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Directory Features
2013 Features
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Trudy Bourgeois
Chief Executive Officer
The Center for Workforce Excellence
Trudy Bourgeois is the chief executive officer of the Center for
Workforce Excellence—a highly-respected and in-demand organizational
cultural change, training, consulting and coaching company.
Bourgeois is one of America's leading experts on transformational
leadership and is a highly-regarded leader in the field of workforce
performance and improvement. An expert at teaching managers
and leaders how to unleash the greatest potential of every employee,
Bourgeois is a highly sought-out resource. Dollars and Sense magazine honored Bourgeois as one of the "Best and Brightest Women
Leaders." For over 16 years, Bourgeois held sales and marketing
positions at a tobacco company. She has appeared on CCWC®
Live Blog Talk to discuss her book, Her Corner Office: The Guide to
Help Women Find a Place and a Voice in Corporate America (2nd
Edition). Bourgeois has also written numerous articles and white
papers, and she contributes regularly to educational materials for
corporations, associations and trade groups. Bourgeois has served
on several boards including the Network of Executive Women. She
received her bachelor's degree in business administration from
Loyola University.
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Alfreda Bradley-Coar
Senior Executive and General Counsel
GE Healthcare, Americas
Alfreda Bradley-Coar, in her 20-year legal career,
has built a track record of leading in regulated
environments, building high-performance
teams, and providing thought leadership. During
her 17-year tenure in-house at GE, she has assumed
leadership positions in the health care,
transportation, insurance and financial services
businesses, where she has provided expertise in
business strategy, complex transactions, compliance,
and corporate governance. Bradley-Coar
is currently general counsel of GE Healthcare,
Americas, an $8 billion global healthcare division
of GE, and is responsible for leading a
large legal department and advising the CEO
and other senior executives on enterprise risks
and growth. Bradley-Coar is also a member of
GE's Legal Corporate Executive Council. Prior to
GE, Bradley-Coar specialized in bankruptcy and corporate reorganizations with Bell, Boyd & Lloyd and
Seyfarth, Shaw & Geraldson. She is a frequent speaker on topics such as the role of corporate counsel,
risk management and compliance, and diversity in the legal profession. Bradley-Coar is married to retired
Federal District Court Judge David H. Coar and resides in Chicago. She earned her B.A., cum laude, and J.D.
from the University of Pennsylvania, and an M.B.A. from Northwestern University, Kellogg Graduate School
of Management.
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J. Weili Cheng
Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company L.L.C.
J. Weili Cheng is deputy general counsel and corporate secretary of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel
Company, L.L.C. She also serves on the company's Crisis Committee and chairs the Casino
Oversight Committee for the parent company, Marriott International, Inc. Prior to joining The
Ritz-Carlton, Cheng was vice president and assistant general counsel for Marriott International,
Inc. Previously, she worked for the United States Department of Justice in the Office
of Legal Policy and served as a trial attorney in the Department's Civil Division - Commercial
Litigation Branch. Her previous legal practice included work at law firms in Honolulu and
Washington, D.C. as well as Capitol Hill work for a member of the Hawaii congressional
delegation. Cheng is a graduate of Yale University and Georgetown University Law Center
where she was Associate Editor of The Tax Lawyer. Cheng is the youngest recipient of the
Yale Medal, the university's highest award for outstanding service.
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Lucy Lopez
Deputy General Counsel
McKinsey & Company
Lucy Lopez is the deputy general counsel at McKinsey & Company. In this role, she
specializes in corporate and commercial matters. Prior to her deputy general counsel role,
she served as associate general counsel at McKinsey & Company where she specialized
in corporate, commercial and employment law. Before joining McKinsey & Company,
Lopez was an associate at the law firm Debevoise & Plimpton LLP in New York City. While
at Debevoise, she worked on international mergers and acquisitions transactions, financings,
and public offerings. She is a mentor and volunteer with Big Brother Big Sister of New
York. She is a member of the New York State Bar Association, American Bar Association,
American Corporate Counsel Association, and Penn Law Alumni. Lopez graduated from
Fordham with a B.S. in psychology, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, National Hispanic
Scholar. She received her J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
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Melanie Montenegro
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.
Melanie Montenegro is executive vice president and general counsel of Spanish Broadcasting
System, Inc. (SBS), which is the largest publicly traded Hispanic-controlled media and entertainment
company in the United States and is headquartered in Miami, Florida. SBS has media
stations located in the top U.S. Hispanic markets of New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago,
San Francisco and Puerto Rico. Montenegro is responsible for a wide range of corporate
and legal functions, including legal, governance, securities, mergers and acquisitions,
litigation, business development, and compliance. Previously, Montenegro served as corporate
counsel for SBS managing the day-to-day activities and operations of the legal department.
Prior, Montenegro worked at Kaye Scholer LLP. She is on the board of directors of the Radio
Music License Committee and is a charter member of Women Executive Leaders. She received
her B.A. in political science, Spanish Language and Literature from Binghamton University and
J.D. from Hofstra University School of Law.
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Sandie Okoro
General Counsel
Baring Asset Management Limited
Sandie Okoro is general counsel at Baring Asset Management Limited, a global asset management company based in London which is part of the MassMutual Financial Group. In this role, she manages a team of lawyers based in London, Boston and Hong Kong, and she is responsible for the management of Barings legal risk across the globe. Prior to Barings, Okoro was head of Legal for Corporate Services at Schroders and managed Schroders' Global Legal Panel. She is an ambassador for the British Law Society's Diversity Access Scheme and is the joint winner of the British Law Society's Minority Lawyers Conference 2011 award for encouraging minority lawyers. Okoro has made the Powerlist 2012 as one of Britain's top ten most influential black people. She co-founded Barings' See the Possibilities Mentoring Program aimed at young students at further education colleges in and around the London area. She believes passionately in making the world a better place through encouraging the next generation. She is a graduate of Birmingham University and Inns of Court School of Law.
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Juliette Pryor
Executive Vice President
General Counsel
and Chief Compliance Officer
U.S. Foods
Juliette Pryor is executive vice president, general counsel and chief compliance
officer for US Foods. In this role, she is responsible for all legal,
risk management and ethics and compliance functions. Prior to joining
US Foods, Pryor worked at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
where she counseled domestic and international corporate clients in
various aspects of sales, acquisitions, corporate restructurings and
other insolvency matters and advised major Latin American companies.
Before joining Skadden, she was general counsel and corporate secretary
for e.spire Communications, Inc., a publicly traded telecommunications
company. Pryor oversaw all legal, regulatory and corporate reporting
and compliance matters and successfully defended the company
against a class action shareholder litigation. Earlier in her career, Pryor
served as legal advisor to the vice chairman of the U.S. International
Trade Commission, and as in-house counsel with IBM Corporation. She
is a member of the Chicago Network and Governor Patrick J. Quinn's
Women's Advisory Council. Pryor received her B.A. from Fisk University,
M.S. from Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and J.D.
from Georgetown University Law Center.
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Dr. Arin N. Reeves
President
Nextions
Dr. Arin N. Reeves is the president of Nextions—a consulting
company focused on leadership and inclusion. Previously,
she served as the president of The Athens Group, where she
developed and implemented strategic plans and programming
on diversity, recruitment, retention, attrition, promotion,
mentoring, marketing and client development issues. She has
researched and written on these issues extensively. Prior to
Athens, Reeves served as an adjunct professor at Northwestern
University where she taught classes on law and society
and also practiced law in Illinois. Reeves has been featured
on NPR for her work on women of color in the legal profession
and is cited often in online and traditional media as an
expert in leadership and inclusion in workplaces. She is a
recipient of the Anti-Defamation League's Rising Star Award
and her column "Diversity in Practice," was recognized by the
Herman Kogan Media Awards for excellence in journalism.
Reeves studied business at DePaul University's College of
Commerce, attended law school at the University of Southern
California and received her Ph.D. in Sociology from Northwestern
University.
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Laurel J. Richie
President
WNBA
Veteran marketing executive Laurel J. Richie is the president of the WNBA
where she is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the world's premier
women's sports league. Previously, Richie served as senior vice president and
chief marketing officer for Girl Scouts of the USA where she was responsible
for the organization's brand, marketing and web-based initiatives. Prior to the
Girl Scouts, she worked for two advertising agencies—Leo Burnett Worldwide
and Ogilvy and Mather. She has worked with blue chip clients including Procter
and Gamble and led the team at Ogilvy that helped Huggies become a multi-billion
dollar brand. Richie is a recipient of the YMCA Black Achiever's Award,
Ebony magazine's Outstanding Women in Marketing and Communications, and
the Network Journal's 25 Influential Black Women in Business. She continues to
work with Ogilvy as a founding member of its Diversity Advisory Board. She is a
graduate of Dartmouth College with a B.A. in policy studies.
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Pamela Samuels Young
Managing Counsel
Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc.
Pamela Samuels Young has achieved a successful writing career while
working as managing counsel for labor and employment law of Toyota
Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc. Previously, she served as employment law
counsel for Raytheon Company and associate at O'Melveny & Myers
LLP. A former journalist, Samuels Young began her broadcasting career
as a production assistant at WXYZ-TV in Detroit, where she was quickly
promoted to news writer. Samuels Young also worked at KCBS-TV as a
news writer and associate producer. She has written five legal thrillers,
including her debut novel, Every Reasonable Doubt and the newly released
Attorney-Client Privilege. She has won numerous awards including
the 2010 Fiction Award. Samuels Young served as an adjunct professor
at the University of Redlands' School of Business. She currently
serves on the board of directors of the Southern California Chapter of
Mystery Writers of America and is the Fiction Expert for BizyMoms.com.
Samuels Young received her B.A. in journalism from USC, master's degree
in broadcasting from Northwestern University's Medill School of
Journalism and J.D. from UC Berkeley's Boalt Hall School of Law.
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April Savoy
Vice President and
Associate General Counsel
Nationwide Insurance (An Affiliate of Nationwide Insurance)
April Savoy is the vice president and associate general counsel of
Titan Insurance, an affiliate of Nationwide Insurance, which distributes
nonstandard and mid-market auto and commercial vehicle insurance
to a diverse customer base in 45 states and through more than 80
retail locations, and direct, exclusive and independent agents. Previously,
Savoy was the associate vice president and regional counsel for
Nationwide's Southern States Region. Prior to Nationwide, she worked
for six years as a senior corporate attorney at the headquarters of
Safeco Insurance in Seattle, Washington. Before working for Safeco,
Savoy worked as associate chief counsel of the American Cancer
Society; at Kilpatrick Stockton LLP as a corporate health care and
securities attorney; and as a legal staffer to the late Senator Edward
M. Kennedy during the passage of the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA). Savoy is a graduate of Spelman College
and Harvard Law School. She loves the arts, previously holding board
positions at the Seattle Art Museum, Pratt Fine Arts Center and Intiman
Theater in Seattle, Washington.
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Judy A. Smith
Founder and President, Crisis Management Expert
Smith and Co.
Judy A. Smith is the founder and president of Smith and Co., a leading strategic and crisis communications firm with offices in Washington D.C. and Los Angeles. Smith, who has earned the reputation of being America's #1 crisis management expert, has handled high-profile events including the President Clinton scandal involving Monica Lewinsky. Shonda Rhimes developed a television drama about the world of crisis management entitled Scandal, which was inspired by Smith's groundbreaking career and stars Kerry Washington in the role of Olivia Pope. Smith serves as co-executive producer. Prior to founding Smith and Co., she held numerous positions including working at public relations firms, NBC, and the White House. Before the White House, she served as Assistant United States
Attorney and was Special Counsel to the U.S. Attorney of the District of Columbia, and served as associate counsel and deputy director of public information in the Office of the Independent Counsel, Lawrence E. Walsh. She received her B.S. in public relations from Boston University and her J.D. from the American University Washington College of Law where she was the first African-American woman to serve as Executive Editor of the Law Review. Smith recently authored Good Self, Bad Self: Transforming Your Worst Qualities Into Your Biggest Assets.
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Mei-lan Stark
Senior Vice President
Intellectual Property
Fox Entertainment Group
Mei-lan Stark is senior vice president, Intellectual Property at
Fox Entertainment Group. There, she is responsible for all trademark,
copyright, domain name and patent work for all of the Fox
Entertainment Group entities worldwide including several film banners
including 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight, television
businesses (FOX, FX, FOX NEWS and more), as well as several other
businesses such as MySpace, AskMen, IGN and other web-based
businesses. Previously, Stark worked at The Walt Disney Company
where she was responsible for intellectual property matters for
several Disney divisions including Feature Animation, Buena Vista
Pictures Marketing and Distribution, and Disney Consumer Products.
Stark began her career at Kilpatrick Stockton. She serves as
an officer of the INTA board of directors and served as vice chair
of the INTA Programs Committee from 2007-2009. Stark formerly
served on the board of the Western Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition
and the board of the Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice. She
graduated from Whittier College, completed the Denmark International
Study Program and received her J.D. from Yale Law School.
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Josie J. Thomas
Senior Vice President And Chief Diversity Officer
CBS Corporation
Josie J. Thomas is the senior vice president and chief diversity officer of CBS Corporation,
where she works to enhance the company's record of diversity both inside and outside
the organization. In 2003, she launched the CBS Diversity Institute, adding a Writers
Mentoring Program and Directing Initiative to the previously launched diversity focused
Actor Showcases and Workshops. Previously, Thomas served as vice president, Business
Affairs, CBS News; director of Business Affairs, CBS News; director of Legal Affairs for
Trans World International; and broadcast counsel for the law department of CBS Inc. She
began her career at two law firms, Anderson, Russell, Kill & Olick and Weiss, Dawid, Fross,
Zelnick & Lehrman. Thomas is the chair of the advisory board for the Institute for Advanced
Journalism Studies. In 2011, she received the Trendsetter Diversity Achievement
Award from the American Advertising Federation. Thomas received her B.A. from Harvard
College, cum laude, in history and her J.D. from Boalt Hall School of Law, University of
California, Berkeley.
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Tamika Tremaglio
Principal
Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP
Tamika Tremaglio is a principal at Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP. Tremaglio has
experience in litigation, accounting, tax, finance, economics, and business consulting
covering a broad spectrum of industries. She has significant experience in forensic accounting
investigations and corporate governance matters in a broad spectrum of industries. In
addition, Tremaglio has spent considerable time investigating executive conduct, vendor
relationships and similar issues. Specifically, she has led internal and external investigations
of suspected improper and fraudulent behavior by employees, vendors, contractors,
executive directors and trustees of not-for-profit organizations, institutions, foundations
and estates. She received her B.A. in business administration from Mount Saint Mary's
College, J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law and M.B.A. from the University
of Baltimore, Merrick School of Business.
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Andrea L. Zopp
President and CEO
Chicago Urban League
Andrea L. Zopp serves as president and CEO of the Chicago Urban League. Prior, she
served as executive vice president and general counsel at the Exelon Corporation. Previously,
Zopp was executive vice president and chief human resources officer at Exelon; senior
vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of Sears Holdings Corporation;
vice president, deputy general counsel in the law department at Sara Lee Corporation; and a
partner in the litigation department at Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP. Zopp served as
the first assistant state's attorney in the Cook County State's Attorney's office and notably
was the first woman and African-American to serve in this role. Zopp is a member of numerous
boards. She served as chairman of the board of directors of the Chicago Area Project,
a community-based delinquency prevention program. She received a bachelor's degree in
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