GIRL SCOUTS SAN DIEGO'S Coo l Women 2017 Laura Rice Director of Development, Girl Scouts San Diego Girl Scout Promise Caroline Sanborn and Marina Lemly Carol Dedrich Chief Executive Officer, Girl Scouts San Diego Emcee Marcella Lee, CBS News 8 Cool Women Awards Reagan Cloutier presents Mary Jean Anderson Rebecca Ebling presents Marcela Celorio P r o gr a m Sierra Harvey presents Carol Rowell Council Adrianne Santa Romana presents Phyllis Epstein Caroline Sanborn presents Felena Hanson Cool Women 2017 Co-Chairs Julia Brown ’05 and Judge M. Margaret McKeown ’04 Girl Scout String Quartet Cool Women Awards Roni Nelson presents Lorie Hearn Shreya Huilgol presents Patty Maysent Jaiden Phillips presents Brittney Reese Maya Kota presents Lynn Schenk Amira Walia presents Wendy Urushima-Conn Rick Brooks Board President, Girl Scouts San Diego 1 Cool Women Event Co-Chairs Julia Brown & Judge M. Margaret McKeown GIRL SCOUTS SAN DIEGO’S Gold Sponsor Thank Event Sponsors Cool Women Mary Jean Anderson Marcela Celorio Owner/President Consul General of Mexico in San Diego Anderson Plumbing, Heating and Air An attorney with master’s degrees “I think the reason why2017 strong women Mary Jean attributes much of in diplomatic studies and security you her professional success to the and defense, Marcela has spent Special thanks to our Girl Scout mentors have such a powerful impact is that skills she gained as a Girl Scout. 18 years with the Mexican Foreign Girl Scout presenters Girl Scout String Quartet Mary Jean Anderson ’17 She trained as a nurse before Service. She was appointed consul Reagan Cloutier Melanie Kellis Julia Brown ’05 they've got the strength of a man with moving into the business world. general by Mexican President Rebecca Ebling Nicole Kellis Carol Rowell Council ’17 The award-winning company she Enrique Peña Nieto. Her former Sierra Harvey Ellie O’Connell Phyllis Epstein ’17 the heart and sensitivity of a woman.” founded in 1978 now has more than positions include chief of staff Adrianne Santa Romana Katie O’Connell Lorie Hearn ’17 170 employees who specialize in at the Mexican Embassy in Caroline Sanborn Richard Kellis, Director Jo Dee C. Jacob ’16 — Emilia Clarke residential plumbing and heating/ Washington D.C. and deputy consul Roni Nelson Linda Katz ’02 air conditioning installation/repairs. at the Consulate General of Mexico Shreya Huilgol Pamela Mudd ’14 Mary Jean is a major supporter of in New York. She was posted to the local Susan G. Komen chapter Israel as chief of mission and Jaiden Phillips Patti Roscoe ’08 Maya Kota and a national leader for Troops served as counselor for political Erica Ollmann Saphire ’16 to Trades, a program that helps affairs for Belgium at the Mexican Amira Walia Wendy Urushima-Conn ’17 veterans train for careers in the Embassy, and at the Mexican Karin Winner ’12 skilled trades. Mission for the European Union. 2 3 Cool Women Cool Women- Carol Rowell Council Phyllis Epstein Felena Hanson Lorie Hearn Patty Maysent Brittney Reese Lynn Schenk Wendy Urushima-Conn Co-Founder, Department of Community Volunteer, Philanthropist Founder, Hera Hub Executive Director and Editor CEO, UC San Diego Health Olympic Medalist Former U.S. Congresswoman, Attorney President and CEO Women's Studies, SDSU inewsource Coach, San Diego Mesa College Asian Business Association A former teacher, Phyllis serves Felena is a long-time entrepreneur Patty, a former Brownie, oversees A member of the California Carol started a grassroots women’s on the boards of the San Diego and marketing maven. Her latest This former Girl Scout began her an organization that employs more A six-time USA Track & Field High-Speed Rail authority and Wendy has fond memories of her movement on the San Diego State Symphony; UCSD Foundation; San venture, Hera Hub, is a spa- media career in Pennsylvania, then than 7,500 team members and has Outdoor champion long jumper, Scripps Research Institute Board Girl Scouting days and more than 20 campus as a 21-year-old student Diego Center for Jewish Culture; inspired shared workspace and worked beats at five newspapers an operating budget that exceeds Brittney also holds three world of Overseers, Lynn serves on years of experience in community and, soon thereafter, co-founded Lawrence Family JCC, Jacobs Family community for women business on both coasts. Watchdog $1.7 billion. She serves on the indoor and three world outdoor the boards of Sempra Energy outreach, marketing and public the nation’s first women’s studies Campus; and the Shoah Foundation owners who need a professional journalism was a priority during board and executive committee championships. She earned and Biogen Idec. She was the relations. She formerly worked for program. She also created a center Institute for Visual History and place to work productively on her nine years as metro editor of the Boys and Girls Club of San Olympic gold at the 2012 London first woman to represent the the Center for Community Solutions, devoted to ending relationship Education at USC. She and her a flexible basis. She has three of the San Diego Union-Tribune. Dieguito. Patty holds degrees from games, was a silver medalist in San Diego region in the House of KGTV/10News and Airwatch Traffic. and sexual violence by being a husband, Dan, support NPR and locations in San Diego County Her reporters produced award- UCLA and Stanford University. A Rio de Janeiro, and finished fifth Representatives. She was chief An active volunteer, Wendy is catalyst for caring communities many local nonprofits, including and is expanding nationally via winning investigations covering four-time All-American swimmer in the Beijing Olympics. Brittney of staff to California Governor president of the local chapter of and social justice. For 20 years KPBS, Scripps Hospital and the a licensing model. Her goal is to large and small local governments. at Stanford, she was captain when underwrites college scholarships Gray Davis and was Gov. Jerry the California Diversity Council and she was executive director of the Sanford Burnham Prebys Institute. support more than 20,000 women In 2009, she founded inewsource, her team won the 1983 NCAA for high school graduates in her Brown’s Secretary of Business, secretary of the San Diego Public organization, now known as The Phyllis’ four-generation Girl Scout in the launch and growth of their a nonprofit, nonpartisan news national championship title. She hometown of Gulfport, Mississippi. Transportation and Housing. Library Foundation. In addition, she Center for Community Solutions. She family includes her mother/troop business … all by 2020. Felena is a organization that does some of the also earned a bronze medal in As an ambassador for the U.S. Appointed a White House Fellow by serves as a library commissioner is devoted to Hearts of Baja, a group leader Frances, daughter Julie published author, former teacher region’s most high-profile reporting. the Pan American games. She Track & Field's Team for Tomorrow President Gerald Ford, Lynn was a and is a member of Mayor that helps provide food and other (whose troop Phyllis led) and and international speaker. It has won eight national awards, continues to advocate for healthy program, she promotes healthy special assistant to Vice Presidents Faulconer’s Asian Pacific Islander resources for orphans in Rosarito. granddaughter Rebecca. a national Emmy nomination and living and exercise. lifestyles for youth and adults. Nelson Rockefeller and Walter Advisory Board. many local honors. Mondale. 4 5 Cool Women Cool Women GIRL SCOUTS SAN DIEGO’S Cool Women HILDE STEPHAN PHOTOGRAPHY Betty Beyster Mary Ann “M.A.” Beyster Darcy C. Bingham Martha Dennis, PhD Anne S. Fege, PhD Jo Dee C. Jacob Philanthropist, Community Volunteer Film Producer; President Catalyst, Philanthropreneur Technology Entrepreneur Forester, Educator and Nature Advocate Former CEO, Girl Scouts San Diego 2016 Foundation for Enterprise Development Debra L. Reed Leyla Sampson Erica Ollmann Saphire, PhD Susan Shirk, PhD Ashley Nell Tipton Debbie Turner VADM Nora Tyson, USN Elizabeth Hosie Chairman and CEO, Sempra Energy U.S. Poet Laureate’s Muse, Educator Ebola Researcher Chair, 21st Century China Program Fashion Designer Philanthropist Commander, U.S. Third Fleet National Delegate Community Volunteer The Scripps Research Institute UCSD CEO’s Girl Advisory Board Member 6 7 Cool Women Cool Women GIRL SCOUTS SAN DIEGO’S “If you have knowledge, let others light their candles Cool Women in it.” Karen Archipley Rabbi Cantor Lesley Cohn Dr. Karen S. Haynes Reena Horowitz — Margaret Fuller Co-founder, Archi’s Acres Arlene Bernstein Co-founder President Businesswoman, Philanthropist 2015 Beth Israel Cohn Restaurant Group California State University San Marcos Jewelry Designer Awetash Keflezighi Carol Lazier Susan Salka Rose Schindler Sue Swenson Carmen Vann Elena Crespo Immigrant Success Story President CEO and President, AMN Healthcare Holocaust Survivor and Educator Wireless Pioneer Project Executive, Turner Construction Girl Scout Ambassador San Diego Opera Board of Directors 2015 Cool Girl 8 9 Cool Women Cool Women GIRL SCOUTS SAN DIEGO’S “We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help Cool Women but change.” Melissa d’Arabian Ann Durst, SHCJ, Esq. Judith McConnell Pamela Mudd — Sheryl Sandberg Celebrity Chef, Author Founder Presiding Justice Musicmatch Co-founder 2014 Casa Cornelia Law Center 4th District Court of Appeal Community Volunteer Zoe Ghahremani Magda Marquet, PhD Patricia McArdle June Shillman Nancy