The Forté Alumni Leadership Council (ALC) is a select group of 25 MBA alumni leaders dedicated to furthering Forté’s mission of advancing women in business. The ALC serves Forté by leveraging the diverse profiles of its members and allowing members to contribute their unique strengths, experiences, and perspectives to support #MoreWomenLeading. These collaborative leadership positions present an opportunity for women to gain crucial experience while serving in a board-like environment.
ALC members are Forté ambassadors, fostering an engaged and active community of MBA women as they move from graduation to the highest ranks of leadership. The ALC is comprised of five working committees, each of which supports a strategic focus of Forté: Early Career Programs, Mid-Career Programs, MBA Women’s Leadership Conference, Development and Philanthropy, and Membership and Alumni Engagement.
Meet the 2024 Forté Alumni Leadership Council:
Jenny My Le, Chair
Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy,
Osaic Wealth,
Columbia Business School, 2020
Asha Aravindakshan, Vice Chair
Author, Skills: The Common Denominator
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan), 2017
Joanna Bitharas, Vice Chair
Results Manager,
Carpedia International,
Queen's University (Smith School of Business), 2020
Rachel Bush, Vice Chair
Sr. Director Strategy,
Johnson & Johnson,
INSEAD, 2016
Karisa Mashlan, Vice Chair
Associate Director of Corporate Strategy,
Kimberly-Clark,
IE University, 2018
Serome Akoroda, Sr.
Customer Solutions Manager,
Amazon Inc.,
Michigan State University (Broad College of Business), 2022
Jess Bialas
Institutional Portfolio Manager,
Fidelity Investments,
Vanderbilt University (Owen Graduate School of Management), 2017
Beth Connolly
Senior Manager, Strategy & Operations,
Adobe,
Columbia Business School, 2019
Zhana M. Edmonds
Head of Organic Social - Specialty Retail and Luxury Brands,
Wayfair,
University of Virginia (Darden School of Business), 2019
Michelle Ferber
Senior Manager,
Click Therapeutics,
Columbia Business School, 2020
Whitney Hamilton
Sr. Advisor, Planning & Product Strategy - Gaming,
Dell Technologies,
Indiana University - Bloomington (Kelley School of Business), 2020
Charity Hemphill-Frierson
Product Manager,
Meta Platforms, Inc.,
Northwestern University (Kellogg School of Management), 2017
Madeline Henderson
Senior Brand Manager,
Gillette Global Strategy & Innovation,
Dartmouth College (Tuck School of Business), 2022
Rachel Heydlauff
Manager,
Deloitte,
University of Michigan (Ross School of Business), 2017
Sara Hitt
Marketing Manager,
Veralto,
University of Maryland (Smith School of Business), 2022
Danielle Hunt
Associate Brand Manager,
Ocean Spray Cranberries,
Indiana University - Bloomington (Kelley School of Business), 2018
Neethi Johnson
Vice President, Digital Partnerships & Strategy,
JPMorgan Chase
Ohio State University (Fisher College of Business), 2019
Amie Kromis
National Director of Vendor Diversity,
Skanska,
Duke University (The Fuqua School of Business), 2019
Juliet Lawrence
Owner,
Jewel Investing Solutions,
University of Michigan (Ross School of Business), 2013
Jaclyn Loo
Senior Product Marketing Manager, Global Devices & Services,
Google,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan School of Management), 2011
Kernie Obimakinde
Privacy Program Manager,
Google,
University of California - Berkeley (Haas School of Business), 2018
Amandine Roche
Vice President, US Consumer Wealth Management,
Citi,
University of Oxford (Saïd Business School), 2020
Ann Shen
Strategy & Corporate Innovation Manager,
Brinc,
IESE Business School, 2020
Artilie Wright
Risk and Governance Lead,
Vanguard,
Howard University School of Business, 2019
Seoweon Yoo
Engagement Manager,
McKinsey & Company,
Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper School of Business), 2020
For questions about the Forté Alumni Leadership Council, contact Liz Young, Forté Associate Director of Alumni Programs.
