The Forté Alumni Leadership Council is comprised of recent MBA alumni dedicated to furthering Forté’s mission of advancing women. The goal of the council is to support Forté's post-MBA network as they navigate their careers.
Council members represent a diverse group of women leaders who have participated in Forté programs or events, and stand by the Forté mission of #MoreWomenLeading. Guided by their unique perspectives and personal experiences, these women provide input on communication, programs, and networking activities tailored for Forté program attendees and MBA alumni. Council members are Forté ambassadors, supporting our goals to foster an engaged and active community of MBA women as they move from graduation to the highest ranks of leadership.
Meet the 2022-23 Forté Alumni Leadership Council:




Chantel S. Adams
Senior Vice President, Consumer,
WE Communications,
UNC Kenan-Flagler, 2014
Asha Aravindakshan
Author, Skills: The Common Denominator / MIT Sloan School of Management SFMBA '17
Amanda Archila
Head of Vendor Managment,
Amazon,
Cornell University - Johnson Graduate School of Management, 2018
Leila Areff
Finance Excellence Program Associate,
Siemens,
IESE 2020




Joanna Bitharas
Senior Consultant,
Carpedia International,
Smith School of Business at Queen's University, 2020
Jennifer Boubel
Business Process Management Consultant
USAA,
UNC Kenan-Flagler, 2020
Rachel Bush
Finance Director,
Johnson & Johnson,
INSEAD 2016
Zhana M. Edmonds
Head of Organic Social - Specialty Retail and Luxury Brands,
Wayfair,
UVA Darden School of Business, 2019




Natalie Neilson Edwards
Global Chief Diversity Officer,
National Grid,
Wharton MBA, 2018
Mariel Furlong
GTM Strategy & Operations Lead,
Fitbit,
UVA Darden School of Business, 2013
Rachel Heydlauff
Senior Consultant,
Root LLC, a Part of Accenture,
Michigan Ross School of Business, 2017
Danielle Hunt
Associate Brand Manager,
Ocean Spray Cranberries,
Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, 2018




Amie Kromis
National Director of Vendor Diversity,
Skanska,
Duke Fuqua School of Business, 2019
Juliet Lawrence
Sr. HR Executive Compensation Consultant,
Dow Inc.,
Michigan Ross School of Business, 2013
Jenny My Le
Corporate Strategy & Development Associate,
TIAA,
Columbia Business School, 2020
Jaclyn Loo
Global Product Marketing Services lead, Nest,
Google,
MIT Sloan School of Management, 2011




Karisa Mashlan
Strategy Insights & Planning Consultant,
ZS Associates,
IE Business School, 2018
Raisha Medley Lavigne
Senior Director, Integrated Care,
DaVita,
Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business
Maria Milleville
Marketing & Strategic Growth Manager, X-ray Optical Systems,
Danaher Corporation,
The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
Maria Paula Osorio Marin
Vice President, Institutional Account Manager
PIMCO,
Harvard Business School, 2019




Brittany Price
Manager, Commercial Strategy,
Peapod Digital Labs,
Kellogg School of Management, 2019
Stephanie Simon
Senior Marketing Manager,
Ford Motor Co.,
Indiana University - Kelley School of Business, 2019
Artilie Wright
Risk and Governance Lead,
Vanguard,
Howard University School of Business, 2019
Vonetta Young
Advisor, Investment Readiness and Fund Formation,
Vonetta Young Advisors,
Georgetown University McDonough School of Business, 2013
For questions about the Forté Alumni Leadership Council, contact Amy Orlov, Forté Director of Professional Programs.