Winners: Business Insurance Women to Watch EMEA

2023 Women to Watch Winners

2023 WOMEN TO WATCH WINNERS

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Joan Bauer, WKFC Underwriting Managers and CorRisk Underwriting Managers, units of RSG Underwriting Managers LLC
Laura Beckmann, AmRisc Group, a unit of Truist Insurance Holdings Inc.
Jill Beggs, Everest Group Ltd.
Sharon Burger, IMA Inc.
Becky Carlson-Krzywonos, American International Group Inc.
Ania Caruso, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
April Chan, Insurance Office of America Inc.
Jordann Coleman, Heffernan Insurance Brokers
Rachel Cushing, Chubb Ltd.
Amber Finch, Reed Smith LLP
Cynthia Garcia, Bernards Brothers Inc.
Marcia Giesler, Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc.
Diana Shafter Gliedman, Anderson Kill P.C.
Denise Gordon, Willis Towers Watson PLC
Kim Gore, Hub International Ltd
Jaime Henry, Origami Risk LLC
Melissa Hollingsworth, Atlanta Housing Authority
Jenna Kirkpatrick Howard, Lockton Cos. LLC
Jenise Klein, Allianz Commercial, a unit of Allianz SE
Elizabeth Kramer, Munich Re Specialty Insurance, a unit of Munich Reinsurance Co.
Lisa Leftwich, Zurich North America
Christine Loiselle, Hylant Group Inc.
Amanda Lyons, Aon PLC
Megan McClellan, Marsh LLC
Catherine Miller, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Co.
Courtney Ramirez, Alliant Insurance Services Inc.
Stephanie Snyder Frenier, CAC Specialty
Rachel Thuerk, Vicinity Energy
Belen Tokarski, Mylo LLC
Violet Xu, ReSource Pro LLC

2023 WOMEN TO WATCH EMEA WINNERS

Sarah Breslin, Pen Underwriting Ltd., a unit of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Andrea Brock, QBE Insurance Group Ltd.
Joanna Chardon, Akur8 SAS
Ana Dores, Axa XL, a unit of Axa SA
Gabrielle Durisch, Allianz Commercial, a unit of Allianz SE
Josianne El Antoury, Covington & Burling LLP
Andiara Nordang Fleischer, Crawford & Co.
Emily Fraser, RSA Insurance Group Ltd.
Roxanne Griffiths, American International Group Inc.
Julia Holm, Sedgwick Sweden AB
Liliana Lapadatoni-Huluta, Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc.
Sophie Meiklejohn, Miller Insurance Services LLP
Kay McMenamin, Willis Towers Watson PLC
Karen Nordblom, SiriusPoint Ltd.
Crystal Png, Euclid Transactional, a division of Euclid Insurance Services Inc.
Penny Seach, Zurich Insurance Group Ltd.
Jacqueline Sinclair, CFC Underwriting Ltd.
Catherine Tillyard, McGill and Partners Ltd.
Meghan Walker, Liberty Specialty Markets, a unit of Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
Hannah Witzel, FM Global

2022 Women to Watch Winners

2022 WOMEN TO WATCH WINNERS
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Issy Bustamante, American Global LLC
Carmella Capitano, Starr Insurance Cos.
Rose Charles, Sompo International Holdings Ltd.
Christine Chipurnoi, USI Insurance Services LLC
Leah Cooper, Sedgwick Claims Management Inc.
Stephanie Davenport, Ascot Group Ltd.
Tonya Davies, Professional Risk Management Services, a unit of Fair American Insurance and Reinsurance Co.
Lisa Davis, Canopius USA
Jacqueline Detablan, CNA Financial Corp.
Tracey Estes, Arch Insurance, a unit of Arch Capital Group Ltd.
Jeannine Foster, Optum Workers’ Compensation and Auto No-fault, a division of Optum Inc.
Tanya Gee, EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants
Bethany Greenwood, Beazley PLC
Debbie Goldstine, Lockton Cos. LLC
Christine Gomes, Chubb Ltd.
Nora Hattauer, American International Group Inc.
Gretchen Hoff Varner, Covington & Burling LLP
Julie Joyce, Travelers Cos. Inc.
Kelly Kinzer, Zurich North America
Joy LaFrance, One80 Intermediaries, a division of Risk Strategies Co.
Melissa Menard, Brown & Brown Inc.
Leigh McMullan, Crum & Forster
Jennifer Pack, Hyatt Hotels Corp.
Rachel Perry, Aon PLC
Katie Rossbach, Risk Placement Services Inc., a division of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Michelle Sartain, Marsh LLC
Monica Shokrai, Alphabet Inc.
Tammy Stringer, Truist Insurance Holdings Inc.
Leticia Trevino, Heffernan Insurance Brokers Inc.
Katey Walker, Willis Towers Watson PLC

2022 WOMEN TO WATCH EMEA WINNERS
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Sarah Baker, Crawford & Co.
Marta Batalla, Ryan Specialty Transactional Risks International, a unit of Ryan Specialty Holdings Inc.
Dorothy Chapeyama, Reunion Insurance Co. Ltd.
Jimena Blanco Chavez, Verisk Maplecroft, a unit of Verisk Analytics Inc.
Clarissa Franks, Marsh Ltd.
Maxine Goddard, Sompo International Holdings Ltd.
Johanna Holliday, Willis Towers Watson PLC
Rhian Howell, Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
Kelly Hunter, American International Group UK Ltd., a unit of American International Group Inc.
Christine Millar, Sedgwick Claims Management Inc.
Laura Parris, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Deborah Peters, Aon PLC
Chantal Rodriguez, Liberty Mutual Reinsurance
Katie Rudd, Acrisure Re, a unit of Acrisure LLC
Sarah Stanford, Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.
Rebecca Tielemans, Marsh SA
Florence Tondu-Mélique, Zurich Insurance Ltd.
Rachel Turk, Beazley PLC
Victoria Ulyat, Axa UK, a unit of Axa SA
Lisa Williams, Zurich Insurance Co. Ltd.

2021 Women to Watch Winners

2021 WOMEN TO WATCH WINNERS
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Karen Bashor, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Jill Bryant, Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.
Diane Charvat, Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc.
Shannell Chibueze, Woodruff Sawyer & Co.
Lyndsey Christofer, Chubb Ltd.
Beth Diamond, Beazley PLC
Eileen Frank, J.P. West Inc.
Tenesha Frazier-Levett, Crawford & Co.
Eileen Fullerton, Fullerton Beck LLP
Kathy Galia, Paradigm Management Services LLC
Carla Greaves, Axa XL, a unit of Axa SA
Marinda Griese, California Joint Powers Risk Management Association
Mary Guzman, Crown Jewel Insurance
Adele Hapworth, The American Equity Underwriters Inc.
Dawn Hiestand, Zurich North America
Mia Iverson, American International Group Inc.
Keri Kittmann, AF Group
Kara Knowles, Gallagher Bassett Services Inc.
Janet Lindstrom, Arch Insurance Group Inc.
Alexandra Littlejohn, Alliant Insurance Services Inc.
Sarah Lin, R-T Specialty LLC
Kio Lo, Tokio Marine HCC Surety Group, a unit of Tokio Marine Group of Cos.
Julie Marcello, Marsh LLC
Catherine Mulligan, Aon Reinsurance Solutions
Dawn Puro, Accredited Specialty Insurance Co.
Rebekah Ratliff, Capital City Mediations LLC
Brooke Runnion, Lockton Cos. LLC
Sharon Scott, ESIS Inc.
Jennifer Sharkey, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Shelley Yim, Aon PLC

2021 WOMEN TO WATCH EMEA WINNERS
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Rianne Baumann, Raetsheren Van Orden Groep B.V., a unit of Acrisure LLC
Julia Borges, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions
Stefania Davi-Greer, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty
Maria Diaz-Llado, Marsh SA
Carol Etchebarne, Sedgwick France SA
Vanesa Herrero, Tokio Marine Europe SA
Jessica Kirby, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Co.
Sally Lake, Beazley PLC
Jane March, Guy Carpenter & Co. Ltd.
Lindsey Nelson, CFC Underwriting Ltd.
Alison Quinlivan, Google Inc.
Hayley Robinson, Zurich Insurance Group Ltd.
Louise Rose, Transatlantic Reinsurance Co.
Claire Sales, Aon PLC
Jenny Sillén Österman, American International Group Europe SA
Emma Stewart, Lloyd's of London
Caroline Tran, Axa XL, a unit of Axa SA
Jane Warren, Liberty Specialty Markets, a unit of Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
Hui Yu, EmergIn Risk, a unit of Ryan Specialty Group LLC
Haixia Zhao, Sompo International Holdings Ltd.

2020 Women to Watch Winners

2020 Inspiration Award Winner
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Dame Inga Beale, Non-Executive Board Director, Crawford & Company

2020 Women to Watch Winners
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Virna Alexander Rhodes, Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
Johnte’ Archer, J. Archer Insurance Group
Preeti Asthana, Aon PLC
Martha Bane, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Danette Beck, USI Insurance Services LLC
Ashleigh Cashman, International Catastrophe Insurance Managers LLC, a unit of Victor Insurance Holdings
Elaine Coffman, Lockton Cos. LLC
Ingrid Cook, SHzoom It LLC
Courtney Davis Curtis, University of Chicago
Amy Evans, Intercare Insurance Services, a unit of Intercare Holdings LLC
Erin Fry, Munich Re Specialty Insurance, a unit of Munich Reinsurance Group
Catrina Gilbert, DFW International Airport
Donna Glenn, National Council on Compensation Insurance
Susan Gonzales, American International Group Inc.
Reema Hammoud, Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc.
Heidi Hull, FM Global
Dana Lodge, Everest Insurance, a unit of Everest Re Group Ltd.
Megan Miller, Spencer Educational Foundation
Diane Mittenzwei, Risk Strategies Co. Inc.
Lan Nguyen, BioMed Realty
Vasantha Prammagnanam, Corvel Corp.
Kim Riley, Hylant Group Inc.
Shannon Stefanski, R-T Specialty LLC
Sharon Robinson, Zurich Insurance Group
Christina Terplan, Atheria Law P.C.
Rhonda Tobin, Robinson + Cole LLP
Michele Twyman, Chubb Ltd.
Juliet White, Axa XL, a unit of Axa SA
Christina Welch, FCCI Insurance Group
Julie Wood, Marsh LLC

2020 Women to Watch EMEA WINNERS
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Lisa Bartlett, Crawford & Company
Andrea Best, McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP
Hande Bilgisu, Marsh LLC
Melissa Boyars, Generali Group
Elizabeth Carbonaro, Willis Towers Watson PLC
Ana Franco De Sarabia, Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc.
Sophia Dunér, Aon Reinsurance Solutions
Nina Duft, American International Group Inc.
Jackie Hyde, Stanmore Insurance Brokers Ltd.
Victoria Jewell, McLarens Global Ltd.
Tracy-Lee Kus, Aon PLC
Vered Lobel, American International Group UK Ltd.
Kera McDonald, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions
Melanie O’Neill, Liberty Specialty Markets
Nilay Ozden, Marsh Ltd.
Petra Riga, Zurich Insurance Group
Linda Ryan, Everest Re Group Ltd.
Kay Smith, THB Group, a unit of AmWINS Group Inc.
Connie Tregidga, QBE Insurance Group Ltd.
Beatriz Valenti Barbat, Zurich Insurance Group

2019 Women to Watch Winners

2019 Inspiration Award Winner
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Jane Tutoki, board member of Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc.

2019 Women to Watch Winners
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Nicole Abdallah, JND Healthcare Management Inc.
Michelle Bennett, Cable One Inc.
Nicole Bennett, Crum & Forster Holdings Corp.
Melissa Cerny, Arthur J. Gallagher Co.
Chris Chang Dumortier, Alliant Insurance Services Inc.
Olga Collins, Beecher Carlson, a unit of Brown & Brown Inc.
Josephine Copeland, PMA Cos.
Yosha DeLong, Zurich North America
Randi Ellias, Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
Tracey Gibbons, Third Point Re Co. Ltd.
Krista Glenn, IAT Insurance Group Inc.
Kris Hill, QBE North America
Lisa Humphrey, Chubb Ltd.
Wesley Hyatt, Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
Michele Jacobson, Stroock & Strook & Lavan LLP
Jodi Kaufman Davis, H.W. Kaufman Group
Nancy Korcinsky, Willis Towers Watson PLC
Heather Matthews, Crawford & Co.
Stephanie McCloud, Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation
Mary McIvor, American International Group Inc.
Lisa Melillo, Travelers Cos. Inc.
Courtney Osborne, El-Ad Holdings Inc.
Sarah Robson, Marsh Canada Ltd., a unit of Marsh LLC
Rosa Royo, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Marijo Storment, Paradigm Management Services LLC
Arleen Taveras, Spot On Insurance
Jennifer Torneden, Aon PLC
Anne Marie Towle, Hylant Group Inc.
Grace Vandecruze, Grace Global Capital LLC
Stacy Williams, Gallagher Bassett Services Inc.

2019 Women to Watch EMEA Winners
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Rawan Alsulaiman, International General Insurance Co. Ltd.
Elaine Casaprima, Marsh AG
Claudia Cordioli, Swiss Re Ltd.
Benedetta Cossarini, American International Group Inc.
Anna Ekstrom, StartPoint Executive Risks, a unit of Ryan Specialty Group LLC
Silvia Herms, the Association of Mutual Insurers Co-operatives in Europe
Emma Karhan, Aon PLC
Loredana La Pace, Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Ruth Leggett, Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc.
Silvia Martinez, Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.
Vanessa Maxwell, Berkshire Hathaway Special Insurance Co.
Alexandra Paton, Liberty Specialty Markets, a unit of Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
Sarah Reynolds, Global Risk Solutions Inc.
Tammy Richardson, Willis Towers Watson PLC
Holly Shepherd, Shepherd Compello Ltd.
Sierra Signorelli, Zurich Insurance Co. Ltd.
Sabine VanderLinden, Startupbootcamp Insurtech
Corinne Vitrac, Axa SA
Charlotte von Krogh, Crawford & Co.
Abiba Zakariah, WAICA Reinsurance Corporation PLC

2018 Women to Watch Winners

2018 Inaugural Inspiration Award Recipient
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Pamela J. Newman, The Newman Group at Aon

2018 Women to Watch Winners
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Mahshameen Ahmad, Crum & Forster Holdings Corp., a unit of Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.
Meg Allwein, Assurex Global Corp.
Allison Barrett, Willis Towers Watson PLC
Kelley Bernal, SIU Managers, a unit of Alliant Insurance Services Inc.
Nancy Bewlay, Axa XL, a division of Axa SA
Sandra Bigglestone, Vermont Department of Financial Regulation
Nina Boone, Aon PLC
Crystal Brown, The Doctor’s Co.
Andrea Buhl, Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc.
Rebecca Cady, Children’s National Medical Center
Ellen Charnley, Marsh Captive Solutions
Laura Coppola, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, a unit of Allianz SE
Nora Deveau, Arch Insurance Group Inc., a unit of Arch Capital Group Ltd.
Lainie Dorneker, Ironshore Inc., a unit of Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
Jessica Getman, Brown & Brown Northwest Insurance
Susan Gildea, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Co.
Mona Hanna, Michelman & Robinson LLP
Kathy Kranz, Pinnacol Assurance
Aquanda Lewis, One Call
Deirdre Martin, American International Group Inc.
Carolyn Polikoff, Woodruff Sawyer & Co.
Risa Ryan, Munich Re America, a unit of Munich Reinsurance Co.
Rekha Schipper, Tangram Insurance Services
Sarah Sherman, JLT Specialty USA, a unit of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group PLC
Mary Beth Smykowski, Masco Corp.
Sonja Teague, ESIS Inc., a unit of Chubb Ltd.
Liz Walker, Groupon Inc.
Jeanette Ward, Texas Mutual Insurance Co.
Catherine Whiddon, Westchester, a unit of Chubb Ltd.
Karen Williams, Krauter & Co.

2018 Women to Watch EMEA Winners
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Olivia Cooper, Willis Towers Watson PLC
Sarah De Rocco, Marsh SpA
Kirsten Early, Broadspire UK, a unit of Crawford & Co.
Catherine French, Marsh Ltd.
Debbie Hobbs, EmergIn Risk, a unit of Ryan Specialty Group LLC
Gladys Karuri, Britam Holdings Ltd.
Jane Kielty, Aon PLC
Jacqueline Legrand, Brokerslink
Ewa Machlarz, Travelers Insurance Co. Ltd., a unit of Travelers Cos. Inc.
Delphine Traore Maidou, Allianz Africa, a unit of Allianz SE
Jennifer Martin, Pen Underwriting Ltd., a unit of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Sima Ruparelia, AIG Europe Ltd., a unit of American International Group Inc.
Leonora Siccardi, Aon Benfield
Kadidja Sinz, Liberty Special Markets, a unit of Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
Hélène Stanway, Axa XL, a division of Axa SA

2017 Women to Watch Winners

2017 Women to Watch Winners
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Pamela Anthony, Restore Rehabilitation, L.L.C.
Lori Bailey, Zurich North America, a unit of Zurich Insurance Group Ltd.
Meredith Bullock, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Co.
Lisa Corless, AF Group
Constance A. Endelicato, Wood Smith Henning & Berman L.L.P.
Gayle Falvey, Hanover Insurance Group Inc.
Erica Fichter, Broadspire Services Inc., a unit of Crawford & Co.
Elizabeth Fitch, Righi Fitch Law Group
Shannon Groeber, JLT Specialty USA, a unit of Jardine Lloyd Thompson P.L.C.
LaKeysha Greer Isaac, Cosmich Simmons & Brown P.L.L.C.
Christy Kaufman, Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc.
Kim Kramer, American International Group Inc.
Lisa Kerr, Henry Schein Inc.
Debra Livingston, ReEmployAbility Inc.
Barbara Luck, XL Group Ltd.
Erin Lynch, Beecher Carlson Holdings Inc.
Brenna Melvin, Alliant Insurance Services Inc.
Debbie Michel, Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
Penni L. Nelson, Hillwood Co. L.L.C.
Carolyn O'Connor, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker L.L.P.
Kendra Schropp, On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina
Veronica Scotti, Swiss Re Ltd.
Leigh Anne Sherman, Chubb Ltd.
Teresa Snider, Butler Rubin Saltarelli & Boyd L.L.P.
Jillian Slyfield, Aon Risk Solutions
Julie Stephenson, CNA Financial Corp.
Lynn Tu, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Alice Underwood, Willis Towers Watson P.L.C.
Dawn Watkins, Los Angeles Unified School District
Kathleen Zortman, QBE North America, a unit of QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

2017 Women to Watch EMEA Winners
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Amy Barnes, Marsh Ltd.
Gillian Barnes, Ironshore Inc.
Heather Batchelor, Travelers Co. Inc.
Catherine Bourland, Aon Benfield
Rachel Cope, FM Global
Andrea Fregona, Crawford & Co.
Simona Fumagalli, XL Catlin
Janice Hamilton, Amtrust International
Tracy Harrington Cloud, Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.
Patty Karuiahe-Martin, Namibia Reinsurance Corp.
Mary O'Connor, Willis Towers Watson P.L.C.
Romaney O’Malley, American International Group Inc.
Julie Page, Aon Risk Solutions
Kerry Rainer, Xchanging P.L.C.
Carol Richmond, Arthur J. Gallagher

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2008 Women to Watch Winners

2007 Women to Watch Winners

2007 Women to Watch Winners
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Carol F. Arendall
Terri D. Austin
Dahna Baisley
Cynthia Beveridge
Raji Bhagavatula
Jennifer Boehm
Angela Braly
Linda Chase-Jenkins
Priya Cheria Huskins
Patricia A. Cosante
Mary Craig Calkins
Elaine Caprio
Linda Dakin-Grimm
Carla D’Andre
Lisa Datelle Quarterman
Amy Flanagan
Michelle Futhey
Patricia Hagemann
Linda Havlin
Lisa Hawker
Teena Hostovich
Crystal V. Hover
Julianne Jessup
Cindy Keaveney
Ruth Kilduff
Linda D. Kornfeld
Rachel S. Kronowitz
Joan Lamm-Tennant
Danielle Lenzi
Melissa O. Leuck
Julie K. Long
Heidi Mack
Rebecca A. McLaughlan
Pamela Miller
Patricia A. Milligan
H. Elizabeth Mitchell
Brenda M. Olson
Stacey Regan
Pamela Ritz
Audrey M. Samers
Tamara Shelton
Gail Soja
Nancy Sylvester
Lauren Vail
Kate Van Hulzen
Sherron Williams
Lori Windolf Crispo
Kathryn Yates
JoAnne Ybarguen Dorsey
Carol A.N. Zacharias

2006 Women to Watch Winners

2006 Honorees
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Janice Abraham
Kathleen Angel
Tracey Ant
Nancy Aque
Wendy Baker
Brenda Ballard
Inga K. Beale
Jill B. Berkeley
Florence Bindelle
Mary S. Botkin
Deborah Broderick
Barbara C. Bufkin
Monica M. Burmeister
Kathleen M. Burns
M. Michele Burns
Pamela Carpenter
Karen M. Clark
Marsha A. Cohen
Christine Dandridge
Helen Darling
Pamela E. Davis
Elizabeth Francy Demaret
Carol Denzer
Marie Gemma Dequae
Corbette S. Doyle
Lynn Drennan
Alice Edwards
Karen K. Farris
Trish Getty
Alexandra Glickman
Connie Harden
Cathy A. Hauck
Barbara Haugen
Kathryn Hayley
Dr. Pamela A. Hymel
Karen Ignagni
Doris Johnson
Linda Johnson
Sharon Kaleta
Anastasia Kelly
Melissa Kerns
Joy Erven Laughery
Lou Ann Layton
Dierdre H. Littlefield
Fiona Luck
Eileen McCusker
Nancy M. Mellard
Susan R. Meltzer
Lara Mowery
Susanne Murray
Cecilia Norat
Lori S. Nugent
Leslie Nylund
Janice Ochenkowski
Susan J. Patschak
Mary Todd Peterson
Leigh Ann Pusey
Paula Rosput Reynolds
Pamela Rippens
Karen Rohan
Mary Roth
Joy A. Schwartzman
Lucille Sgaglione
Kelly Smith
Karen V. Sothern
Robin Sterneck
Kathleen Swendsen
Claudia P. Temple
Ellen Thrower
Karen Beldy Torborg
Sarah Turvill
Laurel A. Ulrich
Maxine E. Walker
Lisa Wall
Shelly Wolff
Kathy Woodliff
Millicent W. Workman
Lisa Zeitel
Liz Zlatkus
Marita Zuraitis