SAN DIEGO – February 23, 2021 – Athena - California’s premier advocate for professional women in STEM- announces the appointment of two new directors.
“Across an extraordinary board-readiness pipeline of executive women who care deeply about achieving equity in the STEM workforce, we are excited to add these distinguished executives from Qualcomm and SDG&E as our two new directors,” said Holly Smithson, Athena CEO. “As market forces continue to generate strong demand for women leaders and social equity, Anne and Tashonda will bring powerful perspectives and industry expertise in the course of serving Athena's mission.”
Retroactive to January 1, 2021, these two newly elected directors include:
Áine Shivnan, Vice President, Program Management | Qualcomm
Tashonda Taylor, Vice President of Customer Operations | SDG&E
Athena’s 2021 Board of Directors include:
Board Officers
Chair: Bridget Kimball, Vice President & Chief Architect, Consumer Group | Intuit
Vice Chair: Liz Gasser, EVP Strategy & Corporate Development | Tandem Diabetes Care
Treasurer: Grace Chui-Miller, Chief Financial Officer | Correlation Ventures
Secretary: Holly Smithson, CEO | Athena
Athena’s At-Large Directors
Dr. Kara Bortone, Senior Director, Sourcing & Portfolio Management | Johnson & Johnson Innovation, JLABS
Jennifer Brown, Managing Director | EY
Jaye Connolly-LaBelle, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer | RippleNami Inc.
Shaye Exner, Executive Director of Conferences & Corporate Sponsorship | Biocom
Bree Hillman, Partner | Deloitte
Ida Khodami, Partner | Two Bear Capital
Susan Poser, Vice President, Customer & Employee Experience | Oracle
Dr. Chadia Robertson, Scientist & Program Lead, GI Drug Discovery | Takeda
Dr. Cathy Schnabel, Chief Scientific Officer | Biotheranostics
Áine Shivnan, Vice President, Program Management | Qualcomm
Jean Stadwiser, Partner | KPMG
Revathi Subramanian, Managing Director, Global Data Science Executive | Accenture
Tashonda Taylor, Vice President of Customer Operations | SDG&E
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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