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Honoring Silicon Valley's Executive Women
An empowering night was had by all on Thursday May 15th at the beautiful San Jose Fairmont Hotel. From the very young women who were given scholarships and spoke so bravely to the audience of 800 about their need for continued donations to encourage and advance more young people to pursue higher education; to the 49 talented top-level executive women from a multitude of industries who were honored at the 24th Annual Tribute to Women (TWIN) Awards. All of them answering questions via videotape related to leadership, mentoring, motivation, overcoming challenges, impacting their communities and keeping it fun along the way. These awards exemplify excellence in women at executive-level positions as well as recognize the companies that encourage and support the success of women. Each honoree is chosen blindly based on a strict set of criterion by a selection committee made up of former TWIN Honorees. The Honoree and her nominator are awarded a beautiful plaque for her and her company to display, paying tribute in a personal and professional capacity.
The YWCA of Silicon Valley began to celebrate women with this event in 1985. As one of the YWCA’s primary fund raisers this Tribute to Women Award event helps support all of the tremendous programs and services we offer. From our Rape Crisis Centers, Child Care Centers, Family Services Counseling, Social and Racial Justice education, Youth Development and our newest TechGYRLS® program, we reach out and touch over 24,000 people through these services every year.
This important and well-known event given by local and regional YWCAs recognizes successful female executives and the companies that employ them for their outstanding achievements. Executive women nominated by leading companies and organizations in the Silicon Valley must meet a rigorous criteria. The nominator must be the CEO or highest-ranking local officer or director in the company or division/business unit. Applicants are evaluated through a blinded selection process by a committee of former TWIN Honorees, selection is based solely on their achievements.
Sponsorships are available for the event, for companies or organizations with an Honoree, or those wishing to honor these outstanding women in support of the programs and services of the YWCA of Silicon Valley.
To find out more about how you can nominate someone for this award or how to donate to the YWCA of Silicon Valley please go to our website www.ywca-sv.org or call the Development Department at 408-295-4011. We look forward to your new or continued support to further our abilities in your community.
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Katharin Augason |
Director, Program Management |
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company |
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Susan M. Autio |
Sr. Director Engineering & Mfg Development |
DURECT Corporation |
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Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn |
General Manager, Learning@Cisco |
Cisco |
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Jennette Blomberg |
Manager, Service Practices |
IBM Almaden Research Center |
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Pati Boucard |
Director, Corporate Factory Automation |
KLA-Tencor Corporation |
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Gay P. Brasher |
Director/Coach for Speech and Debate |
San Jose Unified School District |
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Susan Bukunt |
Director of Clinical Effectiveness |
El Camino Hospital |
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Nancy Bussani |
Associate VP for Advancement Operations |
San Jose State University Tower Foundation |
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Sheryl Chamberlain |
Director Technology Alliances |
EMC |
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Laura Clayton |
Vice President, Services Business Development |
IBM |
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Janet Collinson |
Sr. VP of Human Resources and Facilities |
Synopsys, Inc. |
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Cheryl Cook |
Vice President, U.S. Sales Region |
Sun Microsystems |
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Helyn Corcos |
Vice President, Investor Relations |
Symantec Corporation |
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Seham El-Diwany, M.D. |
Director of Teen Health Center |
The Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser San Jose |
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Stephanie J. Fohn |
President and CEO |
White Hat Security, Inc. |
| Alana Forrest |
Police Captain |
Los Gatos/Monte Sereno Police Dept. |
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Beverly Glasser |
Senior Director of I.T. Change and Release Management |
Sun Microsystems |
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Andrea E. Gomez |
Director, Group Sales |
The Fairmont San Jose |
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Paula W. Hamm |
Vice President, Education Services |
Symantec Corporation |
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Erin L. Hintz |
VP, Worldwide Consumer Marketing |
Synmantec Corporation |
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Dr. Johanna VanderMolen |
Superintendent |
Campbell Union School District |
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Tina Jones |
Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. |
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Judith A. Kay |
Vice President, Corporate Marketing |
JDSU |
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Siobhan Kenney |
Senior Manager, Global Community Affairs |
Applied Materials, Inc. |
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Noreen Krall |
Viice President and Chief Intellectual Property Counsel |
Sun Microsystems |
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Amy Laden |
Director of International Services |
Interplast |
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Julie Larsen |
Senior Director Customer Advocacy Technical Support Web |
Cisco |
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Kristina Lauraitis |
Director, Technology Development & Integration, ATC |
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co. |
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Elaine Lennox |
Vice President, Marketing Management, Enterprise Systems |
IBM Systems & Technology Group |
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Jane E. Light |
Library Director |
City of San Jose |
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Jackie Lowther |
Chief Nursing Officer |
Good Samaritan Hospital |
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Sandra Mahadwar |
Senior Director, Human Resources |
KLA-Tencor Corporation |
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Debra Martucci |
CIO & Vice President of Information Technology |
Synopsys, Inc. |
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Debra Matsuhiro |
Senior Director, Operations, MDP and FEP Business Unit |
Applied Materials, Inc. |
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Mary McDougall |
Director, Market Strategy and Enablement |
BMC Software |
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Ellen McKissock |
Shareholder |
Hopkins & Carley, A Law Corporation |
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Cindi Moreland |
VP and General Counsel, Corporate Secretary & CCO |
AMCC |
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Donna Morris |
Sr. Vice President Human Resources |
Adobe Systems Incorporated |
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Mika Murakami |
Treasurer |
Integrated Device Technology, Inc. |
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Barbara Murphy |
Sr. VP, General Manager, Storage Products |
AMCC |
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Lori Pouquette |
Director, NA Customer Service & XDF |
Xilinx, Inc. |
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Rebecca Ranninger |
Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer |
Symantec Corporation |
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Karin L. Roache |
Director, HR Strategic and Special Projects |
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company |
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Mary Simon |
Executive Director |
Resource Area for Teaching (RAFT) |
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Jolene Smith |
Executive Director |
FIRST 5 Santa Clara County |
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Mary M. Solseng |
Assistant Assessor |
Santa Clara County Assessor |
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Karen Tegan Padir |
Vice President, Software Infrastructure |
Sun Microsystems |
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Beverly Tyrrell |
Director, IMS |
IBM |
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Taiyin Yang Ph.D. |
Sr. Vice President, Pharmaceutical Development and Manufacturing |
Gilead Sciences, Inc |
Click here for a list of our 2008 Honorees in PDF format.
IBM, Our 2008 Presenting Sponsor, Company Overview
International Business Machines Corporation, headquartered in Armonk, N.Y., is the world's largest information technology (IT) company. While we are the IT leader, the solutions and services we deliver to our clients span all major industries, including financial services, healthcare, government, automotive, telecommunications and education, among others. It is the breadth of our portfolio -- across hardware, software, services, consulting, research, financing and technology -- that uniquely separates IBM from other companies. We have a rich history of driving innovations that help our clients transform themselves into On Demand businesses through our professional solutions, services and consulting businesses. IBM has a diverse and talented workforce that conducts business in 170 countries.
For more information on the Tribute to Women (TWIN) Awards, please e-mail Heidi Lawson, Community Relations Manager, or call her at (408) 295-4011 ext. 216. |
"Tribute to Women is a real inspiration. The Honorees set a wonderful example for all of us—men and women alike!"
—Doris Epstein
For a copy of the 2008 full-page Tribute to Women recognition advertisement published in the San Jose Mercury News, please click here.
Sponsor the 2008
Tribute to Women (TWIN) Awards.
We are proud to recognize
our Sponsors of the
2008 Tribute to Women (TWIN) Awards
Presenting Sponsor

Honoree Reception Sponsor
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Official Video Sponsor

Official Newspaper Sponsor

Participating Sponsors
Adobe Systems Inc.
Applied Materials, Inc.
EMC
KLA-Tencor Corporation
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company
Xilinx, Inc.
Patron Sponsors
Cadence Design
Systems, Inc
DURECT Corporation
Synopsys, Inc.
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