WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

DeAnna Allen, recognized as a Woman Worth Watching in 2009, is now a partner at Cooley LLP, where her practice involves intellectual property, including patent litigation, trademark litigation, and computer technology.

Previously, Allen was a partner with the firm of Dickstein Shapiro. She began her law career as an associate with the firm of Mayer Brown.

Allen earned her law degree at the University of Maryland School of Law, where she graduated cum laude. She also received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland. Allen is an executive board member and vice president of the National Association of Women Lawyers.

Named a Woman Worth Watching in 2009, when she served as executive vice president and CIO for WellPoint, Lori Beer is now global chief Information officer at JPMorgan Chase.

Prior to joining JPMorgan Chase six years ago, Beer was a director on the Vantiv board of directors. Earlier in her career, she held the positions of executive vice president of specialty businesses and information technology, as well as executive vice president of enterprise business services at WellPoint.

Beer holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the University of Dayton.

Stacy Brown-Philpot, a 2009 Woman Worth Watching Award recipient, joined TaskRabbit in 2013 as the company’s chief Operating officer before being named chief executive officer in 2016.

Previously, Brown-Philpot held several leadership positions at Google and served as business development manager at Wily Technology. Earlier in her career, she was a senior analyst with Goldman Sachs and a senior associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Brown-Philpot earned her MBA at Stanford University Graduate School of Business, and her BSE in economics, with a concentration in accounting and finance, from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Honored as a Woman Worth Watching in 2009, today Kimberley Crews Goode serves as vice president of external affairs for Blue Shield of California.

Prior to joining Blue Shield of California, Goode served as vice president of communications and corporate affairs for Northwestern Mutual and vice president of corporate communications for Visteon Corporation. Previously, she held leadership positions with Kellogg Company, Prudential Financial, and American Express.

Goode earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University.

Tammy Young, recognized as a Woman Worth Watching in 2010, is now a senior advisor at Prescryptive Health, Inc., a position she has held since 2017.

Before joining Prescryptive Health, Young served as vice president of human resources for Alaska Airlines. Previously, she held leadership positions at Moss Adams, KPMG, and Arthur Anderson.

Allen earned her BBA in accounting and finance at Wisconsin School of Business at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Named a Woman Worth Watching in 2010, Kim Stratton is now chief executive officer at Orphazyme.

Previously, Stratton served as head of international commercial at Shire and head of respiratory business at AstraZeneca. She also held several leadership positions at Novartis and Bristol-Myers Squibb.

Stratton studied nursing in her native Australia.

Kelly Watson, a 2010 Woman Worth Watching Award recipient, recently joined the NJEDA after retiring from KPMG, where she worked for 32 years and was a partner for nearly 15 years.

In her current role, Watson advises the NJEDA’s CEO regarding strategy, tactics, and initiatives related to business transformation, relationship management, market trends, and policies; leads policy initiatives; and shapes and leads the Authority’s efforts to accelerate the growth of Life Sciences employers.

Watson, a CPA, earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance at Fordham University.

Honored as a Woman Worth Watching in 2010, Sanita Pinchback recently joined Kimberly-Clark, where she currently serves as the company’s human resources director.

Prior to joining Kimberly-Clark, Pinchback served as a director for Unilever and held leadership positions in human resources at Waste Management, Sysco, US West, and Continental Airlines.

Pinchback earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting at Furman University and her master’s degree in human resources at the University of South Carolina Darla Moore School of Business.

Recognized as a Woman Worth Watching in 2011, Junqi Hang recently joined Anova Law Group, where she serves as intellectual property counsel.

Previously, Hang served as intellectual property counsel at Pergament & Cepeda LLP and Dragon Intellectual Property Law Firm; and was an associate with Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P., Hahn & Voight PLLC, and Brooks Kushman P.C. Early in her career, Hang was a scientist and senior scientist at Pfizer/Parke Davis Pharmaceuticals.

Hang holds a JD from Wayne State University Law School, as well as a PhD in physiology and biochemistry from Wayne State University. Hang earned her bachelor’s degree in biotechnology from Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

Joyce Aiko McCulloch, a 2011 Woman Worth Watching Award recipient, recently joined Ai Inclusion as the organization’s CEO.

Previously, McCulloch served as the director of performance and inclusion for Pacific Gas and Electric. Earlier in her career, she held leadership positions in human resources at Catellus, Deloitte, PageNet, and Hilton Hotels.

McCulloch holds a bachelor’s degree (with honors) with a double major in psychology and economics from the University of California–Santa Cruz.

Honored as a Woman Worth Watching in 2011, Rita Johnson-Mills recently joined Nightingale Partners, where she serves as the company’s CEO.

Before joining Nightingale, Johnson-Mills founded and was CEO of RJ Mills Enterprises. Earlier in her career, she held leadership positions with UnitedHealth Group and Centene Corporation.

Johnson-Mills earned master’s degrees in public policy and management from The Ohio State University and in labor/human resources management. She holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice/police science from Lincoln University in Missouri.

Sharon Rossi, named a Woman Worth Watching in 2011, joined FoodScience Corporation in 2017 and serves as the company’s CEO.

Previously, Rossi served as chief customer officer for COTY Inc. and general manager of Philips Consumer Lifestyle NA. She also held leadership positions with Unilever and Helene Curtis Industries, Inc.

Rossi holds a master’s degree from the University of Illinois UrbanaChampaign and a bachelor’s degree from University of Massachusetts–Amherst. She also earned a certificate in general management from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a certificate in strategy from Harvard Business School online.