Cool Women 2013 SAN DIEGO’S 10
Cool Women 2013 SAN DIEGO’S 10 Celebrate Celebrate Celebrate Celebrate Celebrate Celebrate Celebrate Celebrate Celebrate San Diego’s 10 Cool Women of 2013 Thank you to everyone who contributed to Girl Scouts San Diego in honor of our 10 Cool Women! Special thanks to Madeleine Pickens Harpist Julia Marie Schorn Program Katie Sullivan Chair, Girl Scouts San Diego Board of Directors Jo Dee C. Jacob Chief Executive Officer, Girl Scouts San Diego 5 Cool Women Gail Levin presents Kathryn Ashworth Ronne Froman presents Joye Blount Linda Katz presents Pauline Foster Barbara Bry presents Arlene Harris Irma Castro presents Dolores Huerta Lori M. Walton Chair, Fund Development Girl Scouts San Diego 5 Cool Women Karen Keltner presents Lee Ann Kim Mary Lyons presents Rosibel Mancillas Lopez Rana Sampson presents Cindy Marten Jeanne Jones presents Zandra Rhodes Susan Mallory presents Ellen Whelan Cool Girl Connie Matsui presents Snigdha Nandipati Cool Girl 2013 INTRODUCING SAN DIEGO’S Snigdha Nandipati Champion 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee For Snighda, the road to winning the national spelling bee was paved with hard work, determination – and a lot of strange words. The then-eighth grader studied for 20 hours a week, using 30,000-plus flash cards and a software program her father developed. Her strategy included researching the history and etymology of words and analyzing those with irregular constructs. It paid off when Snigdha won by spelling guetapens (ambush or trap). This year, the 15-year-old will participate in a neuroscience competition called the Brain Bee. She hopes to parlay her love for science into a medical career. Cool Women 2013 SAN DIEGO’S “You don’t get to choose how you’re going to die. Or when. You can only decide how you’re going to live. Now.” — Joan Baez Kathryn Ashworth Joye Blount Co-founder, Voices for Children Wealth Management Advisor, US Bank Kathryn’s life revolves around assisting local youth. In 1980, she helped start – and later served as president of – Voices for Children, a nonprofit that aids foster care clients in need of loving “forever families.” The former Girl Scout currently volunteers as a Voices for Children Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) and membership chair for Kids’ Turn. Kathryn also serves on the City of San Diego Civil Service Commission. She was a founding partner of Ashworth, Blanchet, Christensen and Kalemkiarian, where she specialized in family and juvenile law. Joye has extensive experience in finance. Her community contributions include raising $1 million for the San Diego Zoo; launching the local Bank of America Foundation; and volunteering for Point Loma Nazarene University, Voices for Children, the United Way Women’s Leadership Council and Balboa Park Conservancy Board. She also served as a United Nations official observer for two Mexican presidential elections and is a graduate of the FBI Citizen’s Academy. Joye’s many honors include the 2012 Salvation Army Women of Dedication Award. Cool Women 1 Pauline Foster Chair, Foster Family Foundation President, Foster Investments Pauline is a philanthropist and community leader who serves on the boards of the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, the Sanford Burnham Institute and Stanley Foster Construction Tech Academy. The multi-award-winning native San Diegan is also a council member for UCSD’s Rady School of Management, and has volunteered for the Governor’s Committee to Promote Trade Between California and Israel, United Way of San Diego, the San Diego Cancer Crusade and a Beth Israel interracial summer camp. 2 Cool Women Arlene Harris President/Co-Founder, Dyna The “first lady of wireless” pioneered her industry, becoming the only woman ever inducted into the Wireless Hall of Fame. Arlene’s innovations helped make cellular service available to people of all levels of income and technical proficiency. The former Girl Scout’s inventions include the Jitterbug phone for seniors (one of The New York Times’ “10 Brilliant Ideas of 2006”), the world’s first airline ticketing data base, and the first prepaid phone and wireless activation systems. Currently, she develops innovative businesses at Dyna, LLC. Delores Huerta Lee Ann Kim Rosibel Mancillas Lopez Cindy Marten Zandra Rhodes Co-founder, United Farm Workers President, Dolores Huerta Foundation Founder/Executive Director Pacific Arts Movement Ellen Whelan Attorney/University of San Diego USD University Ministry Superintendent San Diego Unified School District Fashion/Textile Designer Senior Trust and Estates Partner DLA Piper LLP Dolores, a former Girl Scout who champions the rights of laborers, women and youth, made history while co-leading a grape boycott with Cesar Chavez. Ms. named her one of America’s three most important women of 1997. When President Clinton established the Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award in 1998, Dolores was a recipient. The civil rights icon earned the Presidential Medal of Freedom and was inducted into the U.S. Department of Labor Hall of Honor in 2012, and the California Hall of Fame in 2013. Creator of the San Diego Asian Film Festival, Lee Ann heads an organization that provides programs such as Drive By Cinema and Reel Voices, and collaborates with schools to educate youth about film production, ethnic studies, history and social advocacy. Previously an Emmy-winning anchor/reporter for KGTV, Lee Ann now volunteers for the San Diego Symphony, Chinese Historical Museum, and Barnard Elementary School. The former Girl Scout has been honored by the San Diego Film Critics Association, KPBS Whether mentoring a Latina teen, helping to build a medical facility in Mexico, or using her legal skills to assist families with immigration matters, Rosy is dedicated to changing lives. She donates her time and talents at the Legal Aid Society and USD’s Immigration Justice and Law Society. She has also volunteered for Big Brothers and Sisters, Interfaith Shelter Network, the Holy Family Church, San Diego Organizing Project, and the United Church of Christ Mayan Ministry. In her new position as superintendent of the state’s second-largest school district, Cindy is striving to make the world a better place. The former Girl Scout San Diego Gold Awardee says, “I learned all my leadership skills as a Camp Winacka counselor.” Her 25-year-career includes stints as an elementary school teacher and as a literacy specialist. Most recently, Cindy served as principal of Central Elementary in City Heights, where she transformed an under-performing school into a model for other lowincome neighborhoods. Zandra has dressed royalty and international stars, including Princess Diana, Jacqueline Onassis and Joan Rivers. Her dramatic flair for bold prints, feminine patterns, theatrical color – and revolutionary use of printed textiles in garments – helped put London on the fashion forefront in the 1970s. Founder of the Fashion and Textile Museum in London, Zandra recently launched a brand licensing program incorporating her inimitable style and genius. The former Girl Guide and Brownie also designs opera sets and costumes, including San Diego Opera’s Aida. A former Brownie and longtime Girl Scout volunteer with a passion for helping others, Ellen dedicates her time and talents to organizations such as the Jewish Community Foundation and UCSD’s Planned Giving Executive Committee. Named by Best Lawyers of America as San Diego’s 2012 “Trust and Estates Lawyer of the Year,” Ellen has also been recognized by San Diego Super Lawyers, the Daily Transcript, Los Angeles Times, the Salvation Army, the YMCA and the San Diego Museum of Art, where she serves on the board. Cool Women 3 Cool Women 2012 SAN DIEGO’S 4 Cool Women “We will be known forever by the tracks we leave.” Sahra Abdi Beth Burns Gail Naughton, Ph.D. Director, United Women of East Africa San Diego State University Tina Nova, Ph.D. CEO/Chairman, Histogen, Inc. President/Co-founder, Genoptix, Inc. Joan Embery Judith Fox Jeanne Jones Wildlife and Environmental Advocate Artist, Author, Businesswomen Author, Philanthropist — Native American Proverb Susan Polis Schutz Karin Winner Su-Mei Yu Filmmaker, Poet, Businesswoman Journalist, Businesswoman Chef, Author Cool Women 5 Cool Women 2011 SAN DIEGO’S 6 Cool Women “What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other?” — George Eliot Betty Bulen Ingrid Croce Angele Ringo Founder, The Elizabeth Hospice Artist, Author, Businesswoman Marion Ross Broadcast Journalist, U.S. Army Reserve Actress Heidi Squier Kraft Yvonne Larsen Kris Michell Clinical Psychologist, Author Community Volunteer President Downtown San Diego Partnership Gayle Tauber Sally B. Thornton Lori M. Walton Co-Founder, Kashi Company Historian, Community Leader Psychologist Cool Women 7 Cool Women 2010 SAN DIEGO’S 8 Cool Women “A woman is like a tea bag—you cannot tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.” Barbara J. Brown Elizabeth Copley Madeleine Anne Pickens Community Volunteer Community Volunteer Diane Powers Founder Saving America’s Mustangs Foundation Entrepreneur Angelika Drake Arline Fisch Carol Summerhays, D.D.S. Triathlete, Psychologist, Artist Artist, Professor of Art Emerita San Diego State University Dentist, Community Volunteer Geri Ann Warnke Physical Therapist, Community Volunteer — Nancy Reagan Gayle Edlund Wilson Wilma Wooten, M.D., M.P.H. Education Advocate First Lady of California (1991-1999) Public Health Officer, County of San Diego Cool Women 9 Cool Women 2009 SAN DIEGO’S 10 Cool Women “What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.” Judith Harris Divya Kakaiya, Ph.D. Robin Nordhoff Chair, San Diego Public Library Foundation, Community Volunteer Founder/Clinical Supervisor Healthy Within Inc. Sarah Reinertsen Community Volunteer Paralympian Gail Vetter Levin Patricia McQuater Fary Moini Deborah Scott Chair, Alzheimer’s Association Board Community Volunteer Senior Corporate Counsel Solar Turbines, Inc. Rotary International Representative U.S. National Commission to UNESCO Executive Chef/Partner Cohn Restaurant Group Maureen Sullivan President/Publisher, San Diego Magazine — Pericles Joan Waitt Philanthropist, Community Volunteer Cool Women 11 Cool Women 2008 SAN DIEGO’S 12 Cool Women “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” — Eleanor Roosevelt Irene Barajas Businesswoman, Girl Scout Volunteer Molly Cartmill Corporate Communications Director Sempra Energy Executive Director, Sempra Foundation Delores McNeely Senior Vice President Union Bank of California Betty Peabody Chair, Board of Directors Friends of Balboa Park Geni Cavitt Jenny Craig Jackie Jennings Cathryn Ramirez Patti Roscoe BGen Angela Salinas, USMC 10News Weathercaster/Reporter Co-Founder and Vice Chairwoman Jenny Craig International President, Johnson & Jennings General Contracting Vice President, Southwest Region Tiffany & Co. Founder, PRA Destination Management Co. Director, Allied International Commanding General, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego; Commanding General, Western Recruiting Region Cool Women 13 Cool Women 2007 SAN DIEGO’S 14 Cool Women “The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.” Marissa Bejarano Janice Brown Peggy Johnson California Deputy Attorney General Founder, Brown Law Group Executive Vice President of the Americas and India, Qualcomm Incorporated Mary Clark Wendy Gillespie Tracy Jarman Community Volunteer Principal, Frontier Trading, Inc. Fire Chief, City of San Diego — Oprah Winfrey Carol Lam U.S. Attorney Southern District of California Molly Moores Rana Sampson Rhonda Welch-Scalco Community Volunteer International Crime Consultant; Author Tribal Chairwoman, Barona Band of Mission Indians Cool Women 15 Cool Women 2006 SAN DIEGO’S 16 Cool Women “Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get –only what you are expecting to give – which is everything.” Anne Evans Cheryl Fisher Tina Mickelson Chairman, Evans Hotels Director of Diversity and Equity San Diego State University Golf Channel Commentator Professional Golf Instructor Doris Howell, M.D. Karen Keltner Pediatric Oncologist, University of California, San Diego San Diego Opera Conductor Lidia S. Martinez West Coast Multicultural Community Affairs Manager, Southwest Airlines — Katherine Hepburn Georgia Robins Sadler, Ph.D. UCSD Clinical Professor of Surgery Abby Silverman Katie Sullivan Elizabeth Yamada Attorney, Baker & McKenzie LLP Community Volunteer, Girl Scout Leader Education and Community Leader Cool Women 17 Cool Women 2005 SAN DIEGO’S 18 Cool Women “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.” Beatriz Barraza Julia Brown CMDCM Kathleen Hansen, USN Connie Matsui Director of Health Promotion Colaborativo SABER Project Advisor to CEO, Amylin Pharmaceuticals Command Master Chief USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Communications, Biogen Idec, Inc. — Marianne Williamson Constance Carroll, Ph.D. Theresa Drew Joyce Gattas, Ph.D. Regina Petty Phyllis Schwartz Fran Styles Chancellor, San Diego Community College District Managing Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP Dean, SDSU College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts Attorney, Wilson Petty Kosmo & Turner LLP President/General Manager, NBC 7/39 Senior Athlete, Girl Scout Volunteer Cool Women 19 Cool Women 2004 SAN DIEGO’S 20 Cool Women “Ours is a circle of friends united by ideals.” Sue Ebner Nora Faine, MD, M.P.H. Managing Director Marsh Risk & Insurance Services President, UCSD Athena VP/Chief Medical Officer, Sharp Health Plan Commissioner, San Diego County First 5 The Honorable M. Margaret McKeown Susan McClellan Community Volunteer — Girl Scout founder Juliette Gordon Low U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit Sheila Hardin Carol LeBeau Mary Lyons, Ph.D. Cindy Moore Zenaida Rosario Susan Ten Eyck Mallory Co-Chair, San Diego Multicultural Festival Committee Member United Negro College Fund News Anchor, KGTV 10News President, University of San Diego Captain, U.S. Naval Reserve (retired) Girl Scout Volunteer Chair, National Standards Commission, American Camp Association Teacher, La Mirada Elementary School Region President, Northern Trust Bank Cool Women 21 Cool Women 2003 SAN DIEGO’S 22 Cool Women “The price of wisdom is above rubies.” — Bible: Job 28.18 Sandra Brue Ronne Froman Founder and CEO, Sandicast USD Board of Directors Chief Operating Officer City of San Diego Rosie Gonzalez Diane Kastama Sammantha McDonald Owner, Rosie’s Calico Cupboard Quilt Shop Horse Breeder,Senior Software Engineer President, Susan G. Komen Foundation Maxine Peoples Dee Sanford Past President Girl Scouts, San Diego-Imperial Council Communication Specialist, Marsh, Risk & Insurance Founder, African American Business Women of Vision President, Dee Sanford International Suzy Spafford Rozeanne Steckler Creator, Suzy’s Zoo Studio Scientist/Researcher UCSD SuperComputer Center Girl Scout Leader Mary Walshok Associate Vice Chancellor for Public Programs, Dean of University Extension, Adjunct Professor of Sociology, UCSD Cool Women 23 Cool Women 2002 SAN DIEGO’S Cathryn Campbell 24 Cool Women Biotechnology Attorney; Founder Campbell & Flores Arts Foundation “Lasting change is a series of compromises. And compromise is all right, as long as your values don’t Linda Katz Doris Anderson Maria Cabrera Executive Director Elementary Institute of Science Captain San Diego Fire Department Community Volunteer Maria Chavez JJ Isler Major Karen Tribbett, USMC Senior Director, Migrant Education Program, San Diego and Orange Counties Olympic Sailing Medalist, Author F/A-18 Fighter Pilot U.S. Marine Corps Darlene Marcos Shiley Philanthropist; Community Volunteer change.” — Jane Goodall Gale Walker Maggie Watkins President, Bronze Triangle Community Development Corporation Vice President for Advancement and Alumni Relations National University Cool Women 25 Cool Women 2001 SAN DIEGO’S Bink Cook 26 Cool Women President, The Brighter Side, A Boutique for Women with Cancer “If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have Barbara Bry Irma Castro Co-founder, “I’m There For You, Baby!” radio talk show; Athena; Proflowers.com Program Director, Casa Familiar Ruth Henricks Founder, Special Delivery Susan Lew Vice President, 1st Pacific Bank succeeded.” Anna Mathews Chair and Vice Chair, City of San Diego Human Relations Commission Margaret Porter-Troupe — Maya Angelou Host, Harlem Arts Salon; Former Owner, Porter-Troupe Gallery Rosalba Rodriguez, MD Carol Sing Medical Director, Sharp South Bay Medical Infusion Center; Chief of Staff English Channel Swimmer Isabelle Tihanyl Owner, Surf Diva Cool Women 27 2012 2010 2008 2006 2004 2002 2011 2009 2007 2005 2003 2001 Sahra Abdi Beth Burns Joan Embery Judith Fox Jeanne Jones Gail Naughton, Ph.D. Tina Nova, Ph.D. Susan Polis Schutz Karin Winner Su-Mei Yu Betty Bulen Ingrid Croce Heidi Squier Kraft Yvonne Larsen Kris Michell Angele Ringo Marion Ross Gayle Tauber Sally B. Thornton Lori Walton 28 Cool Women Barbara J. Brown Elizabeth Copley Angelika Drake Arline Fisch Madeleine Pickens Diane Powers Carol Summerhays, DDS Geri Ann Warnke Gayle Wilson Wilma J. Wooten, MD, MPH Judith Harris Dr. Divya Kakaiya Gail Vetter Levin Patricia McQuater Fary Moini Robin Nordhoff Sarah Reinertsen Deborah Scott Maureen Sullivan Joan Waitt Irene Barajas Molly Cartmill Geni Cavitt Jenny Craig Jackie Jennings Delores McNeely Betty Peabody Cathryn Ramirez Patti Roscoe BGen Angela Salinas, USMC Marissa Bejarano Janice Brown, J.D. Mary Clark Wendy Gillespie Tracy Jarman Peggy Johnson Carol Lam Molly Moores Rana Sampson Rhonda Welch-Scalco Anne Evans Cheryl Fisher Doris Howell, M.D. Karen Keltner Lidia Martinez Tina Mickelson Georgia Robins Sadler Abby Silverman Katie Sullivan Elizabeth Yamada Beatriz Barraza Julia Brown Constance Carroll, Ph.D. Theresa Drew Joyce Gattas, Ph.D. CMDCM Kathleen Hansen, USN Connie Matsui Regina Petty Phyllis Schwartz Fran Styles Sue Ebner Nora Faine, M.D., M.P.H. Shelia Hardin Carol LeBeau Mary Lyons, Ph.D. Hon. M. Margaret McKeown Susan McClellan Cindy Moore Zenalda Rosario Susan Ten Eyck Mallory Sandra Brue Ronne Froman Rosie Gonzalez Diane Kastama Sammantha McDonald Maxine Peoples Dee Sanford Suzy Spafford Rozeanne Steckler Mary Walshok Doris Anderson Maria Cabrera Cathryn Campbell Maria Chavez JJ Isler Linda Katz Darlene Marcos Shiley Major Karen Tribbett, USMC Gale Walker Maggie Watkins Barbara Bry Irma Castro Bink Cook Ruth Henricks Susan Lew Anna Mathews Margaret Porter-Troupe Rosalba Roderigues, M.D. Carol Sing Isabelle Tihanyl Cool Women 29 The Girl Scout Promise On my honor, I will try: To serve God and my country, To help people at all times, And to live by the Girl Scout Law. The Girl Scout Law I will do my best to be honest and fair, friendly and helpful, considerate and caring, courageous and strong, and responsible for what I say and do, and to respect myself and others, respect authority, use resources wisely, make the world a better place, and be a sister to every Girl Scout. www.sdgirlscouts.org
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