13th Annual Global Leadership Awards Program

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LETTER FROM THE LEADERSHIP GLOBAL LEADERSHIP AWARDS

Welcome ……………...………… 4

About

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2014 Honorees ……………...…8 Past Honorees ……………... 18 Award Presenters

VITAL VOICES GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP

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About Vital Voices ……………. 26 Board of Directors ……………. 27 Leadership ……………...……… 28 Staff

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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Co-Chairs ……………...………… 32 Donors ……………...…………… 48 Special Thanks ……………... 54 Creative Team ……………... 56

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VITAL VOICES GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP WELCOME TO THE 2014 VITAL VOICES GLOBAL LEADERSHIP AWARDS. We are here tonight to recognize the impact of women’s transformative leadership.

Through our honorees, we can see what is possible when women’s voices are at the table—when they are heard, when they count, when they are valued.

This year we are proud to acknowledge the remarkable contributions that women make to our changing world. From Iraq to Guatemala, Tanzania to Syria and India, our honorees demonstrate leadership and courage that carry their communities forward.

In 17 years of working with more than 14,000 women from 144 countries, we have seen that women leaders practice a unique style of leadership. They collaborate, make space for others, and innovate to find creative solutions to enduring challenges. They see leadership as service—they lead to empower.

Since 2002, the Global Leadership Awards have honored these women and catalyzed action around the world. This night has mobilized networks, challenged perceptions, and renewed our resolve to defend shared values without compromise. Your ongoing commitment strengthens and sustains our organization as we continue to support visionary leaders who move us all forward.

Tonight, we recognize five women whose leadership brings about shared progress.

Our honorees are brave, innovative, and resilient. They are leaders who choose to act in service of others, who bring their vision to life, and who improve the world for all.

Thank you for all that you make possible.

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Susan Davis Chair of the Board

Carol Lancaster Vice Chair of the Board

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Alyse Nelson President and CEO

2014 HONOREES The Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards recognize visionary leaders who find solutions to enduring problems and create progress in their communities and beyond.

From close to two decades of working with thousands of women, we know that women leaders are multipliers: they take new skills, expertise, and access to networks and pass them on to others.

Through the Global Leadership Awards, Vital Voices spotlights creative and courageous women leaders who redefine the concept of power in their pursuit of a better world.

Claudia Paz y Paz Guatemala

The Leadership in Public Life Award recognizes a leader in government or civil society who speaks out for and advances freedom, justice, and equality.

Dr. Victoria Kisyombe Tanzania

The Economic Empowerment Award recognizes an innovative leader who finds solutions to expand economic opportunities, relieve poverty, or increase the financial inclusion of marginalized communities.

Priti Patkar India

The Human Rights Award honors a leader who takes action to protect and restore the rights, safety, and dignity of all people, especially women and girls who have been exploited by gender-based violence.

Suaad Allami Iraq

The Fern Holland Award has been given annually since 2004, in tribute to the legacy of American lawyer and human rights activist, Fern Holland, who was killed while working for women’s rights in Iraq. The award honors a leader who takes tremendous risk to promote peace and defend the human rights of a targeted or vulnerable community.

Razan Zaitouneh Syria

The Global Trailblazer Award recognizes a pioneer whose vision, contribution, and leadership have broken through barriers, elevated an issue to the world stage, and brought people together to take action that hastens shared progress.

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2014 LEADERSHIP IN PUBLIC LIFE AWARD CLAUDIA PAZ Y PAZ | GUATEMALA Decades of corruption, violence, and impunity have worn away Guatemalans’ faith in the rule of law. Claudia Paz y Paz has begun to restore that faith. When she became Attorney General—the first woman to hold the position—Claudia overhauled the Attorney General’s office. She believes that the law is intended to be a guardian of equality, justice, and peace, and she is determined to build a Guatemala where the law can fulfill its promise.

Remnants of a 36-year civil war and the absence of justice for its victims have prolonged a transition to stability in Guatemala. The country has one of the highest homicide rates in the world, and ranks third in murders of women. Drug cartels and politically connected crime syndicates use violence to control and terrorize communities, and many who have risen to top political positions have ties to organized crime. For years, the powerful have seen themselves as untouchable, and before Claudia, they mostly were.

Claudia is unassuming. She is softspoken, but resolute. A legal expert, lawyer, and activist, she’s been working in the justice system for 18 years. She earned her doctorate in human rights and —8—

criminal law, served as a judge,

24-hour courts to expedite

and was the national consultant

proceedings of cases of violence

to the UN Mission in Guatemala.

against women.

In 1994, Claudia founded the Institute for Comparative Criminal Studies of Guatemala, a human rights organization that promotes restorative justice and protects the rights of marginalized and discriminated groups during criminal proceedings.

Soon after becoming Attorney General in 2010, Claudia began setting records. More drug traffickers

In describing the legacy that she wanted to leave, Claudia said, “the best and most important legacy we can leave is a strategic working method that on the one hand reduces impunity because crimes are cleared up and criminals are punished, while on the other it prevents further crimes from being committed.”

were arrested in the first six months

She was the first Guatemalan law

of her term than in the previous

enforcement official to pursue high-

10 years. Under her leadership, five

ranking combatants of the civil war

of Guatemala’s 10 most wanted

for war crimes, and succeeded in

criminals were caught, and 10 times

the conviction of four soldiers for

Ten days after the verdict, however, Ríos Montt was free; his conviction was annulled, and a retrial has been delayed.

Claudia believes that all people are equal before the law. As Attorney General, she took on gangs, narco-trafficking, and organized crime. She also declared violence against women a government priority. Hundreds of brutalized bodies of murdered women are found each year, and only two percent of cases are solved. Claudia increased convictions, opened more prosecutors offices for women, and expanded victims’ access to comprehensive care.

prosecutors, fortified a crime

Change takes time. As Attorney General, Claudia began dismantling the 1982 massacre of 201 people a culture of impunity. She says she in the town of Dos Erres. Claudia doesn’t know if the changes she even took on former President Efrain made will be permanent, but she Ríos Montt, who was convicted does believe that in four short years, of genocide and crimes against she and her team demonstrated that humanity. “If serious crimes like justice is possible. these are not brought to trial, the

investigation unit to improve

public loses confidence in the justice

evidence analysis, and opened

system,” Claudia said of the case.

more cases of violence against women and homicide were resolved than in any previous administration.

Her strategy was to create systems that would endure. She introduced performance evaluations for all

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2014 ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT AWARD DR. VICTORIA KISYOMBE | TANZANIA Sometimes entrepreneurship isn’t planned, it emerges. For Victoria Kisyombe, entrepreneurship emerged after tragedy.

When her husband died unexpectedly in 1991, life seemed to come to an end for Victoria and her three young children. It was the darkest time she can remember, marked by social and economic challenges.

Victoria didn’t own property in her name.

She didn’t have collateral or credit history.

She was left with a single cow, called Sero.

But Victoria managed to turn Sero into a source of consistent income: she sold the cow’s milk and sustained her family.

Slowly, she was able to accumulate savings and rebuild her life. In Sero, Victoria had only one asset, but it was a productive one, and that made all the difference.

Victoria is educated and resourceful, but she knew that many women find themselves in difficult circumstances without access to productive assets like Sero. “I saw that there were other women, other widows—some of them had not been to school like I had been and they were less privileged than I had been—and I thought, how are they managing?” Globally, women’s entrepreneurship, economic independence, and ability to contribute —10—

to economic growth is often restricted by customary law and financing regulations that require tangible collateral. In Tanzania, where 33 percent of the population lives below the poverty line, women struggle to open and grow businesses without the collateral needed to qualify for loans. More than 90 percent of women do not own property due to the country’s customary laws, which in most cases supersede other laws; this exclusion propels many women into a cycle of poverty.

Victoria has designed a solution that meets her community’s needs, and her for a traditional bank loan. she has built a model recognized by Today, 12 years later, Victoria and the World Bank and World Economic her team have provided 25,000 Forum. Her entrepreneurship fuels leases to women, issued USD $16 bigger dreams, bigger goals. “If I million in credit, impacted more than can change the life of one person it 200,000 people, and created 125,000 makes a whole difference because jobs. A repayment rate of 95 percent behind that person there is a whole has enabled the company to grow family. It’s a family, it’s a society, it’s and to serve more women and their Tanzania.” Victoria plans to open families. offices across Tanzania and has her SELFINA is named after Sero, the sights set on expanding to other cow—Sero Lease and Finance Ltd— countries in East Africa.

It becomes collateral that qualifies

and has been a catalyst for women’s entrepreneurship, responsible

Victoria saw an opportunity to

for the launch of a range of small

circumvent the restrictions that limit

businesses and enterprises. Victoria

women’s economic participation.

leases just about everything—

She redesigned the traditional

tractors, photocopiers, ovens, and

model of micro-finance to work

livestock—and her clients are a

for Tanzanian women. In 2002, she

diverse group including florists,

opened SELFINA in Dar es Salaam

caterers, clothing designers, and

and began loaning and leasing

farmers.

productive assets. The leased assets A majority of Victoria’s clients, 60 enable women to generate income percent, live in rural areas. Many sustainably, and at the end of the

are widows and young women who

lease a client owns the asset in her

wouldn’t otherwise have access to

own name.

the opportunity SELFINA provides.

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2014 HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD PRITI PATKAR | INDIA Priti Patkar grew up in Mumbai, where her father was a public servant and her mother ran a daycare center. She enrolled in university to specialize in social work.

Priti was drawn to social work because she believes that all people deserve compassion, to live with dignity, and that a person’s vulnerability should never be exploited.

While she was still at university, Priti began to visit the red light district and work with one of Mumbai’s most marginalized groups, prostituted women. She would listen to their stories, their troubles, and learned that most had inherited the trade from their mothers. They grew up believing that life in the sex trade was predestined, a belief only further cemented by their castes. In India at that time, over 90 percent of girls born to prostituted women grew up to become trapped in the sex trade themselves. For most, it was not a life freely chosen. “Society took it for granted that among them, every girl was born to be a prostitute and every boy grew up to ‘become’ a pimp and brought customers for his own mother.” That’s the injustice Priti set out to address.

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Priti is realistic. She is practical. She

Priti’s organization, Prerana,

It begins with back rubs to clients

and services to protect vulnerable children. “Protection and a dignified life are the fundamental rights of that it’s not. Without judgment, she these children. These rights must be offers alternatives, a chance to break granted without any conditions.” the cycle.

Priti found a solution that works.

It was 1986 when Priti opened her The proof is in the hundreds of first shelter. Human trafficking and children who have broken the cycle, the commercial sexual exploitation who have overcome their caste and of children were decades away from circumstance, and who have freed becoming mainstream issues. The themselves and future generations from a life of exploitation. first UN Protocol related to human

before their mothers take over;

trafficking was only passed in 2000.

the entanglement progresses from

In every sense, Priti was ahead of the

there. As they grow up, the children

curve. It’s a quality that continues to

are led to believe that entering the

set her apart.

found a small window of opportunity makes freedom of choice possible for those who are raised believing before the intergenerational cycle of exploitation takes over. Mothers would tell her that every night, with no one to watch them, children are kept in the brothels. The youngest are hidden under beds, often drugged, so they don’t disturb the clients. Priti observed that the cycle is set in motion on those nights.

trade is their only option.

To keep children safe from

A night shelter changes everything.

perpetrators, she has to innovate

It was a simple, but unprecedented

constantly. She says, “When

solution. Priti opened her first

traffickers conspire, activists must

childcare center in Kamathipura,

network.” They are up against

one of the busiest red light areas

intricate crime syndicates with

in Mumbai. Today, she runs four

the resources, manpower, and

shelters. She offers comprehensive

motivation to evade police and keep

child care 24 hours a day. Kids

business open. Priti trains police

receive meals, health care,

officers to recognize traffickers and

education, and a safe place to play.

adapts her model to keep pace

Their moms have access to medical

with new developments. She also

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2014 FERN HOLLAND AWARD SUAAD ALLAMI | IRAQ Sadr City covers 10 square miles in the northeast corner of Baghdad. It houses close to 2.5 million people and is the base of the Al Sadr militia. It’s also where lawyer Suaad Allami was born and has chosen to stay. Her perspective has given Suaad insight into an important part of Iraq’s story and what it will take for her nation to rebuild. “Poor people need more than awareness. They need services. They need to touch their rights.”

Before the war, Suaad recalls that Iraqi women freely held positions in every sector. Today, the same women are limited and vulnerable, both inside and outside their homes. In times of political unrest, insecurity, and economic hardship, violence against women increases. It’s no different in Iraq, a country that has endured economic sanctions, four wars, and continued internal violence. Afraid to speak out, and uncertain of their rights, women believe they have no choice but to endure. Less than three percent of women who suffer violence seek help from the police.

Suaad is convinced that peace and democracy cannot thrive until women’s freedom—freedom from violence and freedom of opportunity—is restored.

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A lawyer with 20 years’ experience practicing family law, Suaad has served on the Baghdad Provincial Council and the Sadr City District Council. She could have left Iraq when war broke out, but she saw a need and chose to respond to it.

Seven years ago in Sadr City, Suaad opened the first legal clinic for women in Iraq, Women for Progress. The clinic provides free representation and informs women about their legal rights and options in cases of divorce, custody, and gender-based violence. Most of the women who visit Suaad’s clinic are survivors of domestic and sexual violence; she offers them free healthcare and medical services in addition to legal assistance.

Though tension is high beyond its walls, the clinic is a place where all Iraqis. There is no room for sectarianism or discrimination.

Suaad also looks for solutions

She says that she sees a shift in the women who attend classes. “When women get out of the house to a training or workshop, they sense their own energy, see their value, and become open to change.”

The work is dangerous, and those who disagree with what Suaad is doing have ways of letting her know. Threats, intimidation, and the assassination of women who served alongside her on the Sadr City Council are meant to deter Suaad— they haven’t. Suaad continues to expand her services. She is resolved to do her part to reintegrate women into Iraqi society and to engage their talents and perspectives in reconstructing a better nation.

It’s her hope that other countries in the region learn from the experience of Iraqi women, preserve women’s rights and freedom, and involve them as equal partners in transitions to peace.

beyond the law, offering education and vocational trainings that make economic opportunity and independence possible.

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2014 GLOBAL TRAILBLAZER AWARD RAZAN ZAITOUNEH | SYRIA Razan Zaitouneh became a lawyer to defend the ideals she valued most— justice, freedom, and truth. She began representing political prisoners, and soon became an activist. At 27, she created Syria’s first human rights information bank, where she documented violations and made information available to the world outside.

When violent suppression followed prodemocracy demonstrations in March 2011, she was determined to stay in Syria and record the truth.

Razan was a moderate voice; she never joined a political party. She advocated for democratic reform and nonviolent civil resistance. She relied on facts and believed that citizenship comes with responsibility.

In describing the uprisings, Razan said that thousands of people took to streets everywhere “to protest peacefully, to champion freedom peacefully, to say that they want to believe in freedom and dignity.”

As violence intensified, Razan persisted.

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broad coalition of fellow human

Razan resolved to keep detailed

rights advocates to exchange

records of human rights abuses

information and broadcast

and war crimes and co-founded the

eyewitness accounts; they set up

Violations Documentation Center.

a newsroom on Skype and posted

She compiled lists of detainees and

videos to YouTube. The coalition,

the disappeared, and published

On December 9, 2013, along with her husband and two civil activists, Razan was abducted. There has been no sign of her since.

The work was done in secret. Along

With Razan removed, silenced, a moderate voice is missing. The both. She did not hesitate to expose war in Syria continues. The UN the truth, however brutal. Razan was believes that as many as 9.3 million officially denounced by the Assad Syrians are in need of humanitarian regime in 2011. aid. Meanwhile, convoys carrying In testimonials posted online, medical aid and food are being Razan described not only the horror blocked. Millions are refugees, millions more displaced. of conflict but the slow destruction

with many fellow activists, Razan

of being under siege: extreme

known as Local Coordination Committees, had a presence online and offline. They organized demonstrations, and used cell phones and cameras to document events in real time.

went into hiding, moving from place hunger, a lack of medical services, to place to evade government

and the breakdown of industry and

forces. War was escalating, and

opportunity. Razan was focused on

tactics became extreme: barrel

nonviolent solutions and the future

bombs, mortar shells, and chemical

she imagined for all Syrians. In a

weapons became tools of war.

suburb of Damascus, she opened

In testimonials online, Razan

two centers to offer women a safe

described the daily violence and

space to gather in solidarity, support

Syrians’ persistence despite the

one another, and learn new skills

happy that I’m inside my country in

than 300 women joined the centers.

these historical moments. And that I

Razan defended the value of every

will witness the moment of freedom

life; she believed that no one should

when it comes.”

be forgotten.

aggression targeting them. She was that enable them to provide for their families. In just three months, more committed and proud. “I’m very

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Razan risked her safety for her ideals. She was determined that history would reflect the truth. While we join her family, fellow activists, and the global community in asking for Razan’s safe release, we honor her courage and integrity. She will not be forgotten.

PAST HONOREES 2013 Human Rights Award: Sandra Gomes Melo, Brazil Leadership In Public Life Award: Tep Vanny, Cambodia Economic Empowerment Award: Manal Yaish Zraiq, Palestine Fern Holland Award: Dr. Hawa Abdi, Somalia Global Trailblazer: Malala Yousafzai, Pakistan Solidarity Award: The Kant Brothers, India

2011 10,000 Women Entrepreneurial Achievement Award: Fatema Akbari, Afghanistan Fern Holland Award: Liron Peleg-Hadomi and Noha Khatieb, Israel Global Trailblazer: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma Human Rights Award: Sunitha Krishnan, India Leadership In Public Life Award: Kah Walla, Cameroon

2012 Human Rights Award: Rosana Schaack, Liberia Leadership In Public Life Award: Ruth Zavaleta Salgado, Mexico Economic Empowerment Award: Adimaimalaga (Adi) Tafuna’i, Samoa Fern Holland Award: Samar Minallah Khan, Pakistan Global Trailblazer: Women Transforming The Middle East and North Africa: Shatha Al-Harazi, Yemen Manal Alsharif, Saudi Arabia Salwa Bugaighis, Libya Marianne Ibrahim, Egypt Amira Yahyaoui, Tunisia

2010 10,000 Women Entrepreneurial Achievement Award: Andeisha Farid, Afghanistan Economic Empowerment Award: Roshaneh Zafar, Pakistan Fern Holland Award: Rebecca Lolosoli, Kenya Global Trailblazer: Melinda French Gates, United States of America Human Rights Award: Panmela Castro, Brazil Leadership In Public Life Award: Afnan Al Zayani, Bahrain

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2009 10,000 Women Entrepreneurial Achievement Award: Temituokpe Esisi, Nigeria Fern Holland Award: Chouchou Namegabe Nabintu and Marceline Kongolo-Bice, Democratic Republic of Congo Global Trailblazer: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, United States of America Human Rights Award: Somaly Mam, Cambodia Rising Voices Award: Sadiqa Basiri Saleem, Afghanistan 2008 Fern Holland Award: Mariane Pearl, France Global Trailblazer: Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, United Arab Emirates Human Rights Award: Khin Ohmar and Charm Tong, Burma Political Participation Award: Laura Alonso, Argentina Rising Voices Award: Kakenya Ntaiya, Kenya

2007 Economic Opportunity Award: Maria Pacheco, Guatemala Fern Holland Award: Awut Deng Acuil, Sudan Global Trailblazer: Muhammad Yunus, Bangladesh Political Participation Award: Margaret Alva, India Special Recognition: The Women of China 2006 Economic Opportunity Award: Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria Fern Holland Award: Mukhtaran Mai, Pakistan Global Trailblazer: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberia Human Rights Award: Rita Chaikin, Israel Special Recognition: The Women of Kuwait 2005 Economic Opportunity Award: Jaya Arunachalam, India Fern Holland Award: The Women of Ukraine Human Rights Award: Mu Sochua, Cambodia Political Participation Award: Dr. Latifa Jbabdi, Morocco

2004 Economic Opportunity Award: Reyna McPeck, Venezuela Fern Holland Award: Fatima Hassan Mohammed Al-Migdadi, Iraq Human Rights Award: Marina Pisklakova, Russia Political Participation Award: Amat Al Aleem Ali Alsoswa, Yemen Special Recognition: The Women of Haiti: Danielle Saint-Lôt and Marie Lucie Bonhomme 2003 Economic Opportunity Award: Arije Al-Amad, Jordan Human Rights Award: Dr. Saisuree Chutikul, Thailand Political Participation Award: Anabella De Leon, Guatemala Special Recognition: The Women of Israel and The Palestine Territories

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2002 Economic Opportunity Award: Dawn Marole, South Africa Human Rights Award: Oksana Horbunova, Ukraine Political Participation Award: Inez McCormack, Northern Ireland Special Recognition: The Women of Afghanistan

“ This award, you must know is going to protect my life. Today you have recognized me in front of the international community. No one can silence me because you are watching over me.

ANABELLA DE LEON,

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GUATEMALA 2003 HONOREE

“ In honoring me, you

are honoring the 700,000 women who are standing behind me. You may not see them, but they are here in spirit—their stories, their struggles, and their triumphs echo through this hall.”

JAYA ARUNACHALAM, INDIA, 2005 HONOREE

“ An event like this can really

make a difference. I have seen it in the faces of those women who know that they’re not laboring in vain.

I’ve seen it in the networks that have been created to support them. And, I’ve seen it in the changed attitudes of governments and leaders.”

THE HONORABLE HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON, USA, 2009 HONOREE

“ The light that you’ve

shined on me tonight, let me turn it around, let me redirect it to the women who are yearning for change. When you see me, please see them.”

KAKENYA NTAIYA,

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AWARDS PRESENTERS THE HONORABLE After September 11, 2001, she

HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON

Hillary Rodham Clinton served as the 67th Secretary of State of the United States from January 21, 2009 until February 1, 2013, after nearly four decades in public service as an advocate, attorney, First Lady, and Senator.

advocated for rebuilding New York and addressing the health needs of first responders who risked their lives at Ground Zero.

In 2007 and 2008, Clinton made her historic campaign for President, winning 18 million votes, and more primaries and delegates than any woman had before.

In her four years as Secretary of State, Clinton played a central role in restoring As First Lady, Hillary Clinton advocated America’s standing in the for health care reform and led successful bipartisan efforts to improve the adoption world and strengthening its global leadership. Her “smart and foster care systems, reduce teen power” approach to foreign pregnancy, and provide health care to millions of children through the Children’s policy elevated American diplomacy and development Health Insurance Program. She also and repositioned them for the traveled to more than 80 countries as a 21st century—with new tools, representative of our country, winning technologies, and partners, respect as a champion of human rights, including the private sector and democracy, civil society, and opportunities civil society around the world. for women and girls around the world.

As America’s chief diplomat In 2000, Clinton made history as the first and the President’s principal First Lady elected to the United States foreign policy adviser, Clinton Senate. She worked across party lines to spearheaded progress on many expand economic opportunity and access of our greatest national security to quality, affordable health care, including challenges, from reasserting the for wounded service members, veterans United States as a Pacific power and members of the National Guard to imposing crippling sanctions and Reserves. on Iran and North Korea to —21—

responding to the challenges and opportunities of the Arab Awakening to negotiating a ceasefire in the Middle East.

She pushed the frontiers of human rights and demonstrated that giving women the opportunity to participate fully is vital to security, stability, and prosperity.

SALLY FIELD Sally Field is a two-time Academy Award winner for performances in Robert Benton’s Places in the Heart, for which she also received a Golden Globe, and Martin Ritt’s Norma Rae, for which she received a Golden Globe, along with the New York Film Critics prize, the National Board of Review Award, the Los Angeles Film Critics Award, the National Society of Film Critics honor and Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival. Ms. Field has also received Golden Globe nominations for her work in Smokey and the Bandit, Absence of Malice, Kiss Me Goodbye, Steel Magnolias and Forrest Gump.

She also received an Emmy Award for her title role as a young woman with multiple personalities in the television film Sybil, as well as her guest role on ER, and her role as Nora Holden Walker on ABC’s hit series Brothers & Sisters. In 2012, Field’s widely praised portrayal of Mary Todd Lincoln in Steven Spielberg’s film, Lincoln, brought her Best Supporting Actress nominations for the Academy Award, the Golden Globe, and the BAFTA and Screen Actors Guild awards.

Ms. Field is a long-time activist, and has also served on the Board of Directors of Vital Voices since 2002.

ANNE FINUCANE Anne Finucane is global chief Strategy and Marketing officer at Bank of America, and a member of the company’s executive management team. She chairs the Bank of America Charitable Foundation, overseeing a 10-year, $2 billion charitable giving goal, and is president of the company’s Northeast region. During her 18 years at Bank of America and its legacy firms, Finucane has served as a senior advisor to four of the company’s chief executive officers and the board of directors.

Finucane is responsible for the strategic positioning of the company and its lines of business around the world. As leader of the marketing, research, communications and public policy organizations, she directs the company’s engagement and position on global and domestic public affairs issues, including current and proposed legislation, and oversees all marketing and advertising efforts.

Finucane serves on boards of directors including Carnegie Hall, the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, the American Ireland Fund, the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, CVS Caremark, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and the Special Olympics, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. In 2013 she received the New York Women in Communications Matrix Award, which recognizes outstanding lifetime achievement in the communications industry, the inaugural International Women’s Media Foundation Leadership Award, and was named 2013 Advertising Woman of the Year by Advertising Women of New York. American Banker magazine has named her among the “25 Most Powerful Women in Banking” for several years running.

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VI HOLLANDCHRISTIANSON In 2004, Vi began working as Executive Director of The Fern L. Holland Charitable Foundation.

Vi worked as the primary spokesperson for the foundation with the public, media, and donors to raise awareness and widen the supporter base for the causes to which her sister dedicated her life. In 2012, Vi assisted in establishing The Fern Holland Advocacy Center, providing legal assistance and protection to women and children of domestic violence in the community where which Fern and Vi grew up. In 2013, the center inaugurated “Fern Holland Days” an annual celebration of Fern’s life, bringing together youth and community to raise awareness about domestic violence and to educate on global issues affecting women and girls.

Vi is currently a partner at Sixkiller Renewable Energy in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and serves as a board member of Tempo Airstream Energy in London, United Kingdom. Vi lives in Tulsa with her husband, Brad, and their combined four children. She continues to be a voice on behalf of her sister whose own voice was tragically silenced.

NORAH O’DONNELL Norah O’Donnell is the co-host of “CBS This Morning.” She also contributes to “60 Minutes,” serves as the principal substitute anchor for “Face the Nation,” and fills in as anchor for the “CBS Evening News.” O’Donnell joined “CBS This Morning” in July 2012. Prior to that, she served as CBS News Chief White House Correspondent.

Since joining “CBS This Morning,” O’Donnell has traveled the globe covering major stories, including the historic election of Pope Francis in Vatican City, the devastating tornado in Moore, Oklahoma, and the Boston Marathon bombing. O’Donnell was also part of the CBS News team that received an Alfred I. duPont Award for the network’s coverage of the 2012 Newtown massacre. She has interviewed some of the world’s most notable figures, including Malala Yousafzai, the Dalai Lama, former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, and former President Bill Clinton. She was named “Broadcaster of the Year” by the New York State Broadcasters Association in 2014.

Prior to joining CBS News, O’Donnell worked for more than a decade at NBC News, where she covered the Pentagon, Congress, and the White House. Her assignments took her around the globe: she reported from every continent except Antarctica with either the President of the United States or the Secretary of Defense.

O’Donnell is a graduate of Georgetown University and received a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy as well as a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies. She is married to Geoff Tracy, a restaurateur in Washington, D.C. They have three children.

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DIANE VON FURSTENBERG

THE HONORABLE

MELANNE VERVEER

Ambassador Melanne Verveer is the director of Georgetown University’s Institute for Women, Peace and Security. The Institute documents the crucial role women play in peace-building and global security through research and scholarship and by engaging global leaders on the urgent issues of our times relating to this area. Ambassador Verveer most recently served as the first U.S. Ambassador for Global Women’s Issues, a position to which she was nominated by President Obama in 2009. As Ambassador, she worked to ensure that women’s participation and rights are fully integrated into U.S. foreign policy, and she played a leadership role in the Administration’s development of the U.S. National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security.

From 2000-2008, she served as the Chair and Co-CEO of Vital Voices Global Partnership, an international NGO which she co-founded to invest in emerging women leaders. During the Clinton Administration, she served as Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the First Lady. She led the effort to establish the President’s Interagency Council on Women and integral in the adoption of the Trafficking Victims Protection act of 2000. Ambassador Verveer has a B.S. and M.S. from Georgetown University. In 2013, she was the Humanitas Visiting professor at Cambridge University. She is a member of the Council of Foreign Relations and the World Bank Advisory Council on Gender and Development.

Diane von Furstenberg first entered the fashion world in 1972 with a suitcase full of jersey dresses. Two years later, she created the wrap dress, which came to symbolize power and independence for an entire generation of women. By 1976, she had sold over a million of the dresses and was featured on the cover of Newsweek. In 1997, after a hiatus from fashion, Diane reemerged on the New York fashion scene with the re-launch of the iconic dress that had started it all and reestablished her company as the global luxury lifestyle brand that it is today. DVF now boasts a global distribution network in over 55 countries and 1500 points of sale including 85 DVF owned and partnered stores throughout North and South America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific.

In 2005, Diane received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) for her impact on fashion, and one year later was elected the CFDA’s president, an office she continues to hold. In this significant role she has dedicated herself to fostering emerging talent and helping to establish the Design Piracy Prohibition Act, which protects designers from counterfeit reproductions of their work. Diane’s commitment to empowering women is expressed not only through fashion but also philanthropy and mentorship. She also sits on the board of Vital Voices. In 2010, with the Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation, Diane established the DVF Awards to honor and provide grants to women who have displayed leadership, strength and courage in their commitment to their causes. In 2012, Diane was named The Most Powerful Woman in Fashion by Forbes Magazine.

Diane is married to Barry Diller. She has two children, Alexander and Tatiana, and four grandchildren. With all of her successes, Diane happily maintains, “Children are my greatest creation.”

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VITAL VOICES THE POWER OF WOMEN LEADING CHANGE AROUND THE WORLD Through the story of Vital Voices Global Partnership—an organization founded on the belief that when women progress, whole societies move forward—President & CEO, Alyse Nelson, offers compelling accounts of brave, visionary women willing to risk everything to improve the lives of those around them. Vital Voices brings together stories of leaders who redefine the concept of power in their pursuit of a better world. Their voices and vision for progress in our world—shared here for the first time—are deeply authentic and essential.

This timely book tells the story of a movement that is transforming our world and of an organization—Vital Voices—that is clearing the path. Its message is about more than equality, it’s about leadership, justice and hearing those who, in prior generations possessed only a single right —to remain silent. If you are looking for inspiration about what is possible, and for a challenge about what is still necessary, here is your guide.

MADELEINE K. ALBRIGHT, FORMER U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE —25—

ABOUT VITAL VOICES Vital Voices invests in women leaders who improve the world.

We search the world for a woman leader with a daring vision. Then we partner with her to make that vision a reality.

Through long-term investments that expand her abilities, connections, and visibility, we accelerate her efforts.

HISTORY

In 1997, Vital Voices was created to make space for women to be heard.

Our founders knew—before it was mainstream—that women are on the vanguard of progress in their communities, and a society cannot advance without their full participation.

Today, our organization is the product of the women we have worked with, their insights into leadership, and our changing world.

WHY LEADERSHIP

We invest in leaders because they have the potential—and feel the responsibility —to move societies forward with their vision and example. They create opportunity, shift culture, and accelerate progress. Our investment in one reaches thousands more.

We partner with women who demonstrate unifying leadership, exhibit visionary thinking, and take risks to innovate as they bring bold ideas to life. Each leader in our global network believes in mentoring rising generations and proactively shares her knowledge, experience, and influence.

PROGRAMMING

We invest in women who are leading efforts to advance human rights, economic opportunity, and political and public leadership. Our partners work in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East.

We design programs that offer practical skills and services; we help leaders develop strategic plans, tell their stories, and access new opportunities. We connect them with expert advisors and we share their perspectives and work with the audiences they need to reach.

Together, these interventions increase capacity and create opportunity, enabling a leader to realize her vision and improve her community and the world beyond.

IMPACT

Through our investments in an individual woman leader, we see four kinds of impact: She brings her vision to life.

Her skills, strategy, network and tools expand, enabling her to achieve goals and accelerate the change she envisions.

She gains global recognition as a leader.

Her ideas and experience distinguish her as an influential voice and respected role model.

She shifts culture.

Her example redefines perceptions in her community; she changes the way people view women’s leadership, her work, and women and girls.

She re-invests in her community and beyond.

She leverages her leadership to help others develop leadership of their own.

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VITAL VOICES BOARD OF DIRECTORS The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton Founder

HONORARY CHAIRS The Honorable Kay Bailey Hutchison The Honorable Nancy Kassebaum Baker LEADERSHIP Susan Ann Davis, Chair Dr. Carol Lancaster, Vice Chair V. Sue Molina, Treasurer & Secretary Alyse Nelson, President & CEO DIRECTORS EMERITI Ambassador Elizabeth Frawley Bagley Betty Bumpers Tia Cudahy Dr. Jill W. Iscol Dr. Alice Kandell Bobbie Greene McCarthy The Honorable Judith McHale Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Jan Piercy Dina Habib Powell Ambassador Melanne Verveer, Co-Founder and Chair Emeritus Mary Daley Yerrick, Co-Founder and Chair Emeritus —27—

DIRECTORS Beth A. Brooke-Marciniak Tina Brown Candace Browning Kay Ellen Consolver Manju Dhingra Deborah Dingell Ambassador Paula J. Dobriansky Sonnie Dockser Samia Farouki Sally Field Nancy Folger Baroness Mary Goudie Kate James Ambassador Craig Johnstone Marlene Malek Donna Cochran McLarty, Co-Founder and Vice Chair Emeritus Susan Ness Dr. Karen Otazo Hofmeister Nancy Prager-Kamel Victoria Sant Megan Smith Roselyne Swig Kathleen Vaughan Diane von Furstenberg

VITAL VOICES LEADERSHIP ALYSE NELSON is President and Chief Executive Officer of Vital Voices Global Partnership. A co-founder of Vital Voices, Alyse has worked for the organization for 17 years, serving as vice president and senior director of programs before assuming her current role in 2009. Alyse has worked with women leaders to develop training programs and international forums in over 140 countries and has interviewed more than 200 international leaders, including Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and former presidents Mary Robinson and Bill Clinton, as well as Nobel Peace Prize laureates Aung San Suu Kyi, Wangari Maathai, and Muhammad Yunus. Under her leadership, Vital Voices has tripled in size and expanded its global reach to serve a network of over 14,000 women leaders in 144 countries.

ALYSE NELSON

PRESIDENT AND CEO

Previously, Alyse served as deputy director of the Vital Voices Global Democracy Initiative at the U.S. Department of State. Her position aided former First Lady Hillary Clinton and Secretary of State Madeleine Albright’s commitment to promote the advancement of women as a U.S. foreign policy objective. Alyse helped design and implement Vital Voices initiatives throughout the world. From July 1996 to July 2000, Alyse worked with the President’s Interagency Council on Women at the White House and U.S. Department of State. She attended the UN Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China, in 1995. She serves on the Secretary of State’s Advisory Committee on Strategic Dialogue with Civil Society and is a Board member of Running Start.

Alyse is the author of the best-selling book Vital Voices: The Power of Women Leading Change Around the World, which shares the stories of remarkable, worldchanging women, as well as the story of how Vital Voices was founded, crossing lines that typically divide.

Alyse has been featured in international and national media, including the Washington Post, Financial Times, the Miami Herald, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Reuters, and has appeared on BBC, PBS, CNN, NPR, FOX News, and CNBC. She completed her graduate degree work at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. In 2006 Alyse was named one of ‘’Ten Women to Watch’’ by Washingtonian Magazine and was honored by her alma mater, Emerson College, with the distinguished speaker award. In 2011 she was featured in Newsweek as one of ‘’150 Women Shaking the World,’’ and in 2012 she was a TIAW World of Difference 100 Award recipient.

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SUSAN ANN DAVIS, Board Chair of Vital Voices Global Partnership, is a pioneering woman business owner considered an icon in the public relations industry. Over three decades, she has grown Susan Davis International into a global public affairs and strategic communications powerhouse, receiving accolades and recognition from industry peers and the respect of business and government leaders around the world. Internationally known for her expertise in strategic positioning, reputation management, and crisis communication, Davis provides counsel to key industry and government executives worldwide.

A lifelong advocate for social entrepreneurship, democracy building, and leadership development for women, she was the first International President of the International Women’s Forum, now representing 5000 women leaders. Ms. Davis has been recognized for her leadership in Ireland and Northern Ireland by Irish America Magazine (“Top 100 Irish Americans and 75 Most Influential Irish American Women”) and The Flax Trust “For Service to Northern Ireland.” Her board involvement includes Self Help Africa, US; Medical Missions for Children; University College Dublin Graduate School of Business; Washington Ireland Program Trustees Council; St. Jude Professional Board and the US-Panama Business Council.

SUSAN ANN DAVIS

CHAIR OF THE BOARD

Honors include “Woman Business Advocate of the United States,” PRSA-NCC Hall of Fame, Asian Women of Influence Global Empowerment Award, Washington Business Journal’s “Women Who Mean Business,” and the Knights Templar prestigious Order of Merit.

CAROL LANCASTER assumed the deanship of the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in 2010 after serving as interim dean for the previous year. She is a professor, scholar and practitioner of international politics, having served in government for thirteen years, including as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, and Deputy Administrator of USAID —a Presidential appointment. Her scholarly work includes 10 books and numerous articles on foreign policy, the politics of foreign aid and the politics of development. She is currently working on two books: an edited volume on the Politics of Development for Oxford University Press, and Barack Obama’s Foreign Aid for the Center for Global Development. She has been a Fulbright Fellow, a Congressional Fellow, a Twentieth Century Fellow and a Carnegie Fellow among others.

Dr. Lancaster is Vice Chair of the Board of Vital Voices, and Vice Chair of the Joint Advisory Board of the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar. She also serves on the boards of the American Academy of Diplomacy, the Society of International Development, the American University of Afghanistan and other organizations. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a non-resident fellow at the Center for Global Development.

DR. CAROL LANCASTER

VICE CHAIR OF THE BOARD

She is a graduate of the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and received her Ph.D. from the London School of Economics.

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VITAL VOICES STAFF Megan Abbot, Program Coordinator, Human Rights Alvin Allgood, Chief Operating Officer Samer Altaher, Program Manager, MENA Elizabeth Andrews, Office and Finance Coordinator Alia Awadallah, Program Coordinator, Human Rights Maya Babla, Program Coordinator, Innovation and Strategic Investment Margaux Bergen, Vice President of Communications and Media Relations Marguerite Berger, Vice President, Impact Evaluation and Research Eliana Bolton-Wilson, Senior Manager, Grants and Strategic Partnerships Mayra Buvinic, Senior Fellow Liam T. Dall, Director of Development Zoe Dean-Smith, Senior Director, Global Programs Cindy Dyer, Vice President of Human Rights Sarah Eddy, Online Communications Coordinator Elyse Gainor, Program Assistant, Global Programs Rebecca Ganster, Senior Program Manager, LAC Celena Green, Director, Africa Yaba Haffar, Development and Engagement Coordinator Curt Hansen, Controller

Kathleen Hendrix, Senior Advisor for Programs Emma Hersh, Senior Program Manager, Global Leadership Network Ann Hoffman, Director of Online Communications Emily Hooker, Program Coordinator, Human Rights Annie Hurwitz, Assistant to the President and CEO and Coordinator of Special Projects Uma Iyer, Director of Engagement Miriam Kirubel, Program Coordinator, Africa Karine Lepillez, Program Manager, Africa Jessica Leslie, Program Manager, Human Rights Bobbie Greene McCarthy, Vice President of Development and Engagement Margarita McFadden, Program Assistant, Global Leadership Network Marcia Brown Mintz, Senior Advisor Julie Muriuki, Program Coordinator, Africa Georgene Murray, Director, Human Resources Florence Navarro, Director of Economic Empowerment Alyse Nelson, President and CEO Malini Patel, Senior Director, MENA Eugenia Podesta, Director of Latin America and the Caribbean Cynthia Purekal, Program Coordinator, Global Ambassadors Program —30—

Anam Raheem, Program Coordinator, MENA Liz Ramey, Program Coordinator, Monitoring and Evaluation, Economic Empowerment Gillian Robinson, Senior Program Manager, MENA Ben Schneider, Program Assistant, Latin America and the Caribbean Gigi Scoles, Director, Human Rights Jennifer Smith, Director of Strategic Partnerships Jana Spacek, Program Coordinator, Global Programs Shereen Tewfik, Program Coordinator, Global Programs Sara Vandepeute, VP of Finance and Administration Lauren Wollack, Senior Program Manager, Innovation and Strategic Investment Christiane Yelibi, Program Coordinator, Africa

INTERNS Bailey Adams Hans Alarcón Cristina Arbelaez Caroline Aronson Bree Baccaglini Alli Blount Zoe Deutsch Abby Fried Sarra Karzai Sally Littlefield

Malahat Mazaher Arielle Medina Geejay Milli Namrata Narayan Chloe Padula Julia Savel Sabrina Somers Victoria Stevenson Elizabeth Wolf Adriana Zuabi

On this special night T O GE T H E R

WE SHINE A SPOTLIGHT ON EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN AND PROVIDE A POWERFUL PLATFORM TO CELEBRATE THEIR LEADERSHIP, THE SACRIFICES THEY HAVE MADE, AND THEIR STEADFAST RESOLVE TO CHANGE OUR WORLD.

THANK YOU

For your contribution, partnership and leadership in making this possible.

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CO-CHAIRS

AMI ARONSON

As Managing Director of the Bernstein Family Foundation, Ms. Aronson’s responsibilities include governance, fiduciary management, grant making and communications. In addition, she remains visible in the community to engage in ongoing critical dialogue with community leaders in the foundation’s three focus areas: Jewish causes, American democracy, and arts & culture.

Ms. Aronson currently serves on the Board of Directors for Sixth and I Historic Synagogue and Environmental Working Group (EWG). In addition, she serves on the leadership committees for Washington Hebrew’s Youth Engagement and Mitzvah Day. Ms. Aronson is a strategic and active member to the Jewish Funders Network (JFN), National Council of Family Philanthropy (NCFP) and Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers (WRAG).

CLAUDINE BACHER

Claudine Bacher led The Nation’s Associates at The Nation magazine and volunteered for former Senator Bill Bradley’s campaigns. She served on the boards of the Key’s Children’s Shelter and the Health and Human Service Board of Monroe County Florida. Claudine became active in the Democratic Party as a member of the Executive Committee of Monroe County and as a trustee of the DLC. She went on to serve on the Finance Committee of Hillary Clinton’s campaigns and to become a member of Save America’s Treasures Millennium project, which Clinton initiated. She currently serves on the executive committee of Honoring Eleanor Roosevelt, a project to preserve her Val-Kill home which came about as part of Save America’s Treasures.

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ANNE BARTLEY

Anne Bartley has been involved with civil rights, civic engagement, and human rights both as an activist and a funder. Three dominant themes are woven through her civic activism—encouraging greater electoral participation for all, especially among people of color and low-income communities; mobilizing donors to support focused social change; and stimulating an ongoing conversation with American citizens leading to increased community involvement and a better informed and more fully engaged electorate.

She has participated in founding several organizations, including but not limited to: the Threshold Foundation, the Funders Committee for Citizen Participation, the Forum Institute for Voter Participation, Vote Now ‘92 and ‘94, America Coming Together (ACT), Democracy Alliance, America Votes, and Committee on States.

She is currently on the following boards: the Bauman Family Foundation, the Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, America Votes, and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.

TRACY BERNSTEIN

Tracy M. Bernstein is the Chairman of the Board of Directors for Sasha Bruce Youthwork (SBY), a nonprofit organization founded in 1974 whose mission is to improve the lives of runaway, homeless, neglected, and atrisk youth in the Washington area. In addition to providing counseling, life-skills training and workforce development, SBY operates the ONLY emergency shelter for youth in Washington, D.C. Formerly, Ms. Bernstein served as Senior Adviser to the Chief of Protocol at the U.S. Department of State. In addition, Ms. Bernstein sits on the Board of the Trustees Council for Penn Women, is the Deputy Finance Director for Doug Gansler’s campaign for Governor of Maryland, and is currently enrolled as a student at the Alliance Française.

JAMES R. BORYNACK

James R. Borynack is Chairman and CEO of Wally Findlay Galleries International, Inc. Founded as Findlay Galleries in 1870, the Galleries today is recognized as America’s second oldest art gallery representing renowned contemporaries worldwide while specializing in 19th and 20th Century Masters.

During Mr. Borynack’s ownership of Wally Findlay Galleries the company’s dedication of supporting exceptional organizations through its charitable underwriting has expanded worldwide.

Borynack has served as Chairman of the National Hospice Foundation, and later chaired their National Board of Governors, and in 2013 he was elected to the Board of Directors for Hospice of Palm Beach County Foundation.

An alumnus of Parsons School of Design, he is a Founding Member of the Parsons Table Society and was instrumental in creating the alumni subcommittee for the President’s Council of the New School.

In 2012, Borynack was elected President of the United States Committee for UNESO – based in New York City, of which he is actively involved today.

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ANN BROWN

Ann Brown served as Chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission from March 1994 to November 2001. She was nominated to that position

by President Bill Clinton and confirmed by the U.S. Senate as a Commissioner and the seventh Chairman of the CPSC. As Chairman, Mrs. Brown was recognized for revitalizing the agency and for demonstrating outstanding commitment, caring and concern for the safety of America’s families. For more than two decades prior to her appointment, Mrs. Brown was a consumer advocate.

Mrs. Brown was recognized for her achievements for children by the American Academy of Pediatrics with its Excellence in Public Service Award in 2000 and by the National Safe Kids Campaign with its Champion of Safe Kids award. She was previously named “Washingtonian of the Year”

by Washingtonian magazine.

SUSAN E. CARTER

Susan Carter is Senior Director, Federal Relations in ExxonMobil’s Washington, D.C. office, responsible for contacts and advocacy with the Executive Branch. She has served in a variety of professional and managerial positions in Mobil and ExxonMobil, and has worked with Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America at various stages throughout her career. Ms. Carter is a member of the NSCU School of Public and International Affairs’ Advisory Council and the Women’s Foreign Policy Group.

TIA CUDAHY

Tia Cudahy is Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Hendricks Investment Holdings, the umbrella for start-up ventures backed

by John Hendricks, founder and Chairman of global media company Discovery Communications, Inc., where Ms. Cudahy was previously in-house counsel. She is a graduate of University of Chicago Law School and Amherst College. Ms. Cudahy served on the Board of Directors of Vital Voices, to which she also provides pro bono legal services.

“I am honored to serve as a Co-chair of the Global

Leadership Awards for a sixth consecutive year, as this evening inspires us and our children to face our own fears and live up to our individual potential. ”

TRACY BERNSTEIN, CO-CHAIR

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LESLIE DECKER

Leslie Decker is co-founder of the Vital Voices Northwest Council. A former banker, she is Regional Marketing Director for GCE High Schools and is an advocate for integrated and engaging education models.

She has been a lifelong advocate for empowering women and girls through education, mentoring and philanthropy. As a Trustee of Forest Ridge Academy of the Sacred Heart, she is part of the “Women as Global Leaders” and “Innovations in Education” Task forces, and was coorganizer of TEDxForestRidge 2013.

Leslie is also a Trustee of Eastside Preparatory School in the Seattle area, the Education Grant Committee of The Washington Women’s Foundation and a Board member of Pushing Boundaries. She is married with two teenagers and is looking forward to trying yoga on her paddleboard.

MANJU DHINGRA

Manju Dhingra is a dynamic and highly motivated woman entrepreneur and along with her husband, Sudhir Dhingra, co-founded and built one of India’s leading publicly traded and globally recognized apparel fashion house. Based in New Delhi, Orient Craft Limited employs over 25,000 people, engaging in the manufacture and export of garments in India. Under the Dhingra family’s strong leadership, Orient Craft Limited has consistently been one of India’s top garment manufacture and export organizations, catering to over 40 fashion brands and designers like Marc Jacobs, Diane Von Furstenberg, Polo Ralph Lauren Blue Label, Banana Republic, Michael Kors, DKNY, Express, Tommy Hilfiger, Macy’s, Monsoon, Marks & Spencer, Ann Taylor, and Abercrombie and Fitch.

DEBBIE DINGELL

Debbie Dingell is currently the President of D2 Strategies, and is Chair the Manufacturing Initiative of the American Automotive Policy Council. Mrs. Dingell is also a member of the Democratic National Committee and has chaired numerous political campaigns.

She currently chairs several boards, initiatives and committees and sits on numerous cultural, health, social services and civic boards.

Much of her recent work has been focused on ethical issues and social responsibility as it relates to government and business. She is included in Washingtonian’s 100 most influential women in Washington, DC and Detroit Crain’s listing of the 100 most influential women in Michigan.

Manju’s role focuses on marketing and promotion of Orient Craft worldwide, providing innovative leadership in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and global strategy development.

Her particular CSR interests include networking as a tool to foster women’s empowerment and community investment strategies. She is an expert in relationship management and leveraging community partners.

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JULIE DOBSON

Julie has more than 20 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. She most recently served as chief operating officer for TeleCorp PCS, Inc. in Arlington, Virginia, where she was responsible for all aspects of operations including the wireless network engineering, construction and operation, sales, marketing, pricing, information technology, human resources and customer service. TeleCorp provided wireless communications services in eight states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, operating under the brand SunCom, until its sale to AT&T wireless in 2002.

Prior to that, Ms. Dobson served in a variety of leadership positions for Bell Atlantic Corporation including president of the New York Region of Bell Atlantic Mobile, vice president of Bell Atlantic Enterprises Corporation, and president and chief executive officer of Bell Atlantic Business Systems International. Ms. Dobson also serves on the boards of PNM Resources, Inc. (Public Utility of New Mexico), Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. and LCC International, Inc. Ms. Dobson earned her MBA from the University of Pittsburgh and a bachelor of science from the College of William and Mary.

CANDACE BROWNING

Candace Browning has been President of Merrill Lynch Global Research since July 2007. Ms. Browning served as Senior Vice President, Global Securities Research & Economics of Merrill Lynch & Company Inc. until July 2007. Ms. Browning leads the group in providing Merrill Lynch & Company Inc. and its clients with topquality investment insights and ideas, industry and IT overviews and asset allocation recommendations. Until February 2003, she served as director of Equity Research for the Americas region, with responsibility for all research coverage in Canada, the United States and Latin America. From June 2000 to November 2001, she was based in London, serving as deputy director, Global Research Product, Pan-Europe, for MLEMEA Research Management.

Before joining research management, she covered the airline industry in the United States, and was ranked in Institutional Investor’s all-star analyst survey for 17 consecutive years. She served as President of the Society of Airline Analysts and also served as a member of the board of directors of the Wings Club, an airline and aerospace industry club. She received a bachelor’s degree in history from Brandeis University and an MBA in marketing from Columbia University.

MARCIA MYERS CARLUCCI

Marcia Carlucci’s diverse career spans positions with government, industry, public policy institutions and the non-profit community.

Mrs. Carlucci served in successive governmental relations positions in the Executive and Legislative Branch and with the Washington Office of PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Long committed to public service through volunteerism, she has been at the forefront of cutting issues while serving as a Trustee of Children’s Television Workshop (CTW); The Board of Director for the Jamestown Foundation; The Prevent Cancer Foundation and Reading is Fundamental. Mrs. Carlucci is also on the boards of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, The Washington Tennis and Education Foundation and the Chairman’s Advisory Council of the US Institute of Peace.

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SONNIE DOCKSER

Sonnie is the President of the Dockser Family Foundation, which supports education, humanitarian needs, scientific and medical research, and the arts. She is a member of the Board of Vital Voices, and a member of the Executive Committee. Since 2003 she has played an active role in Vital Voices’ Middle East/Northern Ireland program. She is a member of the International Governing Board of the Weizmann Institute of Science, president of the Board of Slim Peace Groups, and a member of the Women’s Leadership Board at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. In addition, she is also a member of the Board of the Tahirih Justice Center and member of The Counsel of Experts for the Institute for Inclusive Security whose purpose is to encourage the UN Security Council’s Resolution 1325.

SAMIA FAROUKI

Samia is the founder and President of HII-Finance Corporation (HFC), an investment company located near Washington, DC. Over the past 33 years, Samia has served the aims of numerous educational and cultural institutions. She is currently a member of the Boards of Trustees for Vital Voices, the King Hussein Foundation, the King Hussein Cancer Center, and the World Conference on Religions for Peace, and serves on the Board of Governors of the Arab American Institute and the International Committee for the Arts of the Kennedy Center.

NANCY FOLGER

For many years, Nancy Folger was a consultant for Special Projects for the Children’s Defense Fund and currently serves on a number of non-profit boards. These include Vital Voices, Live It, Learn It!, and the Foundation for the National Archives.

She is also an honorary board member of the Arena Stage, The White House Historical Association, the Women’s Committee of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, and the Sitar Arts Center. Nancy was Chairman of The White House Endowment Fund, appointed by Hillary Clinton, for three years during the Clinton Administration. In 2000, Nancy was named Washingtonian of the Year for her years of community service.

BARONESS MARY GOUDIE

Baroness Goudie has been a Member of the House of Lords since 1998, when she was appointed a life peer. She is Chair of the Women Leaders’ Council to Fight Human trafficking at the United Nations. Baroness Goudie is involved with the G8 and G20, promoting the role of women and children in the global economy.

She is also a member of the Executive and Board of Directors of Vital Voices. In recognition of her work, Baroness Goudie was awarded the 2010 Global Power Award by the Center for Women Policy Studies.

“As a lifelong fan of Eleanor Roosevelt, I often try to see things through her eyes.

Vital Voices’ commitment to empowering women mirrors my own—and I think it’s an organization ER would have admired and championed. Perhaps she would have been on the stage tonight!” CLAUDINE BACHER, CO-CHAIR —37—

AMBASSADOR CRAIG JOHNSTONE

L. Craig Johnstone is Managing Director of jSolutions. He served as U.S. Ambassador to Algeria, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Latin America, and Director for Resources, Plans and Policy in the Office of the Secretary of State. He was Vice President Europe for the Boeing Company, Senior Vice President at Cabot Corporation and President of Cabot Plastics International in Brussels. He also served as Senior Vice President at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He has won numerous Government and Private Sector Awards including the Harriman Award for leading a rescue mission to Vietnam. He is married to Silke Johnstone and has four children.

DR. SACHIKO KUNO

Dr. Sachiko Kuno studied biochemistry and biochemical engineering, one of only a few Japanese female scientists. She obtained her Ph.D. in biochemical engineering from Kyoto University, Japan and has conducted postdoctoral research at the Technical University of Munich, Germany. In the mid-80s, Dr. Kuno joined her partner, Dr. Ryuji Ueno, and established R-Tech Ueno Ltd. in Japan to commercialize prostones, a class of functional fatty acids whose therapeutic potential was first identified by Dr. Ueno. Leading teams of talented scientists, Drs. Ueno and Kuno unlocked the therapeutic potential of prostones, leading to more than 650 international patents and successful launch of Rescula® eye drops, the first bioactive lipid ever used to treat glaucoma in Japan.

She has received a number of awards over the years, inclduing the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for the Greater Washington Area in the Life Sciences Category and recognition as one of the 25 “Women Who Mean Business” by The Washington Business Journal. Dr. Kuno has completed certificate coursework in international business management at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. In addition, she serves as visiting Professor of Graduate School of Keio University, a board member of National Cherry Blossom Foundation and Japan Commerce Association of Washington and an advisory board member of THIS for Diplomats at Meridian International Center.

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KRISTY LE

Born near one of the last American bases in Vietnam, her early days dominated by artillery fire in both directions, Kristy survived the brutal postwar period to arrive with her family in America in 1990. Kristy brought with her a great love of the natural world and its rich tapestry of beauty and colors.

While learning the customs and language of her new homeland, Kristy earned a Cosmetology Degree, joined Washington’s Cristophe Salon, and developed a celebrity-studded clientele as a top Washington manicurist.

Town and Country and Allure Magazines have showcased this world traveler and superb athlete who competes internationally in marathons and triathlons.

THERESA LOAR

Theresa Loar is a Senior Vice President at CH2M HILL, a Fortune 500 global engineering firm. She leads an international public affairs team working with clients on the political and economic issues related to major infrastructure programs and future energy and water resources.

Theresa has more than 30 years of international experience. During the Clinton Administration, she worked at the highest levels of the U.S. government to promote and protect women’s human rights, including executive level positions in the White House and the U.S. Department of State. Ms. Loar was a co- founder and founding president of Vital Voices Global Partnership.

CAROL LUDWIG, M.D.

From her career as a physician to her active involvement in public health organizations and women’s and children’s causes, Dr. Carol Ludwig has demonstrated a commitment to improving the lives of the less fortunate. A graduate of Bryn Mawr College and Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons, Dr. Ludwig began her medical career as a commissioned officer of the U.S. Public Health Service. Dr. Ludwig went on to an internship in pathology and residencies in neuropathology and neurology. She is a board-certified neurologist. She has taught, conducted research in, and published articles on a host of clinical issues, with a particular interest in Parkinson’s disease.

SUSAN BEILBY MAGEE

Susan Beilby Magee is a hypnotherapist, author and political activist. She is currently on national tour to present her award-winning book, INTO THE LIGHT The Healing Art of Kalman Aron—the inspirational story of courage, hope and healing of a living artist and Holocaust survivor.

A leader in the women’s movement in the 1970s, she served as a White House Fellow in 1976-77 and held subcabinet positions at the Departments of Treasury and Commerce. She served as an international business consultant before turning to the healing arts and meditation.

“ This organization is so close to my heart, in its mission to empower women

to become leaders in Human Rights, Political Participation, and Economic Empowerment. The work of Vital Voices develops opportunities that give women security and a voice in their communities around the world. ”

SONNIE DOCKSER, CO-CHAIR

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SHAISTA MAHMOOD

Shaista Mahmood is on the board of the Children’s Hospital, the Developments in Literacy in Pakistan, a school for girls, the board of International Advisory at USIP (United States Institute of Peace), the board of ICRD (International Center of Religion and Diplomacy) and the Ayshiana Foundation (Street Children in Afghanistan). Born in Pakistan, she moved to the United States in 1976. Shaista and her husband Ray Mahmood have raised money for a long time to help build schools and help children in Pakistan and other countries. Their contributions include the support to organizations such as Seeds of Peace, Save the Children, United Christian Community, and New Hope.

MARLENE MALEK

Marlene is President of Friends of Cancer Research, a leading voice for policies and solutions that will get faster and safer treatments to patients. She serves on the boards of MD Anderson Cancer Center, Duke University Cancer Institute, and Mayo Clinic Cancer Leadership Council. Washingtonian named Marlene a “Washingtonian of the Year” for her cancer research advocacy. Marlene is Vice-Chair of the Board at Marymount University and serves on the boards of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Fords Theater, Vital Voices Global Partnership and Bridges of Understanding Foundation.

DAWN MAROLE

In South Africa, decades of apartheid rule cut deep wounds that have yet to heal. Dawn Marole is advancing the reconciliation process by breaking with historical restrictions and creating new opportunities for South African women.

Her accomplishments are impressive — leader of a major investment holdings group and advisor to two government Ministries. More than just a skilled entrepreneur, Dawn matches her business success with social activism of equal caliber. As founder and president of the Business Women’s Association, she is training black female entrepreneurs — an unprecedented endeavor in a historically divided nation.

President Obansanjo of Nigeria chose Dawn to execute the all-Africa Women’s Private Equity Fund, which empowers women with an active role in the economy.

In a nation mourning hundreds of AIDS victims each day, she has launched one of South Africa’s most comprehensive programs to support HIV/AIDS research and poverty relief for women and children.

In 2002, Dawn was the first recipient of the Vital Voices Economic Opportunity Award.

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BOBBIE GREENE MCCARTHY

Bobbie Greene McCarthy is a founding member and former Vice Chair of Vital Voice’s Board of Directors. She recently stepped down from the board to join the organization’s staff as Vice President for Development and Engagement.

For the previous 11-years, Bobbie served as Director of Save America’s Treasures, a public-private partnership she helped First Lady Hillary Clinton found in 1998 while serving as her Deputy Chief of Staff. She has over 25-years of previous non-profit experience, including as Senior Vice President of People for the American Way. She played a major role in Vice President Joe Biden’s first election to the U.S. Senate, and was in the first Peace Corps group in Kenya.

APRIL MCCLAINDELANEY

April McClain-Delaney has more than 20 years of communications law and child advocacy experience in private sector and non-profit engagements. As Common Sense Media Washington Director and board member, she coordinates education outreach and regulatory/legislative efforts before the FCC and Congress.

As a Healthy Media Commission task force member, she focuses on media’s ability to message to and empower young women. She is Board of Visitors Vice Chair, Georgetown University Law Center; board member, Northwestern University School of Communications; Stanford Longevity Center Council; and nominating chair, International Center for Research on Women. April is married to Congressman John Delaney (D-MD) and they have four daughters.

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DONNA COCHRAN MCLARTY

With strong emphasis on crosscultural understanding, she encourages international education and supports cultural diplomacy and interfaith dialogue. Ms. McLarty is a founding member and board cochair emeritus of Vital Voices Global Partnership. She currently serves on the executive committee and as a liaison with the Clinton School of Public Service, where she and her husband have endowed the McLarty Global Fellowship program, which enables students and faculty to work with Vital Voices’ projects. She also serves on the Blair House Board of Trustees, the Kennedy Center International Committee, the World Conference of Religions for Peace, the Women’s Foreign Policy Group, the Meridian Council on Women’s Leadership, the Women’s Forum of Conservation International, and cochairs the Global Initiatives Council at Wesley Theological Seminary.

MARCIA BROWN MINTZ

Marcia Brown Mintz joined Vital Voices in the role of Senior Advisor in 2013. Previously, she served as Associate Provost of Georgetown University from 2003 to 2013. Marcia has long been involved with the policy and decision-making of the nation’s leading colleges and universities.

In the 1980s, she served the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University as Assistant Dean, first with wide-ranging responsibility in Financial Affairs and later in Academic Affairs. Marcia was a consultant and managing director of Cambridge Associates from1989 to 2001 where her specialty was strategic planning for endowed institutions, including colleges and universities, foundations, museums, and other cultural institutions.

SUSAN NESS

Former FCC Communications Commissioner Susan Ness is a Senior Fellow at the SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations (Johns Hopkins) and a communications policy consultant. She serves on the Vital Voices Global Partnership board, on the Gannett Co, Inc. board, and is vice chair of the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. At SAIS, she chairs a Global Conference on Women in the Boardroom (join us September 20, 2013). At the FCC, she played a key role on spectrum policy, new technologies, competition policy and international issues. She was founding CEO of GreenStone Media and taught at U Penn’s Annenberg School. An inspiring evening, the Leadership Awards connects young Washingtonians with aspiring global leaders working for a better world.

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BETH W. NEWBURGER

Beth Newburger is President and CEO, Epoch Communications, a Washington, DC. Marketing/Public Relations Company. Beth is known in preservation circles for her work as Director of Communications for the National Trust for Historic Preservation. She served as a senior political appointee in both Clinton Administrations. In addition to her professional career, Ms. Newburger is immediate past Chairman and currently a trustee of the National Children’s Museum, Vice Chair of the Board of Arena Stage, and Trustee of the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers, the Boat Owners Association of the United States and ApolloPacs. She is also a member of the President’s Council of Cornell Women. She is married to Richard Schwartz, Founder and Chairman of BoatUS, a Berkshire Hathaway Company.

DR. KAREN OTAZO HOFMEISTER

Dr. Karen Otazo Hofmeister is committed to leadership for women worldwide. Since she founded Global Leadership Network more then ten years ago, she has been working with groups in Hong Kong, Shanghai, London, throughout the U.S. and moderated panels in Dubai. Dr. Otazo has a great passion for writing and is author and editor of many books.

SUSAN K. PATRICK

Susan Patrick is co-owner and Managing Partner of Patrick Communications. Susan has been involved in the media brokerage business for 25 years and has personally brokered the sale of broadcast properties totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. In addition, Ms. Patrick has provided investing banking services and private placement of equity and debt for scores of broadcasters. Susan is also in charge of all appraisals and economic studies done by the firm.

Ms. Patrick has been a speaker at state broadcasting and national industry meetings and has testified as an expert witness on station values. Ms. Patrick also currently serves on the NAB Radio Board and was recently named one of Maryland’s 100 Outstanding Women.

Her credentials include a M.B.A. in Finance from the Smith Business School at the University of Maryland and a B.A. in Communications and Economics from the University of Iowa. Ms. Patrick is also co-owner of Legend Communications with her husband, Larry Patrick. Legend is the licensee of fourteen radio stations in Wyoming, Ohio, and Missouri.

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DINA HABIB POWELL

Dina serves as president of the Goldman Sachs Foundation and global head of Corporate Engagement. The Goldman Sachs Foundation seeks to foster economic growth and opportunity globally. The Goldman Sachs Office of Corporate Engagement works to coordinate the firm’s global philanthropic efforts, including strategic partnerships, charitable giving and employee volunteerism.

Dina serves as a member of the Board of Trustees at the American University in Cairo, a founding member of the Board of Directors for the Egyptian American Enterprise Fund, a member of the Board of Directors at the Center for Global Development, a member on the Council on Foreign Relations and a member of the Vital Voices Global Partnership Board of Directors.

SHEILA RABAUT

Sheila Rabaut is the Director of the Rabaut Family Foundation.

Originally from Michigan, she moved her family 13 times, overseas and across the country, with her husband’s work. Landing in Great Falls, VA 20 years ago she continues doing volunteer jobs, became a Certified Master Tour Guide of Washington DC and served on the board of NARSAD for which she raised several million dollars. Today most of her guiding is as a volunteer for the Capitol Historical Society and she is on the BBRF Leadership Council. She has a degree in German from West Valley College.

KATE BOYCE REEDER

Kate Boyce – the female partner with longest service at Patton Boggs – has built a broad-based public policy practice, primarily representing governmental and other clients before the legislative and executive branches of the U.S. government. She represents private sector clients in business and economic development, health care, and small business procurement policy matters and election law matters. Ms. Boyce founded the Firm’s Native American Law practice and continues to represent Indian tribal governments, Alaskan Native Corporations (ANCs) and tribalowned and other Native nonprofit organizations, as well as tribal and Indian-owned businesses on federal appropriations and other legislation affecting tribes and ANCs in the areas of business, economic and community development, procurement policy and health care delivery.

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DEBORAH ROSE

Deborah Rose spent over 20 years working with federal health data systems in the US and other countries. Current projects include bringing clean water and sanitation systems to a small village in Ghana, along with a new philosophy of locally sustainable development; and developing guidelines for the formulation, assignment, protection and use of national identification numbering frameworks globally. It is a privilege each year to hear the stories of these courageous women who overcome great challenges out of deep internal conviction.

JEANNE W. RUESCH

Jeanne Weaver Ruesch serves as Chair of the Ruesch Family Foundation, founded in 2004 by her and her late husband, a charitable entity primarily focusing on the arts, medicine and education as a tool for social justice. Ms. Ruesch serves as Advisory Board Chair, Institute of Women, Peace and Security at Georgetown University, and on numerous boards of directors including the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network and Georgetown University Hospital. She has previously served as Trustee of Georgetown University and the Corcoran Museum among others.

Prior to establishing the family foundation, she and her husband founded Ruesch International.

VICKI SANT

Vicki Sant is the Co-Founder and President of The Summit Foundation and The Summit Fund of Washington. The Summit Foundation provides support for international adolescent leadership training and reproductive health initiatives, and The Summit Fund of Washington focuses its efforts on improving the sustainability of the Anacostia River and preventing teen pregnancy in the District of Columbia. Mrs. Sant is President of the National Gallery of Art. She is also a member of the board of The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, The Phillips Collection, The Brookings Institution, The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), Population Action International and Kakenya Center for Excellence.

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MEGAN SMITH

Entrepreneur, engineer, connector and VP at Google. At Google[x], Megan works on range of projects including co-creating/hosting SolveForX. For nine years prior she led Google’s New Business Development team managing early-stage partnerships, pilot explorations, and technology licensing for Google’s global engineering and product teams.

She led the acquisitions of Keyhole (Google Earth), Where2Tech (Google Maps) and Picasa, and also led the Google.org team transition to add more engineering with Google Crisis Response, GoogleforNonprofits, Earth Outreach/Engine and increased employee engagement.

Megan was CEO and, earlier, COO of PlanetOut, the leading LGBT online community and was early at General Magic and Apple Japan. She holds a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering from MIT, where she now serves on the board. She completed her master’s thesis work at the MIT Media Lab.

ROSELYNE CHROMAN SWIG

Ms. Swig is founder and president of ComCon International, member, Board of Directors of The Swig Company and founder of Roselyne C. Swig Artsource (1978-94). She has devoted decades to philanthropic and community service efforts, at local, national and global level with principal focus on women’s empowerment, social welfare issues, fine art, political advocacy and education. She was appointed Director of the U.S. Department of State Art in Embassies Program

by President William J. Clinton (1994-97), and is the founder of SF Partners Ending Domestic Abuse.

JOAN F. TOBIN

Joan Tobin runs a number of private entities with interests in real estate development and venture capital, and is a former board member of both public and private companies primarily in telecommunications, oil and gas exploration and medical applications. She is the President of The Tobin Foundation and sits on a number of non-profit boards.

She is a longtime political activist and supporter of women’s issues nationally, including organizing early efforts to recruit and insure increased women’s appointments to cabinet level Federal office.

Internationally, she has focused primarily on anti-human trafficking and women’s empowerment.

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KATHLEEN VAUGHAN

Kathleen Vaughan is an executive vice president with Wells Fargo & Co, and leads the national Wholesale Lending business for Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, the largest mortgage company in the United States. Kathleen is a member of the Most Powerful Women’s list issued by FORTUNE and is a member of the Vital Voices Board.

In addition to her professional responsibilities, she is a mentor in the FORTUNE/US State Department International Mentorship program and has hosted women mentees from Zimbabwe, Kenya, Egypt and Argentina. Kathleen won the WF volunteer service award.

CHRISTINE M. WARNKE

Dr. Christine Warnke represents clients on legislative and regulatory matters before U.S. Congress, the White House, and various departments and independent agencies of the executive branch in the United States. In 2012, Christine served as a delegate to the Democratic Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina and previously served as a Super delegate at the 2004 and 2008 Democratic Conventions. She presently serves on the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art . Christine has spearheaded several initiatives that have both domestic and international implications, particularly in the areas of health, economic development, human rights, and women’s issues. Christine chaired the D.C. Commission for Women from 1996 to 1998 and was reappointed

by Mayor Anthony Williams in 2002 to head this entity created to serve the needs of women throughout our nation’s capital. She has been recognized by numerous international and national organizations and the most recently received the Gusi International Peace Prize in the Manila, Philippines. Dr. Warnke currently hosts an acclaimed weekly news and information television program which airs and streamed online.

JOANNE W. YOUNG

Joanne Young, Managing Partner of the Washington-based law firm, Kirstein & Young PLLC, is a graduate of the Georgetown University Law Center and Wesleyan University, where she served on the Board of Trustees. She represents clients on commercial, regulatory, antitrust, and litigation matters. She has taken leadership positions on international privacy, and antitrust/competition matters, particularly with respect to the transportation industry.

Ms. Young served as President of the Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia, the Washington Foreign Law Society, the International Aviation Club, and the International Aviation Women’s Association. She received the 2013 Attorney of the Year Award from the Boy Scouts of America for the National Capital Area Council.

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PACESETTERS THE CLINTON FAMILY FOUNDATION DEBORAH ROSE

BENEFACTORS

SEEDS OF EMPOWERMENT

SONNIE AND BILL DOCKSER THE DOCKSER FAMILY

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SUSAN K. PATRICK

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR MEDIA SPONSOR

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SUSTAINERS

DHL Embassy of Kuwait Gamini Piyatissa Foundation Marlene and Fred Malek

Bernstein Companies Campbell Soup Company Capella Hotel Georgetown Susan E. Carter Hester Clark Carmen Harra Ricki Tigert Helfer and Michael Helfer Lynne and Joe Horning Patrick and Anna M. Cudahy Fund Qualcomm, Inc. Kate Boyce Reeder and Joe Reeder Julie Taymor Mary Menell Zients

SPONSORS Claudine Bacher Anne Bartley Bernstein Family Foundation The Honorable Ann Brown and Donald Brown Candace Browning Building Smart Kids Marcia Myers Carlucci CH2M HILL Comcast NBCUniversal Susan Ann Davis Manju Dhingra Julie Dobson and Chet Thaker Emergent BioSolutions Samia and A. Huda Farouki Nancy Folger Google Baroness Mary Goudie Gucci IBM Silke Johnstone and Ambassador Craig Johnstone Dr. Sachiko Kuno Kristy Le and Howard Schiffman Carol and Eugene Ludwig Susan Beilby Magee and John Magee Dawn Marole, MPT Foundation Marriott International April McClain-Delaney and Rep. John Delaney Beth W. Newburger and Richard Schwartz Dina Habib Powell, Goldman Sachs Gives Rabaut Family Foundation Jeanne W. Ruesch Megan Smith Thomson Reuters Joan F. Tobin, Tobin Foundation Adarsh and Ranvir Trehan Kathleen Vaughan

SUPPORTERS Janet B. Abrams AT&T Services BET Networks Sandy and Bill Brock Frankfurt, Kurnit, Klein & Selz, PC, in honor of Tina Brown Betty Hudson Mary Lynn and Nick Kotz Barbara Lee Beth and Daryl Libow Joseph Davis and Evelyn Loeb Shaista Mahmood and Ambassador Rafat Mahmood Michele A. Manatt and Kathleen Manatt Marcia V. Mayo Sacha Millstone Jane Watson Stetson Cathy Douglas Stone and Lauren Stone Theodore Cross Family Charitable Foundation, in honor of Tina Brown Toni G. Verstandig Elizabeth Kramer Wrege Irene and Alan Wurtzel

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BENEFIT COMMITTEE AARP Foundation Jessica C. Abrahams Ami and Lou Aronson Barbara Bainum Joanne and Brian Barlia Judith N. Batty Wendy Benchley and John Jeppson The Betsy and Alan Cohn Foundation Inc. Elizabeth Birch Nina Blackwell Janet Blanchard and Governor Jim Blanchard Lynn and Wolf Blitzer Carol and John Boochever Anita Botti Rita Braver and Robert B. Barnett Barbara and Arthur Bushkin Virginia and Douglas M. Canter Kathleen Walsh Carr Kay Ellen Consolver Deb and Steve Conver Leslie Dach Ambassador Paula J. Dobriansky Jackie and Ken Duberstein Anita Dunn, SKDKnickerbocker Susan G. Esserman Rae and David Evans Edie Fraser and Johanna Mendelson Forman Alma Gildenhorn and the Honorable Joseph Gildenhorn Tara Giunta, Partner, Paul Hastings LLP The Honorable Cynthia A. Glassman and Dr. Leonard Glassman Susan and Amanda Glendinning Ann Hand and the Honorable Lloyd Hand Laura Handman and Harold Ickes Deborah Harmon and Dr. Robert Seder

Judy Harris and Norm Ornstein Franklin A. Hart, III, RBC Wealth Management Kathleen Hendrix Madge Henning and Warren Davis Hillary Rodham Clinton Support Network Chris Hughes and James Bridgeman Kay Jacks Lorie D. Jackson Christine Jahnke JBS International Dr. Alice S. Kandell Marianne Keler and Michael Kershow Judy and Peter Kovler The Honorable Ann McLaughlin Korologos and the Honorable Tom C. Korologos Carolyn Lamm and Peter Halle Angela Lancaster and Chuck Muckenfuss Theresa Loar and Richard Bonsignore Emily Madan Douglas Maguire Britlan and Fred W. Malek Jeffrey Marburg-Goodman Helaine and Ron Mario Bobbie Greene McCarthy and P.H. McCarthy, Jr. Debby and Dan McGinn Andrea Mitchell and Alan Greenspan V. Sue Molina Nancy and Bruce Morrison Virginia A. Mulberger Lissa Muscatine and Bradley Graham Alyse Nelson and Hardin Lang Caroline Nolan, CPA Diane Orentlicher and Morton H. Halperin Carmen Osman Veena and Ramesh Panjabi Carol and David Pensky —51—

Ellen Perry and Rob Stein Shelly Porges and Rich Wilhelm Nancy Prager-Kamel and Dr. Ahmed Kamel JaLynn Prince, Madison House Autism Foundation Molly Raiser Christine P. Rales Claire Reade and Earl Steinberg Pamela Reeves Christianne Ricchi Robbie Rich Lois Romano Nancy and Miles Rubin Lisa Marsh Ryerson Ghassan Salameh Ximena and Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada Scott and Patrice Brickman Family Foundation Sherrese Smith, Partner, Paul Hastings LLP Elizabeth Stevens Ann and Stuart Stock Connie and Neal Sullivan Deborah Tannen and Michael Macovski Time Warner, Inc. The Trees Family Sara J. Vandepeute Anna Weatherley and George Contis Colonel Pat Webb (Ret.) Sherrie Westin, Sesame Workshop Carol Wheeler Cindy Whitehead, Sprout Pharmaceuticals Rania Hanano Wisner and Graham Wisner Women’s Foreign Policy Group Mary Daley Yerrick and John Yerrick

To those who gave the next generation of young women leaders the opportunity to attend and be inspired by the GLOBAL LEADERSHIP AWARDS, THANK YOU. ANN INC. Laura Ardito Lauren Axten Dr. Sue Bailey Marion Blakey Paula Carreiro Elizabeth L. Colton Kay Ellen Consolver Julie Dobson and Chet Thaker Patrice A. Lyons Jeffrey Marburg-Goodman Robert and Mary Louise McGee Andrea Mitchell and Alan Greenspan Robert Oliver Victoria Radd and Thomas M. Rollins Patric L. Thomas Marjolein van der Meulen Janet Walkow Phillippa M. Wright

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ANN INC. CONGR ATUL ATES O U R 2 0 1 4 A N N P OW ER FELLOWS

The ANNpower Vital Voices Initiative is a groundbreaking partnership between ANN INC., the parent company of Ann Taylor and LOFT, and Vital Voices Global Partnership. Together we are empowering young women in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico with the leadership skills they need to begin their journeys as the next generation of leaders. To date, our 100 ANNpower Fellows have positively impacted more than 16,000 people in 12 countries around the world. To learn more, visit www.annpower.org.

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Air India Patrick Anderson Campbell Peachey & Associates Capella Hotel Georgetown and Kit Pappas Creative Video DC Rental Andres de la Roche Charles Doligé and L.R. Paris Dupont Circle Hotel Ambassador Robert Ford Gabro Printing and Graphics Jackson Family Wines Aaron Kisner MasterPrint and Jennifer Welch Moët Hennessy John Moran Ociana Group Ristorante i Ricchi Top Wines Import Rosita Van Coevorden Katherine Warminsky Kay Krill, Catherine Fisher, Ana Teresa Segarra, Kea Morgan, and the staff at ANN INC. Luisella Meloni and the staff at Diane von Furstenberg Tina Brown, Kim Azzarelli, Kara Simonetti, Kyle Gibson, Prisca Bae and our partners at Women in the World Ambassador Peter Westmacott, Lady Susie Westmacott, Emma Wade, Amanda Downes and the British Embassy Mary Jo Ford, Bill Foster, Lindsey Ruehl, Bridget Siedlecki, Kate Thunstedt, and the Concert Hall Staff at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Tom Durkee and Restaurant Associates Diane Kolack and Playbill —55—

2014 GLOBAL LEADERSHIP AWARDS CREATIVE TEAM

VITAL VOICES FILMS

Created by Hundredth Monkey Collective Directors Aaron Kisner, Max Bartick Directors of Photography Georgia Court, Chris Mendes, Kamaran Najm Additional Cinematography Max Bartick, Raj Desai, Micky Wiswedel, Tainá Menezes, Todd Brown, Patrick Anderson Sound Engineers Micky Wiswedel, Gerson Escudero, Robert Cherouny Editorial Aaron Kisner, Max Bartick, Pisei Chea, Georgia Court Music Dan Radlauer, Peter Schwartz Sound Design Ryan Rumery Design Kim Dulaney Animation & Compositing Fred Kim Danny Kamhaji Still Photography Micky Wiswedel, Kamaran Najm, Aaron Kisner, Max Bartick Production Giverny Petitmermet, Verity Oswin, Paola Villanueva Special Thanks Arturo Aguilar, Bassam Al-Ahmed, Saumya Bahuguna, Aysan Celik, The Fetzer Institute, Heard City, Raul R. Herrera, Kanoa Filmes, Andrew H. Kaufman, Daniela Martinez, Alejandra Samayoa Ochoa, Maria Pacheco, Psyop, Linda Swana, Sandra Taylor, Daniel Wilkinson Selected footage for Razan Zaitouneh tribute film courtesy of Democracy Now and VDC Syria

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GLOBAL LEADERSHIP AWARDS PRESENTATION John Moran – Producer Mitch Curtis – Technical Director Betsy Libretta – Production Manager Dan Covey – Lighting Designer Kathy Nan Artley – Stage Manager Michael Toth – Assistant State Manager Andrew Criss – Announcer

EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY Sharon Farmer, Micky Wiswedel

EVENT VIDEOGRAPHY Patrick Telepictures

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