Chicago Women in Business Alumnae Network (CWIBAN)
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Lotti Chi Rezneck, '03, and Junko Keller, '03, in Tokyo are among the alumnae in 11 cities to enjoy the annual CWIBAN holiday tea series. (See photo at right.)
Elizabeth Howe Bradley, '86, Yale professor of public health and faculty director of the school's Global Health Leadership Institute, has been named the master of Branford College.
Jean Kim, '07, and Aaron Lichtig, '10, were married in New Haven, CT. Jean is project manager in the Chicago office of the Boston Consulting Group.
Christine Schuster, '89, is president and CEO of Emerson Hospital in Concord, MA, and was honored by the Concord Chamber of Commerce as 2011 Business Person of the Year.
Kristen Castillo, '05, and her husband Joe, '05,
welcomed their daughter, Celia Michael Castillo, on August 22nd in Chicago at 6 lbs 4 oz. Kristen reports, "She takes after both of us and has endless energy, even for a newborn." She is Senior Marketing Product Manager in Cardiovascular Marketing at Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc. Joe Castillo is the Managing Owner of Mi Casa Real Estate as well as the owner of Viertillo LLC, which imports and distributes soccer equipment from Mexico. (See photo at right.)
Linda Nyman, '90, is director of marketing at Penn Brewery, and she was profiled by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in September. "Women as craft beer owners are a rare breed," she said.
Mara Winokur, '96, has been promoted to senior vice president, digital media, business development, and strategy for Starz Digital Media, the New York-based digital and on-demand licensing arm of Starz, the programming company.
Jennifer Holmgren, '06 (XP-75), has been appointed to the board of directors of EcoMotors International, the engine manufacturer based in Allen Park, Michigan. Holmgren is CEO of LanzaTech, a bioenergy technology firm.
Terri Lydon, '05, is executive vice president of operations at PromoAid in the Chicago area.
Adis Vila, '97, has been selected as one of Diversity Journal's "Women Worth Watching" for 2012. She is chief diversity officer of the United States Air Force Academy, based in Colorado Springs which was also named a diversity leader for 2012.
Susan Wagner, '84, VP and co-founder of BlackRock, rose to #19 in Fortune Magazine's list of the most powerful women in business.
Genevieve Hanson, '00, was named one of 10 women to watch by Washingtonian Magazine. Genevieve is senior real estate advisor at the General Services Administration.
Claire A. Konneman, '94, has been named executive vice president and US practice leader for financial communications for Hill & Knowlton. She served as president of the Financial Relations Board (FRB) for seventeen years and has received numerous industry awards including PRWeek's "Investor Relations Professional of the Year." Among her other achievements, she is a founding member of The United Way Women's Leadership Council, and she serves as a Diplomat to the Principality of Monaco in its Honorary Consular Corps.
Amy Lehman, '05, is co-founder of the Lake Tanganyika Floating Health Clinic, which aims to bring mobile medical care to isolated African residents.
Brynne Smith, '88, was appointed senior vice president and chief operating officer of Tecta America Corporation, the roofing contractor based in Skokie, IL.
Lilah Madelyn Ford was born on December 30, 2010, just in time for the tax deduction! Mommy Elana Ford, '05, says, "She is by far the most demanding boss I've ever had, but also the most rewarding. It's true what they say about the first smile." (See photo at right from Lilah's first solid food meal!)
Janet "Jan" Yeomans, '79, is vice president and treasurer of 3M, and she was honored by the Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valleys at its annual Women of Distinction Luncheon.
Lakshmi Ananthamurthy, '05, and her husband welcomed their first baby, a boy named Siddartha, born in May. The family live in Mumbai where Lakshmi works with PwC in their climate change and sustainability practice.
JPMorgan Chase CFO of commercial banking Karen Parkhill, '92, of Chicago, has been named to Local Initiatives Support Corporation's board of directors.
Ashley Zickefoose, ’04, and husband Jeff welcomed a baby boy, Baxter, on February 1st. His older half sister loves him dearly, as do Mom and Dad of course! The family lives in Texas, where Ashley works as brand manager with Yum Brands.
Meena Kumba, ’09, and her husband live in the San Diego area with their 16-month-old son, Arnav Mishra.
Minni Shahi, ‘08, has relocated to the Bay Area.
Cheryl Francis, '78, and Judson Green, '76, have been elected to the board of directors of Aon, an insurance and management consulting firm, headquartered in Chicago. Francis is an independent business and financial advisor and co-chairman of the nonprofit Corporate Leadership Center.
Eunice Kim, '05, was featured on the NBC news affiliate in San Francisco for her efforts in raising $175,000 for fighting congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD) with one email. Eunice's daughter Sophie is facing the disease, and funds raised went to the nonprofit Cure CMD. Watch clip >
Libby Harrison, '98, is executive director, sales planning, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. She manages the team responsible for providing analytical insights and strategic support to the domestic sales force for Walmart and Sam's Club and accounts in the grocery/drug store retail channel. She previously served as director of budgeting and forecasting- corporate finance for the studio, from 2004 to 2007. Before joining Sony, Libby worked at Universal Studios and MGM in financial planning positions and at The Walt Disney Studios, Paramount Pictures, and Warner Bros. in television production. She served as moderator for Booth's Chicago Conversations event in Los Angeles in December on Media and Entertainment.
Lynette Lim, '08 (XP), relocated to Chicago from the San Francisco Bay Area.
Jennifer Tedrow, '06, and Jason Tedrow, '06, welcomed baby number three, Connor Jason, on June 8, 2010. (See photo at right.)
Anne Alonzo, '00 (XP-69), has been named chair of the World Cocoa Foundation. Based in Washington DC, the foundation supports cocoa farmers. Alonzo is vice president, global public policy, at Kraft Foods.
Lydia McKinley-Floyd, '75, was named dean of Clark Atlanta University's School of Business, where she chaired the marketing department from 1991 to 2000 and 2004 to 2005.
Kathryn Mikells, '94, has been named a member of the board of directors of The Hartford Financial Services Group, the insurance and wealth management company based in Hartford, Connecticut. Mikells is executive vice president and CFO of Nalco.
Booth alumni selected for the Broad Residency in Urban Education include Isabella Wilson, '98, an organizational-development fellow in Memphis City Schools, and Nithya Rajan, '07, director of performance management for the College Ready Promise, working to improve teacher effectiveness and college readiness at five Southern California charter schools. The Broad Residency places early-career executives into public education systems for two years.
Kathleen R. Seus, '96, is director of green purchasing for Chicago's Delta Institute, managing its Better Buying program.
Chau Ly, '07, and Eric Lam, '07 tied the knot in Orange County in August 2010. Booth alumni who celebrated with them were (from left) Ivan Ma, '07, Elena Mow, '07, Alvin Kwan, '06, Joanna Ortynska, '07, Andy Boswell, '07, Penny Petropoulos, '07, Tim Liu, '06, Eric Korman, '07, Brian Landry-Wilson, '07, Jessica Kipling, '07, Ravi Meka, '07, Megha Kaushal, '07, Robert Bachmann, '07, Davidson Wan, '07, and MK Lee, '07. (See photo at right.)
Kim White, '02, is district sales manager with FinishMaster in St. Louis, MO.
Halina Czerniejewski, '79, a communications consultant and author, is president of the Heard Council at Phoenix's Heard Museum. Her husband practices ER medicine, her daughter Claire is beginning her fourth year of medical school, and her daughter Kendra is an NCAA synchronized-swimming champion. Halina has lived in Arizona for over 20 years, creating and revising organizational and communications methods for multiple organizations, as well as teaching art appreciation.
Amy Paris, MBA '04, MPP '04, head of distressed and event-driven research at Ennis Knupp, is a board member for the Lynn Sage Foundation, a Chicago-area nonprofit that supports scholars doing breast cancer research.
Laura DeYonker, '96, has joined San Francisco's AbsolutData Research & Analytics as a consultant.
Jean Kim Hahn, '05, and Tim Hahn, '99, welcomed a new addition to their family. Elise Jungsoo Hahn was born on July 27. She weighed 7 lbs 6oz, 20 inches. Elise joins big brother, James Hyunsoo (three years old). Jean is currently a Brand Manager at Unilever, and Tim is a director, Strategy & Business Development, at Motorola. (See photo at right.)
Sue Warshal, '04, is executive director of the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy, a nonprofit mental health care organization based in New York. She is also a volunteer with CWIBAN's Alumnae Connections program.
Catherine Gacad, '04, married Dean Barbella in Palm Springs on June 12. Catherine has been with Wells Fargo since graduation and currently works in investor relations in San Francisco. (See photo at right.)
Alison L. Chung, '86, will be honored by the Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana on September 15 at a breakfast celebration in Chicago. She is named one of this year's "smart cookies making a difference." Alison is president of TeamWerks.
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