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   WIL Panelists    In its brief history, the National Diversity Council’s Women In Leadership Symposium has had an excellent group of panelists who have helped make our events the success they are today. These highly successful women represent the best in today’s world of business who have offered their insights on relevant issues impacting today’s workforce and what it takes to successfully manage the challenges they face as they rose to the top in their prospective organizations. 

 We thank each for their participation and hope all attendees found each event beneficial to help them reflect on their goals and status to help catapult themselves to the top in their own careers.

  

   Former Panelists:   

             Amie Pala VP Farm Credit Bank of Texas   Amy Chronis  Managing Partner Deloitte    Annette P. Carnegie Partner Morrison and Foerster, LLP   Antoinette Salvadori Director, Diversity The Walt Disney Studios   Audrey Perez  Owner and Founder Mr. Empanada Restaurants    Barbara Pollack VP, Legal Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems    Belinda Grant-Anderson  VP Workforce Development & Diversity AT&T Operations, Inc.    Bonita J. Hairston  Chief of Staff University of North Texas   Brenda Copper  SVP Aon Consulting   Carole Ishii Assistant VP Burlington Northern Santa Fe   Carolyn Donaldson  VP of Human Resources Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.   Caryl Athanasiu EVP Chief Risk Officer Wholesale Services Group Wells Fargo Bank   Christine Meier  VP Customer Service and Continuous Improvement St. Jude Medical, Inc. US Division   Cynthia L. Blast   Locke Liddell & Sapp LLP   Darlene Grant, PhD Associate Dean, The Graduate School Associate Professor, School of Social Work The University of Texas at Austin   Dawn Siler-Nixon  Partner Ford & Harrison LLP    Deborah Peoples  VP and General Manager, AT&T   Di Ann Sanchez  VP of Human Resources Dallas International Airport   Diana L. Hoover Partner Mayer, Brown, Rowe and Maw LLP   Diana Montenegro  VP of Human Resources and Employee Relations Terremark Worldwide, Inc.   Diane D. Sanders Group President Communication/Collaboration SYSCO Corporation   Donna Burke VP, External Affairs AT&T   Donna D. Carter President Carter Design Associates    Donna DeBerry Principle Founder DRP International   Donna Fujimoto Cole  CEO and President Cole Chemical and Distributing, Inc.    Doreen Lorenzo  President and COO Frog Design    Doris Rodriguez  Partner Andrews Kurth LLP   Dr. Candace A. Jacobs VP Quality Assurance & Environmental Affairs HEB   Dr. Dana Gibson, Ph.D. VP Business and Finance Southern Methodist University    Dr. Dianna Stone Professor of Management University of Texas at San Antonio   Dr. Laura G. Murillo Sr. Executive Director Memorial Hermann Hospital    Dr. Lora Villarreal  EVP and Chief People Officer Affiliated Computer Services    Dr. Lynda Y. de la Vina Dean and Peter Flawn Professor of Economics UTSA College of Business   Dr. Molly Kaye McAdams VP of Own Brands H-E-B Grocery Company    Dr. Virginia Moody  President & CEO Moody & Associates   Elizabeth Stelluto-Dunaier SVP, Marketing Charles Schwab   Evelyn S. Dilsaver EVP Charles Schwab & President and CEO Charles Schwab Investment Management Charles  Schwab Investment Management   Gale King SVP Property & Casualty Human Resources Nationwide    Georgianna Nichols President and COO CenterPoint Energy   Gina Shishima  Partner Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.   Heidi Yodowitz SVP McKesson Corporation   Jacqueline D. Ingram Financial Advisor Merrill Lynch   Jamey Seely VP and General Counsel Direct Energy   Janet Clark  Executive VP and CFO Marathon Oil    Janet Nickloy  VP of Engineering Government Communications Systems Division Harris Corporation   Jenni Lee  Reporter/Anchor Fox 7 News    Joanne Bober EVP, General Counsel and Secretary JCPenney Company, Inc.   Judith A. Apperson  Partner Law Firm of Fulbright & Jaworski   Judith Blakeway  Partner Strasburger & Price    Julia Rendon Executive Director Corporate Communications Valero Energy Corporation   K. Sue Redman  SVP of Finance and CFO Texas A & M University    Ka Cotter Vice Chairman Staubach Company   Karen D. Taylor SVP of HR Reliant Energy   Katherine A. Shields Entrepreneur McDonald Franchises   Kathy Granquist VP Operations TGI Friday’s USA   Kathy Smith Boyd  VP, Sypris Solutions, and President, Sypris Test & Measurement Sypris   Katie Chang  VP of Corporate Banking Compass Bank    Kelly Edwards VP, Talent Development NBC Universal    Kimberly Woollard  SVP of Human Resources and Professional Development Grow Financial Federal Credit Union    Kristi Nelson  Anchor/Reporter NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth   Laura J. McMahon  Partner Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.   Laurie Weiss Partner Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.   Lia Shigemura Asst. VP, Director of Diversity, Inclusion & Training ABM Industries, Inc.   Lora Villarreal, Ph.D. EVP and Chief People Officer Affiliated Computer Services   Marcela Perez de Alonso EVP Human Resources Hewlett Packard    Marcia L. Silverberg SVP Human Resources and Organizational Development  Seton Healthcare Network   Marcie Y. Davis Partner Thompson & Knight LLP   Margaret M. Cerrudo SVP, Human Resources AT&T  Operations, Inc.   Maricela Rodriguez Barr President The Barr Company   Marie Perry VP Brinker International   Martha Wong State Representative District 134 of Texas   Martha Z. Carnes Managing Partner  PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P   Mary Cranston Chair Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP   Mary E. Stutts Senior Director and Head, Corporate Relations Genentech   Mary Rose Brown SVP Corporate Communications Valero Energy Corporation   Mary Scott Russell  President, Chamber South former Mayor of South Miami    Mary Shelton Rose Partner Pricewaterhouse Coopers    Michele Ballard Miller Managing Partner Miller Law Group   Michele Floyd Partner Reed Smith Law Firm   Michelle Delancy Partner Delancyhill Law Firm    Michelle R. Rencoret  Partner Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.   Millicent Hawkins  Director, Financial Planning & Analysis Fired Up, Inc.    Minnie Zuniga Trejo SVP Regional HR Manager Frost National Bank    Mori Taheripour   The Wharton School,  University of Pennsylvania    N. Beth Emery  SVP and General Counsel CPS Energy   Nancy T. Chang, Ph.D. Chairman Tanox Incorporated   Nina Brooks VP of Technology and Chief Information Officer San Antonio Express-News   Norlynn B. Price Partner Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.   Olga Campos Anchor and Reporter KVUE Television Austin Texas   Patricia Diaz Dennis  SVP and Assistant General Counsel AT&T   Patricia E. Adams  President/CEO Zeitgeist Expressions, Inc.   Patti C. Smith President and General Manager KVUE-TV   Patti Rockenwagner VP, Regional Communications Time Warner Cable, Los Angeles Region    Renee White Fraser President and CEO Fraser Communications    Saba Ternikar  SVP Health and Benefits Aon Consulting    Sarah S. Simpson VP, Corporate Communications Tesoro   Saralyn Collins Director of Training and Development www.eWomenNetwork.com   Shauna Clark Partner Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.   Sheryl Sculley City Manager City of San Antonio   Stephanie Fore VP of Human Resources Hines   Susan Johnson-Velez  Shareholder, Government, Environmental and Land Department Fowler White Boggs Banker Law Firm    Sylvia Komatsu SVP KERA   Trish Winebrenner  VP of Marketing ExpressJet Airlines    Val Demings  Chief of Police Orlando Police Department   Victoria Rodriguez Vice Provost and Dean Graduate Studies University of Texas at Austin   Virginia Rose  VP for Human Resources Chief Diversity Officer & Ethics Compliance Officer Medical City Dallas Hospital   Winell Herron  Group VP, Public Affairs and Diversity HEB   Zain McKinney Audit Enterprises Risk Services Partner Deloitte & Touche LLP    

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