1. Jennifer Ables
Soldiers Who Salsa
Sonya Ahmed, MD
UC San Diego Health
Debra Aitken
Cushman & Wakefield
Mary Andrews
Andrews Performance
Corporation
Renae Arabo
RJS Law
Lily Aragon
Kros-Wise, Inc.
Catherine Arambula
The Northwestern
Mutual Life Insurance
Company
Becky Arkin
American Solar Direct
Nicole Assisi
Thrive Public Schools
Paola Avila
San Diego Regional
Chamber of Commerce
Deanna
Bagdasar Abro
RJS Law
Marci Bair
Bair Financial Planning
Debra Baker
Law Leaders Lab, LLC
Diana Barnes
A-Star Staffing
Jennifer Barnes
Pro Back Office, LLC
Sparkle Barnes
Council Connections
Rachael Barnett
1919
Teresa Beck
Lincoln, Gustafson &
Cercos, LLP
Samantha Begovich
San Diego County
Employees Retirement
Association
Sally Bixler
UBS Financial
Services, Inc.
Kelly Bleakley
The Northwestern
Mutual Life Insurance
Company
Trish Boaz
San Dieguito RiverValley
Conservancy
Mumtaz Bora
Peregrine
Semiconductor
Jennifer Borba
von Stauffenberg
Olive PR Solutions
Karie Boyd
Boyd Law
Rita Brandin
Newland Real Estate
Group, LLC
Wendi Brick
Customer Service
Advantage, Inc.
Sara Brooks
Covet Public Relations
Sandra Brown
Sullivan Solar Power
Sharon Brown
Bonafide Provisions
Stephanie Brown
The Rosie Network
Madeline Cahill
Cahill & Campitiello
Carin Canale
Theakston
Canale Communications
Nicole Captrez
Climate Action
Campaign
Adriana Cara
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Debbie Carpenter
Pacific Shores Platinum
Melissa Castro
gap intelligence
Marcia Cavanaugh
Tri-City Medical Center
Virginia Chambers
California Institute for
Biomedical Research
Camey Christenson
2-1-1 San Diego
Jaye Connolly-
LaBelle
RippleNami, Inc.
Sunita Cooke
MiraCosta College
Brandi Cropper
General Dynamics
NASSCO
Kelly Crothers
Cisco
Elisabeth Cullington
HoyleCohen, LLC
Rachel Cunningham
Bop Design, Inc.
Luciana Da Silva
Adroit Energy, Inc.
Hilary Dargavell
RJS Law
Kathy David
IT TechPros, Inc.
Megan Davidson
SolidProfessor
Diana Day
San Diego Gas & Electric
Susanne de la Flor
Thorsnes Litigation
Services
Alicia Dearn
Bellatrix PC
Janice Dehesh
UC San Diego, Jacobs
School of Engineering
Christina Denning
Higgs Fletcher &
Mack LLP
Chandara Diep
RJS Law
Kate Dilligan
KnuVerse
Didi Discar
Carling
Communications, Inc.
Lisa Druxman
FIT4MOM
Kristin Elliott
Precision Measurement
Engineering
Klyn Elsbury
Landmark Makers
Karine Faure
Wenger
Fragomen Del Rey
Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
Stephanie Firenze
The Dailey Method, LLC
Leslie Fishlock
Geek Girl
Katie Fleck
MRC Smart Technology
Solutions
Julie Fletcher
AMN Healthcare
Chris Frahm
Brownstein Hyatt Farber
Schreck, LLP
Maresa Friedman
The Executive
Cat Herder
Tamara Furman
San Diego Leadership
Institute
Renee Galente
Galente Law, APC
Kimberly Gallo
First 5 San Diego
Marcie Gately
Zeeto
Carly Glova
Building Careers, LLC
Emily Golding
Anchor Audio
Cindy
Gompper-Graves
South County Economic
Development Council
Cheryl Goodman
Athena
Congratulations to the Finalists
This event recognizes dynamic women business leaders and role models who have
contributed significantly to San Diego’s businesses.
AWARD OF
DISTINCTION
Lifetime
Achievement Award
Irene Oberbauer
DedicatedVolunteer
and Philanthropist
Emcees
Pat Brown
Pat Brown Productions
SusanTaylor
Scripps Health
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
23RD ANNUAL
WOMEN WHO MEAN
BUSINESS AWARDS
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Town and Country
Resort & Convention Center
500 Hotel Circle North, San Diego 92108
11:00 a.m. Registration • 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Special Awards Reception and Luncheon
Presented by

2. Jennifer Graf
BusinessOnline
Jane Groover
Joanna Rhoades
Taboo Studio
Christina Gustin
UBS Financial
Services, Inc.
Teresa Halleck
San Diego County Credit Union
Mervat Hassan
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
Evelyn Heidelberg
Crosbie Gliner Schiffman
Southard & Swanson LLP
Christiana Henry
Mirum, Inc.
Angela Hill
Incitrio
Lisa Hitt
Pacific Building Group
Patricia Hodgkin
First American Financial
Corporation
Tara Hoffman
Bob Hoffman
Photography &Video
Candise Holmlund
Weatherly Asset Management
Jessica Hooper
Academy of Our Lady of Peace
Viktoria Huber
McCarthy Building
Companies, Inc.
Star Hughes-Gorup
Hughes Marino
Denise Hummel
Lead Inclusively, Inc.
Kimberly Hunt
ABC 10
Embriette Hyde, PhD
UC San Diego,American
Gut Project
Torrie Inouye
National Funding
Dianne Jacob
San Diego County Employees
Retirement Association
Alyson Jamison
Stalwart Communications
Sharon Jenks
6 Degrees San Diego
Holly Jensen
Cash Practice Inc.
Jennifer Johnstone
Piston Agency
Georgette Kakridas
LoudMouth Strategies
Julie Kilpatrick
JLL
Tara Kelly
Sullivan Solar Power
Stephanie Kimberling
SportRx
Sondra Kiss
Kissinger Group
Carolyn Konecki
Cavignac & Associates
Danna Korn
Sonic Boom Wellness
Jennifer Kraus
Source Intelligence
Anna Kulidjian, MD
UC San Diego Health
Tomoko Kuta
The New Children’s Museum
Virginia Kuwahara
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
Deanna Kyrimis
Arch Health Partners
Jamie Latiano Jacobs
Renovate America Inc.
Cherry Laurent
F C Payroll and Accounting
Amy Lisewski
Finest City Improv
Kate Lobel
Power Digital Marketing
Taryn Lomas
Underground Elephant
Elizabeth Louis
Del Toro Loan Servicing Inc.
Rachel Luis y Prado
Workshops for Warriors
Tara Mackey
The Organic Life
Catherine Magaña
WWM Financial
Silvia Mah
Hera Labs
Tracy Manning
DDSTUDIO
Patricia Marquez
University of San Diego
Kimberley Marshall
Copy Link, Inc.
Catherine Mattice
Civility Partners
Claudia McCall
Northrop Grumman
Corporation
Jax McIntosh
Matti D
Robin McKinney
Northrop Grumman
Corporation
Toni McMahon
Fuscoe Engineering, Inc.
Gloria McNeal, PhD
National University
Helen McNeal
California State University
Institute for Palliative Care
Kathlyn Mead
The San Diego Foundation
Nicole Mehrara
Barney & Barney, a Marsh &
McLennan Insurance Agency
LLC Company
Denise Mehus
First American Trust
Stacy Mendes
Underground Elephant
Remy Meraz
Me Tyme Network
Ginny Merrifield
Connect
Kim Michaels
Solar Turbines Incorporated
Alejandra Mier yTeran
Otay Mesa Chamber of
Commerce
Heather Milne Barger
San Diego Workforce
Partnership, Inc.
Lupita Morales
Fresh Start Surgical Gifts
Kelly Murphy Lamkin
BNA Communications
Andrea Myers
Seltzer Caplan McMahonVitek
Amanda Nelson
Jupiter Production House
Tina Ngo Bartel
San Diego Workforce
Partnership, Inc.
Barbara Norman
Women’s Financial
Academy, LLC
Kelly O’Connor
Apartment Consultants Inc.
K’Lene Oen
Pathway Genomics Corporation
Maureen Orey
Workplace Learning &
Performance Group
Jennifer Paroly
Tri-City Hospital Foundation
Larissa Patros
RJS Law
Kim Perell
Amobee
Melanie Peters
MARCOA Publishing
Michelle Philo
Adtile Technologies, Inc.
Meredith Pieratt
WSP Corporate Benefits &
Insurance Services, Inc.
Courtney Prato
Vistage International, Inc
Jenni Prisk
Prisk Communication
Lina Ramos
Source Intelligence
Rachel Ready
BusinessOnline
Shana Reed Medley
Harrah’s Resort Southern
California
Jacqueline Reynoso
National City
Chamber of Commerce
Juliette Riddle
Bill Howe Family of Companies
Heather Riley
Allen Matkins
Staci Ritchie-Roman
Wholesale Warranties
Helen Robbins-Meyer
County of San Diego
Kristen Roberts
Trestle Law,APC
Lori Robinson
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
Michelle Rose Gilman
Fusion Academy
Sarah Rotter
Allegiance Heating & Air
Conditioning Inc.
Tina Rountree
Managed Solution
Christina Samoylov
DesignerVault
Amelia Sanchez
Crosbie Gliner Schiffman
Southard & Swanson LLP
Claudia Sandoval
Claudia’s Cocina
Noel Sauer
Cibus US LLC
Rachel Scatizzi
Smith & Scatizzi, LLP
Jeanne Schmelzer
Netzel Grigsby Associates, Inc.
Terry Schmidt
Guild Mortgage Company
Catherine Schnabel
Biotheranostics, Inc.
Julie Seal
Mirus Promotions, Inc.
Judith Shaplin
Mountain Health
Kiran Shelat
Classics 4 Kids
Amber Shepherd
Cash Practice Inc.
Judi Sheppard Missett
Jazzercise, Inc.
Alli Simpson
CBRE Group, Inc.
Sharon Singleton
KTU+A
Rebecca Smith
Point Loma Nazarene University
Kelly Souza
Wells Fargo
Laura Stein
SKLZ
Anneke Stender
TAG Inc.
Sarah Sternberg
Songa Designs International
Linda Stirling
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
Cindy Sutherland
New Horizons Southern
California
Linda Sweeney
Corporate Directors Forum
CarolynTaylor
Weatherly Asset Management
JanineTaylor
Nucelis
JulieThomas
ValueSelling Associates, Inc.
KrystelTien
Couture Events
NatashahTorki
Beauty by Dolly
TylerTracy
Novasyte LLC
AngeliaTrinidad
Passion Planner LLC
AmyValdes
Dynamik, Inc.
EvaVelasquez
Identity Theft Resource Center
FeliciaVieira
Crafted Cocktails
AlexandraVinson-Shepard
Coldwell Banker Royal Realty
MichelleVollrath
United Healthcare
Services, Inc.
TrishWatlington
The Red Door San Diego
KaaranWebb
Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
SusanWebster
Pacific Cancer Fitness
JenWeissman
Project X Brand Lab
JackieWiener
Managed Solution
SandraWiese
Northrop Grumman
Corporation
JosephWilkinson
TaiyoYuden (U.S.A.) Inc.
ElizabethWistrich
City Ballet of San Diego
JillWolfenzon
Wolfenzon Rolle Edwards
SherryYarbrough
Associated Builders and
Contractors, Inc.
AmberYoo
SKY Facial Plastic Surgery, Inc.
CatieYoung
Griffith,Young, & Lass Family
Law
SandyYoung
J.Walcher Communications
Hanaa Zahran
Regents Bank
Helen Zeldes
Zeldes Haeggquist & Eck LLP
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