SAN DIEGO – January 25, 2022 – Athena, California’s premier advocate for professional women in STEM, announces the appointment of seven new directors and its slate of officers and directors for 2022.
“These executive women in STEM bring a broad array of diverse talents and expertise in their fields and will be invaluable in the execution of Athena’s mission to advance 1 million women in STEM by 2030,” said Bridget Kimball, Athena’s Chairwoman of the Board, and VP/Chief Architect at Intuit’s Consumer Group.
“As the voice of women in STEM, we’re fortunate to have such distinguished industry leaders on our board as Athena serves its mission inside the Great She-cession Era,” said Holly Smithson, CEO, Athena. “As Athena prepares to enter the Metaverse environment with its leadership training portfolio, we will greatly benefit from this collective of engineers, scientists, CEOs, VCs and corporate strategists as we move into this new format of innovative learner and community engagement,” Smithson continued.
Effective January 1, 2022, these seven newly elected directors include:
Christie Anderson, WW Principal | IBM Industry Cloud
Christina England, Vice President Marketing - Acute Care Franchise | Heron Therapeutics
Ambreen Farook | Senior Director, Alliance Management & Program Lead Halozyme
Sara Hyzer, Vice President Global Finance Strategy | WD-40 Company
Jaimie Tanner, Assurance Senior Manager | EY
Tracy Ting, SVP & CHRO | Encore Capital Group
Dr. Gina Wallar, President Pharma Services | NeoGenomics
Athena’s 2022 Board of Directors include:
Board Officers
Chairwoman: Bridget Kimball, VP/Chief Architect, Consumer Group | Intuit
Vice Chairwoman: Susan Poser, Vice President, Customer & Employee Experience | Oracle
Secretary: Holly Smithson, CEO | Athena
Athena’s At-Large Directors
Christie Anderson, WW Principal | IBM Industry Cloud
Dr. Kara Bortone, Senior Director, Sourcing & Portfolio Management | Johnson & Johnson Innovation, JLABS
Jaye Connolly-LaBelle, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer | RippleNami Inc.
Christina England, Vice President Marketing - Acute Care Franchise | Heron Therapeutics
Shaye Exner, Senior Director of Conferences & Corporate Sponsorship | Biocom
Ambreen Farook | Senior Director, Alliance Management & Program Lead | Halozyme
Bree Hillman, Partner | Deloitte
Sara Hyzer, Vice President Global Finance Strategy | WD-40 Company
Ida Khodami, Partner | Two Bear Capital
Dr. Cathy Schnabel, Chief Scientific Officer | Nucleix
Áine Shivnan | Vice President, Program Management | Qualcomm
Jaimie Tanner, Assurance Sr. Manager | EY
Tashonda Taylor | Vice President of Customer Operations | SDG&E
Tracy Ting, SVP & CHRO | Encore Capital Group
Dr. Gina Wallar, President Pharma Services | NeoGenomics
Dr. Claire Weston, CEO | Reveal Biosciences
Charity Williams, Partner | Cooley
Dr. Sara Zaknoen, Founder | Zed Strategic Consulting
ABOUT ATHENA
Athena is a premier women's advocacy organization that fast tracks women in STEM through leadership development. By transforming scientists and technologists into corporate leaders, the goal is to widen the bridge and advance 1 million women in STEM, by 2030. Its 20+ year history of advancing women in a global STEM hub marks Athena as a premier women’s empowerment advocate. For more information visit athenasd.org and follow @athenasandiego.
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