Working Mother Magazine: Honors working mothers of the year

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–2010 Honorees Celebrate 25 Years of the 100 Best Companies–

New York, NY (October 26, 2010)—Volunteering with Big Brothers and Big Sisters, improving the hotel experience for families with kids, training Ethiopian women in midwifery and medical care: meet the 2010 Working Mothers of the Year! Chosen from the ranks of this year’s Working Mother 100 Best Companies, these women are role models for working mothers nationwide—exemplifying commitment to their work, children, communities and colleagues.

Celebrating its silver anniversary this year, the Working Mother 100 Best Companies initiative sets the bar for family-friendly workplace programs. To mark 25 years of the 100 Best Companies, the 2010 Working Mothers of the year are all remarkable staffers selected from their rosters.

“All of the Working Mothers of the Year are stellar examples of how moms are not only balancing their careers with their families, but are managing to give back by mentoring others and volunteering in their communities,” said Teresa Palagano, Executive Editor, Working Mother. “We are proud of this year’s honorees, whose superlative achievements help make the workplace, and the world, a better place.”

THE 100 BEST COMPANIES WORKING MOTHERS OF THE YEAR

Abbott
–Sheedeh Mahboobipoor, Tech Support Scientist, Abbott Diagnostics Division

Allstate Insurance Company
–Catherine Brune, Chief Information Officer

American Electric Power
–Lisa Barton, VP, Transmission Strategy and Business Development

American Express
–Kim Goodman, President, Merchant Services Americas

AOL
–Lee Ann Hershberger, Senior Project Manager, Consumer Application Services

Arnold & Porter LLP
–Elizabeth Respess, Executive Director

AstraZeneca
–Sandy Merritt, Security Supervisor

Bain & Company, Inc.
–Julie Coffman, Partner

Bank of America
–Karla Lee, Business Support Executive

Baptist Health South Florida
–Gloria Davidson, Intensive Care/Progressive Care Unit Clerk

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
–Tarsha Rowland-White, Director of Customer Service

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceutical USA
–Karen Iannella, Executive Director, Patient Advocacy and Professional Relations

Bon Secours Richmond Health System
–Kim Coleman, Administrative Director, Talent Acquisition

Booz Allen Hamilton
–Elizabeth Wakefield, Associate

The Boston Consulting Group
–Karen Gordon, Senior Management Consultant

Bronson Healthcare Group, Inc.
–Anna Cox, Registered Nurse

Capital One Financial
–Katherine Busser, Executive VP/Bank Chief Operations Officer

Carlson
–Michele Capece, Senior Client Implementation Manager, Traveler and Transaction Support
–Services

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
–Karla Mavity, Recognition Coordinator

Cisco
–Annmarie Neal, VP of HR and Chief Talent Officer

Covington & Burling
–Damara Chambers, Associate

Dell
–Casey Harrington, Services Portfolio Manager

Discovery Communications
–Emma Damsky, Project Manager

Dow Corning
–Mary Lou Benecke, VP, Public Affairs and Communications

DuPont
–Linda J. Fisher, VP, DuPont Safety, Health & Environment and Chief Sustainability Officer

Eli Lilly and Co.
–Eiry Roberts, VP, Autoimmune Product Development

FINRA
–Cindy Foster-Nicholas, VP and Ombudsman

First Horizon National
–Christine Munson, Executive VP of Corporate and Middle Market Banking

First National Bank
–Theresa Murphy, Operations Officer

Freddie Mac
–Tujuanna Williams, VP and Chief Diversity Officer

General Mills
–Chris Shea, Executive VP, External Relations, General Mills, and President, General Mills
–Foundation

Grant Thornton
–Lori A. Davis, Partner and Tax Practice Leader

Hallmark Cards
–Tara Centeio, VP-Innovation Leader

HCA Virginia Health System-Richmond Market
–Eris Bill, Critical Care Nurse Educator at Chippenham and Johnston-Willis

Hewitt Associates
–Aggie Nolan, Global HR BPO Service Delivery Manager

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
–Daisy Chan, Director, Enterprise Communications

Kellogg
–Celeste Clark, Senior VP of Global Nutrition and Corporate Affairs and Chief Sustainability Officer

KPMG
–Heather Paquette, IT Advisory Partner

Kraft Foods
–Julia Gin, Senior Manager, Corporate Community Involvement

March of Dimes Foundation
–Ginger Sellers Carver, Division Director, Jackson, TN, chapter

Marriott International
–Peggy Fang Roe, VP, Global Brand Management

McGladrey
–Melissa Sisler, Assurance Director in the Des Moines, IA, office

Mercy Health System
–Barbra Bortner, VP, Marketing and Public Relations

Monsanto
–Nanci Daesch, Finance Lead for Seeds and Traits Business Unit

National Education Association
–Nancy Dassonville, Senior Business Systems Analyst

New York Life Insurance
–Blanca Figueroa, Senior Executive Assistant to Katherine O’Brien, First VP/Deputy General Counsel

Northern Trust
–Shirley Sains, Senior VP and Manager of IT Service Management

Northwestern Memorial HealthCare
–Julie Creamer, Senior VP of Administration

Pearson
–Anne Fisher Dobrowolski, Director, Employee Relations

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
–Gindi Eckel Vincent, Senior Associate

The PNC Financial Services Group
–Karen Larrimer, Chief Marketing Officer

The Principal Financial Group
–Elaine Wernlund, IT Business Analyst IV-Health IT

SC Johnson
–Esther Helding, Manufacturing Process Engineer

Scripps Health
–Lisa Thakur, VP, Chief Operations Executive

Texas Instruments
–June Montgomery, DMOS5 Section Manager

TriHealth
–LaTasha Patrick, HR Consultant

Turner Broadcasting System
–Jill Shields, Senior VP, Marketing and Promotions for Animation, Young Adult and Kids Media

University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
–Rachel Thill, Scheduler

WellStar Health System
–Theresa Rounds, Medical Assistant, WellStar Cobb Surgical Associates

Yale University
–Marlene Schwartz, Deputy Director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity

Yale-New Haven Hospital
–Kyle Ballou, Administrative Director, Community and Government Relations

Profiles of the Working Mothers of the Year are in the November 2010 issue of Working Mother, and at workingmother.com .

About Working Mother Media

Working Mother magazine reaches 2 million readers and is the only national magazine for career-committed mothers; WorkingMother.com brings to the Web home and career information, advice and a broad range of solutions daily. This year marks the 25th anniversary of Working Mother’s signature research initiative, Working Mother 100 Best Companies, the most important benchmark for work-life practices in corporate America. Working Mother Media, a division of Bonnier Corp. (http://www.bonnier.com), includes the National Association for Female Executives (NAFE, http://www.nafe.com), Diversity Best Practices (http://www.diversitybestpractices.com), the WorkLife Congress and the Multicultural Women’s Conference and Leadership Summits. Working Mother Media’s mission is to serve as a champion of culture change.