Girl Scouts San Diego’s
C Honoring Cool Women, ool Investing inWomen Emerging 2018 Leaders
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Welcome Lillian Wood
Champion STEM Supporter Taylor Cloutier presents Caroline Winn Chief Operating Officer, SDG&E
Why Girl Scouts Matters Kennedy Anderson presents Carol Dedrich Chief Executive Officer, Girl Scouts San Diego
Introduction Amira Walia presents Emcee Wendy Urushima-Conn President/CEO, Asian Business Association
Cool Women 2018 Honorees Ana de Almeida Amaral presents Paola Avila Paige Zimmerman presents Jeannie Hilger Rebecca Ebling presents Dea Hurston
Cool Women 2018 Co-chairs Arlene Harris and Sue Major
Cool Women 2018 Honorees Maria Burritt presents Laura Shawver, Ph.D. Elleanor Wong presents Caroline Winn
Closing Remarks Regina Buckley Board Chair, Girl Scouts San Diego
Cool Women 1 Major Executive Search salutes the Cool Women of today and those who are on the journey.
Cool Women Paola Avila with Emerging Leader Girl Scout Ana de Almeida Amaral
2 Cool Women Thank you Champion STEM Supporter
Ambassador Sponsors
Patti Roscoe & Jim Tiffany
Advocate Sponsors
Mentor Sponsors
Cool Women 3 Cool Women Mentorship Cool Women
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to meet and mentor such outstanding young women at last year's Cool Women Luncheon. I look forward to continuing to be a part of this worthwhile mentorship program that is unique to Girl Scouts San Diego.
PATTI ROSCOE and JIM TIFFANY
4 Cool Women Girl Scouts San Diego's Cool Women 2018
Paola Avila Jeannie Hilger Dea Hurston Vice President, International Business Affairs Vice President, Communications Business Arts Advocate, Philanthropist, San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce Northrop Grumman Corporation Playwright
Paola has nearly 20 years of During her 30-year career with Dea is a retired teacher and member experience in public policy, Northrop Grumman, Jeannie has of a three-generation Girl Scout community outreach, and executed multiple programs and family. She chaired the 2018 San government relations. At the led multi-disciplinary, cross- Diego Critics Circle Craig Noel chamber, she works to secure organizational teams to solve Awards and recently found a new San Diego’s position as a top global complex programmatic and technical passion: playwrighting. She is a competitor. Paola is a member of the problems. She now leads strategy staunch supporter of inclusion and Civic San Diego Board of Directors, and operations for Northrop diversity who focuses on mentor- chairs the Border Trade Alliance, and Grumman’s San Diego-based Com- ing women, providing children with serves on the International Bound- munications business, which devel- access to the arts, and employing ary and Water Commission Citizens ops and deploys advanced military artists of color. A former City of San Forum. As a member of the board of communications and support sys- Diego Commissioner of Arts, she has directors for the Foundation for the tems (e.g., aircraft avionics, airborne sponsored multiple productions and Children of the Californias, she helps gateways and networks, and military chaired events for San Diego REPer- support the Hospital Infantil de las satellite communications systems). tory Theatre, Vista Hill Foundation, Californias, a collaboration between This Girl Scout Alumna championed Mainly Mozart, and numerous other Canada, Mexico and the United “Think Outside the Cookie Box,” non-profit organizations. Dea actively States. She was deputy chief of staff Northrop Grumman’s local, day-long supports Diversionary, for San Diego Mayor Dick Murphy, STEM conference where Girl Scouts North Coast Rep, The Old Globe, advising on economic development perform hands-on science activities, Malashock Dance and other theatres policy and binational affairs. She engage with women engineers, and and arts boards. Her extensive board formerly owned a public affairs visit the company’s labs. Northrop service also includes the Balboa consulting business; and was a staff Grumman also sponsors the Girl Park Task Force and San Diego State adviser on water, energy and Scout Outreach STEM camp. Jeannie University’s Professional Studies and economic development for Senator established the Adelante Engineer- Fine Arts Advisory Board. Dea was Ben Hueso. She earned an ing Academy, which has enlightened named a Woman of Dedication, economics degree at UCSD. Paola more than 2,000 students of all ages and she has received the La Jolla was a Girl Scout and she later about the benefits of receiving a Playhouse Star Award, volunteered for the organization STEM degree. The Mexican American Sledgehammer Star Award and when her daughter was a member. Opportunity Foundation, a large, many other honors. national Latino human service organization, named her a 2016 National Latina of the Year.
Cool Women 5 Laura Shawver, Ph.D. Caroline Winn President, CEO, Director Chief Operating Officer Emerging Leader Girl Scout Mentors Synathorx, Inc. San Diego Gas & Electric
Laura is president, chief executive Caroline earned a degree in electrical officer, and director of Synthorx. engineering from California State Previously, she was CEO and director University Sacramento. When she of Cleave Biosciences, entrepreneur- joined SDG&E, she was one of only in-residence for 5AM Ventures, a few women pursuing a career in CEO and director of Phenomix electrical engineering. She began as Corporation, and president of SUGEN an associate engineer, and worked Inc. (acquired by Pharmacia). She her way up through the company. has been involved with several SDG&E provides service to 3.6 clinical development programs million consumers in San Diego including two FDA-approved and southern Orange counties. Her therapies. Laura is a director of previous positions include chief Relay Therapeutics and an advisor energy delivery officer (overseeing to the industry. An active member all energy delivery activities for of the American Association for SDG&E, including electric distribution Cancer Research, she serves on operations and gas services, the Scientific Advisory Committee customer services, and external for Stand Up to Cancer. Laura and state legislative affairs) and knows firsthand what it is like to director of supply chain management be a cancer patient. After surviving for both SDG&E and Southern ovarian cancer, she founded The California Gas Co. Caroline serves Clearity Foundation, a nonprofit on the management council and organization that provides access board of directors of the San Diego to molecular profiling for ovarian Regional Chamber of Commerce, and cancer patients to improve their the boards of the Western Energy treatment options. Laura received Institute and the UC Davis Energy her microbiology and pharmacology Efficient Center. As a Girl Scout, degrees from the University of Iowa. Caroline loved earning badges and Her favorite Girl Scout memories developing skills she still uses in her include earning badges, camping, personal and professional lives. and participating in the Girl Scout Cookie Program.
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6 Cool Women Thank you Emerging Leader Girl Scout Mentors
Adriana A. Avalos Compliance & Privacy Officer, Kaiser Permanente Paola Avila Vice President, International Business Affairs; San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce Pamela Carson AVP/ Branch Manager, Mission Federal Credit Union Emily Catt Accounting Controller, Anderson Plumbing, Heating & Air Susie Cranston Executive Vice President, First Republic Bank Investment Management Jean E. Vincent Vice President, Financial Advisor, Morgan Stanley Laura Georgantos Director of Organizational Effectiveness, San Diego Gas & Electric Arlene Harris President and Co-Founder, Dyna, LLC Kendall Helm Origination & Portfolio Designation, San Diego Gas & Electric Jeannie Hilger Vice President, Communications, Northrop Grumman Jenny Hill Bratt Partner, Withersworldwide Dea Hurston Arts Advocate, Philanthropist, Playwright Monica Ma Chief Investment Officer, Blankinship & Foster, LLC Sue Major Founder & CEO, Major Executive Search Kelly Prasser Project Manager of Stakeholder Outreach, San Diego Gas & Electric Patti Roscoe Founder, PRA Destination Management Company Laura Shawver President/CEO/Director, Synthorx, Inc.; Founder, The Clearity Foundation Nhu Tran Community Relations Manager, San Diego Gas & Electric Wendy Urushima-Conn President and CEO, Asian Business Association Caroline Winn Chief Operating Officer, San Diego Gas & Electric
Cool Women 3 Girl Scouts San Diego's Emerging Leader Girl Scouts 2018 An Emerging Leader LEADER LEADER GO-GETTER Girl Scout embodies the mission and promise of Girl Scouts to make the world a better place. She exemplifies the highest caliber of leadership, courage, confidence, and charac- Kennedy Anderson Maria Burritt Sofia Christensen Ambassador Girl Scout, 12th grade Senior Girl Scout, 10th grade Ambassador Girl Scout, 11th Grade ter. She is the essence Girl Scout honors: Bronze, Silver Girl Scout honors: Bronze and Girl Scout honors: Bronze, Silver of a G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, and Gold Award, Camp Exec, Silver Award, Cookie Captain, and Gold Award, Global Action Innovator, Risk-taker, A-Troops Technovation Challenge, Camp Award, Counselor-in-Training, Exec, Empowerment Theatre, Day Camp Aide, Encampment TM Leader) . Other activities: Student Senate A-Troops, National Delegate, Planning Board, Senior Community founder, Ambassadors program Counselor-in-Training, Day Camp Service Board, Senior Service to lead, Wonderist Agency employee, Aide, Volunteer-in-Training, Girl Scouting Bar, Senior Leader- Sara Jacobs campaign intern, Program Aide ship Torch, Helping Hands Award, Feeding America volunteer Leader-in-Action Award Other activities: Tutor for refugee children, Surf Team, Other activities: Varsity Improv Team Captain, starring Women’s Water Polo Team, roles in 13 theater productions, Synchronized Swimming Club, Hackathon winning team, National Honor Society, California ambassador for epilepsy and Scholarship Federation, Best autism organizations Buddies Club
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Taylor Cloutier Taylor Cole Sarah Cooper Ana de Almeida Amaral Senior Girl Scout, 10th grade Senior Girl Scout, 10th Grade Ambassador Girl Scout, 12th Grade Ambassador Girl Scout, 11th Grade Girl Scout honors: Bronze and Girl Scout honors: Silver and Girl Scout honors: Bronze Girl Scout honors: Gold Award, Silver Award; Service Unit Event Gold Award, Global Action Award, and Silver Award, Camp Exec, Camp Exec, Global Arms of Advo- Planning Board; Lifetime Achieve- Lifetime Achievement Award, Service Unit Event Planning Board, cacy, Service Unit Event Planning ment Award; Senior Community Destinations (Costa Rica, Counselor-in-Training, Day Camp Board, Destinations (Costa Rica), Service Bar; Senior Leadership Panama), Students Stand Aide, Encampment Planning Senior Community Service Bar, Torch; My Promise, My Faith Pin; #withMalala Scholarship Board, Hiking/Backpacking Youth Senior Service to Girl Scouting Bar, Marian, I Live My Faith, Family of Program, Senior and Ambassador Senior Leadership Torch God Medals Other activities: Yearbook copy Community Service Bar, Senior editor, Ignite Club leadership team and Ambassador Service to Girl Other activities: Honors student, Other activities: Cross-country, member, Red Cross Club member, Scouting Bar, Senior and Voices in Politics Club Vice dance, Helen Woodward volunteer, National Honor Society Ambassador Leadership Torch President, Ethnic Studies Class Best Buddies Club, ASB (class founder/leader, Student Ambas- Co-President, President, Vice Other activities: FBI teen sador Program Secretary, Chula President), Freshmen/Sophomore ambassador, National Honor Vista Dance Company (ballet), Class Council Club President, Peer Society, California Scholarship Latin dance, student activist, Leaders Uniting Students Club Federation, Art Club sound engineer at church
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Cadence Dobias Rebecca Ebling Larkin Gallup Kayla Gunter Ambassador Girl Scout, 11th Grade Ambassador Girl Scout, 12th Grade Senior Girl Scout, 10th Grade Ambassador Girl Scout, 11th Grade Girl Scout honors: Camp Exec Girl Scout honors: Bronze/Silver Girl Scout honors: Bronze and Girl Scout honors: Bronze and Awards, Cookie Captain, Global Silver Award, Lifetime Achieve- Silver Award, Global Arms of Other activities: Gymnastics Arms of Advocacy, Camp Exec, ment Award, Day Camp Aide, Advocacy, Camp Exec Coach (Flip Force San Diego), Service Unit Event Planning Board, Senior Leadership Torch Chula Vista Police Department’s Lifetime Achievement Award, Des- Other activities: Marching Band Girl Squad, RCA Nutrition Social tinations (Costa Rica, Morocco), Other activities: State speech Uniform Manager, Winter Guard Media Coordinator, Cornerstone Girl Advisory Board Co-chair, and debate competitor, Mitchell member, Catalyst for Success Food Ministry volunteer, High Empowerment Theatre, A-Troops, Thorp Foundation Youth Leader- President and Treasurer, Model School SoCal Cycling League Counselor-in-Training, Day Camp/ ship Council Chairwoman, United Nations participating Program Aide, Encampment California Scholarship Federation, delegate, Secretariat member, Planning Board, Hiking/Backpack- National Honor Society Delegate mentor, pre-school ing Youth Program Leader, Council vacation bible school aide Delegate
Other activities: Advanced Visual Arts, International Baccalaureate Diploma candidate, National Honor Society
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Alina Ho Mychal Johnson Danielle Lund Sarah Mauricio Senior Girl Scout, 10th grade Ambassador Girl Scout, 10th grade Senior Girl Scout, 10th grade Ambassador Girl Scout, 11th Grade Girl Scout honors: Silver Award, Girl Scout honors: National Girl Scout honors: Bronze Award, Girl Scout honors: Silver Award, Global Arms of Advocacy Delegate, Camp Exec, Day Camp Service Unit Event Planning Lifetime Achievement Award, Aide, Senior and Ambassador Board, Counselor-in-Training, Senior Community Service Bar, Other activities: Science Community Service Bar, Senior Encampment Planning Board, Senior Leadership Torch, Olympiad Regionalist, varsity Service to Girl Scouting Bar, Senior Senior Community Service Bar, Leader-in-Action Award speech and debate, cellist, Varsity Leadership Torch, Volunteer-in- Senior Service to Girl Scouting Bar Water Polo Team, Swim Team, Training Pin Other activities: Varsity Soccer iGEM Synthetic Biology and Other activities: Mount Carmel Captain, Varsity Field Hockey outreach volunteer, Vietnamese Other activities: Jack and Jill’s Theater Head Props Designer, jazz Team, Varsity Track Team, National school, Vietnamese folk dancer San Diego Chapter Teen Group trombone player, marching band Honor Society, Key Club, California Vice President, Zoo Corps (100+ gold medalist (twice), Improv Scholarship Federation, Students volunteer hours), African-Amer- Troupe, City of Poway volunteer, Against Destructive Decisions Club ican Leaders of Tomorrow, Black MET2 Children’s Theater, Our Board Student Union, USD’s WorldLink Lady of Mount Carmel’s Food for program photographer Families
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Makayla Mayor Molly McHargue Roni Nelson Sadie Neville Ambassador Girl Scout, 11th grade Ambassador Girl Scout, 12th grade Ambassador Girl Scout, 12th grade Ambassador Girl Scout, 11th grade Girl Scout honors: Bronze Girl Scout honors: Bronze Girl Scout honors: Bronze, Silver Girl Scout honors: Silver and Award, Cookie Captain, Camp and Silver Award, Technova- and Gold Award, Lifetime Achieve- Gold Award, Counselor-in-Training, Exec, Lifetime Achievement Award, tion Challenge, Girl Advisory ment Award, Girl Advisory Board, Day Camp Aide, Senior Community Girl Advisory Board, A-Troops, Board, Lifetime Achievement Lifetime Achievement Award, Service Bar, Senior Service to Girl Counselor-in-Training, Adventure Award, Empowerment Theatre, Destinations (Iceland, Peru, Japan, Scouting Bar, Senior Leadership Weekend Youth Leader, Day Counselor-in-Training, Day Camp Costa Rica), A-Troops, Counselor- Torch, Destinations (Yosemite) Camp Aide, Senior Community Aide, Leader-in-Action Award, in-Training, Hiking/Backpacking Service Bar, Helping Hands Award, Volunteer-in-Training Pin Youth Program Leader, Senior Other activities: The Highland Destinations (Africa, Costa Rica, Community Service Bar, Senior Fling Editor-in-Chief, Helix Charter Australia/New Zealand) Other activities: Intervarsity Service to Girl Scouting Bar, High School’s Varsity Field Hockey leader, New Children’s Museum Helping Hands Award, Girl Scout Captain; Coastal Clash Field Hock- Other activities: National Honor teaching assistant, Bridge Church Leadership Institute Delegate ey Club; Helix Tap Club; California Society, rock climbing, church San Diego Sunday school teacher, Scholarship Federation, National youth group volunteer, Sunday mixed media community artist, Other activities: Anti-Stress Honor Society, National Society school teacher, babysitter peer tutor Hangout Club founder/president, of High School Scholars; Women’s Alliance of Queers & Non-Queers Empowerment Club co-president, Art Club, Malashock Dance, Ballet Arte, San Diego Dance Theater, National Charity League INNOVATOR RISK-TAKER LEADER GO-GETTER
Kayla Nitahara Angeline Santa Romana Teia Shannon Wright Isabel Silva Ambassador Girl Scout, 11th grade Senior Girl Scout, 10th grade Ambassador Girl Scout, 11th grade Senior Girl Scout, 10th grade Girl Scout honors: Bronze, Silver Girl Scout honors: Bronze Award, Girl Scout honors: Silver Award, Girl Scout honors: Camp Exec, and Gold Award Service Unit Event Planning Board, Counselor-in-Training, Day Camp Council Delegate, Destinations Lifetime Achievement Award, Girl Aide, Program Aide (Space Camp, Minnesota/Canada Other activities: Varsity Lacrosse Advisory Board, Empowerment Boundary Waters) Team (starter), All-Western City Theatre Other activities: Varsity Lacrosse Conference (first place), All-Star Team, JV Soccer Team, Francis Other activities: Greater San San Diego Freshman-Sophomore Other activities: Student Parker School magazine section Diego Science and Engineering Team, U.S. Lacrosse Women's Ambassadors Club Officer, Key editor, babysitter, German tutor, Fair (first place), ballet, student National Tournament (San Diego Club, Science Olympiad, Young BE WiSE council, actress, camp volunteer Team), California Scholarship Leaders in Health Care; School Federation, Environmental Action Council: Sophomore Senator, ASB Club President, National Charity Spirit and Dance Department League Officer (375+ hours of Leader, school musician, church philanthropy), President’s volunteer Volunteer Service Award (national)
10 Cool Women INNOVATOR GO-GETTER RISK-TAKER RISK-TAKER
Navyaa Sinha Jaddin Thomas Sarah Uran Amira Walia Ambassador Girl Scout, 12th Grade Senior Girl Scout, 10th Grade Ambassador Girl Scout, 11th Grade Ambassador Girl Scout, 12th Grade Girl Scout honors: Bronze, Silver Girl Scout honors: Bronze and Girl Scout honors: Camp Exec, Girl Scout honors: Bronze and and Gold Award Silver Award, Camp Exec, Tech- Empowerment Theatre, Senior and Gold Award, Global Arms of novation Challenge, Service Unit Ambassador Community Service Advocacy, Camp Exec, Global Other activities: Varsity Tennis Event Planning Board, Destinations Bar, Helping Hands Award Action Award, National Delegate, Team, La Jolla Institute of Allergy (Panama), National Delegate, Day Cool Women of 2017 Presenter, and Immunology intern, Scripps Camp Aide Other activities: San Diego Students Stand #withMalala Carmel Valley Imaging Center Zoo’s Zoo Corps Volunteer Lead; Scholarship, CyberScout/Girl volunteer, Brookdale Senior Living Other activities: Ichthyology and Water Conservation Garden intern; Scouts San Diego Scholarship volunteer, Indian classical dancer Herpetology Club, I Love a Clean Grossmont Middle College High San Diego, Feeding America, Art School Academic League; San Other activities: National Team Class Exhibition Leader, Diego Turtle and Tortoise Society Honor Society, Career Corner sewing, fashion design volunteer/presenter; Labradors, Club Founder/President, Student Retrievers & More volunteer; Equity Ambassador, Nordstrom SPAWAR Navy Marine Ecology employee, camp counselor, Dr. Consortium researcher Ben Carson Scholarship
GO-GETTER LEADER RISK-TAKER Not only does she thrive in the class- room as a scholar and achiever, but an Emerging Leader Girl Scout also flourishes in the community, where she Elleanor Wong Lillian Wood Paige Zimmerman solves problems and Ambassador Girl Scout, 11th Grade Ambassador Girl Scout, 12th grade Ambassador Girl Scout, 11th Grade stands up for causes Girl Scout honors: Bronze and Girl Scout honors: Silver and Girl Scout honors: Bronze, Silver Silver Award, Global Arms of Gold Award, Lifetime Achievement and Gold Award, Global Action close to her heart. Advocacy, Camp Exec, Girl Award, Service Unit Event Planning Award, Camp Exec, Technovation She is curious about Advisory Board Board, Senior Leadership Torch, Challenge, Lifetime Achievement Helping Hands Award Award, Destinations (Denmark/ the world and inspires Other activities: Speech and Sweden), Counselor-in-Training, others with her debate (two-time state qualifier), Other activities: Color Guard Day Camp Aide, Senior and Am- International Baccalaureate Co-captain, Public Speaking Club bassador Community Service Bar, positivity and can-do Diploma candidate, TEAM Tutoring Founder/President, Mock Trial Senior Service to Girl Scouting Bar, spirit. She is poised Vice President (Golden Ribbon Prosecution Attorney, Yayasan Senior Leadership Torch, Helping Award), California Scholarship Sayap Ibu-Banten volunteer, Choir, Hands Award, Program Aide to make a difference Federation member, Red Cross Reality Changers, Hanafiah and elevate those volunteer Ponggawa & Partners Law Firm Other activities: Varsity Volley- intern ball Team, Sister Project Secretary, around her. literature and math tutor, I Love A Clean San Diego volunteer, Interfaith volunteer, church nurs- ery babysitter
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Mary Jean Anderson Marcela Celorio Owner/President Consul General of Mexico in 2017 Anderson Plumbing, Heating and Air San Diego
Carol Rowell Council Phyllis Epstein Felena Hanson Co-Founder, Department of Community Volunteer, Philanthropist Founder, Hera Hub Women's Studies, SDSU
Lorie Hearn Patty Maysent Brittney Reese Executive Director and Editor CEO, UC San Diego Health Olympic Medalist inewsource Coach, San Diego Mesa College
Lynn Schenk Wendy Urushima-Conn Former U.S. Congresswoman, President and CEO Attorney Asian Business Association
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Cool Women HILDE STEPHAN PHOTOGRAPHY Betty Beyster Mary Ann “M.A.” Beyster Philanthropist, Community Volunteer Film Producer; President 2016 Foundation for Enterprise
Debra L. Reed Leyla Sampson Erica Ollmann Saphire, Susan Shirk, PhD Chairman and CEO, Sempra Energy U.S. Poet Laureate’s Muse, Educator PhD Chair, 21st Century China Program Community Volunteer Ebola Researcher UCSD The Scripps Research Institute
Darcy C. Bingham Martha Dennis, PhD Anne S. Fege, PhD Jo Dee C. Jacob Catalyst, Philanthropreneur Technology Entrepreneur Forester, Educator and Nature Former CEO, Girl Scouts San Diego Advocate
Ashley Nell Tipton Debbie Turner VADM Nora Tyson, USN Elizabeth Hosie Fashion Designer Philanthropist Commander, U.S. Third Fleet National Delegate CEO’s Girl Advisory Board Member
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Karen Archipley Rabbi Cantor Co-founder, Archi’s Acres Arlene Bernstein 2015 Beth Israel
Lesley Cohn Dr. Karen S. Haynes Reena Horowitz Awetash Keflezighi Co-founder President Businesswoman, Philanthropist Immigrant Success Story Cohn Restaurant Group California State University Jewelry Designer San Marcos
Carol Lazier Susan Salka Rose Schindler Sue Swenson President CEO and President, AMN Healthcare Holocaust Survivor and Educator Wireless Pioneer San Diego Opera Board of Directors
Carmen Vann Elena Crespo Project Executive, Turner Girl Scout Ambassador Construction 2015 Cool Girl
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Melissa d’Arabian Ann Durst, SHCJ, Esq. Celebrity Chef, Author Founder 2014 Casa Cornelia Law Center
Judith McConnell Pamela Mudd Zoe Ghahremani Magda Marquet, PhD Presiding Justice Musicmatch Co-founder Writer, Artist Althea Technologies Founder/ 4th District Court of Appeal Community Volunteer Co-Chairman
Nancy A. Spector, Esq. Deborah Szekely Patricia McArdle June Shillman Estate Planning Attorney Spa Business Pioneer Author, Environmentalist San Diego-Yantai Friendship Community Activist Society President
Ursula Hardianto Pianist 2014 Cool Girl
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Kathryn Ashworth Joye Blount Co-founder, Voices for Children Wealth Management Advisor 2013 US Bank
Lee Ann Kim Rosibel Mancillas Lopez Pauline Foster Founder/Executive Director University of San Diego Chair, Foster Family Foundation Pacific Arts Movement School of Law President, Foster Investments
Arlene Harris Dolores Huerta Cindy Marten President/Co-founder Co-founder, United Farm Workers Superintendent Dyna President, Dolores Huerta San Diego Unified School District Foundation
Zandra Rhodes Ellen Whelan Snigdha Nandipati Fashion/Textile Designer Senior Trust and Estates Partner 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion
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Sahra Abdi Beth Burns Director, United Women of East San Diego State University 2012 Africa Support Team Women’s Basketball Coach
Gail Naughton, PhD Tina Nova, PhD Joan Embery CEO/Chairman, Histogen, Inc. President/Co-founder, Genoptix, Inc. Wildlife and Environmental Advocate
Judith Fox Jeanne Jones Su-Mei Yu Artist, Author, Businesswomen Author, Philanthropist Chef, Author
Susan Polis Schutz Karin Winner Filmmaker, Poet, Businesswoman Journalist, Businesswoman
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Betty Bulen Ingrid Croce 2011 Founder, The Elizabeth Hospice Artist, Author, Businesswoman
Heidi Squier Kraft Yvonne Larsen Kris Michell Clinical Psychologist, Author Community Volunteer President Downtown San Diego Partnership
Angele Ringo Marion Ross Gayle Tauber Broadcast Journalist, U.S. Army Actress Co-Founder, Kashi Company Reserve
Sally B. Thornton Lori M. Walton Historian, Community Leader Psychologist
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Barbara J. Brown Elizabeth Copley 2010 Community Volunteer Community Volunteer
Angelika Drake Arline Fisch Madeleine Anne Pickens Triathlete, Psychologist, Artist Artist, Professor of Art Emerita Founder San Diego State University Saving America’s Mustangs Foundation
Diane Powers Carol Summerhays, DDS Geri Ann Warnke Entrepreneur Dentist, Community Volunteer Physical Therapist, Community Volunteer
Gayle Edlund Wilson Wilma Wooten, MD, MPH Education Advocate Public Health Officer, County of First Lady of California (1991-1999) San Diego
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Judith Harris Divya Kakaiya, PhD Chair, San Diego Public Library Founder/Clinical Supervisor 2009 Foundation, Community Volunteer Healthy Within Inc.
Gail Vetter Levin Patricia McQuater Fary Moini Chair, Alzheimer’s Association Board Senior Corporate Counsel Rotary International Representative Community Volunteer Solar Turbines, Inc. U.S. National Commission to UNESCO
Robin Nordhoff Sarah Reinertsen Deborah Scott Community Volunteer Paralympian Executive Chef/Partner Cohn Restaurant Group
Maureen Sullivan Joan Waitt President/Publisher, Philanthropist, Community Volunteer San Diego Magazine
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Irene Barajas Molly Cartmill Businesswoman, Girl Scout Corporate Communications Director 2008 Sempra Energy, Executive Director, Sempra Foundation
Geni Cavitt Jenny Craig Jackie Jennings 10News Weathercaster/Reporter Co-Founder and Vice Chairwoman President, Johnson & Jennings Jenny Craig International General Contracting
Delores McNeely Betty Peabody Cathryn Ramirez Senior Vice President Chair, Board of Directors Vice President, Southwest Region Union Bank of California Friends of Balboa Park Tiffany & Co.
Patti Roscoe BGen Angela Salinas, Founder, PRA Destination USMC Management Co Commanding General, Marine Director, Allied International Corps Recruit Depot San Diego; Commanding General, Western Recruiting Region Cool Women 21 Girl Scouts San Diego's
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Marissa Bejarano Janice Brown 2007 California Deputy Attorney General Founder, Brown Law Group
Mary Clark Wendy Gillespie Tracy Jarman Community Volunteer Principal, Frontier Trading, Inc. Fire Chief, City of San Diego
Peggy Johnson Carol Lam Molly Moores Executive Vice President of the U.S. Attorney Community Volunteer Americas and India, Qualcomm Southern District of California
Rana Sampson Rhonda Welch-Scalco International Crime Consultant; Tribal Chairwoman, Barona Band of Author Mission Indians
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Anne Evans Cheryl Fisher Chairman, Evans Hotels Director of Diversity and Equity 2006 San Diego State University
Doris Howell, MD Karen Keltner Lidia S. Martinez Pediatric Oncologist, UCSD San Diego Opera Conductor West Coast Multicultural Community Affairs Manager, Southwest Airlines
Tina Mickelson Georgia Robins Sadler, PhD Abby Silverman Golf Channel Commentator UCSD Clinical Professor of Surgery Attorney, Baker & McKenzie LLP Professional Golf Instructor
Katie Sullivan Elizabeth Yamada Community Volunteer Education and Community Leader Girl Scout Leader
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Beatriz Barraza Julia Brown Director of Health Promotion Advisor to CEO, Amylin 2005 Colaborativo SABER Project Pharmaceuticals
CMDCM Kathleen Hansen, Connie Matsui Constance Carroll, Ph.D. USN Vice President, Corporate Strategy Chancellor, San Diego Community Command Master Chief and Communications, College District USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Biogen Idec, Inc.
Theresa Drew Joyce Gattas, PhD Regina Petty Managing Partner, Deloitte & Dean, SDSU College of Professional Attorney, Wilson Petty Kosmo & Touche LLP Studies and Fine Arts Turner LLP
Phyllis Schwartz Fran Styles President/General Manager, Senior Athlete, Girl Scout Volunteer NBC 7/39
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Sue Ebner Nora Faine, MD, MPH Managing Director VP/Chief Medical Officer, 2004 Marsh Risk & Insurance Services Sharp Health Plan President, UCSD Athena Commissioner, San Diego County
Sheila Hardin Carol LeBeau Mary Lyons, PhD Co-Chair, San Diego Multicultural News Anchor, KGTV 10News President, University of San Diego Festival Committee Member Captain, U.S. Naval Reserve (retired) United Negro College Fund
M. Margaret McKeown Susan McClellan Cindy Moore U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Community Volunteer Girl Scout Volunteer, Chair, National Circuit Standards Commission, American Camp Association
Zenaida Rosario Susan Ten Eyck Mallory Teacher, La Mirada Region President, Elementary School Northern Trust Bank
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Sandra Brue Ronne Froman Founder and CEO, Sandicast Chief Operating Officer 2 003 USD Board of Directors City of San Diego
Maxine Peoples Dee Sanford Rosie Gonzalez Past President Girl Scouts, San Founder, African American Business Owner, Rosie’s Calico Cupboard Diego-Imperial Council Women of Vision Communication Specialist, Quilt Shop Marsh, Risk & Insurance President, Dee Sanford International
Diane Kastama Sammantha McDonald Suzy Spafford Horse Breeder, Senior Software President, Susan G. Komen Creator, Suzy’s Zoo Studio Engineer Foundation
Rozeanne Steckler Mary Walshok Scientist/Researcher Associate Vice Chancellor for UCSD SuperComputer Center Public Programs, Dean of University Girl Scout Leader Extension, Adjunct Professor of Sociology, UCSD
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Doris Anderson Maria Cabrera Executive Director Captain 2002 Elementary Institute of Science San Diego Fire Department
Cathryn Campbell Maria Chavez JJ Isler Biotechnology Attorney; Founder Senior Director, Migrant Education Olympic Sailing Medalist, Author Campbell & Flores Arts Foundation Program, San Diego and Orange Counties
Linda Katz Darlene Marcos Shiley Major Karen Tribbett, Community Volunteer Philanthropist; Community Volunteer USMC F/A-18 Fighter Pilot U.S. Marine Corps
Gale Walker Maggie Watkins President, Bronze Triangle Vice President for Advancement and Community Development Alumni Relations National University
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Barbara Bry Irma Castro Co-founder, “I’m There For You, Program Director, Casa Familiar 2001 Baby!” radio talk show; Athena; Proflowers.com
Anna Mathews Margaret Porter-Troupe Bink Cook Chair and Vice Chair, City of San Host, Harlem Arts Salon; Former President, The Brighter Side, A Diego Human Relations Commission Owner, Porter-Troupe Gallery Boutique for Women with Cancer
Ruth Henricks Susan Lew Rosalba Rodriguez, MD Founder, Special Delivery Vice President, 1st Pacific Bank Medical Director, Sharp South Bay Medical Infusion Center; Chief of Staff
Carol Sing Isabelle Tihanyl English Channel Swimmer Owner, Surf Diva
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