2012 Working Mothers of the Year List

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Dianne Launspach, The Principal Financial Group

We asked employees of The Principal to nominate candidates for our working mother of the year, and Dianne was selected as our winner from among the nominations. Dianne’s daughter, Jessica (also an...

Donna Corley, Freddie Mac

A leader in Freddie Mac’s mentoring efforts, Donna Corley has spent more than a decade mentoring women at the company. She is now the executive sponsor for the Women’s Cohort, a group of high-...

Ellen Rawson, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance

Working mother Ellen Rawson, an attorney and 17-year employee of MassMutual, has been described recently as a “five-star colleague.” Ellen serves as vice president and senior counsel at MassMutual...

Erica Day, HCA Virginia Health System – Richmond Market

Erica Day is the clinical coordinator in the Coronary Care Unit at Chippenham Hospital in Richmond, Virginia. She is highly effective in her nurse leadership position by day and cares for her two...

Erika Harmon Arner, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner

Since joining Finnegan in 1998 as a summer associate through her promotion to partner in 2010, Erika Arner has been a leader in mentoring, practice support and business development. Erika has...

Erika Munro Kennerly, Turner Broadcasting System

Erika Munro Kennerly is vice president of business affairs and advises, counsels and negotiates development deals and business matters for truTV. Her resume includes previous business affairs and...

Fiona Grant, Accenture

When U.K. citizen Fiona Grant realized her partner Heidi was serious about having children, she got a little nervous – how was she going to handle being the “other” mom? And how would her coworkers...

Glenda McNeal, American Express

Glenda McNeal is a true woman of achievement. As the executive vice president and general manager of the Global Client Group in Merchant Services at American Express, Glenda manages some of the...

Gwen Goode, First Horizon National

Gwen Goode is an administrative assistant in First Horizon’s commercial banking division. She has overcome many obstacles and is an inspiration to her family and coworkers. Gwen has been married to a...

Heidi Means, Texas Instruments

Heidi Means is an ambitious, intelligent and innovative working mother of two very young children who has made significant contributions to her company in the male-dominated semiconductor industry....

Irene Laurora, Bayer

Irene is a successful leader in her role as vice president, global clinical development and medical affairs II. In addition, she has been a driving force for the Women Leadership Initiative for Bayer...

Irma Esmeralda Tragesser, Eli Lilly and Company

Irma Tragesser, manager of global health outcomes at Eli Lilly and Company, doesn’t shy away from change; she embraces and excels at it. The mother of three considers herself a risk taker. Despite...

Jennifer Flynn, General Electric

Jenn is an inspiration to working mothers as she continues to demonstrate success by aligning priorities at both work and home, identifying what’s important and utilizing her strong support network.