Newsletter

October 2015 | Issue 1 www.c200.org

A Message from the Chairs

Welcome to the Inaugural C200 E-Newsletter!We’re excited to launch a new vehicle for C200 news, events and updates. The Annual Conference is just one week away and exciting plans are in place for a very special experience in Washington, D.C. If you missed registration and are still interested in attending all or part of the Conference, please contact Judy Waak-Pearce. We are enormously grateful for our Conference and Luminary Awards sponsors this year, whose support makes the Conference possible. A huge thank you to Chair Candy Duncan and all of the members who have played a role in planning this year’s Conference. We look forward to a magical three days together.We are thrilled to have welcomed over 30 new members to The Committee of

200 so far this year, many of whom will join us in Washington. Be on the lookout for

white new member ribbons on nametags at the conference and please help our

new members feel

especially welcome.

With a strong

membership base

and a strategic

planning effort

underway to

frame the future of

our organization,

there has never

CONTENTSC200 Conference Preview 2

Sponsor Spotlight:

PNC Financial Services Group 3

Welcome Our Newest C200 Members 4

C200 Members In The News 5

C200 Scholars Update 6

C200 Reaches Out in Atlanta 7

C200 Protégé Spotlight 8

C200 Protégé Q&A 9

Foundation Donors 10

C200 Events 1 1

Looking Forward 12

Resources 12

STRATEGIC PLANNING UPDATE

Click here to learn more about

strategic planning for the future of

C200. Please participate in Survey

#2 here. Thank you members!c o n t i n u e s , p a g e 6

Gay Gaddis, C200 Chair

Roz Alford, C200 Foundation Chair

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C200 Conference PreviewCONFERENCE CHAIR CANDY DUNCAN AND HER COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE CREATED A FANTASTIC AGENDA BASED ON THIS YEAR’S THEME: “NEW EQUATIONS OF POWER: C200 + WASHINGTON, D.C. = GLOBAL IMPACT.”

Our annual conference, which takes place at the

Fairmont and at various locations of power in and

around Washington, D.C. boasts compelling panels

and extraordinary speakers, with behind the scenes access

and insight that cannot be accessed anywhere else. To top it all

off, the agenda is specifically customized for C200 members’

needs, common business challenges, and current market

changes that impact the greater economy and businesses

worldwide. It includes the following highlights:

n C200’s annual Luminary Awards, honoring

these remarkable winners and their exemplary

accomplishments:

l C200 member Margery Kraus, Founder & Executive

Chairman, APCO Worldwide, who will receive our

Entrepreneurial Champion award, presented by EY.

l C200 member Sandra E. Peterson, Group Worldwide

Chairman, Johnson & Johnson, who will receive our

Corporate Innovator award, presented by U.S. Trust.

l Reshma Saujani, Founder & CEO, Girls Who Code, who

will receive our Skills to Succeed Champion award,

presented by Accenture.

l Megan Smith, United States Chief Technology Officer,

Office of Science and Technology Policy, who will

receive our STEM Innovator award, presented by a

coalition of C200 members and their companies.

n Conversations With, moderated by C200 member

Mary Naylor, Founder and CEO of Aspire Lifestyles,

and featuring C200 members Ana Dutra, CEO of The

Executives’ Club of Chicago and Renee Pepys Lowe,

President of RPL and Associates, LLC. In this private and

intimate C200 signature session, you will hear first-

hand accounts of personal and professional challenges,

and how members triumphed while making over their

businesses and lives in the process.

n Our Welcome Reception in the Kennedy Caucus Room of

the Senate Office Building with members of the Senate

and the House of Representatives, and a private behind-

the-scenes tour of the U.S Capitol, led by current and

former members of Congress.

n A Fireside Chat with Martine Rothblatt, PhD, Founder &

CEO, United Therapeutics Corp. and Creator of SiriusXM.

We look forward to welcoming

you to an unforgettable

conference in Washington!

For any questions about the

conference, please contact

Judy Waak-Pearce. Do

not forget to keep your

calendar blocked for our 2016

conference as well, which will

be held in Scottsdale, Arizona

on September 22-26, 2016, and

is chaired by Margarita Farmer.

You can download the

conference app here and

also bid on a fantastic

selection of C200 silent

auction items through

our auction mobile site

here.

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Sponsor Spotlight: PNC Financial Services GroupPNC is a Main Street bank, not a Wall Street bank. This statement, often referenced by PNC Chairman and CEO Bill Demchak, sums up how PNC serves clients and communities.

With a branch presence in 19 states and the District

of Columbia, and additional offices in select markets

nationwide that support corporate, wealth management

and mortgage relationships, PNC focuses on individuals,

companies and organizations that share the same

geography.

“For private and public companies like yours, PNC has the

experience, expertise and innovative financial products to

match up to Wall Street firms,” says C200 member Diana

Reid, EVP of PNC Real Estate. “We develop strong bonds

with our clients, and it’s through these deep and personal

relationships that we’re able to deliver the financial

products and insights you need to thrive.”

PNC’s relationship with C200 began nearly 10 years

ago and since then we have collaborated on numerous

programs to inform and inspire women in business.

The first was in 2007, when National City, a PNC

predecessor, hosted “Women Who Excel,” an educational

event in Cleveland featuring C200 members Nina

McLemore and Laura Herring on a panel moderated by

NPR’s Lynn Neary. The most recent was this March. To

commemorate Women’s History Month, Reid led members

Nicole Geller, Roz Alford, Dorrit Bern and C200 Protégé

Sandi Webster in a lively discussion that included advice

on topics ranging from career advancement to work/

life balance. “Accelerating Achievement: Celebrating &

Advancing Women in Business” was broadcast live via

the PNC Intraweb from the bank’s Washington, D.C. office

to 18 locations reaching hundreds of PNC employees and

female guests. C200 member Charlotte McLaughlin, EVP

for Capital Markets at PNC, also participated in the event at

PNC’s headquarters in Pittsburgh.

C200’s Current Protégés

“In this unique collaboration between C200 and PNC’s

women’s affinity group, members provided a rich source

of professional development insights to women within the

bank as well as our female clients,” says Reid.

Other C200 programs sponsored by PNC:

n At the C200 Annual Conference in D.C., PNC is

underwriting keynote speaker Lynsey Addario, a

MacArthur fellow and photojournalist who covers

conflicts and human rights issues, often focusing

on the roles of women. Addario is one of 11 female

photojournalists featured in Women of Vision: National

Geographic Photographers on Assignment, a traveling

exhibition sponsored by PNC.

n As sponsor of the C200 Protégé Program, PNC hosted

the 13 Protégés in its Chicago office in June, delivered

an educational webinar on capital raising for growth

in September and is working with Protégé Program

Manager Sioban Lombardi to identify a PNC mentor for

each Protégé.

“Female-owned companies are the fastest-growing

segment of U.S. businesses, yet still lag their male

counterparts in revenue and employee size,” notes Beth

Marcello, director of Women’s Business Development for

PNC. “We want to help accelerate the growth of women-

owned companies, and the Protégé Program offers a

tangible opportunity to do that.”

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Welcome Our Newest C200 Members We thank our members who nominated or recommended new C200 members, through Sept. 30, 2015.

JAN ALLMANPresident, CEO & General Manager, Marinette Marine Corporation

LISA BARTONEVP Transmission, American Electric Power

SUSAN BRENNANChief Operations Officer, Bloom Energy

SHELLEY BRINDLEEVP, Domestic Network Distribution and Marketing, Home Box Office (HBO)

ANNE CASSCELLSCo-President and Chief Investment Officer, Aetos Capital, LLC and Aetos Alternative Management

WEILI DAIPresident & Co-Founder, Marvell Technology Group

GERRI ELLIOTTIndependent Board Member, Whirlpool; Bed Bath and Beyond; Charlotte Russe

KATHLEEN FINCHPresident, HGTV, Scripps Network Interactive

MARY JO GORMANFounder & Former CEO, Advanced ICU Care

KATE GUTMANNSenior Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Solutions, UPS

COLLEEN HALEYChairman, Yazaki do Brasil LTDA

JULIA HARTZPresident & Co-Founder, Eventbrite

DEE HASLAMCEO; Owner, Rivr Media; Cleveland Browns

BRIDGETTE HELLERFormer Executive Vice President, Merck & Co., Inc.

LINDA HOUSTONManaging Director, US Wealth Management New England Market Executive, Merrill Lynch

BETH LEONARDManaging Partner, Lurie Besikof Lapidus & Company, LLP

MAXINE MANNPresident, Teknion US

JULIE MCALINDONFormer Senior Vice President and President PolyOne Designed Structures and Solutions

LISA MCGEOUGHHead, Wells Fargo Securities, EMEA; CEO, Wells Fargo Securities International Wells Fargo and Company

DIANE MEDLEYManaging Partner, Mountjoy Chilton Medley LLP

LINDA MILLSNon-Executive Board member and former Corporate VP, Operations, Northrop Grumman

LINDA MORASKIPresident/CEO, PeopleSERVE, Inc.; PeopleSERVE PRS, Inc.

JENNIFER MORGANPresident, North America, SAP America, Inc.

NANCY PHILLIPSPresident & CEO, ViaWest, Inc.

STEPHANIE PUGLIESEPresident & CEO, Duluth Trading Company

MARY RHINEHARTChairman, President & CEO, Johns Manville

JAN SWARTZPresident, Princess Lines

MARCIE VUPartner, Qatalyst

TRIBBY WARFIELDSenior Vice President & General Manager, Kaman, Fluid Power, Kaman Distribution

JANET WIDMANNExecutive Vice President, Blue Shield of California

JUE WONGPresident, Elizabeth Arden Brand, Elizabeth Arden

Nancy Albertini Roz Alford Shellye Archambeau Susan Aselage Katherine August-deWildeJan Babiak Bridget Baker Sandy Beach LinTamara BoxTeresa BriggsLaurie Brlas Maryann BruceMaxine ClarkJoanna Drake Earl Marisa Drew Christine Duffy Julie Fasone Holder Tanya Fratto Judy Girard Jane GladstoneLaurie Ann Goldman Veronica HackettLarissa Herda Karen Hughes Brooke JohnsonHannah KainNaomi Kelman Candace Kendall Michelle KerrJaqueline KosecoffAmy LangerSherri Lee Susan Packard Nancy Peterson HearnDiane McCue Laurie McDonald Jonsson Mary McDowellSusan McLaughlin Meridee Moore Denise MorrisonBarbara Mowry Susan NetheroChristy Orris Ruth OwadesMarcia PageSonja Hoel Perkins Larraine SegilMarsha SerlinJennifer SmithRoberta SydneyLynn Utter Maggie WilderotterMartha Wilke MurrayPhoebe Wood

C200 business leaders support new members at the 2014 New Member Welcome

RECOMMENDING MEMBERS

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MAJOR MOVES AND HONORS – SEPTEMBER 2015

Julia Hartz, President and Co-Founder of Eventbrite, was named to Fortune’s

2015 “40 Under 40.”

Charlotte McLaughlin, President and CEO of PNC Capital Markets, Diane Offereins, Executive Vice President and President of Payment Services of Discover, and Rebecca Patterson, Chief Investment Officer of Bessemer Trust were named to American Banker’s “The

25 Most Powerful Women in Finance.”

Beth Mooney, Chairman and CEO of KeyCorp, and Jana Schreuder, COO of Northern Trust, were named

to American Banker’s “The 25 Most

Powerful Women in Banking.”

Diana Reid, Executive Vice President of PNC Financial Services Group, was

named to American Banker’s “The 25

Women to Watch.”

Deborah DiSanzo, Prior CEO of Philips Healthcare, joined IBM Watson Health

as General Manager, and was named

one of the “most powerful people at

IBM” on Business Insider.

Lynne Doughtie, Chairman and CEO of KPMG LLP, Ilene Gordon, Chairman, President and CEO of Ingredion Incorporated, Ellen Kullman, Chair of the Board and CEO of DuPont Co., Beth Mooney, Chairman and CEO of KeyCorp, Denise Morrison, President and CEO of Campbell Soup Co., and

Sandra Peterson, Group Worldwide Chairman of Johnson & Johnson, were

named to Fortune’s Most Powerful

Women list.

Shelley Seifert, Chief Administrative Officer of First Banks, was promoted to

Chief Operating Officer of First Banks,

a newly created position.

JOINING BOARDS – SEPTEMBER 2015

Linda Coughlin, President and Founder of Great Circle Associates, was

appointed to the board of directors of

The China Fund, Inc.

Deborah DiSanzo, Prior CEO of Philips Healthcare, was named to the board

of directors of ReWalk Robotics, Ltd.

Cherrill Farnsworth, President, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Managers of HealthHelp, joined the

board of directors of Cianna Medical,

Inc.

Gerri Elliott, Independent Board Member of Whirlpool, Bed Bath & Beyond, and Charlotte Russe, joined

the board of directors of Puppet Labs.

Lorrie Norrington, Operating Partner of Lead Edge Capital LLC, was elected

to the board of directors of Colgate-

Palmolive Company.

Ruth Owades, Founder of Calyx & Corolla and Gardener’s Eden, was

named to the Board of Governors

of Technion—Israel Institute of

Technology.

AWARDS AND HONORS – SEPTEMBER 2015

Shellye Archambeau, CEO of MetricStream, received the Leader of

Democracy Award from the Martin

Luther King Jr. Memorial Foundation

and was named “Game Changer”

as part of the “40 Under 40: Tech

Diversity - Silicon Valley 2015” by

theREGISTRY Bay Area.

Ann Drake, Chairman and CEO of DSC Logistics, saw DSC Logistics featured

on the Top 100 3PL Providers 2015 list

in Inbound Logistics.

Cherrill Farnsworth, President, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Healthhelp, saw Healthhelp named

one of the 5,000 fastest growing

companies in the United States in

Inc. for the ninth time.

Lynne Marie Finn, President and CEO of Superior Workforce Solutions, Inc., was named to the “Global Power

100 – Women in Staffing” by Staffing

Industry Analysts.

Joele Frank, Managing Partner at Joele Frank, was inducted into

PRWeek’s Hall of Fame 2015.

Lynne Katzmann, President and CEO of Juniper Partners, was named to

Provider’s “20 to Watch List” for 2015.

Alexandra Lebenthal, President and CEO of Lebenthal and Company,

was honored with the announcement

of her upcoming Sayra Fischer

Lebenthal Award for Professional

Excellence in Finance.

Paula Marshall, CEO and President of The Bama Companies, Inc., was

selected to receive the first Anna

C. Roth Legacy Award as part of

the Women of the Year – Pinnacle

Awards.

Karen Ross, President and CEO of Sharp Decisions, Inc., was named

a Woman of Distinction by the Girl

Scouts of Greater New York.

Julie Smolyansky, President and CEO of Lifeway Foods, Inc., was named to

Fortune’s “Most Innovative Women in

Food & Drink” list.

C200 Members In The News

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C200 Scholars UpdateWe are delighted that 12 of our C200 Scholars will be joining us at the Annual Conference. Please be sure to introduce yourselves to these extraordinary young women:

CASSIE BOYER Engineering Manager, J.B. Hunt Transport University of Arkansas

KATIE CHILDRESS Senior Manager of Strategy, DaVita University of Colorado

JENIFER FLEURY Business Operations Manager, MercuryGate International, Inc. Michigan State

MARINELA GOMBOSEV EVP, Operations and Marketing, Evoke Neuroscience Pepperdine University

KAREN HAVENSTRITE CTO, Ocular Dynamics Stanford University

MEG LAFAVE Manager, Strategy, DaVita University of Colorado

EILEEN LIU Market Development Manager, Gattefosse SAS Tsinghua University

CHANTAL PITTMAN COO, Unique Influence, LLC University of Texas

CHRISTINE RUSSELL Resident Physician, Loma Linda University Medical Center UCLA

LUCY TICE CEO, Luscen Pepperdine University

been a better time to join C200. Click here for more information on

membership or the nomination process.

Speaking of strategy, thank you to the nearly 200 members who

have already provided input to the Strategic Planning process.

Responses to the first survey tell us what members value most is that

C200 is an organization of true peers. In our second survey, we ask

members how we can build on that core principle: how can C200

support members both personally and professionally? Members also

tell us that they want C200 to support women in business. You will

see questions asking for specific ideas for ways C200 can provide

positive impact. And finally, members tell us they want C200 to be

better known as the premiere women’s business organization. You will

be asked to tell us specifically how you’d like C200 to be perceived

by the global business community.

Your voice is important to the future of The Committee of 200. Please

click here to fill out the second survey. Member feedback will also

be gathered over the course of more than a dozen focus groups,

nearly 50 1:1 personal interviews, and during a strategy session for all

members during the Conference. Would you like to participate? Click

here for more information. Thank you for sharing your views with the

Board and Planning Committee.

Our Foundation is having an extraordinary year of fundraising and

program success. Members of the current Protégé class continue

to achieve business success and we are actively recruiting our next

cohort. Reachouts have been held in Austin, London and Atlanta; as

a result, our Scholar Network now totals over 100 women. Two more

are on the schedule: Webster University in St. Louis (November 6)

and College of Mount St. Vincent in New York City (December 3).

Further ahead, our next international Reachout will be held at EGADE

Business School in Mexico City on February 23-28, 2016. Reachouts

are a great way to connect with the next generation of women

leaders. Please join us for an upcoming program if you can.

We hope you enjoy the new C200 E-Newsletter, with thanks to

our Communications Chair Andrea Keating for her leadership in

development and design. Your feedback is welcome—please contact

Kristin Keith with your comments and suggestions for future issues.

See you in Washington!

Gay and Roz

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C200 Reaches Out in Atlanta

In mid-September, twelve C200

members joined Reachout Chair

Sally Guthrie at Agnes Scott College

in Decatur, Georgia for one of the most

compelling Reachout programs we

have held. Agnes Scott College is a

small, liberal arts women’s college with a

diverse student body and an engaged

and proactive faculty and administration.

In an effort to provide its students

with the best possible education and

opportunities, Agnes Scott College has

introduced a program called Summit,

whereby each student is guided by a

personal board of advisors and every

student, regardless of major, designs

an individualized course of study and

co-curricular experiences that develops

leadership abilities and understanding

of complex global dynamics. It was

clear in meeting the students that they

are curious and hard-working; without

question they are leaders in the making.

Our program kicked off with a lovely

reception at the school’s observatory

followed by dinner at the home of

President Elizabeth Kiss. The following

day, C200 members had the opportunity

to engage with students on topics

including “Land that Job! Tips to Help you

Take your Seat at the Table,” “Turning

Passion into Profit: Entrepreneurship &

Compassionate Capitalism,” “Ambition

versus Am’bitch’ion: Managing

Perceptions in the Workplace,” and “Good

Works: Do Well. Do Good. Change the

World.” They also participated in an

informal table talk, which turned into

lively and interesting discussions about

everything from interviewing for jobs to

living globally.

In the words of one student: “This

Reachout changed my perception of

business. I was minoring in business

management…now I want to major in it,

get an MBA, and start my own business.

It made me so much more motivated to

become a leader. It has made me believe

in the fact that I CAN become a leader.”

Our relationship with Agnes Scott College

will continue, as we offer the students

who attended the opportunity to apply

for a $3,000-$5,000 scholarship to

support a business-related summer

internship in 2016.

Thank you to Roz Alford, Martha Brooks,

Angie Chattin, Laurie Ann Goldman,

Sally Guthrie, Karen Hughes, Meredith

Leapley, Mary Madden, Penny McIntyre,

Susan McLaughlin, Janna Ronert and

Anisa Telwar for sharing your time and

treasured wisdom with these students. C200 Foundation Chair Roz Alford advises Agnes Scott College students

C200 member Meredith Leapley and student discuss careers

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Katherin Nukk-

Freeman began

her employment

law practice more than 20

years ago. In 2006, Katherin

left her partnership at

Gibbons, P.C. and co-founded

Nukk-Freeman & Cerra

Employment Attorneys, a

boutique management-side

employment law firm. In

just a short time, NFC has

grown from just 2 attorneys

to a multi-million dollar law

firm with 25 employees and

growing. Katherin is actively

involved in the strategic

management and business

development growth at

NFC. When practicing

law, she advises clients

on diverse employment

issues related to high risk

terminations, the interplay

of disability and leave laws,

workplace harassment

complaints, reductions

in force, wage and hour

disputes, social media risks

C200 Protégé Spotlight

and many other workplace

issues. Katherin conducts

instructor-led employment

training to human

resources departments,

executives, management

teams and employees

throughout the country.

She frequently presents

on timely employment law

issues and has authored

countless articles on relevant

employment law topics.

Katherin has been

listed in New Jersey

Super Lawyers for

the past five consecutive

years as one of the “Top

50 Women Lawyers in

New Jersey” and one of

the “Top 100 Lawyers in

New Jersey.” She has

been ranked as a Leading

Individual in Chambers USA

and won numerous awards

including her selection as

one of the “Top 25 Leading

Women Entrepreneurs”

by New Jersey Monthly.

Katherin was recently

selected to the Board of

Directors for the Commerce

and Industry Association of

New Jersey (CIANJ) and

currently sits on the Advisory

Board for the Health Care

Businesswomen’s Association

(HBA). She has been on

the board of directors for

The New York Society of

Security Analysts, the Board

of Trustees for the Susan

G. Komen Breast Cancer

Foundation and the Board of

Trustees for the New Jersey

Symphony Orchestra. She

is an active member of the

WPO Platinum group and

the National Association of

Women and Minority Owned

Law Firms (NAMWOLF).

She received her bachelor’s

degree from Pennsylvania

State University’s Honors

Program with a double major

in finance and accounting,

and her Juris Doctor from

Boston College Law School.

Ms. Nukk-Freeman lives in

Summit, New Jersey with

her husband, Tim Freeman,

and their three children.

In just a short time, NFC

has grown from just two

attorneys to a multi-million

dollar law firm with 25

employees and growing.

Katherin Nukk-Freeman, Nukk-Freeman & Cerra Employment Attorneys

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Protégé Q&A–Katherin Nukk-FreemanWhat brought you to the Protégé

Program? After founding and running

one of the largest woman-owned

employment law firms in the U.S.,

I decided to start another related

business to further help companies

build a better workplace and decrease

legal risk. My new business, SHIFT, is

a certified woman-owned provider of

highly interactive online HR compliance

training programs for all companies,

from start-ups to the Fortune 1000.

All of SHIFT’s top of the market

training programs are prepared by

award-winning employment law

attorneys with decades of experience.

SHIFT works with employers to

offer a comprehensive training

program which includes online and

instructor led training with consistent

messaging to address each level of

employee (C-suite, management,

non-supervisory). But we don’t stop

there. SHIFT partners with clients to

create a full circle approach to anti-

harassment/discrimination training.

SHIFT will provide assistance to create

enterprise-wide communications

that reflect a company’s mission of

embracing an inclusive and diverse

workforce. In addition, SHIFT will help

support a corporate statement of

values and respect that are part of an

employee’s onboarding process and

ongoing career training/advancement.

Finally, SHIFT can provide post-

training surveys to measure the level

of engagement and plan for follow up

training to continue to reinforce the

ideals of your company. While our main

mission is to protect employers from

legal risk by helping them establish an

affirmative defense to harassment and

discrimination claims, we also strive to

positively impact behavior and create a

better work environment.

When you were little, what did you

want to be when you grew up? When

I was six years old, I wanted to be a

performer. Singer, actress, roller skater,

you name it!

What entrepreneurs do you admire? I

admire many entrepreneurs and enjoy

reading about their strategies. One

such entrepreneur is the founder of

Spanx, Sara Blakely. From what I have

read about her, she was never deterred

from a business idea because of a fear

of failure. I read an article where her

dad would regularly ask her and her

siblings the question, “what have you

failed at this week?” I love this question

because it emphasizes that failure is a

necessary part of success, and life is all

about how you handle and deal with

your failures on the road to success. I

now ask my kids this question regularly.

What is your most treasured

possession? I don’t have any treasured

possessions. I treasure time with my

family the most over everything.

What quality do you most admire in

others? I most admire the quality of

excellent communication in others. I

always admire when someone can

effectively, positively and truthfully

raise and resolve issues in a way that

engages, and does not alienate people.

What is your favorite nonfiction

book? “David and Goliath” by Malcolm

Gladwell is a fantastic nonfiction book.

I love the concept of turning your

disadvantages into advantages and

being careful about your advantages,

because they too are a double-edged

sword.

What is your favorite fiction book? I am

an incessant reader of nonfiction and

not as much fiction (with three young

children and running two businesses,

it’s hard to find time for both). That

said, my favorite fictional book is “The

Exodus.”

Who is your favorite woman in history?

My favorite woman in history is Rosa

Parks, the “first lady of civil rights” and

“the mother of the freedom movement.”

What is your personal motto? My

personal motto (for my professional

and personal life—just ask my kids!)

is “there is a solution to almost every

problem.”

Where do you see yourself in five

years? In five years, I see myself on

the board of my employment law

firm but involved primarily in the

strategy and oversight of my online

training company (which I hope will be

$10 million in sales by then). From a

personal standpoint, I want to continue

to be happily married, with my three

loving children, who then will be 18, 16

and 8.

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Make a Difference for Future LeadersYOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE C200 FOUNDATION ENABLE US TO EMPOWER YOUNG WOMEN BEGINNING WITH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO HIGH-POTENTIAL ENTREPRENEURS.

With your support, we can continue to grow the ranks of women business

leaders in increasingly significant ways.

Click here to make a contribution to the C200 Foundation (501c3) today.

For additional information on how you can support the C200 Foundation,

please contact Meghan McRae.

Foundation DonorsWE HONOR, CELEBRATE AND

THANK THE FOLLOWING

MEMBERS WHO HAVE

GIVEN SO GENEROUSLY

IN SUPPORT OF C200

THROUGH SEPT. 30, 2015

Roz AlfordAnonymousCheryl BachelderRochelle BartholomewDeborah BeckMary Ellen BrewingtonMaryKaye Cashman Maryles CastoAngie ChattinPamela CokerPamela CraigJane DongAnn Drake Michelle Fabrizi Margo GeorgiadisLaura GrondinAlison GuttermanAnn LieffKimber MaderazzoNina McLemoreLinda MoraskiBarbara MowryAnn MyerAnne NoblesSuzanne Nora JohnsonKrista O’MalleyPamela O’RourkeSusan PackardLinda PareskyDiana ReidCassandra SanfordMarsha Serlin Susan StautbergSarah ValentiniLaurie Van BruntDonna Van EekerenSharon WhiteleyJudith Zehnder Keller

C200 members Marcie Zlotnik and Diana Peninger support students at the Austin Reachout

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C200 EventsC200 MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND ANY EVENT IN ANY REGION. HERE’S A LIST OF SOME OF THE UPCOMING EVENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY (CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE FULL EVENTS SCHEDULE):

WEBSTER UNIVERSITY REACHOUT

Click here to register

Join us for a Reachout at Webster University in St. Louis, chaired by Laura Herring.

More details to come.

When: November 6-7 Where: St. Louis, Missouri

CYBER SECURITY: BALANCING BUSINESS IMPERATIVES AND PRIVACYClick here to registerJoin us for an educational event hosted by Michelle Clayman on cyber security, and learn what to do when the hackers find their way in and law enforcement comes knocking.When: Wednesday, November 11 Where: New York, NY

BEST TICKET IN TOWN/WEST HOLIDAY PARTY AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS

Click here to register

Join host Denise Sirkot for a special event at Universal Studios. More details to come.

When: Saturday, November 14 Where: Hollywood, CA

COLLEGE OF MOUNT ST. VINCENT REACHOUT

Click here to register

Join us for a Reachout at the College of Mount Saint Vincent, chaired by Kathryn Swintek. More

details to come. Please also join us for the New York holiday party being held on December 2!

When: Thursday, December 3 Where: Bronx, New York

MEXICO REACHOUT AND BEST TICKET IN TOWN

Save the date for a Reachout and Best Ticket in Town in Valle de Bravo, Mexico, hosted by

Gina Diez Barroso de Franklin. More details to come.

When: February 23-28, 2016 Where: Valle de Bravo, Mexico

C200 ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2016

Save the date for our 2016 conference, chaired by Margarita Farmer. More details to come.

When: September 22-25, 2016 Where: Scottsdale, AZ

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The Committee of 200 (C200)980 N. Michigan Avenue

Suite 1575

Chicago, IL 60611

Phone (312) 255-0296

info@c200.org

www.c200.org

First Edition

Looking ForwardOur December newsletter edition will feature updates from other C200 committees, member features, additional Foundation news, and much more.

We’ll continue to post

news and updates on

the progress of our

Strategic Plan and encourage you

to take survey #2, if you haven’t

already. For questions about the

Strategic Plan, please contact

Mary McLean Evans.

Do you know of a woman

entrepreneur with high growth

potential and annual revenues

between $5 and $10 million?

We are currently accepting

applications for our 2016 class

of the Protégé Program, and we

would love to hear from you with

your recommendations on women

entrepreneurs who would benefit

from an interactive educational

and mentoring program. To access

the application criteria, click here,

and to submit a nomination, please

contact our Protégé Program

Manager, Sioban Lombardi.

ResourcesLeadership

Sponsorship Opportunities

C200 Foundation Overview

New Members

Membership Criteria

Nomination Process

Reachouts

Protégé Program Nominations

Protégé Program Application Criteria

Protégé Program Mentor Criteria

FAQs

C200 members enjoy a great weekend at our Lake Geneva Fun Raiser, while supporting the C200 Foundation