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practice group at Goldman Sachs. Six years after joining Goldman Sachs, she became a managing director in 2005. Prior to that, she was the co-head of the enforcement program in the Philadelphia District Office of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and before that, a federal clerk for Honorable William F. Hall Jr. at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. She is a graduate of Boston University’s School of Management with a degree in business administration.
in diversity and inclusion practice. She was president of her own consultancy, Dunn & Associates, where she delivered human capital and diversity strategy solutions to her clients across multiple industries. She has been featured in Business Week and Essence magazines. Most recently, she was board vice chair for the Greater Stark County Urban League, a board member of Arts In Stark and co-chair of the advisory committee for ystark!˜Stark county’s young professional organization.
Ruby Anik
Bonita Coleman Stewart Vice President, U.S. Sales
Google
The Howard University graduate, with a magna cum laude degree in journalism and a Harvard University Master of Business Administration, brings more than 20 years of marketing, technology and industry expertise to Google. She leads
over 100 employees who develop the strategy and sales for the search leader’s financial services, entertainment, automo- tive and travel industry teams, and her team also assists those industries’ advertisers to get the most out of digital. When it comes to measuring success, Stewart cites the importance of the Japanese strategy kaizen. It means “continuous improve- ment”; by that, Stewart means that when her work gets better, it helps her team as well—and that defines success. Her climb up the corporate ladder proves the point. Prior to joining Google, Stewart served as the director of Chrysler Group interactive communications for DaimlerChrysler AG. In 2005, Advertising Age named the Chrysler Group Interactive Marketer of the Year. Stewart also had a 10-year career with IBM and co-founded Nia Enterprises, a web-based company, in 2000. She says the next big thing is already here: mobile searches that are “changing the way people interact with information and the way advertisers communicate with consumers.”
Ruby Anik oversees the development and execution of the company’s brand marketing strategy, driving home the message that JCPenney offers stylish merchandise at affordable prices. Before joining JCPenney in 2007, she served as a senior vice president of marketing communications and business operations
for Best Buy Company, Inc. Prior to Best Buy, she was director of advertising and media for The Pillsbury Company. From 1991 to 1997, Ms. Anik served as associate media director before rising to senior partner, group media director, at Euro RSCG Tatham. She has a bachelor’s degree in English literature and a master’s degree in marketing management from the University of Mumbai.
Senior Vice President, Director of Brand Marketing J.C. Penney
Marie Lacertosa
Senior Vice President, Director, Supply Chain Management J.C. Penney
Traci M. Dunn
Senior Vice President, Inclusion Director Huntington Bank
Traci Dunn is responsible for the strategy and implementation of diversity and inclusion processes at Huntington, a $54-billion regional bank holding com- pany. Traci has more than sixteen years of human resources experience with 13 spent
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A summer job at Macy’s gave Marie Lacer- tosa first-hand experience of how vital the customer is in the supply chain. This insight has guided her throughout her career in supply chain management, and she has worked to ensure that the customer always comes first for JCPenney. She is also president of Jcp Logistics LP, an
operating subsidiary of the company. This means that she is responsible for supply chain activities surrounding the movement of merchandise from suppliers to JCPenney stores and direct customers. Prior to her current position, Ms. Lacertosa served as vice president and director of Supply chain operations and engineering. She joined JCPenney in 1981 and has held a series of positions of increasing responsi- bility in the logistics organization.
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