Alumnae
Started in 2004, the Puget Sound Business Journal’s Women of Influence provides those chosen with much-deserved recognition and acclaim. Past honorees have discovered the many benefits that accompany this prominent award!
The Puget Sound Business Journal is looking forward to adding 20 new names in 2008! To see your name amongst the successful Women of Influence, make a nomination or apply today!
2007 Winners
Ernestine Anderson, jazz singer
Virginia Anderson, President, Safeco Insurance Foundation
Marilyn Brockman, Principal, Bassetti Architects
Julia Calhoun, President, The Laurel Foundation
Louise Chernin, Executive Director, Greater Seattle Business Association
Betti Fujikado, Co-founder, Copacino+Fujikado
Martha Fuller, Senior Vice President and CFO, Seattle Seahawks
Pramila Jayapal, Founder and Executive Director, Hate Free Zone
Megan Karch, Executive Director, FareStart
Mimi Kirsch, President and Publisher, Paradigm Communications Group
Tricia McKay, Executive Director, Medina Foundation
Mary McWilliams, President, Regence BlueShield
Tomoko Moriguchi-Matsuno, CEO, Uwajimaya Inc.
Carla Murray, Senior Vice President, Starwood Hotels and Resorts
Jeannie Nordstrom, community volunteer
Kim Oberto, Community Relation Director, Oberto Sausage Company
Mary Pugh, President and CEO, Pugh Capital Management Inc.
Tricia Raikes, Co-founder, Raikes Foundation
Michele Rosen, community volunteer/activist
Sheryl Willert, Managing Director, Williams Kastner
2006 Winners
Marja Brandon, Head of School Seattle Girls' School
Susan Brotman, Community Volunteer and Philanthropist Seattle Art Museum
Terry Byington, Executive Director AeA - Washington Council
Grace Chien, CEO Girl Scouts-Totem Council
Carolyn Corvi, Vice President and General Manager Airplane Production Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Alice Cunningham, Co-Owner Olympic Hot Tub Company
Suzanna Darcy,Hennemann Captain Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Mimi Gates, Director Seattle Art Museum
Edie Hilliard, Executive Vice President & COO GreenStone Media
Deborah Kessler, Executive Director of Gene Expression Laboratory Merck & Co.
Kaycee W. Krysty, President & CEO Laird Norton Tyee, 2006
Betsy Lieberman, Executive Director AIDS Housing of Washington
Nancy Lucks, Ph.D. Wellness Consultant Nikken Inc.
Trish Millines, Dziko Executive Director Technology Access Foundation
LeAnne Moss, Executive Director Women's Funding Alliance
Joanie Parsons, President Parsons Public Relations
Johnese M. Spisso, Chief Operating Officer UW Medicine/Harborview Medical Center
Diane Symms, President & CEO Lombardi's Neighborhood Italian Restaurants
Sandra E. Taylor, Senior Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility Starbucks Coffee Company
Kathleen Wilcox, JD President & CEO Washington Software Alliance
2005 Winners
Karen Bryant, COO Seattle Storm
Dorothy Bullitt, Executive Director Seattle Habitat for Humanity
Melanie Dressel, COO Columbia Bank
Joni Earl, Executive Director Sound Transit
Pat Fearey, President The Fearey Group
Jean Floten, President Bellevue Community College
Kari Glover, Managing Partner Preston, Gates & Ellis
Marie Gunn, President Bank of America,
Deborah Jacobs, City Librarian Seattle Public Libraries
SallyJewell, COO REI
Carolyn Kelly, President, COO The Seattle Times
Kathy Lombardo, SVP, Manager NW Region CH2M Hill
Karen Lytle, Chairman Leisure Care and Lytle Enterprises
Dana Manciagli, Marketing Manager Microsoft
Assunta Ng, Publisher Northwest Asian Weekly
H. Stewart Parker , President and CEO Targeted Genetics Corp.
Tina Podlodowski Executive Director Lifelong AIDS Alliance
Constance Rice,Managing Director Prevention and Family Support Casey Family Foundation
Rita Ryder, President,Strategic Partners YWCA
Joan Wallace, President Wallace Properties
2004 Winners
Karen Fleckner
Cathi Hatch, Founder Zino Society
Faith Ireland, former Washington Supreme Court Judge
Jill Jacobi, Wood Windermere
Trish May, Founder Athena Partners
Leasa Mayer, President and owner CRG-Total Event Solutions
Karen Moyer, Moyer Foundation
Carol Nelson, CEO Cascade Bank
Maggie Wilderotter, Former sales and marketing executive Microsoft
Colleen Willoughby, President Washington Women's Foundation
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