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’m proud to serve as Women Employed’s Board Chair. Despite immense challenges, WE has worked tirelessly to ensure all women can emerge from this pandemic stronger, better supported, and more financially secure.”

– Lynn Watkins-Asiyanbi

Cynthia Alfaro

Transformational Leader

Kate Attea

Founder & Managing Partner, Aim & Arrow 

Sepora Badower

Financial Advisor, Bernstein Private Wealth Management

Holly Bartecki

Secretary

Executive Vice President, Creative & Strategic Development, Jasculca Terman

Teresa Becvar

Partner, Stephan Zouras, LLP 

Nakita Burrell

Treasurer

Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, Ada S. McKinley Community Services

Shawna Dodds

Cherita Ellens

President & CEO, Women Employed

Kate Everson*

Communications Specialist, Boeing

Ausannette García-Goyette

Program Officer, Irving Harris Foundation 

Caroline Greenberg

Senior Associate, PSP Growth

Pamela Haney

President, Moraine Valley Community College 

Kate Kiselyk

Director, Supplier Diversity, Nicor Gas

Marjorie Loeb

Partner, Mayer Brown LLP

Jennifer Mason

Vice Chancellor for Legislative & Community Affairs, City Colleges of Chicago

Nia C. Mathis

Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Verizon

Ambar Mentor-Truppa

Ambar Mentor-Truppa

Director, Communications, MacArthur Foundation

Carrie Garcia Palmer

Senior Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, R1 RCM Inc.

Katina Panagopoulos

Vice President, Wintrust Commercial Banking

Diana Sharpe

Vice President, Large Customer Operations, ComEd

Meghan Shehorn

Vice Chair

Partner; Managing Partner, Chicago Office, Bain & Company

Lauren Smith

 
Senior Manager, Employee Relations, Discover Financial Services

Joanna Trotter

Executive Director/Senior Program Officer,  JPMorgan Chase 

Lynn Watkins-Asiyanbi

Lynn Watkins-Asiyanbi

Chair

SVP, Chief Administrative & Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, CECO Environmental Corporation

*Board Fellow, non-voting

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Together, we will ensure more women, families, and communities can build their economic power and thrive.

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