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Nancy Brennan
Managing Director, Head of Marketing, Global Banking & Markets, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Mentoring Rosaleine S. Ramos
Nancy is the marketing lead for the Global Banking & Marketing businesses for Bank of America Merrill Lynch, overseeing marketing, advertising, and event strategy.
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Following the acquisition of Merrill Lynch, Nancy led the Bank’s merger integration team responsible for re-branding the corporate, institutional and commercial client businesses as a single, global presence. Prior to Bank of America’s acquisition, Nancy led various strategic programs and functions for Merrill Lynch, including overseeing business planning and strategic initiatives as the chief operating officer for global sales.
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Michelle Garnaut
Founder, M. Restaurant Group
Mentoring Heena Patel
Michelle Garnaut is a trained chef and restaurateur with a culinary career that spans three decades, several continents, and the full range of restaurant positions. Over the past 25 years, Michelle has opened a trio of restaurants and a bar in China: M at the Fringe in Hong Kong
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(1989-2009), M on the Bund (1999), the Glamour Bar (2001) in Shanghai, and Capital M in Beijing (2009). She has also worked with numerous charities and community projects, and her restaurants consistently support charitable ventures.
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Kate James
Chief Communications Officer, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Mentoring Vipavee Kunavichayanont
Kate James leads the Gates Foundation’s global communications efforts to raise awareness and build engagement around global poverty, health, and U.S. education issues. Kate oversees all communications
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and brand functions, including driving public engagement on the issues the foundation champions. Prior to joining the foundation, Kate held senior leadership roles at Citibank, Standard Chartered Bank, and GlaxoSmithKline in the areas of communications, international government relations, strategy, and sustainability. Kate is also a board member for Vital Voices Global Partnership.
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Virginia Littlejohn
President, CEO and Co-Founder, Quantum Leaps Inc.
Mentoring Mari Sawai
Among her numerous roles as an advocate for women’s entrepreneurship, Virginia Littlejohn has held leadership positions at the National Association of Women Business Owners, the World Association
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of Women Entrepreneurs, the Global Banking Alliance for Women, and the International Trade Centre, a joint agency of the UN and World Trade Organization on a 10-year initiative to get women entrepreneurs into the global supply chain. She co-founded Quantum Leaps in 2002 to accelerate global women’s entrepreneurship. She has been inducted into the Enterprising Women Hall of Fame and has won numerous awards, including the U.S. Small Business Administration’s first Women in Business Advocate of the Year Award.
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Susan McPherson
Senior Vice President/Director of Global Marketing, Fenton Communication New York
Mentoring Radziah Radzi
Susan McPherson is a serial connector, passionate cause marketer, writer and corporate responsibility expert. As Senior Vice President and Director of Global Marketing at Fenton
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, she focuses on creating visibility for the firm and running its corporate social responsibility practice. She’s a regular writer and contributor for the Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and Triple Pundit, has worked at PR Newswire and USA Today, and advises numerous organizations including The Li.st, 10×10, and Girls Who Code.
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Susan Roos
Employment Attorney; Wife of U.S. Ambassador to Japan
Mentoring Tingjun Zhang
Susan H. Roos is a labor lawyer with substantial experience in defending employers in wrongful termination, sexual harassment, employment discrimination and trade secret litigation before federal and state courts.
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As the wife of U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos, Ms. Roos has been an active voice on supporting women in the workplace. Ms. Roos devotes her time to the TOMODACHI Initiative, a public-private partnership that supports Japan’s recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake, and invests in the next generation of Japanese and Americans in ways that strengthen cultural and economic ties.
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Burnet Tucker
Senior Human Resources Executive, Bank of America
Mentoring Mo Hom
Burnet Tucker is the Global Head of Learning, Leadership Development and HR Shared Services for Bank of America. In this role, she is responsible for learning, talent management…Read more, leadership development, organization design and organization effectiveness programs and initiatives across Bank of America and is the HR executive for Global HR.
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Mo Hom
Owner and Creative Director, Rose Gold Mountain Trading Co., Ltd.; Founder, Lotushom.com
Mentored by Burnet Tucker
After launching a successful clothing line and flagship boutique, Lotus Hom, in New York in 2010, Mo Hom moved back to Myanmar to focus on another dream — creating jobs and running her company in her home country.
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Her women's wear brand was born under Rose Gold Mountain Trading Co. in 2012, and some of her products under the Made in Myanmar label will be exported to European and South East Asia Markets in 2013.
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Vipavee Kunavichayanont
Founder, Design for Disasters
Mentored by Kate James
In 2010, Vipavee Kunavichayanont co-founded Design for Disasters (D4D), a non-profit research and design initiative network focused on finding creative long-term solutions to prepare for and recover from natural disasters — from life-saving flotation devices to disaster risk reduction toolkits.
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In January 2013, Siam Center named Ms. Kunavichayanont one of the 40 influential and inspiring icons in Thai society, and in August 2012 the Bangkok Post named her one of the 66 young leaders shaping Thailand’s future.
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Heena Patel
Executive Director, The Island Foundation
Mentored by Michelle Garnaut
Heena Patel currently runs The Island Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of subsistence coastal communities in the Riau Archipelago through education and literacy, village development and marine conservation.
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Previously, Ms. Patel has worked on environmental protection at the Harvard Institute for International Development (HIID) and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) office in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Radziah Radzi
Founder, Social Media Optimization (SOOMO); Managing Director, MRS Shorai Sdn Bhd; Treasurer, Association of Bumiputra Women Entrepreneur Network of Malaysia (WENA)
Mentored by Susan McPherson
Radziah Radzi is a social media entrepreneur but began her career as an engineer turned business owner.
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She is the current Honorary Treasurer of WENA, and uses her knowledge of social media to help women entrepreneurs build a stronger presence for their businesses.
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Rosaleine S. Ramos
General Manager, Marka Sasa Enterprises
Mentored by Nancy Brennan
Rosaleine Ramos is the General Manager of Marka Sasa Enterprises, a local manufacturer and distributor of naturally fermented native vinegar and other condiments. A pharmacist by profession, Ms. Ramos has worked to strengthen the quality
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and diversity of the product line, expand the company’s market share, and lead improvements for the company’s organizational development.
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Mari Sawai
Co-Founder, Wedu
Mentored by Virginia Littlejohn
Mari Sawai is a co-founder of Wedu, a social enterprise with the mission to catalyze the development of women leaders in Southeast Asia by providing inspiring mentorship and innovative financing to complete university education. Wedu empowers women to achieve their full leadership potential
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, who in turn become part of the community by sharing skills, becoming a mentor, or an investor themselves to help other women develop.
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Tingjun Zhang
Co-Founder & Director, The Chain Reaction Project
Mentored by Susie Roos
Ting is a former journalist/producer with regional broadcaster Channel NewsAsia, and an ex-national netball player for Singapore. Now a freelance emcee and motivational speaker, Tingjun devotes her time to developing TCRP’s growth strategy and sharing the team’s vision with the community.
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The aspiring social entrepreneur, who holds a B.A. in
Psychology, is passionate about being a catalyst for change and
enjoys coming up with creative approaches to philanthropy.
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AMBASSADOR
Candace Browning
Head of Global Research
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Mentoring Akanksha Hazari
Candace Browning’s practice provides clients and employees of Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management with top-quality investment insights and ideas, industry and company overviews and asset allocation recommendations.
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From 2003 to 2008, she served as head of the Global Research Securities and Economics group at Merrill Lynch, and was named head of Global Research of the combined Bank of America Merrill Lynch organizations after the merger of the two firms.
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M. Susan Chambers
Executive Vice President, People Division
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Mentoring Smita Mankad
With over 25 years of experience in the manufacturing and retailing industries, M. Susan Chambers serves as the executive vice president of the Global People Division for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Walmart).
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She is responsible for managing, attracting and retaining the nation's largest private workforce. She is also responsible for Walmart's Global Ethics Office and Global Diversity Office, and for four years in a row was named to Fortune magazine's list of the "50 Most Powerful Women in Business."
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Julie Fasone Holder
Founder and Principle
JFH Insights
Mentoring Sohini Chakraborty
Julie Fasone Holder is an innovative and forward-thinking executive strategist. Prior to forming JFH Insights, Julie was senior vice president of Marketing, Sales and Corporate Reputation with the Dow Chemical Company, a Fortune 100 organization.
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She retired from Dow in late 2009.
In her current work with JFH Insights, advises corporations as well as for-profit and non-profit boards. Julie is nationally recognized for her women’s advocacy efforts and speaks around the world on subjects of interest to advancing women leaders.
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Geraldine B. Laybourne
Founder and Former Chairman and CEO
Oxygen Media
Mentoring Archana Surana
Geraldine B. Laybourne founded Oxygen Media and served as its chairman and chief executive officer until November 2007 when the network was acquired by NBC Universal.
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Gerry led the company to be a strong advocate for women, through programs like “The Mentor's Walk,” Oxygen's national program for bringing along the next generation, and "Who Cares About Girls," Oxygen's documentary series.
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Donna Orender
CEO Orender Unlimited
Mentoring Sarika Gupta Bhattacharyya
Donna Orender is the CEO of Orender Unlimited, a sales, marketing, media and diversity strategies consulting firm. Orender Unlimited is also involved in the launch of a new brand, Generation W, focused on educating, inspiring and connecting women.
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Prior to Orender Unlimited, Donna served six years as president of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), and has been recognized as one of the top 10 Most Powerful Women in Sports, and one of Newsweek' s “100 Most Influential People in Sports.”
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Janie Wanless
Managing Director and Head of Corporate Banking, Country Manager Bank of America NA
Mentoring Dr. Rashmi Tiwari
Janie Wanless was appointed Managing Director and Head of Corporate Banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in January 2010.
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She is responsible for leading Bank of America’s Australian Corporate Banking business and N.A. Sydney Branch. Janie is a member of Bank of America’s Global Diversity & Inclusion Council, serves as Co-Chair of the Asia Pacific Diversity and Inclusion Council and is executive sponsor of LEAD for Women in Australia.
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Sarika Gupta Bhattacharyya
Founder and Director Altavis Consulting Services Pvt. Ltd.
Mentored by Donna Orender
Sarika Gupta Bhattacharyya started her own venture after more than 11 years in investment banking, wealth management and financial services at institutions such as Merrill Lynch and ICICI Bank.
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A passion for entrepreneurship and financial independence for all women led her to start Biz Divas Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that empowers women with entrepreneurial, financial and professional development skills through educational workshops, mentoring and networking opportunities.
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Sohini Chakraborty
Founder Kolkata Sanved
Mentored by Julie Fasone Holder
Sohini Chakraborty is an Ashoka Fellow, sociologist and dance activist. As founder and director of Kolkata Sanved, a center for dance movement as an alternative tool for therapy, recovery, communication and self-expression, she works to rehabilitate and mainstream victims of violence and trafficking.
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For her innovative work, she has been honored by Vital Voices and the Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation. In 2012 she was visited at the center by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
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Akanksha Hazari
Founder and CEO
m.Paani
Mentored by Candace Browning
Akanksha Hazari is a social entrepreneur and businesswoman determined to empower the underserved and to help build a better India.
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In 2011, Akanksha led the team that won the Hult Global Case Challenge and was honored by former President Bill Clinton for her innovative idea for scaling access to clean water in poor communities. The business that resulted, m.Panni, piloted in a community outside of Mumbai, implements mobile-based loyalty programs to help communities earn development rewards, such as safe water, education, health care and energy.
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Smita Mankad
Managing Director
Artisans Micro Finance Pvt. Ltd. (AMFPL)
Mentored by Susan Chambers
Smita Mankad is managing director of AMFPL, a subsidiary of Fabindia, a retail chain in the handcraft sector.
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AMFPL’s aim is to create 100,000 sustainable rural jobs across the country in the next five years through the Community Owned Companies (COC) to develop, support and market rural crafts through Fabindia’s retail network in India and abroad. The aim is not only to assure the supply chain but also to revive crafts, create jobs, keep the jobs in rural areas and bring sustainable prosperity to artisan communities.
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Archana Surana
Founder and Director Arch Academy of Design
Mentored by Gerry Laybourne
Archana Surana is an expert in design education, and through the Academy has trained more than 3,000 professionals and entrepreneurs in specialties ranging from fashion and textiles, to jewelry and crafts, to accessory and interior design.
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Archana is involved in the revival and development of the crafts across Rajasthan, and created the group Kumkum to help disadvantaged women attain economic empowerment, improve their confidence and create solidarity within their networks.
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Dr. Rashmi Tiwari
Chief Operating Officer, CEO Clubs of India
Mentored by Janie Wanless
Dr. Rashmi Tiwari leads a global business network and leadership development organization after serving as the associate director of the American Chamber of Commerce in India.
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In that role, Rashmi worked to ensure that the American Chamber of Commerce in India was a strong advocate of policies and procedures supporting the operations and investments of U.S. companies in India.
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AMBASSADOR
Ann M. Veneman
Former Executive Director, United Nations Children’s Fund
Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USA)
Mentoring Maria Gabriela Hoch
Ann Veneman has a distinguished career in public service, serving as the Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) from 2005 to 2010.
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Her leadership and vision has been recognized both nationally and internationally. In 2009 Ann was named to the Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women list, and she has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors.
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Wendy Luhabe
Champion of Economic Empowerment for Women
Co-Founder, Women Investment Portfolio Holdings (South Africa)
Mentoring Brigitte Dzogbenuku
Wendy Luhabe co-founded Women Investment Portfolio Holdings in 1994, the first female-owned company to be listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
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She also launched the multi-million rand Private Equity Fund for women-owned proprietary enterprises. A member of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s International Council on Women’s Business Leadership, Wendy has also served as chairperson of Vodacom SA, the Industrial Development Corporation, the International Marketing Council and as director of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
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Inez McCormack
Founder & Advisor, Participation and the Practice of Rights (PPR)
Mentoring Noha Khatieb and Liron Peleg-Hadomi
Inez McCormack is a longtime member of Vital Voices’ Global Leadership Network.
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She became active in the Northern Ireland civil rights movement in the late 1960s, campaigning for ‘forgotten’ workers, who were mostly women. She was the first female president of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, and led efforts to get human rights and equality provisions included in the Good Friday Agreement. Inez founded and chairs the Participation and the Practice of Rights project and was appointed by the Irish Government in 2010 as the independent Chair of a Consultative Process to develop an Irish National Action Plan to meet the government obligations under UN Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security.
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Jennifer Taylor
Chief Operating Officer, Asia Pacific
Bank of America Merrill Lynch (Hong Kong)
Mentoring Andeisha Farid
Jennifer Taylor joined the Asia Pacific Executive Committee leadership team in November 2004.
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In her role as COO, she has responsibility for developing and implementing operating plans across all lines of business including 12 countries and 8,000 employees with a particular emphasis on strategic planning and execution, governance and controls, and infrastructure efficiency.
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Denise Menelly
Operations Executive Global Commercial and Corporate Banking Bank of America Merrill Lynch (USA)
Mentoring Yin Myo “Misuu” Su
Denise Menelly is the Global Head of Operations for Commercial and Corporate Banking at Bank of America.
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She is responsible for delivering end-to-end solutions to BAC’s wholesale business clients. Denise’s organization operates in 35 countries and employs more than 7,000 people who provide key services including global treasury, payment processing, global credit operations, receivables processing, leasing, global trade finance, currency services and liquidity management.
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Andeisha Farid
Afghan Child Education and Care Organization (Afghanistan)
Mentored by Jennifer Taylor
Andeisha Farid is the founder and executive director of a children’s NGO that runs 11 orphanages in Afghanistan, and refugee camps in Pakistan, for 600 ethnically diverse kids.
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Andeisha was honored at Vital Voices’ 2010 Global Leadership Awards and President Barack Obama praised her as “an extraordinary woman from Afghanistan, who’s taken great risks to educate the next generation, one girl at a time.”
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Brigitte Dzogbenuku
Executive Director Women Mentoring Women Organization (Ghana)
Mentored by Wendy Luhabe
Brigitte Dzogbenuku is the founder and executive director of Mentoring Women Ghana (MWG), a non-profit organization she launched in 2009 one year after participating in Vital Voices’ Fortune/U.S. State Department Global Women’s Mentoring Partnership.
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MWG runs programs that prepare young girls for leadership through sports and mentoring opportunities. Brigitte also heads Recreational Facilities Management in Ghana, a company that manages various leisure and recreational facilities in the city of Accra.
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Yin Myo “Misuu” Su
Managing Director of Inle Princess Resort and Founder of Inthar Heritage House (Burma)
Mentored by Denise Menelly
Misuu was born and raised in Nyaungshwe, Shan State, Burma.
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She is the managing director of Inle Princess Resort and founder of Inthar Heritage House. The Inthar Heritage House is a traditionally-styled house which promotes Inthar culture and tradition. It features a library, an organic garden and a preservation site of rare pedigreed Burmese cats. Misuu is a 2012 alumna of Vital Voices’ Fortune/U.S. State Department Global Women’s Mentoring Partnership.
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Liron Peleg-Hadomi
Community Organizer
Coordinator, Vital Voices Peace and Prosperity (Israel)
Mentored by Inez McCormack
Liron Peleg-Hadomi is a community organizer in Israel focused on strengthening relations between Jews and Arabs.
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She is a teacher and supervisor of social work students at Tel Hai College, and the coordinator of Lead Haifa, where she engages leaders on issues of personal development, joint learning and various fields of social change. She is a local coordinator for the Vital Voices Peace and Prosperity program for young women, and was honored with a Global Leadership Award in 2011.
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Maria Gabriela Hoch
Founder and CEO, International Doorway Women’s Empowerment
Mentored by Ann Veneman
María Gabriela Hoch is co-founder and CEO of International Doorway Women’s Empowerment, founder and managing director of MGH Communication Management, and president and co-founder of Vital Voices Argentina.
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A 2007 alumna of Vital Voices’ Fortune/U.S. State Department Global Women’s Mentoring Partnership, Maria won the Goldman Sachs-Fortune Global Women Leaders Award in 2011.
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Noha Khatieb
Director of Civic and Multicultural Education Ministry of Education Coordinator
Mentored by Inez McCormack
Noha Khatieb is an Arab educator from Israel and director of civic and multicultural education for the Ministry of Education.
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As co-principal of a Hand in Hand school, Noha fostered multicultural understanding through its commitment to bi-lingual education and humanistic vision. She is a local coordinator for the Vital Voices Peace and Prosperity program for young women, and was honored with a Global Leadership Award in 2011.
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Maria Bello
Actor, co-founder of WE ADVANCE
Mentoring Marie Annaise Fertil Jean
Maria Bello is an internationally renowned actor and women’s rights activist, and co-founder of WE ADVANCE, a movement to promote the health, safety and well-being of women in Haiti.
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Since 2008, she has worked in the country with Artists for Peace and Justice and Femmes en Démocratie. In 2011, Maria joined President Martelly’s Advisory Council on Investing in Haiti.
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Mu Sochua
Member, Cambodian Parliament
Mentoring Marie Giselhaine Mompremier
Mu Sochua, has been at the forefront of Cambodia’s efforts for democratic reform, free elections and human rights for over 20 years. In 2006, Sochua became the first female Secretary General of
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the Sam Rainsy opposition party, which fights corruption and focuses on democracy and human rights. She is currently the president of the Party’s Women's Wing.
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Justine Metz
Marketing Executive, Bank of America
Mentoring Danielle Saint-Lôt
Justine Metz joined Bank of America in 2009; she is responsible for developing and executing marketing strategy for Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and US
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Trust businesses. Prior to Bank of America, Metz was senior vice president of High Net Worth/Mass Affluent at Fidelity Investments’ Personal and Workplace Investing.
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Connie Morella
Former Member of Congress and Ambassador to the OECD
Mentoring Rachel Coupaud
Amb. Constance “Connie” Morella served as Ambassador to the OECD from 2003 to 2007 after representing Maryland’s 8th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives for 16 years.
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She is a member of the Comptroller General’s Advisory Board, the U.S. Government Accountability Office, the Cafritz Foundation Advisory Board, and is chair of the Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange. She is also vice president of the Association of Former Members of Congress.
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Dr. Florence Chenoweth
Minister of Agriculture, Republic of Liberia
Mentoring Mimose Felix
In 1977, Minister Chenoweth became Liberia’s – and Africa’s – first female minister of agriculture. The coup d’état in 1980 forced her to flee Liberia for the United States, and she went on to serve
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as a technical adviser to the World Bank in Lusaka, Zambia and as a consultant to the Bank in Washington, D.C. After a long career with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N. (FAO) in various locations, she was appointed by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to serve Liberia once again, as Minister of Agriculture.
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Marie Annaise Fertil Jean
Lawyer, Nurse, Poet, Singer
Mentored by Maria Bello
Marie Annaise Fertil, a lawyer at the firm of Jean Volney Bellamin & Associés in Port-de-Paix, spent most of
her career working as a nursing assistant. Her experiences as a health care worker led to the Northwest Active
Women’s Network (REFANO),
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where she is the coordinator of an umbrella group of 18 women’s associations focused on HIV/AIDS, child
welfare, gender-based violence, civic responsibility and family planning education for men. A singer and
poet, Marie also plans cultural events in the Northwest department.
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Marie Giselhaine Mompremier
Women’s Rights Activist, Nurse, Law Clerk
Mentored by Mu Sochua
Marie is the director of the Association Femmes Soleil d’Haïti (Sun Association of Women in Haiti, or AFASDA),
an organization that promotes women’s rights and civic and political participation.
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A career nurse, she trained as a law clerk,and served as the departmental director of the Ministry for
Women’s Rights in the North. In her current position she runs a program to combat violence to women. She is
active in the Haitian Social Democrats party, and is running a second time for political office.
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Danielle Saint-Lôt
Women’s Rights Leader
Mentored by Justine Metz
Danielle Saint-Lôt is one of Haiti’s strongest advocates for women’s advancement. She’s the former executive
director of Haiti’s Chamber of Commerce and industry and its former Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism.
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She co-founded Femmes en Démocratie(FED) in 1998, of the first Vital Voices chapters in the Latin America and
the Caribbean region. FED has trained micro-entrepreneurs, developed a network of electoral observers, and
convenes the country’s most prestigious annual trade fairs for women artisans and small business owners.
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Rachel Coupaud
Bridge Between Women, Business and Reconstruction
Mentored by Connie Morella
With a background in law and sustainable development, Rachel joined the Haiti Recovery Initiative (HRI) after
the 2010 earthquake, charged with the creation and promotion of partnerships and alliances across public and
private sectors.
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She later became a liaison officer to the Interim Commission for the Reconstruction of Haiti
(IHRC), working on legal reform of NGOs in Haiti. She has served on numerous corporate boards and is a member
of the Board of Directors of the Foundation Young Women Christian Association-Haiti (YWCA-Haiti), an
organization dedicated to empowering women.
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Mimose Felix
Agronomy Engineer
Mentored by Florence Chenoweth
Mimose Felix is an agronomy engineer specializing in rural development and agro-forestry in Haiti. She’s been a
longtime champion for integrating women into the country’s development sector.
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In 1998, she and other heads of
agriculture created a think tank to tackle problems of food safety, Groupe d’Action pour l’Habilitation
Economique et Sociale de la Famille Haïtienne (GRAFHES). Within GRAFHES, Mimose set up a technical school to
train women in masonry, tile work and fish farming.
