a Diversity and Inclusion certificate course at Cornell University. She is a board member of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Mercer County, the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association and an active founding member and former treasurer of Women of Color in Pharma, LLC.
Denise is currently the Chief Business Officer and Member of the Management Board at Affimed. She has built a strong reputation for developing high-impact strategies, structures, teams, and alliances that have fueled business results, impact to stock value, and market expansion across multiple therapeutic areas. In her current role, within the last 2 ½ years Denise led the capture of $156M in cash via upfront payments thru business development and advanced the company’s position as a pioneer in immuno-oncology. She secured strategic collaborations with Genentech and Roivant as well as clinical and pre-clinical collaborations with Merck, Roche, NKMax, and Artiva. Concurrently, as the President of Affimed US, Denise built the US organization to operationalize and scale the business. She has held various leadership roles at Pfizer, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals as well. Denise holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Heidemarie is Head of Digital and Consumer Marketing for Pear Therapeutics. While the most obvious description of Heidemarie’s career is a “pharmaceutical marketing executive”, her goal is really to help simplify the complexities that everyday consumers and patients often run into when considering health care decisions in their lives. With almost 20 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry, in the last five years she’s transitioned from traditional healthcare to the growing area of digital health and bio-technology, and today has a role in introducing and defining the new world of digital therapeutics.
Dr. Shailja Dixit is CEO of Curio Digital Therapeutics. Dr. Dixit is a Physician Executive with more than 20 years of experience in the healthcare and life sciences industry. She has been in executive leadership at Sanofi, Allergan, and GE and has been responsible for launching a number of innovative medicines. She was voted innovator of the year at GE in 2008, nominated as a Top 50 Thought Leader in “Big Data” in Life Sciences in 2016, and featured in the Pharma Executive Magazine cover-page article “Real-World Evidence: From Volume to Value” (Oct 13, 2016). Shailja has built and has had successful exits with many projects.
Trent Oliver is the Founder and Principal, Managing Director, Blue Telescope and Themed Entertainment Association-Eastern Board President. Her career embodies the circuitous path so many of the former theater people take. After starting in theatrical production, she migrated into film and digital creations and then co-founded her own company, Blue Telescope. As Managing Director, she has seen Blue Telescope grow to be both respected and lauded, as she guides an in-house team that's won (way) more than 100 awards for creativity for our engaging, boundary-pushing interactives. She is also a triathlete and a marathon runner.
Dr. Hai has been a Pediatrician for almost 24 years. She was born and raised in Hyderabad, India in an idyllic little town. She worked in a leadership position (chief Pediatrician) at a Federally qualified health center in Flint Michigan. She loved her role both as a Pediatrician and an advocate for my patients , especially since inner city Flint has a population that is extremely underserved ,with complex medical and social challenges . She worked here for 10 years before moving to a Pediatrics focused health center , in the same city. She was the Director of Pediatrics, with a team of Nurse practitioners, social workers, dietician and behavioral health specialists . Together they strove to provide the best medical and behavioral care to the children of Genesee county , while addressing their problems with access to care. She moved to Houston Texas in early 2020 , since we wanted to be closer to the grandkids and also for my husband s job. Coincidentally that’s when the pandemic started . While waiting for her Texas medical license, she had the opportunity to focus on her family, her mom who was recently widowed , and her own hobbies- cooking and teaching (religion) She is now working with her daughter and to continue to be an advocate for children in her community . She plans to continue to mentor and teach medical students . She finds great joy in helping and motivating young people , especially her patients take care of their health and to do their best in school.
Mylene is a High-Performance Coach and the founder of Mindful Leader Athlete. She leverages her long-standing Human Resources experience to help professionals engage with and energize their work. Her passion for Fitness, Nutrition and Personal Growth allows her to create unique programs for executives and professionals to accelerate their growth in their career and personal life.
Fran is a senior pharmaceutical strategic communications and marketing executive, with more than 25 years of multi-faceted experience in progressive communications and marketing roles, who leverages her diverse skills across product and corporate public relations, media relations, regulatory affairs, social media, influencer marketing, crisis management, internal/external communications, and alliance management. Her leadership qualities shine through when uniquely navigating and managing the changing dynamics through multiple corporate acquisitions, while seamlessly managing large and small communications teams for products ranging from high science to the world’s most consumerized pharmaceutical brand, Botox. Whether working for companies creating high-impact therapies or up-and-coming pharmaceuticals that provide global solutions, Fran demonstrates her keen ability to understand corporate strategy and align with senior executives to successfully help them deliver on their objectives. Fran is currently working at Syneos Health as the Senior Vice President, Influencer Marketing.
Bharati Nadkarni is a global expert with more than 20 years of collaborative expertise in IP strategy, IP due diligence for M/A, management of IP litigation through a cost-effective and business-driven strategy for generics and brands. She founded Appropriate Ip Services in 2019 that works with healthcare companies to provide inputs on product identification and IP strategy, Business development and Regulatory science, by providing a unique value to the client in working from product identification to product launch. She is the ex-Global Vice President for IP and Portfolio Planning for SUN Pharmaceuticals Industries Limited, where she was responsible for product identification in regulated markets, and IP strategy and litigation for all markets. She is passionate about starting her NGO for the care of elderly. She enjoys traveling and reading in her spare time.
Melinda Wolfe has served as Chief People Officer and led talent initiatives with a passionate focus on diversity, equity and inclusion. Ms. Wolfe began her career in public finance at Merrill Lynch where she managed billions of dollars of project finance and public power transactions for public and private sector clients. Ms. Wolfe has held the chief HR role at private, private equity-backed and public companies, all with global reach and each at critical inflection points in their size and evolution. Additionally, Ms. Wolfe has overseen Social Impact and Corporate Social Responsibility efforts that have been a centerpiece of employee engagement efforts. In addition to her work in the private sector, Ms. Wolfe holds several leadership positions in the non-profit sector. Currently, she chairs the board of the ZanaAfrica Foundation and serves as a board member of Auburn Seminary, Echoing Green and Coqual (formerly, The Center for Talent Innovation). She previously served on the NYC Mayor’s Commission on Women and on advisory boards for several academic institutions including the Dalton School, Barnard’s Athena Center, Duke University, Washington University and the School of Public and International Affairs at Columbia, where she also taught as an Adjunct Faculty Member. Ms. Wolfe is a frequent speaker at conferences on a range of subjects including talent management, and diversity, equity and inclusion. She received her undergraduate degree from Washington University and her graduate degree at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Blandine Lacroix is Corporate Vice President, Biopharm and Strategy, and a member of the US Executive Team at Novo Nordisk Inc. She is on a journey to find her voice and become more active through her writing in sharing her experiences and learnings to inspire and empower women, young and diverse talent. She wants to connect with audiences through narratives that are honest and relatable in hopes of helping others uncover their passion and find their purpose, inner strength, and their ability to make a difference. As a global executive in healthcare, her philosophy as a leader is to believe in people and to empower cultures that embrace their individuality and unique contributions. She fosters talent development by organizing people into teams that complement each other, maximizes their skills and strengths, and encourages collaboration across diverse functions, cultures, and backgrounds to achieve ambitious and sustainable outcomes. She studied business as an undergraduate at the MBA Institute in Paris, France, and has a Master of International Business from the University of South Carolina. Blandine was awarded the Princeton YMCA Centennial Award for Healthy Living, which recognizes leaders in environmental wellbeing and sustainability, in 2017. Her biggest and proudest achievement is to “have found her way” to her adopted daughter and to be her daughter’s “Mum”!
Moulakshi (Mou) Roychowdhury, Pharm.D., J.D. is the Executive Director of Regulatory Affairs, US Advertising and Promotion at Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie Company and leads a team of professionals who advise the company on FDA regulations. Moulakshi is passionate about finding creative and compliant ways to communicate with consumers and healthcare providers to optimize their knowledge in making healthcare decisions. Moulakshi has found her niche working on unique pharmaceutical direct-to-consumer promotion and digital transformations and believes that if intentions are ethical and in support of public health, compliant paths forward must exist. Moulakshi is also dedicated to growing and empowering the next generation of pharmaceutical professionals through mentorship, fellowships, and networking. Moulakshi received a law degree from Brooklyn Law School, a Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University, and studied voice throughout her time at Rutgers. Moulakshi is also an active member of the RAPS Regulatory Focus Editorial Advisory Committee. Moulakshi’s favorite saying is by Pablo Picasso: “Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.”
Beth Behrend is President of the Board of Education of the Princeton Public Schools, where she has recently begun her second three-year term. Professionally, Beth is a corporate attorney with global experience advising Fortune 500 companies on financings, joint ventures, acquisitions, governance, and regulatory matters. After 18 years of active legal practice, Beth led the Riverside School PTO, raised over $50,000 for Princeton school gardens, advocated for garden educators and the integration of garden education into district-wide curriculum, worked with District leadership as a member of the PTO Council and taught religious education at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton (UUCP). She has also served on the boards of the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, the NJ League of Conservation Voters Education Fund, the Princeton School Garden Cooperative, and UUCP. Beth is a public school graduate and, together with her husband, Robert Eaton, has three children.
Mara Isaacs (Producer) is a Tony® and Grammy® Award winning producer and founder of Octopus Theatricals, an independent production company dedicated fostering an expansive range of compelling theatrical works for local, national and international audiences. While she is best known as the lead producer of the Tony-winning musical Hadestown on Broadway, and currently oversees more than 20 projects on the Octopus roster, she has produced over 150 productions that have been seen around the US and in the UK, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and South America. She runs Sing It Again Records, an indie record label founded in 2019 and is a co-founder of ProducerHub.org and a founding member of the Creative and Independent Producer Alliance. She previously served as Producing Director at McCarter Theater Center in Princeton, NJ for 18 seasons produced new play development programs and productions for Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles.