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 Lee
Asha_Aravindakshan
Joanna Bitharas
Rachel Bush

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
Serome Akoroda, Sr.
Jess Bialas
Beth Connolly

Karisa Mashlan, Vice Chair
Associate Director of Corporate Strategy,
Kimberly-Clark,
IE Business School, 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
Michelle Ferber
Whitney Hamilton
Charity Hemphill-Frierson

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
Rachel Heydlauff
Sara Hitt
Danielle Hunt

Madeline Henderson
Senior Brand Manager,
Gillette Global Strategy & Innovation, 
Dartmouth College (Tuck School of Business), 2022

Rachel Heydlauff
Senior Consultant,
Root LLC, a Part of Accenture,
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
Amie Kromis
Juliet Lawrence
Jaclyn Loo

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
Sr. HR Executive Compensation Consultant,
Dow Inc.
University of Michigan (Ross School of Business), 2013

Jaclyn Loo
Global Product Marketing Services lead, Nest,
Google, 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan School of Management), 2011

 

 

Kernie Obimakinde
Amandine Roche
Ann Shen
Artilie Wright

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
 
 
 

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.