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 A values-led community of C-suite executives across industries and generations.

The Women
of EWA.

Trusted by Peers. Built On Integrity. EWA Is Guided By Experienced Women Leaders Who Believe In Values‑Led Mentorship And Long-Term Relationships.
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Founder

Larraine Segil,
Founder & CEO

Larraine Segil is a South African-born entrepreneurial CEO, attorney, adviser, lecturer, author, board member, and cheesemaker! She is renowned as the leading Guru in Strategic Alliances having written 5 books on the topic and built (and sold) the leading Consultancy in the area after being CEO of companies in Health Care and Aerospace Advanced Materials Distribution.

 

She taught Executive Education on Alliances at Caltech for 24 years. She has been an Adjunct Professor at Southwestern Law School on Business Alliances and has been an Adjunct Professor in the Straus Center Masters Program in Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine (#1 in the USA). Her Mentoring Methodology for EWA is proprietary and brings her partnering expertise into a metrics-driven, year-long program that has proven results. Segil was a member of the Board of Frontier Communications ( 2005 -2017) a Fortune 200 company and on the public board of CalPrivate Bank as well as on The Graziadio School of Business, Pepperdine, and as Board Emerita at UCLA Anderson School Entrepreneur's Advisory Board, and NACD PSW. Larraine serves on the Fast Company Impact Council and was formerly Chair of A Private Equity backed SaaS company and Vice Chair of a global private company.

The Women of EWA

Adrienne Gemperle

Chief People Officer

Sweetgreen

Alexandra Burban

Head of Corporate Development and M&A

Standard Industries

Allison Windon

Head of Go-to-Market Strategy

Paylocity

Alma Derricks

Managing Partner

REV

Amanda Armstrong

SVP, Communications and Industry Relations

Encore

Amie Chang

Managing Director

Nardello & Co

Amy Hanlon-Rodemich

Chief Human Resources Officer

HR Revolt and Big Band AI

Amy Towner

Chief Executive Officer

Health Foundation Care Foundation for Ventura County

Amy Radin

Lecturer in Professional Studies

Columbia University

Ana Henwood

Litigation Associate

White and Case Law

Ana Villegas

VP Marketing

Cisco

Angela Martindale

Board Director, CEO, Executive, Strategist, Successful Serial Entrepreneur

Unlimited Lifestyle Inc

Angela Zutavern

Managing Director

AlixPartners

Anita St. Pierre

Founding Member

FiT Capital (Fit Mortgage and FiT Consulting)

Annie Bloomquist

Former Executive Vice President, Chief Innovation Officer

Sleep Number

Annie Drew

Chief Risk and Compliance Officer

WEX Inc

Beth Ginzinger

President and Chief Transformation Officer

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona

Beth Moses

Former Astronaut

Virgin Galactic

Bille Jo Nutter

CEO

Chordline

Breanna Stott

Founder, Wealth Advisor

Finwell

Britt Ide

Board Director

Northwestern Energy

Brooke Hopkins

Managing Director Disputes and Investigations, Corporate Compliance, Internal Controls, Regulatory

Alvarez and Marsal

Carol Horton

Small Business Owner

Lily Grace Homes

Casey Bull

COO

MyOrthoVA

Cathy Mann

Global Vice President

Cemex

Cecilia Aviles

Chief Executive Officer

LifeLong Medical Care

Chantel Maina

Actuarial Specialist

Old Mutual Ltd

Charlotte Farmer

SVP, COO

Underwriters Laboratories

Charlotte Walsh

Managing Director

Jennison

Christianne Kerns

CEO & Managing Partner

Hahn & Hahn LLP

Christy Soukhamneut

Chief Lending Officer

UFCU

Cinzia Amadio

Chief Marketing and Growth Officer

ROAR AFRICA

Colette Rozanski

President

R.C. Wegman Construction Company

Courtney Wright

CEO and Owner

Gemini Builds it!

Cristina Hall

Chief Customer Officer

Bringg

Cynthia Gibson

Executive

Bush Brothers & Company

Dana Guthrie

Managing Partner

Gateway Capital

Danette Andley

Former SVP, CMO, Chief Marketing Officer

Healthcare Business Group at 3M

Danielle Probst

CPO

Inspirato

Debra Mcclure

VP Sales, Americas

Dropbox

Denise Malecki

PwC Partner - Retired

PwC

Diana Barr

Human Capital Operating Partner

Human Capital Operating Partner at One Rock Capital Partners

Diana Dragon

Head of Global Security

Ebay

Diana Hoff

Former SVP Operations

Antero Resources

Dymeka Harrison

CCO, Chief Commercial Officer

Harbinger Health

Elisa Bannon-Jones

CHRO

Former Rue 21

Elizabeth Stephenson

CEO

Intelligent Brands

Ellen McCarthy

President/Chairwoman

Truth in Media

Emily Moorhead

President

Henry Ford Health

Ena Hull

CEO and President | Board Member

Ultimate Healthcare Services Inc

Erin Sheckler

Head of National Commercial Services

Stewart Title

Gia Dowling

Corporate Vice President @ Nicholas and Company | Leading HR Strategy

Nicholas and Company

Gitta Hansen

CFO Consultant

8020 Consulting

Helen Kottenstette

SVP, Strategic Business Operations

ServiceNow

Holly Beeman

Chief Medical Officer

HCA HealthOne

Ingrid Jacobs

Independent Diversity Consultant

Former JLL

Jane Marcus

Founder, Jane Marcus Associates

Executive Coach

Janell Pittman

Thought Leader| Brand and Marketing, Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Digital Officer, Senior Vice Pr

Independent Consultant

Janelle Bieler

Division President

Employbridge

Janna Ronert

Founder & CEO

Image Skin Care

Jannies Burlingame

CFO, CPA, CRMA

SS&B Global

Jennifer Povlitz

Managing Director

UBS Wealth Management

Jeri Harman

Founder & Chairman

Avante Capital Partners

Jessica Graham

Executive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer & Chief Legal Officer

Global Federal Credit Union

Jessica Morris

SVP - Chief Accounting Officer & Treasurer

Saks Global

Joanna Dodd Massey

Board Director | Management Consultant

JDMA Inc.

Jourdan Hathaway

Chief Business Officer

General Assembly

Julia Wellborn

Strategic Advisor

Financial Services

Karen Gibson

Sergeant at Arms

U.S. Senate

Karen Havenstirte

CTO, Chief Technology Officer

Tangible Science

Kari Jean Glosser

Partner, Financial Advisor

Abacus Wealth

Karlyn Mattson

Chief Merchandising Officer

Former Rue21

Karyn Koven

Founder/CEO

LanguageBird Inc.

Kathy Huston

OBGYN and Property Manager

Generations Medical Group

Kathy Ross

CEO

Sequoia One (PEO)

Kellen Smith

Chief Executive Officer

8020 Consulting

Kelly Crabb

SVP of Partnerships

Honor Education

Kelly Jones

Chief People Officer

Cisco

Kerri Schoonyoung

Founder & CEO

Dept. 11

Kim Kross

C-Suite

Independant

Kimberlee Reese

President

Total Care Auto, Asbury Automotive Group

Kimberly Kopetz

President and CEO

The Opus Group

Kiran Gupta

Vice President, Associate Chief Quality Officer

Sutter Health

Kris Laseter

Chief Operating Officer

Transit Technologies

Kristen Shields

President

Graymills Corporation

Kristin Kohler Burrows

Management Consultant

Alvarez & Marsal

Larraine Segil

Founder and CEO

Exceptional Women Alliance Foundation

Lauren Howard

Chief Revenue Officer

Dandelion Energy

Leslie Motter

Chief Executive Officer

Make-A-Wish America

Leslie Paulson

GM, General Manager

PTC

Linda LoRe

Independent Coach and Consultant

Former Injoy Global, Inc.

Lindsey Carnett

CEO and Founder

Marketing Maven

Lori Morgan

President & CEO

Huntington Health (through 12/25)

Lourdes Pineda

Chief Financial Officer

Harvard Maintenance

Lucienne Papon

Producer/Former EVP, Creative Affairs

Loopdilu Ventures

Malika Begin

Owner

Begin Development

Maria Gallegos

Principal Advisor; Former CEO/COO & Board member

Various Companies

Mary Boros

Vice President

Teknor Apex

Mary Thompson

Board Member, Former CEO Ready Pac Foods, President Cargill

Independent Board Member

Mary Knobler

Advisory Partner

Oaktree Capital Management

Mary Zappone

CEO, Board Member

Sundyne

Maureen Sweeny

former Chief Revenue Officer

Meghan McGovern

Plastic Surgeon and holder of patents

RenewalMD

Melanie Osborne

Chief HSEC Officer

Alyeska Pipeline Service Company

Melanie Williams

Former SVP Operations, South Region

Frontier Communications

Melanie Chase

Chief Revenue Officer

RTIC Outdoors

Melanie Marcus

CMO SureScripts

SureScripts

Melanie Siewert

Chief Marketing Officer

LHH

Melinda Yee Franklin

Managing Director

The Siena Group

Meredith Finn

CFO

Front

Michelle Westfort

Chief Strategy & Solutions Officer

InStride

Mindy Mackenzie

Independent Consultant

MM Enterprises, Inc

Mollie Richardson

Former CHRO, First Republic Bank

Independent C Suite Advisor

Monique Villegas

Retired - Special Agent in Charge

Former US Dept of Justice/Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

Nicole Brownell

Chief Experience Officer

Zartico

Nicole Clemens

Former President

Paramount Television Studios

Nicole Mouskondis

CEO, Co-Chief Executive Officer & Board Director

Nicholas & Company Inc.

Nina Barjesteh

EVP, President

Nordstrom

Patricia Mishic OBrien

Chief Commercial Officer, Board

UBQ Materials

Pepper Lindsley

President & CEO

Chilton Trust

Regine Lawton

CTO

Zartico

Renee James

Founder, Chairman & CEO

Founder, Chairman & CEO

Romelia Garcia

Chief Admin Officer

Sutter Health

Roslyn Schneider

Former President

BioMartin Pharm

Rossann Williams

Chief Operating Officer

Sweetgreen

Sally Drexler

Senior Managing Director

Teneo

Sammie Dabbs

Chief Commercial Officer

WorkCare

Sandy Kuohn

Chief Human Resources Officer

Sarah Lehman

CEO, Chief Executive Officer

Zartico, Inc

Sasha Stair

Chief Marketing Officer

Xactus

Sejal Patel Daswani

Chief People Officer

Deputy

Shanna Woyak

President/CEO

Front Gate, LLC

Shannon Jurdana

President/ CEO

Vimly Benefits Solutions

Shannon Leininger

VP, Global Partner Sales

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Shannon Nash

Board Adviser and Director

Self Employed

Shari Hofer

Independent Director

Mud Bay Ventures

Shelie Gustafson

Former Chief Human Resources Officer

Jacobs

Shelley Leonard

President

Xactus

Shruti Miyashiro

President/CEO

Digital Federal Credit Union

Silvia Mazzucchelli

Board Director, Advisor

Various Public and Private Boards

Stephanie Anderson

Senior Managing Director

Ankura

Stephanie Cox

Founder

Blue Sky Ambition

Subash Samuels

Partner, Equity Partner and Senior Lead Risk & Advisory

KPMG

Susan Markel

Executive Partner and Managing Director

AlixPartners

Susan Holliday

President

SH Advisors

Suzanne Shelton

Senior Partner

Environmental Resources Management, Inc.

Tabassum Zalotrawala

CDO, Chief Development Officer

McDonald's

Tamara Cora

Managing Director

Everest Advisors

Tarah Castleberry

Faculty in Aerospace Medicine Division

University of Texas Medical Branch

Taryn Fixel

President & COO

WaitWhat / Liminal Ventures

Tatyana Popkova

Senior VP, Chief Strategy and Ambulatory Officer

UCI Health

Tina Robinson

Attorney

Robinson Law Firm PC

Tong Zhang

Co-Founder and CEO

Calepi Bio

Tracie Rotter

Partner, Platform

Lux Capital

Trish Kinane

Retired

Fremantle Media North America

Valentina Videva Dufresne

President

Zehnder Group AG

Vanessa Belozeroff

aVP Portfolio, Program Leadership & Management

Organon

Vasanthi Chandrasekaram

Board of Advisors

Valley Growth Ventures

Voviette Morgan

Head of Global Security LA 2028 Olympics

Federal Bureau of Investigations

Wendy Lee

Managing Partner

LOGS Legal Group

Whitney Johnson

CEO and Co-founder

Disruption Advisors

Wouleta Ayele

CTO

Sweetgreen

Xochitl Monteon

Chief Information Security Officer

Aristocrat

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