Welcome New Members



Rini Mariani Soemarno ‘81

Rina is president  and commissioner of Darma Henwa Tbk. Formerly she was the Minister of Trade and Industry for the Republic of Indonesia, deputy of the National Banking Restructuring Board (BPPN), finance director of Astra International Tbk, and vice president , Citibank N.A. Jakarta.




Karen Tw
itchell ‘77

Karen is executive vice president and chief financial officer of Landmark Aviation. Prior to that she was vice president and treasurer  of Lyondell Basell Industries and Lyondell Chemical Company; vice president and treasurer of Kaiser Aluminum Corporation and Southdown, Inc.; and an investment banker with Credit Suisse First Boston. She is a member of the board of directors, KMG Chemicals, Inc. Karen received her MBA from Harvard University.

 


Kristin Pearson ’85
Kristin is executive vice president, of content publishing and corporate communications at Krames Staywell. Formerly she was executive vice president at Staywell Custom Communications; vice president, strategy and network development at West Suburban Health Care; and administrative director, women's health services at Loyola University Health System. Kristin received her MBA in corporate strategy and marketing at the University of Michigan.



Bettina (Betsy) Plevan ’67

Betsy is a partner in the labor  and  employment department at Proskauer, Rose LLP in New York City as well as co-head of the international Labor and Employment Group and the Class/Collective Action Group. She served as president of the New York City Bar from 2004-2006.  mary received her JD from Boston University Law School.


 

Current BLC Board

Executive Board


Co-Chairs: Nancy Murphy and Barbara Creed

Vice Chair: Nancy Hawthorne

Secretary/Bylaws: Susan Esserman

Membership: Tina Georgeou and Susan Harmon

Treasurer: Margo Loebl

Communication: Grace Toh and Dorothy Philips

 

Wellesley Community Liaison: Tasneem Chipty and Evan Schouten

Immediate Past Chair: Ginger Kent

Committees


Program Planning: Cindy Reed and Karen Bratt

New Member Welcome: Mary Lou Casey and Betsy Cohen

Career Initiatives: Cyndi Glassman

Regional Chairs

New England/Boston: Karen Bratt and Laila Partridge

NY/NJ/CT: Shelley D. Fischel and Cathy O'Rourke

Mid-Atlantic: Lynne Miller and Melinda Reingold

MidWest/Chicago: Suzy Lebold and Margo Loebl

SE/Florida: Dorothy C. Weaver

SW/Central/Texas: Marion Flores

West/California: Leigh Marriner and Erna Arnesen

International: Kate Grussing and Betsy Robinson

Ex Officio


President of the College: Kim Bottomly

Chair, Board of Trustees: Laura Gates

President, Alumnae Association: Karen Gentleman