ILLINOIS DIVERSITY COUNCIL PRESENTS

6th Annual Illinois Women’s Conference Women as Game Changers: Orchestrating Business Success Today and in the Future April 23, 2015 8:00AM – 3:30PM Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Chicago, Illinois Sponsored by: ADM IS PROUD TO SUPPORT THE 2015 SIXTH ANNUAL

ILLINOIS FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY, THE PEOPLE OF ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY (NYSE: ADM) WOMEN’S HAVE TRANSFORMED CROPS INTO PRODUCTS THAT SERVE THE VITAL NEEDS OF A GROWING WORLD. TODAY, CONFERENCE. WE’RE ONE OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST AGRICULTURAL PROCESSORS AND FOOD INGREDIENT PROVIDERS, WITH MORE THAN 33,000 EMPLOYEES SERVING CUSTOMERS IN MORE THAN 140 COUNTRIES. WITH A GLOBAL VALUE CHAIN THAT INCLUDES MORE THAN 460 CROP PROCUREMENT LOCATIONS, 300 INGREDIENT MANUFACTURING FACILITIES, 40 INNOVATION CENTERS AND THE WORLD’S PREMIER CROP TRANSPORTATION NETWORK, WE CONNECT THE HARVEST TO THE HOME, MAKING PRODUCTS FOR FOOD, ANIMAL FEED, CHEMICAL AND ENERGY USES. LEARN MORE AT WWW.ADM.COM.

i3419_041715

i3419_illinoiswomen'sconference_d1r1.indd 1 4/17/2015 10:17:53 AM Greetings From Our Leaders ADM IS PROUD TO SUPPORT THE 2015

SIXTH ANNUAL Dennis Kennedy Max Reed Founder & CEO, National Diversity Council Chairman, IL Diversity Council Vice President of Program Sales , CDW

ILLINOIS FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY, THE Welcome to the 2015 Illinois Women’s Conference. PEOPLE OF ARCHER DANIELS The theme for this year’s Women’s Conference is “Women as Game Changers: Orchestrating Business Success Today MIDLAND COMPANY (NYSE: ADM) and in the Future.” As the United States undergoes profound transformation, women are playing an increasingly important WOMEN’S HAVE TRANSFORMED CROPS INTO role in our nation’s economy. Today, women make up more than half of the U.S. population while their representation in the PRODUCTS THAT SERVE THE VITAL workforce has increased considerably during the past four decades. In 1967, women comprised less than 29 percent of the NEEDS OF A GROWING WORLD. TODAY, U.S. workforce. Almost five decades later, they make up nearly half of the nation’s workforce. WE’RE ONE OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST CONFERENCE. Although the workforce in the United States has become more diverse, women still face challenges to overcome barriers and AGRICULTURAL PROCESSORS AND achieve economic equality. Despite this reality, women are empowering themselves as game changers in the workplace as well FOOD INGREDIENT PROVIDERS, WITH as the marketplace. They are influencing the course of business while positively impacting the success of their organizations MORE THAN 33,000 EMPLOYEES while charting their own futures. Our goal during this conference is to explore the role and impact of women as game changers SERVING CUSTOMERS IN MORE THAN in business. We will discuss women’s unique contributions as leaders and their opportunities to orchestrate positive outcomes 140 COUNTRIES. WITH A GLOBAL VALUE for future business success. CHAIN THAT INCLUDES MORE THAN The Illinois Women’s Conference offers women a venue to learn from diverse, insightful speakers and panelists. In addition, 460 CROP PROCUREMENT LOCATIONS, it provides an opportunity to network with other professionals and to dialogue about important issues regarding women’s 300 INGREDIENT MANUFACTURING success in their careers. We invite you to enjoy this unique event and explore your role as a game changer in your organization. FACILITIES, 40 INNOVATION CENTERS AND THE WORLD’S PREMIER CROP Sincerely, TRANSPORTATION NETWORK, WE CONNECT THE HARVEST TO THE HOME, MAKING PRODUCTS FOR FOOD, ANIMAL FEED, CHEMICAL AND ENERGY USES. Max Reed LEARN MORE AT WWW.ADM.COM.

www.diversityfirstjobs.org 3 i3419_041715

i3419_illinoiswomen'sconference_d1r1.indd 1 4/17/2015 10:17:53 AM Welcome from the Illinois Diversity Council

Terri Mayes Regional Vice President National Diversity Council Welcome to the 6th annual Women’s Conference. I am beyond thrilled to have you here.

In contrast to perceptions about women in the workplace, this conference and the caliber of the speakers and participants is real evidence that women can and do have the potential to collectively lift each other up.

Girls compete with one another – Women empower and lift each other up! If, as the conference theme says, women are going to be true influencers of change, it has to start with how we treat each other, how we speak to and about each other, and how we bring the next generation of women along behind us. It is our responsibility.

My first introduction to the Illinois Diversity Council was learning that I was going to be recognized at the 2012 Women’s Conference. I was shy about saying anything to anyone at first, I was pretty sure it was a mistake. Me? But then I shared the details with a couple of key people at work and it felt….GOOD. What can I say? I am human and to be recognized for years of hard work, achieving positive business results, challenging myself in non-traditional roles, building strong teams, and enabling others to grow in their own career is recognition that a person appreciates. You will see today that it is fantastic to spend a day in a room of around 250 leaders from the area that are movers and shakers and to feel their energy and gain wisdom and insights through mutual sharing and benchmarking during the sessions and as you network.

I was so hooked by the experience that as of this year I joined the team officially. I am excited about driving the efforts in 2015 and mobilizing the membership and volunteers through our monthly educational meetings as well as our large conferences, by sharing information through corporate membership webinars twice monthly, and through consulting services to help companies achieve their own diversity and inclusion goals. I look forward to reporting to our membership at the end of 2015 on the measurable achievements the council has accomplished.

Thank you for this opportunity to serve the Illinois business community and for attending the 2015 Illinois Women’s Conference.

www.diversityfirstjobs.org 4 Agenda

8:00 a.m. -1:30 p.m. Registration

8:30 a.m. -9:45 a.m. Most Powerful & Influential Woman Award Breakfast Prairie Room Keynote: Victoria A. Podesta - Vice President and Chief Communication Officer, ADM

10:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m. Concurrent Sessions I Transitions and Risk Taking: Lessons Learned While Becoming Brave Grant Park A The Role of Men as Allies Grant Park B Women Who Mean Business: A Discussion with Successful Entrepreneurs Grant Park C Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling Grant Park D

11:10 a.m. -12:10 p.m. Concurrent Sessions II Bridging the Cross-Gender Communication Gap to Improve Your Grant Park A Leadership and Advance Your Position Inside High Tech Culture: How to Belong Without Giving Up Your Values Grant Park B It’s All About a Brand New Brand YOU! Tips to Market and Promote Yourself Grant Park C What Women need to Know About Their Health Grant Park D

12:15 p.m. -1:30 p.m. Luncheon Prairie Room Keynote: Helene Cooper - New York Times Pentagon Correspondent; Author, The House at Sugar Beach

1:45 p.m. -2:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions III Secrets for Winning at Work: The Handbook for Emerging Professionals Grant Park A and Career Success Women of Color: Striving for Excellence Grant Park B Lessons from the Animal Kingdom: Strategies for Managing Everyday Conflict Grant Park C Cracking the Confidence Code Grant Park D

3:00 p.m. -3:30 p.m. Closing Reception Room CC24C

www.diversityfirstjobs.org 5 Master of Ceremony

Meg Cleghorn Co-Founder and CEO, Request For Relief LLC

Megan Cleghorn is the Co-Founder and CEO of Request For Relief LLC, a national organization dedicated to increasing resilience, enhancing wellness, strengthening performance and improving bottom-line business results in the legal profession and other high-stress industries. Prior to launching her business, Megan practiced as a corporate restructuring attorney with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, L.L.P. She has more than thirteen years of operational and financial restructuring experience and multi-constituency negotiating experience through her representation of corporate borrowers, institutional lenders, majority shareholders and other parties in distressed situations in out-of-court turnarounds and in-court reorganizations. During her practice as a restructuring attorney, Megan advised companies in numerous industries on transactional and litigation matters involving legal and business strategy, corporate governance, distressed M&A and general corporate litigation. Her leadership, organizational enhancement and restructuring skills are augmented by her training in executive leadership, bold transformational change and management of human assets while obtaining her M.B.A. in the Wharton M.B.A. Program for Executives.

Megan obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and her Juris Doctor degree from Duquesne University and her M.B.A. from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

www.diversityfirstjobs.org 6 Breakfast Keynote

Victoria A. Podesta Vice President and Chief Communication Officer, ADM

Victoria A. Podesta joined ADM in May 2006 and serves as vice president and chief communication officer. She is an officer of the corporation.

As chief communication officer, Podesta leads ADM’s global reputation management and worldwide communications activities, including advertising and marketing communications; employee, financial and shareholder communications; media relations and community engagement. She is also responsible for ADM’s sustainability efforts and serves as president of the ADM Foundation. She reports to ADM chief executive officer and president Juan Luciano.

Before joining ADM, she served as president, Victoria Podesta Communications. As a leadership consultant and communications practitioner, she assisted clients in identifying and clarifying organizational strategy, values, missions and goals, and in designing cultural change strategies and communications programs to translate goals and values into desired results. A major area of work was assisting leaders as they guided organizations through change stimulated by market shifts, customer needs, mergers, new competitors and the need for exceptional growth. Her clients included AAA, ADM, Bank of America, Charles Schwab, Chevron Corporation, Kaiser Permanente, Macy’s and VISA.

From 1981 to 1989, Podesta worked for Union Bank in San Francisco as assistant vice president, Public Relations. She began her career in 1981 as a writer and editor in the marketing and sales promotion department of Transamerica Life Insurance in Los Angeles.

Podesta holds a Bachelor of Arts from Scripps College for Women in Claremont, California, and a Master of Arts from the University of San Francisco. She has won awards for her writing and publications from the International Association of Business Communicators.

www.diversityfirstjobs.org 7 Luncheon Keynote

Helene Cooper New York Times Pentagon Correspondent Author, The House at Sugar Beach Helene Cooper is a Pentagon correspondent with The New York Times. Prior to this assignment, she covered the White House and was The Times’ diplomatic correspondent. She joined the newspaper in 2004 as the assistant editorial page editor, a position she held for two years before she ran out of opinions and returned to news. She has reported from 64 countries, from Pakistan to the Congo.

Previously, Helene worked for 12 years at the Wall Street Journal, where she was a foreign correspondent, reporter, and editor, working in the London, Washington, and Atlanta bureaus. She is the winner of the Raymond Clapper award for Washington reporting (2000), the Sandy Hume award for best reporter under the age of 35 (2001), the Missouri Lifestyle award for feature writing (2002), a National Association of Black Journalists award for feature writing (2004), and the Urbino Press Award for foreign reporting (2011).

Born in Monrovia, Liberia, Helene is the author of The House at Sugar Beach: In Search of a Lost African Childhood (Simon and Schuster), a New York Times best seller and a National Book Critics Circle finalist in autobiography in 2009. In 2009 and 2010, she appeared on the TV quiz show, Jeopardy!, as a clue. She has also appeared on Meet the Press, Washington Week, The Tavis Smiley Show, The Chris Matthews Show, and This Week.

www.diversityfirstjobs.org 8 Event Sponsors

Title Sponsor

Corporate Partners

www.diversityfirstjobs.org 9 Concurrent Sessions

10:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m. Transitions and Risk Taking: Lessons Learned While Becoming Brave Grant Park A Moderator: Crystal Odom, Assistant National Director, Senior Community Service Employment Program, Easter Seals Panelists: Nadine Moore, Senior Vice President, Lockton Companies Pamela Puryear, Chief Learning Officer, Hospira Kari Sommers, Dean of Student Life, Columbia College Chicago Lori Hilson Cioromski, President and CEO, TH Hilson

The Role of men as Allies Grant Park B Moderator: Ray Legler, PhD., Assistant Professor, Psychology, National Louis University Panelists: Rudy Juarez, Vice President – Mexico and Latin America, Grainger Bridget Ray, Senior Vice President, National Accounts, AllState Tim Byrnes, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Talita Ramos Erickson, General Counsel & Chief Diversity Officer, Barilla

Women Who Mean Business: A Discussion with Successful Entrepreneurs Grant Park C Moderator: Betsey O’Brien, Partner, Desire Path Marketing Panelists: Lisa Montgomery, Director of Diversity & Inclusion, Illinois Institute of Technology Melissa M. Lagowski, Pricipal, Big Buzz Idea Group Cassandra Sanford,CEO and Co-founder, KellyMitchell Rosemary Swierk, President, Direct Steel and Construction

Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling Grant Park D Moderator: Toby Atkinson, Regional Talent Acquisition Manager, Cintas Panelists: Krista Harris, Recruiting Leader - North America Apps One, CapGemini Perika Sampson, Vice President, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Leah Montonya, Vice President, Care Management Services & Clinical Documentation Improvement, Ingalls Health System Susan Wagner- Fleming, Former Senior Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Associate General Counsel, OfficeMax Incorporated

11:10 a.m. -12:10 p.m. Bridging the Cross-Gender Communication Gap to Improve your Leadership Grant Park A and Advance your Position Moderator: Marsha McDermott, Workplace Inclusion Manager RR Donnelley Panelists: Jill Zimmerman, Partner, Global Chief Talent & Inclusion Officer Mercer Kimberly De Witt, Chief Procurement Officer - Petrochemicals, BP Donna Grant Dorsey,Vice President HR, Navistar Max Reed, Vice President of Prorgam Sales, CDW

Inside High Tech Culture: How to Belong Without Giving Up Your Values Grant Park B Moderator: Nichole Thomas,Vice President National Programs, SAC Wireless Panelists: Nichole Thomas, Vice President National Programs, SAC Wireless Dominique Raccah, CEO, Sourcebook Ce Cole Dillon, COO & Co-Founder, Student Loan 411 LLC Kelly Garofalo, Vice President Engine Room Services, SAC Wireless

www.diversityfirstjobs.org 10 Concurrent Sessions

It’s All About a Brand New Brand YOU! Tips to Market and Promote Yourself Grant Park C Moderator: Lyoda Acosta, Senior Manager, Initiatives Management Legal, Corporate & Compliance Group, BMO Financial Group Panelists: Tracy Kocourek, Global Legal Lead - Cloud Services, Accenture Marielle Kokos, Senior Director, Grubhub Cheryl James, VP Human Resources, Hill-Rom Monica D. Guillory, Director, HR & Workplace Inclusion, RR Donnelley What Women Need to Know About Their Health Grant Park D Moderator: Gwendolyn Griffin-Harmon, Visual Communications & Marketing Consultant Panelists: Dr. Kendra Outler MD, Anesthesiologist , Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Dr. Laurie Keefer PhD, AGAF, Clinical Health Psychologist Director, Behavioral Medicine Program Digestive Health Center, Northwestern Medicine Norine Martini Wiebmer, RN, President,Networking With Impact Jill Rodriguez CPT, Personal Trainer, Hormone Friendly Fitness™ 1:45 p.m. -2:45 p.m. Secrets for Winning at Work: The Handbook for Emerging Professionals Grant Park A and Career Success Moderator: Bethany Florek, Human Resources Manager, Greeley and Hansen Panelists: Julio Cesar Contreras, Deputy Chief of School, Chicago Public Schools Georgia Dudley, Founder & CEO, Empowering Women Network Perika J. Sampson, Vice President, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Tenia Davis, Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Johnson Publishing Company Women of Color: Striving for Excellence Grant Park B Moderator: Regina Terry, Diversity and Inclusion Manager, First Midwest Bank Panelists: Yuri Brown - Cruzat, Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion, The Federal Reserve Leeta Hines, Second Vice President, Northern Trust Reena R. Bajowala, Partner, Jenner & Block LLP Valeria J. Stokes, EdD, Chief Human Resources Officer & Chief Diversity Officer, American Bar Association Lessons from the Animal Kingdom: Strategies for Managing Everyday Conflict Grant Park C Moderator: Norine Martini Wiebmer, President, Networking with Impact Panelists: Lynda Coffman,Vice President, United Ruth Ann Wisener, Vice President Investor Relations, ADM Julie M. Marion, Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP Margie Lynch, Senior Vice President Human Resources, Follett Cracking the Confidence Code Grant Park B Moderator: Stacey Flint, Director of Enrollment Management, Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership Panelists: Cindy Welsh,Vice President, Adult Critical Care and Med Prof., Affairs Advocate Health Care Amy E. Abraham, Vice President, Marketing & Communications, US Fuels, BP Products North America, Inc. Terri Mayes, Regional Vice President, National Diversity Council Debbie Leoni, NSA Professional Speaker, Executive Coach and Author www.diversityfirstjobs.org 11 Board of Directors

Max Reed Henry Beards Chairman Director of Human Resources Vice President of Program Sales UPS Illinois District CDW

Mike Fisher Jim Floyd Vice President of Workforce Development Vice President and General Manager and Community Relations McDonald’s USA LLC COUNTRY Financial

Monica Guillory Veronica Johnson Director Supplier Diversity Specialist RR Donnelley Archer Daniels Midland Co.

Terri Mayes Nathalie Cordeiro Nunes Former VP, Talent, Leadership Diversity & Inclusion Manager & Organizational Development United Airlines OfficeMax

Promod Vohra Dennis Kennedy Dean Founder & CEO Northern Illinois University National Diversity Council

www.diversityfirstjobs.org 12 Advisory Council

Max Reed Chairman Vice President of Program Sales CDW

Loyda Acosta Senior Manager, Initiatives Organized in 2012, the Illinois Diversity Council (ILDC) is committed Management | Legal, Corporate & Compliance Group to fostering a learning environment for organizations to grow and BMO Financial Group leverage their knowledge of diversity. The ILDC is a great opportunity Membership Chair for professionals, students and organizations to learn diversity best practices from the top corporate leaders.

Our Mission: Enhance the appreciation for and understanding of the value of diversity and inclusion. We will achieve success through the Lori Crosley efforts and activities which: Marketing Consultant • Advance corporate leadership education/awareness of the varied Communication Chair dimensions of diversity • Commit leaders to discuss issues and challenge attitudes, and promote organizational changes that support diversity • Promote outreach efforts to our youth that inspire mutual respect and understanding

Our Vision: We are committed to transforming our workplace Ray Legler, PhD. communities into environments where people are valued for their Assistant Professor, uniqueness and differences, and are confident that their contributions PsychologySchool of Social and Behavioral Sciences matter. National Louis University Our Goals: • Promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace and community • Develop leaders who are educated and aware of all aspects of diversity and inclusion • Develop programs that support diversity education and awareness

Cherie Price Activities & Events Chair Wellpoint

www.diversityfirstjobs.org 13 2015 Most Powerful & Influential Women

Lynda Coffman Vice President, Food Services Division United Airlines

Lynda is the Vice President of United’s new ground handling services group. In this role, she will lead the development of the business, including the vision, financial and operational impact, and integration with the overall corporate strategic plan.

Lynda has a solid understanding of airline business operations from her experience working in various areas of the airline. She has a total of 21 years with United and in addition to her current role, has worked in Airport Operations, Food Services, Marketing, Safety, and Aircraft Maintenance. She also has 5 years of management consulting experience.

Lynda has a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Santa Clara University and an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

Lynda is married to her husband, Mark, and has a teenage stepdaughter.

Avis Gibson Director of Operations UPS

Avis Gibson is a native of Los Angeles and a graduate of Dorsey High School. Her commitment to the community began at a young age as a Blue Bird Girl helping care for seniors. She would later take on a career role in working in a convalescent home.

Avis also has a strong calling to work with young people. Throughout her many job relocations, she has continued to serve as a youth counselor for the YMCA, teen advisor for the Jack & Jill of America Organization, Sunday school teacher, and as a mentor for several young adults. She also serves as the Co-chair of the annual Just for Girls Conference in the city of Los Angeles to help empower more than 500 hundred girls.

She has received many awards and accolades for her work in the community including Citizen of the Year and the NAACP Prism award.

Avis began her career with UPS in 1982, as an Industrial Engineering clerk. Avis was promoted as the Director of Operations for the Illinois District in 2012. She currently oversees daily package delivery operations for the state of Illinois, including the Chicago Metro area—one of the busiest and most productive operations in the UPS network.

Avis and her husband Keith have been married for over 30 years and make their home in Chicago, Illinois. Their 23-year-old son, Xavier Zachary Gibson, is a college graduate and thriving executive for the Phoenix Suns organization. Avis has a BS in psychology and a master’s degree in organizational management.

Avis one day looks forward to returning to her beloved city of Los Angeles to continue her work with the elderly and young people in the foster system.

www.diversityfirstjobs.org 14 2015 Most Powerful & Influential Women

Juliann S. Larimer Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer Zebra Technologies Corporation

Juliann S. Larimer is the chief marketing officer for Lincolnshire, Illinois-based Zebra Technologies, a global leader in products and services that extend real-time visibility into organizations’ assets, people and transactions. In her current role, Ms. Larimer oversees the development of the Zebra brand in the global marketplace, as well as the expansion of Zebra’s industry- and solutions-specific marketing and field marketing capabilities.

Ms. Larimer came to Zebra in July 2014 during the acquisition of the Motorola Solutions Enterprise business, which closed at the end of October 2014. Ms. Larimer most recently served as Motorola’s vice president of marketing for the Americas, the company’s largest revenue-generating region. In three-and-a-half years with Motorola, she led several key strategic programs.

Prior to Motorola, Ms. Larimer held a variety of sales, marketing and business development roles at NCR, IBM, Accenture and Bridgestone Corporation. From 2002 to 2009, she was appointed to positions of increasing responsibility at Zebra, ultimately serving as vice president of sales for North America.

Ms. Larimer earned a bachelor’s degree in communications and business administration from Vanderbilt University and a Master of Business Administration from Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management. She and her family reside in Lake Forest, Illinois

Jodi Nuttall Director of Business Operations Aerotek

Jodi started her career at Aerotek in January 1998 as a recruiter. She spent the majority of that year learning about the staffing industry and taking on different leadership opportunities in her office. In January 1999, Jodi was promoted to an account manager role where she was given the opportunity to work with a team of recruiters and sell our services to customers in the Western suburbs. During her sales career with Aerotek, Jodi spent a lot of time mentoring other men and women in the organization as well as her own team. In 2008, she was promoted Director of Business Operations in the Midwest. Jodi was recently nominated for a position on Aerotek’s Executive Diversity Board. During her tenure on the board her primary focus has been around the marketplace: building business opportunities thru our local markets, workforce: hiring top talent internally and externally, and workplace: retention and inclusion of our internal and external employees.

www.diversityfirstjobs.org 15 2015 Most Powerful & Influential Women

Audré H. Pierce-Haubert Vice President, Human Resources Comcast – GCR

Audré H. Pierce serves as the Vice President of Human Resources for the Greater Chicago Region overseeing its 5000 employees. In this role, she is responsible for strategy development, effective business processes, organizational design and HR initiatives created to support business objectives. Most recently, her team developed and implemented a Leadership On-boarding program designed to provide tools and resources leaders need to be successful.

Audré joined Comcast in the Customer Care organization in 1996 and transitioned to the Human Resources function in 2002. While in Human Resources, she and her team supported Customer Care and its 3000 employees. During this time, she led a multi-functional team that created and implemented a job progression program for the Customer Account Executives. In 2009, Audré was promoted to Sr. Human Resources Director supporting the Technical Operations side of the business.

Prior to joining Comcast, Audré was Vice President of Operations for Home Shopping Network in San Diego, CA. In this role, Audré introduced the concept of blended representatives to support multiple businesses under HSN Business Services. She also worked for The Fashion Channel in Los Angeles, CA as a Workforce Analyst.

A graduate of National-Louis University in Illinois, Audré holds a B.S. in Business Management. She is a member of Women in Cable Television (WICT) and the Chicago Chapter of the National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC). She also services on the Board of Directors for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago.

Pamela Puryear, PhD Vice President, Organization Development & Chief Talent Officer Hospira

Pamela is currently the Vice President, Organization Development and Chief Talent Officer at Hospira, the world’s leading provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies. Headquartered in Lake Forest, Ill., Hospira has approximately 17,000 employees worldwide. In 2013, Hospira generated approximately $4. billion in sales. In her role, Pamela is responsible for leading strategy and implementation of programs and services that impact employees globally in the areas of talent management, learning and development, employee engagement, organization culture, organization design, organization effectiveness, change management, and cross- cultural diversity.

Prior to joining Hospira in 2009, Pamela spent 12 years as an independent organization development consultant, following a 10- year career in real estate investment management industry. In her consulting practice, Pamela focused on designing, implementing, and integrating sustainable solutions and systems to maximize the value and effectiveness of human capital. Her specialty areas included executive/leadership development and coaching, strategic planning, change management, and managing diversity.

Pamela has consulted globally and across a number of different industry sectors. Organizations with which Pamela has consulted include Deutsche Bank, Capri Capital Partners, Kaiser Permanente, Mercer, PriceWaterhouse Coopers, Unilever, Allstate, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Yale School of Management, Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC), and The Hispanic Scholarship Fund. Pamela also recently launched a personal website and blog dedicated to driving performance excellence, www. JoinDrPam.com.

Pamela holds a PhD in Organizational Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology, an MBA from Harvard Business School, and a BA in Psychology with a concentration in Organizational Behavior from Yale University.

www.diversityfirstjobs.org 16 2015 Most Powerful & Influential Women

Kimberly Waller Executive Vice President Willis North America

Kim Waller co-leads Willis Open, a practice group focused on driving new organic growth to the firm. As Executive Vice President, Kim is finding new and creative ways to drive revenue by leveraging the value of risk mitigating insurance solutions coupled with women and minority owned businesses.

Currently partnered with over 100 women and minority owned firms across the United States, Willis Open serves to increase access to highly qualified women and minority owned businesses. while helping organizations to also achieve their supplier diversity goals. This model has served to change the rules of the game. The ultimate goal is to transform how minority and women owned businesses deliver value in insurance.

Education and Professional Designations: Northwestern University, Master’s degree - Organizational Change, 2011 University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI - B.A. Economics, 1985 Chartered Property & Casualty Underwriter, (CPCU), 1995

Claudia Rodriquez Vice President of Devices Product Management Motorola Solutions

Claudia is Vice President of Devices Product Management at Motorola Solutions Inc.. She is responsible for optimizing product portfolio planning and investment decisions to deliver superior offerings to Motorola Solutions Inc.’s customers in each of its Devices technologies and business lines across the world. Claudia joined Motorola in 2000 and has held a variety of leadership positions in product/business management, technical sales, business development, learning/training, operations and competitive intelligence, covering U.S. and international markets. She holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Florida International University.

Claudia also serves as the President of the Global Women’s Business Council at MSI, working to drive inclusion and diversity in the company while creating networking and engagement opportunities for employees. She is also a board member of the Center of Talent Reporting, an industry-led initiative to bring standard principles and reporting to learning, and board member of BroadWand Wireless, a high tech start-up bringing affordable solutions to the mobile internet user. She recently participated in the 2014-2015 Global Marathon as a Thought Leader.

www.diversityfirstjobs.org 17 2015 Leadership Excellence Award

Toni Carter Human Resources Consultant, Talent and Culture COE Motorola

Toni L. Coleman Carter is the energetic Culture, Inclusion, and Diversity (CID) subject matter expert, and HR consultant, for a global $6 billion dollar technology organization. She is a change champion who collaborates with business leaders to create an environment to empower and engage others, to achieve global competitive advantage.

In April of 2007, Carter was elected as Hanover Park’s first black councilmember. After two years of confronting challenging opportunities, she became the Village’s first black deputy mayor. She is a Certified Diversity Practitioner and is currently pursuing certification as a Senior Professional in HR. She holds a Bachelor and a Master of Science degree from Roosevelt University in Chicago. When she is not spending time with her family, she loves building community relationships, leveraging strategic partnerships and teaching at Columbia College in Elgin, IL. Her husband, Gary, spends his time training community leaders, and they reside in Hanover Park with three wonderful children, Candes, John, and Taylor.

Monica D. Guillory Director, HR & Workplace Inclusion RR Donnelley

Monica Guillory, SPHR, is Director HR and Workplace Inclusion for RR Donnelley, an $12 billion global provider of integrated communications services. Responsible for overall Diversity & Inclusion strategy for the Corporation and Human Resource leadership for the Logistics platform. She is based in the Bolingbrook, IL headquarter facility. While most of her career background is in Human Resources, Ms. Guillory’s professional career includes management roles in Healthcare and broadcast communications. Her expertise includes leadership development, diversity & inclusion strategies, and cultural competency, motivating teams for passionate performance, project management and group facilitation.

Guillory is a Board Member of Empowering Women Network (EWN), Director on the Workforce Investment Board of Will County, Advisory Board Member of the IL Diversity Council and a Board of Director at Large for Emerging Life Solutions, Inc (ELS) a non-profit agency working to house and educate homeless youth. She is active in the Bolingbrook Chamber of Commerce, and a volunteer youth mentor. She founded an award winning Corporate Women’s Mentoring Program. Monica holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication from the University of Houston and is a senior certified Human Resources professional.

Neli Vazquez-Rowland Co - Founder & President A Safe Haven Foundation

Neli Vazquez-Rowland is the Co-Founder & President of A Safe Haven Foundation (ASHF). Founded in 1994, ASHF is a vertically integrated eco-system that supports social service delivery along with vibrant social business enterprises in order to create a sustainable environment that fosters positive change in the lives of homeless individuals.

Neli is a first generation American who grew up in Chicago’s Little Village community, a densely populated Latino enclave on the city’s West Side commonly known for a high rate of crime associated with drugs and gang violence. Neli was the first in her family of seven to graduate from college. She built a solid 13 year career as an investment banker, and rose to the level of Vice President at both Bear Stearns and Oppenheimer. Neli is a graduate of Loyola University’s School of Business, and the Minority Executive Management program at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business. She is an avid runner, triathlete, and marathoner. Neli lives with her husband and A Safe Haven co-founder, Brian, and their two wonderful sons, Devin and Dylan. www.diversityfirstjobs.org 18 SM © 2015 United Airlines, Inc. All rights reserved.

Proud sponsor of the 2015 Illinois Women’s Conference. WE INNOVATE TO MOBILIZE AND CONNECT PEOPLE IN THE MOMENTS THAT MATTER

MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS IS PROUD TO SPONSOR THE ILLINOIS DIVERSITY COUNCIL’S ”MOST POWERFUL & INFLUENTIAL WOMEN” CELEBRATION

motorolasolutions.com

MOTOROLA, MOTO, MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS and the Stylized M Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Motorola Trademark Holdings, LLC and are used under license. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © 2015 Motorola Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved. Mission The mission of the National Women’s Council is to make a significant impact on the social advancement of women by promoting economic empowerment, international women’s rights, political and workplace equality, and women’s health.

Vision The vision of the National Women’s Council is to be the premier organization for women’s rights and equality. Notes

www.diversityfirstjobs.org 22 Notes

www.diversityfirstjobs.org 23 The Illinois Diversity Council is committed to enhancing the appreciation for and the under- standing of the value of diversity and inclusion in today’s global society. We strive to transform our workplace communities into environments where people are valued for their uniqueness and differences, and are confident that their contributions matter.

ILLINOIS DIVERSITY COUNCIL A MULTICULTURAL RESOURCE PROMOTING EXCELLENCE

Ashlyn Outler, Senior Coordinator [email protected]