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Thursday, April 29, 2021 • 11 a.m.

Honoring local women whose accomplishments in careers and community service exemplify the values of Girl Scouts

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Congratulations to VyStar Chief Lending Officer Jenny Vipperman for being named one of this year’s Girl Scouts of Gateway Council’s 2021 Women of Distinction.

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Women of Distinction 2021 Honorees and Mentees

Molly Curry Mentee: Colby, Girl Scout Ambassador Dr. Diana L. Greene Mentee: Meredith, Girl Scout Senior Dr. Cynthia Griffin Mentee: Maura, Girl Scout Cadette Kim Holland Mentee: Allison, Girl Scout Senior Jenny Vipperman Mentee: Gina, Girl Scout Ambassador Corie Pauling 2021 Regional Impact Award Honoree Mentee: Alyssa, Girl Scout Senior

A special thank you to our 2021 event committee: Patrice Abner • Jaela Avery • Becca Barnes • Martha Barrett • Jan Lipsky • Angelica Novo Presenting Sponsor

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Carol C. Thompson Silent Auction Donors

Aqua East

Athena Restaurant

Beard’s Jewelry

Bradford Portraits

Catty Shack Ranch

Clara’s Tidbits

Congaree and Penn

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First Magnitude Brewing Company

Girl Scouts of Gateway Council Board Members

Hair Piece

Hyatt Regency Jacksonville

Icemen Hockey

Jan Lipsky

Jenni Murphy

Kayak Amelia

Old Town Trolley Tours

PRP Wine International

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SkyDive Deland

The French Pantry

Tom Bush BMW

Underwood Jewelers

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Molly Curry is a certified public accountant with a successful career filled with many accomplishments. However, anyone who knows Molly will tell you that her family is the greatest asset of her life. A full-time mother to three children, Molly enjoys serving and supporting the educational, recreational, and personal interests of her kids. In addition to serving as a member of the PTA, she volunteers in classrooms throughout Duval County promoting literacy, the arts, nutrition, and youth development activities.

Molly works side-by-side with her husband, City of Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry, on community engagement programs and initiatives that build safer, healthier, and vibrant families and communities. Molly has led and participated in events and activities hosted by Duval County Public Schools, Blessings in a Backpack, the Jacksonville Children’s Commission, Generation WORKS, Rethreaded, the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville, Nemours Children’s Specialty Care, Jacksonville Symphony, Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, and the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund. In addition, she is as equally active in her church, Southside United Methodist Church, where she has led a young girl’s group and coordinated Vacation Bible School.

An alumnus of the University of Florida, Molly enjoys working out, reading, and caring for her family and their 10 pets. Dr. Diana Greene Duval County Public Schools

Dr. Diana L. Greene became Superintendent of Duval County Public Schools (DCPS), the 20thlargest school district in the nation on July 1, 2018 and serves 130,000 students within 200 schools and manages a $1.7 billion-dollar budget. Prior to her work in Duval, she was the Superintendent of the School District of Manatee County, where she made significant strides forward academically, financially and in terms of its public perception.

Known for her positive nature and engaging personality, Dr. Greene initiated her time as Superintendent in Manatee County by putting forward a leadership plan that consisted of what she named the Five C’s: Calmness, Consistency, Civility, Confidence and Community. Leading by example, Dr. Greene has overseen a district that has improved academically to the point that it received a B grade from the state two of the last three years (2015, 2017), after receiving a C grade the previous three years, even in the face of more rigorous standards. In addition, the Manatee District’s graduation rate rose 5.6% during the 2015-2016 school year and was 2.8% higher than the statewide graduation rate.

On the financial front, the Manatee District’s fund balance (reserve fund) increased from $17.3 million to more than $25.5 million in the last three years, causing global credit ratings leader Fitch Ratings to raise its financial rating of the District two times in the last three years. Those accomplishments led directly to the passage of two separate countywide tax referendums in a span of 16 months. The first came on November 8, 2016, when Manatee County voters approved the renewal of a 15- year half-cent sales tax to help fund school district capital needs. The second came on March 20, 2018, when voters approved a four-year, one-mill property tax increase to help fund more competitive teacher and staff pay, and to add a half-hour of instruction for students each day. Combined, the referendums are expected to add more than $60 million annually to the District’s budget.

Prior to becoming Superintendent, Dr. Greene served as Deputy Superintendent of Instructional Services in Manatee County. During her 33-year career as an educator, she has spent time as a teacher, assistant principal, principal as well as in curriculum development, staff development and in senior executive leadership. On a personal note, Dr. Greene is the daughter of a father who served in the Air Force, and she grew up living in locations all over the United States and abroad. She is married to James Greene, an independent financial advisor, and they have two sons, Aldon and Joshua. Cynthia Griffin Florida Blue

Dr. Cynthia Griffin is Florida Blue’s Vice President of Medicare Pharmacy Programs. In this role, she is responsible for managing the Medicare pharmacy operations, developing and integrating new clinical and operational functions in order to promote innovative and compliant programs, as well as transforming pharmacy programs to support changing health care models. She also manages the Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) relationship for the Medicare line of business.

Griffin has been with Florida Blue since 2006 with over 35 years’ experience in health care. Her experience includes Pharmacy Director for the Duval County Health Department, Pharmacy Director for Humana’s Jacksonville Market, Clinical Assistant Professor for Florida A&M University, Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy, Director of Pharmacist Managed Anticoagulation Clinic, and Director of Primary Care Residency Program.

Griffin has served on numerous boards and committees including the Downtown Development Authority for the City of Jacksonville, the State Medicaid Physician Prescribing Panel; the American Society of Health Systems Pharmacist Commission on Credentialing. She served on the Florida State Board of Pharmacy from 2009- 2013 (Vice Chair 2011 and Chair 2012).

Griffin completed the Executive Leadership Program sponsored by America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) in 2009, Leadership Jacksonville in 2011 and Leadership Florida 2016 (Class XXXIV). She is a 2009 inductee into the Florida A&M University College of Pharmacy Gallery of Distinction.

She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy and a Doctorate of Pharmacy degree from Florida A&M University. She completed an Anticoagulation Traineeship program at the Medical College of Virginia and is a Fellow of the American Society of Health Systems Pharmacist.

She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sorority, Inc. and the Bold City Links, Inc. She leads the Women’s Ministry at her church, Wayman Temple AME. She is also active member of the Women’s Missionary Society.

Griffin has been married to Rev. Dr. Mark Griffin, Sr. Pastor or Wayman Ministries, for 37 years. They have two daughters Dr. Whitney Bunion and Crystal Griffin. One son-in-love, Tony Bunion and two grands Marcus (10) and Maya (5) Bunion. Kim Holland RS&H

Kim Holland is a true example of how a person can flourish with dedication and professionalism. In the field of civil engineering women make up less than 15%, and an even smaller number of women hold executive positions. Kim has made significant career progress at RS&H, starting as a Project Manager in 2002 and being promoted to Vice President in 2012, being one of only two female executive engineers, in a firm of over 1,000, at the time. Kim’s comprehensive knowledge of the industry has made her an effective leader and her strategic business development has helped to substantially grow the firm.

Kim has expanded service offerings beyond Design-Build, P3 Project Delivery, Toll Services, Transit, Engineering and Planning Services, to include Intelligent Transportation Systems, and Emerging Technologies.

Kim has helped position the company for success, and helped align the company for many signature projects including the First Coast Expressway providing 46 miles of new roadway to connect I-10 in Duval County with I-95 in St. Johns County; I-295 Express Lanes Design-Build from JTB to 9B; I-95/I-295 North Interchange providing a vital transportation improvement connecting JAXPORT, JAA, and downtown Jacksonville; and the JTA Skyway Modernization Program Manager which will oversee the conversion of an existing transit system to Autonomous vehicles. Additionally, her transportation program has provided support during disaster and emergency situations, including the Emergency Repair of the Mathews Bridge, infrastructure assessments following Hurricane’s Matthew and Irma, and design of the Jacksonville Pier following collapse after the two hurricanes.

During her tenure, she has helped solidify and expand critical relationships with the Florida Department of Transportation, Jacksonville Port Authority, the Jacksonville Transportation Authority, the North Florida Planning Organization, and the City of Jacksonville.

Kim currently serves as on the Florida Chamber Board of Trustees and participates on the Finance Committee. She also serves on UNF’s Dean’s Leadership Council for the College of Computing Engineering and Construction. Jenny Vipperman VyStar Credit Union

Jenny Vipperman currently serves as the Chief Lending Officer of VyStar Credit Union, and while she has worked extensively in credit union lending management, her diverse background includes a wealth of other experience. After Jenny graduated from Virginia Tech with a degree in psychology, she spent several years working in the automotive sector. This auto industry experience helped launch her credit union career when she was hired by a local credit union to create an in-house dealer finance division. While managing a successful lending unit, Jenny continued her higher education, and in 2010, she earned an MBA from George Mason University. That led her to career growth in the credit union lending field.

As Chief Lending Officer of a $10 billion in assets local, not-for-profit financial institution, Jenny has a passion for the credit union mission of serving the under-served. Her mission is not only to help credit unions stay relevant but also to ensure they embrace changes within the industry and remain well-positioned to make a positive impact on the lives of their members and local communities. To this end, Jenny has pioneered the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in credit union lending with the goal of advancing financial inclusion and fairness in lending. She has been a presenter at credit union and banking industry events, including Money 20/20, Credit Union National Association Lending Council, the Jacksonville chapter of the National Diversity Council, among others.

Jenny is currently serving on the boards of the National Credit Union Foundation, which provides financial literacy to credit union member and disaster recovery relief to credit unions so they may continue to serve members when they are in the most critical need, and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Central and North Florida, which provides funding for blood cancer treatment research and family support services, and is an advisory member of the Credit Union Development Education program. Jenny is additionally a Jax Chamber Trustee and has previously served on the boards of the Jacksonville Women’s Leadership Forum and Metro Area Credit Union Management Association. In 2019, Jenny was named the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Woman of the Year for her philanthropic and fundraising efforts.

Jenny and her family reside in St. John’s County, and her daughter, Lila, is a second grader and current Brownie with Girl Scouts of Gateway Council. Corie Pauling 2021 Regional Impact Award TIAA At TIAA since 2006, Corie Pauling became the organization’s Senior Vice President, Chief Inclusion & Diversity (I&D) Officer and Head of Corporate Social Responsibility in July 2018. Corie was instrumental in the launch of the I&D function at TIAA over ten years ago and served as a primary legal and business advisor and thought leader in this area. In her prior role, Corie held the position of Senior Director, Associate General Counsel in the Employment, Benefits & Labor Law Group, in which she provided counseling, training, risk assessment and other support to TIAA’s executives, its prior I&D leaders and other Human Resources leaders and also business managers on a broad range of workforce issues, and she also managed employment litigation nationally. In the I&D space, she has extensive experience in strategy development, board interface, equal employment opportunity best practices, policy development, training/learning, metrics, data analytics and reporting, supplier diversity, pay and rating equity, global workforce compliance, talent acquisition, workforce development, employee resource groups, culture surveys, federal contractor compliance and workplace investigations. She also leads the TIAA enterprise’s Corporate Social Responsibility function, which last year led over 650 community service projects through 15,000 employee volunteers. Corie also led the Culture Action Team for TIAA’s Advocacy & Oversight area from 2016 through 2018.

An engaged civic leader and also a competitive 11-time marathoner, Corie was incredibly honored to be named on the list of 2019 Black Enterprise Most Powerful Women in Corporate Diversity and also to be recognized as a TIAA Working Mother of the Year in conjunction with the national publication Working Mother and a recipient of the Young Civic Leader Award by the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. She is a graduate of Charlotte’s groundbreaking Leadership Development Institute. Corie also served on the Board of Governors of the North Carolina Bar Association (NCBA) and as chairperson of the NCBA’s 500-attorney Labor and Employment Law Section. Among other leadership posts, she also served as a committee chair of the Board of Directors for the Levine Museum of the New South, a member of Charlotte’s Arts & Science Council Advisory Committee and a co-chair of the Mecklenburg County Bar’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee. As also an avid “late bloomer” runner, she is thrilled to have run the Boston Marathon for the first time in 2018 and is training now to qualify for the 2021 running.

Corie holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan College of Engineering and a Juris Doctor from the Northwestern University School of Law. To Heal • To Comfort To Educate • To Discover

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Christy Dickinson Waldenmaier Chair Elect/Fund Development This is the hard hat worn by a Chair woman forging a path forward – for herself and others. Ann King For her leadership, we thank Board Development Chair RS&H’s Kim Holland, 2021 Women of Distinction honoree. Nicki Howard rsandh.com Secretary

Lauren Todd Treasurer gsgc GSGC Abena Anyane-Yeboah SUMMER Susan Butler-Kennedy Crystal Charles CAMP Latasha Garrison Karen Harding Lisa Acheson Luther Jeanna Mastrodicasa Kelly Pourciau Adventure Willetta Richie Tania Schmidt-Alpers TOGETHER Emily Anne Schmitt Grace Staten Seth Waller 2021 Girl Scouts of Gateway Council

SUMMERgirlscouts-gateway.org/SummerCamp CAMP 2020 Past Honorees

1989 1994 1999 Leslie Elayne Allen Sarah W. Bailey Sue Butts Tillie Kidd Fowler * Elizabeth Boddie * Barbara Darby J. Elizabeth Meuse * Kay E. Gilmour Barbara Jaffe Marion Conner Price * Joy McCumber Myers Sallyn Pajcic Ann Marie Rogers Clovia E. Russell * Nancy Snyder Blair Woolverton Susan K. Shaw Beverly Jennings

1990 1995 2000 Willye F. Dennis * Anne Connolly Dorothy S. Dorion Patricia I. Hannan Judy Hall Susan L. Hartley Nancy L. Hogshead-Makar Teala A. Milton Joyce Morgan Danford Peg S. Katzenburg * Cindy Mosling Cheryl Amos Riddick Martha C. Rader Madeline Scales-Taylor Susan L. Rodgers Darleen R. Unger Carol S. Spalding Carol C. Thompson

1991 1996 2001 E. Rushton H. Callaghan Jackie Cornelius Carol Alexander Jane S. Condon Barbara Drake Peggy Bryan Lyn G. Joynt * Stuart Evans Barbara Goodman Espie D. Patrinely Bonnie Grissett * Charlene Taylor Hill Gertrude H. Peele * Ju’Coby Pittman-Peele Alberta Hipps Portia L. Taylor Linda Sherrer Connie Hodges

1992 1997 2002 Martha Barrett Clarice Adkins-Knopf * Cynthia B. Austin Kathy G. Chinoy Carolyn Gentry Toni Crawford Roberta Giudice-Teller Janet Johnson * Lois Graessle * Pauline O. Lawrence Suzanne Lewis Suzanne Jenkins Audrey M. Moran Sherry Magill Emily Lisska Kathy R. Stark Joanelle Mulrain Delores Barr Weaver

1993 1998 2003 Cindy Edelman Leah Barker * Edythe Abdullah Beth McCague Betty Boyer * Jeannie Fewell * Audrey Schiebler * Sherry Burns Karen Gordon Betty Skinner * Elizabeth Means * Susan Hamilton Sherri Smith Carolyn Munro Wilson Marty Lanahan Linda Walker Mary Alice Phelan Betsy Lovett

Past Honorees Continued

2004 2010 2017 Susan H. Black Karen E. Bowling Mary Baer Eleanor J. Gay * Sandra L. Cook Anna Lopez Brosche Linda M. Lanier Shahla Masood, M.D. Diane Brunet-Garcia Karen Brune Mathis Carole J. Poindexter Nancy Chartrand Deborah Pass Durham Julia W. Taylor Jane Lanier Courtenay Sands Wilson Norma S. White Diane Raines Amy Ruth 2005 2011 Lt. Lakesha Burton Corrine Brown Robin J. Albaneze Rita Cannon Betty Asque Davis * 2018 Betty P. Cook * Davalu Parrish Martha Baker Ann C. Hicks Judith C. Rodriguez Tamara Baker Janice G. Lipsky Laine Silverfield Giselle Carson Susan Wildes Cindy Stover Camille Harrison Mary Kelli Palka 2006 2013 Nicole Thomas Fran Peacock Coker * Jill Langford Dame Penny Thompson Audrey Gibson Estelle W. McKissick Susan Adams Loyd Shannon Miller 2019 Kelly Madden Rita Perry Kathleen Brandt Susan Remmer Ryzewic Cindy M. Sanborn Lise Everly Emily Balz Smith Isabelle Owen Spence Paige Hakimian Paola Parra Harris 2007 2014 Anne Marie Knight Peggy Cornelius Pamela Chally Ellen Wiss Helen M. Lane Jennifer Chapman Marcia C. Morales Marsha Oliver 2020 Ava L. Parker Allison Korman Shelton Angela Corey Victoria B. Robas Nancy Soderberg Rose Devoe Susan B. Towler Carmen Townsend Wanda Lanier Paula Liang 2008 2015 Melanie Patz Kristi Bageant-Epperson Adrienne L. Conrad, J.D. Roslyn Mixon-Phillips Joyce Kramzer Pamela Y. Paul Mary O’Connor, M.D. Mary Virginia Terry Donna Orender Nancy C. Ulrich Rebecca Steele Nina Waters Susan Wilkinson

2009 2016 Ann M. Baker * Cheryl Bryan Teresa de Balmaseda Debbie Buckland Milam Janet Garrett Vickie Cavey Owens Kathryn Pearson Stephanie Cost Peyton Sandra C. Ramsey Heather Duncan Velma Karen Wolfson Monteiro-Tribble

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