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Board of Directors

The WBENC Board of Directors is comprised of representatives of corporations, women's business enterprises and women's organizations. The Board has endorsed a certification standard and will monitor its integrity.

Officers of the Board

Cheryl Stevens, Chair
Vice President Supplier Diversity
Energy Future Holdings
Joan Kerr, Vice Chair
Executive Director, Supplier Diversity Programs
AT&T
Pamela Eason, Treasurer
Vice President, Worldwide Procurement
Pfizer Inc
Tanya Penny, Secretary
Vice President Procurement
Verizon
William A. Kirk, Counsel to the Board
Partner
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP
Linda Denny, ex-officio
President & CEO
Women's Business Enterprise National Council

Directors

Laurie Acreman
Manager Strategic Improvements, Global Procurement
ExxonMobil Global Services Company
Lynn A. Boccio
Vice President, Strategic Business & Diversity Relations
Avis Budget Group, Inc.
Rebecca Boenigk
CEO & Chairman of the Board
Neutral Posture, Inc.
Johnnie Booker
Director, Supplier Diversity
The Coca Cola Company
Audrey Goins Brichi
Manager of Strategy, Planning and Coordination for Midstream Operations
Chevron Corporation
Scott Buchanan
Vice President Worldwide Other Goods & Services Procurement
PepsiCo, Inc.
Harvey Butler
Vice President, Corporate Business Services
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Barbara Carbone
Partner in Charge audit, Northern California
KPMG LLP
Sharon Castillo
Principal, CPA, CVA
SB Services, Inc.
Nancy Conner
Manager, Supplier Diversity
W.W. Grainger
Ginger Conrad
Publisher
MBE Magazine
Linda Coughlin
President
Metro-Home NYC LLC
Greta Davis
Executive Director of Supplier Diversity
Time Warner, Inc.
Susan Repka
Executive Director
Women's Business Enterprise Alliance
Lynne Marie Finn
President
Superior Staff Resources, Inc.
Marsha Firestone
President
Women Presidents' Educational Organization
Benita Fortner
Director, Supplier Diversity
Raytheon Company
Shari Francis
Manager - Vendor Development
Office Depot
Kathy Greco
Director, Supplier Diversity and Vendor Operations
Manpower, Inc.
Lisa Hanlon
Managing Partner
TelTech Communications, LLC
Theresa Harrison
Director of Supplier Diversity
Ernst & Young, LLP
Joseph Hill
Executive Vice President; Strategic Sourcing Executive, Supplier Diversity
Bank of America
Debbie Hurst
President
Women's Business Council Southwest
Debra Jennings-Johnson
Director, Supplier Diversity
BP America, Inc.
K. Michelle Sourie Johnson
Director, Supplier Diversity
The Home Depot
Ella Koscik
CEO
Management Decisions, Inc.
Roz Lewis
Executive Director
Georgia Women's Business Council
Tim McBride
GM, Chief Procurement Officer
Microsoft Corporation
Donna Mullen Good
CEO
Center for Women & Enterprise
Armando Ojeda
Director, Supplier Diversity Development
Ford Motor Company
Pamela O'Rourke
President
ICON Information Consultants
Melinda Painter
Director of Worldwide Procurement
Dell
Diane Pinkney
Senior Manager, Purchasing Quality & Compliance
Philip Morris USA
Chris Provines
Vice President of Capabilities and Planning
Johnson & Johnson
Vacant
United Airlines
Michelle Richards
Executive Director
Michigan Women's Business Council
Patricia Richards
Manager, Corporate Supplier Diversity
Shell Oil Company
Blanca Robinson
Executive Director
Women's Business Enterprise Council South
Janet O. Robinson
Vice President and Director of Strategic Sourcing, Motorola Connected Homes Solutions
Motorola, Inc.
Michael K. Robinson
Program Director, Global Supplier Diversity Integrated Supply Chain
IBM
Leslie Saunders
President & CEO
Leslie Saunders Insurance & Marketing, Inc.
Lynn Scott
Senior Director Supplier Diversity
Alcatel-Lucent
Mary Tacher
Vice President, Acting General Counsel
JCPenney Company
Tonia Smith
Vice President, Global Indirect Sourcing
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Geri Swift
President
Women's Business Enterprise Council PA-DE-sNJ
Nancy Allen
Executive Director
Women's Business Development Center – Florida
Annette Taddeo
President/CEO
LanguageSpeak, Inc.
Laura Taylor
Vice President, Global Strategy and Operations
Pitney Bowes Inc.
Howard Thompson
Operating Vice President - Purchasing/Supplier Diversity
Federated Department Stores, Inc.
Gail Warrior-Lawrence
President and CEO
The Warrior Group, Inc.
Nancy Williams
Principal
ASAP
Sherry Williams
Vice President and Corporate Secretary
Halliburton
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