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PWR is an outgrowth of a discussion in spring 2002 among Founders Nicole Galli, Janine DiLauro and Susan Baren-Pearson, and PWR adviser, Mary Beth Pratt. The three PWR Founders were all at places in their careers where they desired to interact on a professional level with like-minded women who were at similar stages in their careers. They recognized the void in professional organizations: there were no formal or informal opportunities that regularly brought together professional women contemporaries for the sole purpose of networking. There were no forums where professional development is discussed in the context of an individual’s development initiatives, and the idea to create such a forum was born.
Who are our founders?
Janine currently holds the position of Vice President at Wachovia working in Risk Management Services for Commercial Lending. Prior to that, Janine held the position of Operational Risk Specialist at Risk Management Association. Previously, she was Director of Research at Grant Thornton LLP and Vice President with an international investment banking Firm. Janine holds a Master's Degree in Finance from St. Joseph's University. Janine opened and co-owned Molletta, an upscale clothing store in Old City.
Nicole D. Galli is Partner in the Philadelphia office of Pepper Hamilton LLP, a multi practice law firm. She focuses her practice on intellectual property litigation and counseling, as well as representing clients in anti-trust, consumer fraud, class action, and other complex commercial matters.
Nicole is co-chair of the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Women in the Profession Committee; first vice president of the Pennsylvania Women's Campaign Fund; a member of the Board of Directors of The Career Wardrobe and co-chair of its Campaign Leadership Committee; a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Women in the Profession Committee; serves on a number of WomensWay committees; and a member of the National Association of Women Business Owners. Nicole was named one of the Philadelphia Business Journal's "40 Under 40" in 2003 and was the recipient of the 2003 Forum Award from the Forum of Executive Women.
Susan Baren-Pearson, formerly Associate Marketing Director, Americas – Pharmaceuticals/Chemicals for IBM and has over 12 years of private sector and non-profit experience in marketing communications and magazine publishing.
Susan has successfully melded her professional and personal interests (building alliances among diverse constituencies and program development as it relates to special events and business development) into an invigorating marketing career. Susan also has had rewarding volunteer experiences, having served several non-profit entities. Currently, she is an active board member, a founding member of the Young Women’s Initiative and previously a Campaign co-chair for Women’s Way.
Board of Directors
Anne Marie Aaronson, Esquire
Co-Chair, Membership Committee
Attorney at Law, Pepper Hamilton LLP
Frani Aufiero
President
Senior Manager, Group Tax, Shire Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Frani@PWRoundtable.com
Risa Boerner
Co-Chair, Membership Committe
Attorney, Fisher & Phillips LLP
Membership@PWRoundtable.com
Michelle Brooks
Secretary and Co-Chair, Membership Committee
Forensic Accountant
Membership@PWRoundtable.com
Kristin Daly
Co-Chair, Events Committee
Realtor®
The Atacan Group
Philadelphia's Top Producing Team
Keller Williams Realty
Sponsorship@PWRoundtable.com
Janine DiLauro
Treasurer & Ex-Officio
Vice President, Risk Management Services Wachovia
Janine@PWRoundtable.com
Celeste LeProvost
Co-Chair, Public Relations/Communications Committee
Senior Project Manager, L. Robert Kimball & Associates
Publicrelations@PWRoundatble.com
Sabrina Sachs Mann, Esquire
Co-Chair, Sponsorship Committee
President, Sachs Legal Search
Stacy Richards
Board Development Chair and Co-Chair, Sponsorship Committee
Regional Manager – Government, Thomson West
Events@PWRoundtable.com
Nina Russakoff
Co-Chair, Public Relations/Communications Committee
Attorney, Duane Morris LLP
Publicrelations@PWRoundtable.com
Sandra Stoneman
Co-Chair, Events Committee
Partner, Corporate Department – Duane Morris LLP
Sandra@PWRoundtable.com
Marta L. Villarraga, Ph.D.
Vice President
Senior Managing Engineer, Exponent, Inc.
Marta@pwroundtable.com
Susan Baren-Pearson
Cheri Cutler
President
Cutler Communications
Nicole D. Galli
Partner
Pepper Hamilton LLP
Irene Hannan
Senior Vice President, Specialized Banking Services
Citizens Bank
Meg Johnson
President
Galia & Johnson, Executive Search
Cheryl Krause
Partner
Dechert LLP
Lyn Kremer
Publisher
Philadelphia Business Journal
Mary Beth Pratt
Chief Marketing Officer
MB Pratt Consulting
Kathleen Shay
Partner and Director
Duane Morris LLP
Molly D. Shepard
Founder and CEO
Shepard Executive Search
Phyllis Sisenwine
Professional Certified Coach
Powerful Solutions Inc.
Diane Sullivan
Wyeth
Susan Van Allen
Assistant Deputy General Counsel
Comcast Cable Communications
Lesley Mallow Wendell
President
Rosewood Consulting Group
Lynn Yeakel
Director and Betty A. Cohen Chair, Institute for Women’s Health and Leadership
Drexel University College of Medicine