NCRW Celebrates 30 Leaders for Changing the Way the World
Looks at Women: Awards Dinner 2012, March 6th
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For Immediate Release
New York (February 24, 2012) – At its 30th anniversary Awards Dinner, at Cipriani Wall Street
on March 6th, the National Council for Research on Women will honor: Beth Brooke of Ernst
& Young; Abigail Disney, Pamela Hogan, and Gini Retiker of the Women, War & Peace series
on PBS; Anita Hill of Brandeis University; and Soledad O’Brien of CNN at its annual Making
a Difference for Women Awards in New York City.
In addition to a stellar line-up of honorees, the Council will recognize 30 outstanding leaders
for their contributions to changing the way the world looks at women. The special honor roll
will recognize 30 leaders from diverse corners of NCRW’s broad network who through their
efforts have advanced women’s issues, promoted women’s leadership, and changed the way
the world views women and girls. All have been nominated by their peers for their
outstanding work.
30 Leaders Honor Roll Analisa Balares, CEO & Founder, Womensphere; Kathy Cloninger,
Former CEO, Girl Scouts of the USA; Dina Dublon, Former Executive Vice President and
CFO, JPMorgan Chase; Tiffany Dufu, President, The White House Project; Janice Ellig, CoCEO, Chadick Ellig; Anne Erni, Global Head of Leadership, Learning and Diversity,
Bloomberg; Helen M. Galt, Senior Vice President, Chief Risk Officer and Company Actuary,
Prudential Financial, Inc.; Renee Garbus, VP, Assistant Treasurer – Risk Management,
PepsiCo; Rose E. Gorman, Supervisor, Community Engagement Department, StoryCorps;
Donna P. Hall, President & CEO, The Women Donors Network; Joan Gustafson Haworth,
Founder and Retired Managing Director, Economic Research Services Group; Janet Holmgren,
Former President, Mills College; Debbie Hopkins, Chairman of Venture Capital Initiatives
and Chief Innovation Officer, Citi; Eleanor Horne, Vice President Social Investment Fund
(retired), Educational Testing Service; Edith Hunt, Chief Diversity Officer, Goldman Sachs;
Helen LaKelly Hunt, Founder and President, The Sister Fund; Musimbi Kanyoro, President
and CEO, Global Fund for Women; Jackie Joyner-Kersee; Barbara G. Koster, Senior Vice
President and Chief Information Officer, Prudential Financial, Inc.; Carolyn Buck Luce,
Principal, Ernst & Young; Marjorie Magner, Partner, Brysam Global Partners; Stephanie N.
Mehta, Executive Editor, FORTUNE; Maria Castañón Moats, Chief Diversity Officer and
Assurance Partner, PwC; Lisa-Marie Monsanto, Partner, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP;
Yvonne Moore, Executive Director, Daphne Foundation; Davia Temin, CEO, Temin and
Company; Geri Thomas, SVP, Global Diversity & Inclusion Executive and Georgia Market
President, Bank of America; Deborah Toppmeyer, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Chief of Solid Tumor
Oncology and Director of the Stacy Goldstein Breast Cancer Center and the LIFE Center at The
Cancer Institute of NJ; Barbara Winslow, Founder & Director, The Shirley Chisholm Project; Miriam
W. Yeung, Executive Director, National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum.
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The National Council for Research on Women acknowledges our Underwriters: Ernst & Young and
Prudential Financial as well as our Sponsors: Bloomberg; Brysam Global Partners; The Chubb
Group of Insurance; Citi; Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Deborah Slaner Larkin; PepsiCo; and
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. The Council also wants to recognize the contributions of our Dinner
Co-Chairs Deborah Slaner Larkin and Kathleen Lundquist as well as Board Chair Lucie Lapovsky.
The National Council for Research on Women is a network of leading research, policy and advocacy
centers committed to improving the lives of women and girls. NCRW provides the latest news,
research, and strategies needed to ensure fully informed debates, effective policies, and inclusive
practices. In partnership with business, academic, non-profit, and philanthropic organizations, we
advance collaborative and transformative change, both nationally and globally.
For more information about the Awards Dinner, or to reserve a table, email:
[email protected], telephone (646) 786-1794 or visit our website: www.ncrw.org.
Interview and media requests, contact: Vivienne Heston-Demirel, NCRW Director of
Communications email: [email protected], tel: 212.785.7335, ext. 201.