Women in Business, Jobs, Women Entrepreneurs, Women in the News: News On Women

Katrine Bosley Named to the Top Ten Women in Biotech List

Katrine Bosley, Chief Executive Officer of Avila Therapeutics, has been named one of the Top Ten Women in Biotech by Fiercebiotech.com. Avila Therapeutics is developing protein silencing drugs with a current focus on viral infection, cancer and autoimmune diseases.  Prior to joining Avila, Katrine served as Vice President, Business Development and later as VP, Strategic Operations at Adnexus, establishing an alliance with and subsequent acquisition by Bristol-Myers Squibb. Read who else made the top ten list.

Jill Finlayson Made Vice President, Marketing, Acquisition and Retention at LikeList

LikeList, an online word-of-mouth service for sharing and discovering trusted local businesses, appointed Jill Finlayson Vice President, Marketing, Acquisition and Retention. Jill, who has extensive experience in marketing, public relations, social media and community building, most recently oversaw community engagement and social media programs for Social Edge, a program of the Skoll Foundation. Read more in the prnewswire press release. 

Claudia Trejos Made General Producer and Principal Talent for MEGA SPORTS

Spanish Broadcasting System Inc., (Nasdaq: SBSA) and MEGA TV announced the appointment of Claudia Trejos as General Producer and Principal Talent for MEGA SPORTS, a segment dedicated to sports news within the newscast, MEGA NEWS. Read more in the prnewswsire press release.

Karen Narwold Made General Counsel at Albemarle Corporation

Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) appointed Karen G. Narwold Senior Vice President and General Counsel. Karen has most recently served as Special Counsel with Kelley Drye & Warren LLP and with Symmetry Advisors where she worked in the areas of strategic, financial and capital structure planning and restructuring for public and private companies. Read more about her career in the prnewswire press release.

Kami Ragsdale Named Chief Financial Officer of Invision, Inc.

INVISION, Inc., a provider of advertising planning and sales solutions to the media industry, appointed Kami Ragsdale Chief Financial Officer. Kami had been Senior Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis at AOL Inc.  Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Subha Barry Made Chief Diversity Officer at Freddie Mac

Freddie Mac appointed Subha V. Barry Chief Diversity Officer. Subha, who holds an MBA from Rice University, had been Managing Director, Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion at Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Cathy Mizell Made Chief Financial Officer at Optelecom-NKF

Optelecom-NKF, Inc. (Nasdaq: OPTC) appointed Cathy Mizell Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Cathy had been the Company's Global Controller. Before joining Optelecom-NKF, she served as Director of Finance and Administration for SuperArray Bioscience Corporation. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Women 2.0 Holding Fall 2010 Programs for Entrepreneurs

Women 2.0, whose mission is to increase the number of female founders of technology startups by enabling entrepreneurs with a network, resources and knowledge, is running two programs this fall to help women interested in starting their own ventures. 

Women 2.0 Labs Fall 201o, a 5-week pre-incubator program that runs from September 27 to October 28, 2010, is now accepting applications. The seminar is for engineers, designers, business and marketing mavens to begin to develop high-growth technology ventures in San Francisco, CA. This Women 2.0 program is open to both women and men. Participants will be joined weekly by industry leaders serving as visiting advisors, including Steve Blank (Customer Development), Eric Ries (Lean Startup), Hiten Shah (KISSMetrics), David Weekly (PBworks), and Sukhinder Cassidy Singh (Polyvore). The application deadline is September 4, 2010. Read more about it on women2.org.

The 4th Annual PITCH: Women 2.0 Startup Competition is also now accepting applications. The Startup Competition is open to early-stage ventures around the world, from high growth business ventures in web 2.0 to mobile, from enterprise web/mobile to consumer clean/biotech. Applying companies must be in beta stage and have not received significant funding. A handful of startups will be chosen to pitch live in San Francisco at the 4th Annual PITCH Night on November 4th, 2010. The deadline for application to this program is October1, 2010. For more information and to apply, go to women2.org.

Women Appointed to Boards of Directors

TD AMERITRADE Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: AMTD), headquartered in Nebraska, appointed Karen E. Maidment to its Board of Directors. Karen is a former Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of BMO Financial Group. Read more in the Business Wire press reelase. 

Image Entertainment, Inc., headquartered in California, appointed Mary George to its Board of Directors. Mary is Vice Chairman of Bell Automotive Products, Inc. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Tri-County Financial Corporation, headquartered in Maryland, appointed Mary Todd Peterson to its Board of Directors. Mary is President and CEO of Medmarc Insurance Group. Read more in the prnewswire press release. 

Eagle Bancorp Montana, headquartered in Montana, appointed Maureen J. Rude to its Board of Directors. Maureen is Operations Director of the Montana Homeownership Network/Neighbor Works Montana. Read more in the Globewire press release on marketwatch.com.  

Maria Shriver and "A Woman's Nation Takes on Alzheimer's"

As a followup to The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Changes Everything (a look at how Americans live and work today now that mothers are the primary or co-breadwinners in nearly two-thirds of American families), Maria Shriver is working with the Alzheimer’s Association on The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Takes on Alzheimer’s, a comprehensive examination of the impact of Alzheimer’s disease on American women as caregivers, advocates, and people living with the disease. The report will be released in October, to be followed by Maria Shriver’s March on Alzheimer’s on October 24, 2010 as part of The Women's Conference in Long Beach, California. Learn more about it on women'sconference.org.

Holly Miller Says the Right Supervision Reduces Risk

Holly Miller, a Partner at Stone House Consulting, LLC, continues her articles about the importance of understanding the risk in the operations of your company. Her second tip for avoiding risk is "supervision" (the first was complacency!).  As Holly says, "the first step toward wisdom is to stop thinking we know what we don’t". Sales people are often unaware of the risks in how transactions are completed. It is difficult to supervise something you don't understand.  Having the right supervision over operational risk is key. Could much of the economic downturn been avoided if the risk in the transactions was better understood by many of the managers involved? I wonder. Read Holly's article "Operational Risk #2 - The Blind Leading the Blind - Overextended and Underqualified Managers".

Heather Frank, Susan Motiff and Susan Weiss Get New Jobs at USAToday

USA TODAY, the multi-platform news and information media company, announced a reorganization that included the following appointments:

Heather Frank was appointed Vice President of Vertical Development. Heather had been General Manager of USA TODAY's "Your Life" health and lifestyle vertical.

Susan Motiff was appointed Vice President, Strategic Planning, Analysis and Support. Susan was previously Group Controller Gannett Offset/USA TODAY decision support for the finance departments of USA TODAY, Gannett Offset and Gannett Digital. Susan has been with Gannett since 1994.

Susan Weiss was appointed  Executive Editor, Content. Susan had been Managing Editor of the Life Section of USA TODAY.

Read more about the reorganization in the prnewswire press release.

Mary Schaprio to Speak at the Economic Club of New York

Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Mary Schapiro will be speaking at a luncheon of the Economic Club of New York at the New York Sheraton on September 7th, 2010. Read more about it in the prnewswire press release. 

Ethel Park Made Senior Fashion Editor at T

T: The New York Times Style Magazine appointed Ethel Park Senior Fashion Editor. Ethel, who had been an Editor at Vogue, will report to T Editor Sally Singer and T Fashion Director Michelle Kessler-Sanders. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Jacqualyn Fouse Made Chief Financial Officer at Celgene

Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) appointed Jacqualyn A. Fouse Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Jacqualyn had been Chief Financial Officer at Bunge Limited. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Vision2020 to Hold Premiere Event October 21-22,2010

Guest Author: Cheryl Soltis

"Achieving gender equality and advancing women’s leadership are not just workplace issues. Women bring different points of view, ideas and experiences to the table, and it is essential to the strength and promise of our democracy that their voices be heard.

This premise — that equality is in sight, but we need to continue to push toward it -- is what Vision 2020 is built upon. Vision 2020 is a national project focused on advancing gender equality by energizing the dialogue about women and leadership. Its first event takes place on Oct. 21-22, 2010, when a congress of National Delegates, representing all 50 states and the District of Columbia, will meet at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia to discuss leadership and launch an action agenda to move America toward equality by 2020, the centennial celebration of the 19th Amendment.

Vision 2020 was created by Lynn Yeakel, director of the Institute for Women’s Health and Leadership at Drexel University College of Medicine, and she chairs this project with Rosemarie Greco, former CEO of CoreStates Bank, and current director of five publicly traded corporations. Catherine Ormerod, founding director of the Nonprofit Executive Leadership Institute at Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research, is the project director.

The National Delegates are 102 extraordinary women leaders from across the country. Visit Vision 2020’s website to meet the delegates. There are also 14 Visionary Delegates. Visionary Delegates will advise and assist the National Delegates by connecting them to organizations and resources that may aid in the implementation of the Declaration of Equality in their various states.

Vision 2020 is supported by National Advisors Doris Buffett, Johnetta B. Cole, Catherine DeAngelis, Janet Dillione, Lynn Laverty Elsenhans, Karen Mathis, Eileen C. McDonnell, Carolyn Lamm, Mary Patterson McPherson, Anna Quindlen, Cokie Roberts and Dawn Staley along with 33 allied organizations."

 

Cheryl Soltis is the Communications Specialist for Vision2020. Cheryl was previously a journalist for The Bucks County Courier Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Legal Intelligencer.

Barbara Levy Made Senior Vice President of Retail Strategy at ideeli.

ideeli, Inc., the members-only online shopping community, appointed Barbara Levy Senior Vice President of Retail Strategy. Barbara had been Executive Vice President of off-price retailer Ross Stores, Inc. Before joining Ross stores, Barbara had been a Senior Vice President/General Merchandise Manager for RH Macy and Company. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

College Mentors for Kids CEO Erin Slater Talks about Helping

College Mentors for Kids, a nonprofit organization founded in 1996 by  Heidi Schmidt and Kristin Huang, connects kids with local college students who help the children learn the importance of trying harder in school. Erin Slater (pictured) is Chief Executive Officer of College Mentors for Kids. She founded their Purdue University chapter, and upon graduation, was invited to join the College Mentors staff. Listen to what Erin has to say about the organization.

Flipped is a Love Story for All Ages

Flipped, written by award winning author Wendelin Van Draanen (pictured), has been called a story about young love, but I see it as a study of family life in transition. A girl and a boy, going from first grade to eighth, pass through the time honored ritual of growing up. But the author has captured not only what happens to them, but what happens to everyone around them. Family life is the center of their world, and the family changes along with them.

The film version of Flipped, directed by Rob Reiner, is out to capture those “powerful and confusing” feelings of love and transition. Rob, who also directed Princess Bride and When Harry Met Sally, believes that these feelings are the same today as they were in the 1950’s, the time period in which he placed the film. Everybody knows somebody like these characters, and all of us have gone through these transitions - the girl/boy loathing that turns into love, the simplicity of youth that changes into complicated lives, the loneliness of losing love to regaining it in family and friends. The outstanding ensemble cast, which includes Penelope Ann Miller, captures the characters beautifully. It is a movie for all ages, a film which you can enjoy with your children or your parents. No vampires, no blue people, “it is a movie about human beings who live on earth“. It could be about our neighbors or our kids, or it could have been us!

Wendelin Van Draanen has gone through many transitions herself. Her career as a high school and computer science teacher gave her the insight she needed to be an award winning children’s author. But being a successful author didn’t happen overnight for this mother of two. Wendelyn wrote for many years in her spare time before school (if a mother of two has any spare time!). But her perseverance has paid off. Her vision of Julie Baker (played by Madeline Carroll in Rob Reiner's film), the no nonsense, smart and unafraid young girl in Flipped who likes math and science, is an inspiring role model for young people. Julie stays true to herself, stands up for what she believes in, and forgives those who offend her, all good lessons for students of any age.

Aura Oslapas Made Senior Vice President at Best Buy

Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) appointed Aura Oslapas Senior Vice President and Chief Design Officer. Aura had been a Principal of A+O Design Methods. Aura holds an MFA from Cranbook Academy of Art, and was the founding Chair of the Industrial Design Program at California College of Arts in San Francisco. Read more in the Business Wire press release.