2011 Working Mothers of the Year List

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State

Jenne Roper, director of brand marketing, always wanted a big family and career fulfillment. She got both at Carlson. In 1997, Jenne, whose siblings already worked at Carlson, started in the call...

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

In December 2003, medication safety officer Lisa Davis and her husband Duane got the call: A woman in Oklahoma had selected them to be the adoptive parents of her unborn baby. Despite not being able...

Cisco

Senior Director of Customer Value Chain Management Swati Saran was lucky enough to be mentored by her mother, who came from a small village in India and went on to start her own very successful...

Citi

Managing Director, Investment Products Risk Heather Espinosa has global responsibility within Citi’s Risk Management organization for managing certain risks related to the sale, manufacture and...

Covington & Burling

Like many couples, Jeannie Perron and her husband, Ralph Brooker, wanted children. They were in their late 30s when they married, however, so adoption seemed like a good option. Ralph, a satellite...

Dell

Global Sales Director Robin Ford’s love for business began as a young girl in Arkansas, in her family's manufacturing plant making children's clothes. One day, she met Sam Walton when he walked...

Deloitte

Voncille Trammell is an inspirational working mother of three who has transitioned from an engineering career to a successful technology consultant. Voncille became a mother as a teenager, then...

Discovery Communications

Jocelyn Egan is a remarkable individual whose influence has earned her the respect and admiration of colleagues internally and externally. Recently promoted to Senior VP, Jocelyn heads up the...

Dow Corning

Linda Weigold, a single mother, leads the supply chain activities at Dow Corning’s global semiconductor and solar businesses. With the heightened demand for solar products, Linda’s job is very...

DuPont

As a top executive, Linda J. Fisher juggles numerous responsibilities. She is a single mother who adopted both of her children as infants and yet, even with her busy work schedule, Linda finds the...

Eli Lilly and Co.

When Carmel Egan chose to study science, she did so with the goal of teaching math and chemistry. Although she did not become a teacher, her commitment to coaching and mentoring others has been a...

EMD Serono

Renee Connolly has been instrumental in integrating making a difference in society into the corporate culture at EMD Serono through her personal commitment to giving back, innovative ideas on how to...

Ernst & Young

Ernst & Young partner Jamie Simpson takes the role of mentor to new levels in her practice and her office, in Detroit. Her passion comes from her own experience, when as a staff member the...