Board of Directors
They enlist friends, family, and colleagues; chair committees; host meetings; provide fiduciary oversight; strategize; and generously provide support, guidance, time, talent, and treasure.
“I believe that all working women deserve economic security, and getting involved with Women Employed allows me to be part of the solution.”
– Lydia Bueschel
Holly Bartecki
Executive Vice President, Creative & Strategic Development, Jasculca Terman
Kathleen M. Boege
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, Wintrust Financial Corporation
Lydia Bueschel
Partner, Valentine Austriaco & Bueschel, P.C.
Nakita Burrell
Director of Finance and Administration, The McCormick Foundation
Johanna Danz
Site & Communications Manager, JPMorgan Chase
Cherita Ellens
CEO, Women Employed
Deborah Golden
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary, GATX Corporation
Nancy Hannon
Head of Creative, Senior Director, Lowe’s Home Improvement
Elizabeth Kenefick
Co-Chair, Advocacy Council
Program Manager, Population Health, American Hospital Association
Beata Kirr
National Managing Director – Head of Private Client Core Asset Strategies, Bernstein Global Wealth Management
Marjorie Loeb
Partner, Mayer Brown LLP
Jennifer Mason
Vice Chancellor for Legislative & Community Affairs, City Colleges of Chicago
Susan Mendelsohn
Chief Executive Officer, Mendelsohn Legal, Inc.
Ambar Mentor-Truppa
Secretary
Vice President of Communications, Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
Katina Panagopoulos
Vice President, Wintrust Commercial Banking
Lisa J. Pattis
Chair
President, Next Chapter Holdings, LP
Anjali Reddy
Director, Internal Communications, Grainger
Elena Robinson
Executive Producer, Brand Content & Commercial, Wayfarer Entertainment
Meghan Shehorn
Partner, Chicago, Bain & Company
Lisa Snow
Managing Director, Dispute Consulting, Duff & Phelps, LLC
Deborah L. Thorne
Treasurer
Bankruptcy Judge, United States Bankruptcy Court
Lynn Watkins-Asiyanbi
Vice Chair
Deputy General Counsel, JBT Corporation
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