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 Twitchell ‘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.


 

Board Initiative

 

Wellesley is known for the power of its alumnae network.  In an effort to put that into action, the BLC's Board Initiative draws upon the happy circumstance that its members are unusually well placed to hear of board opportunities--which are infamously hard to access if you're not already on a board—to refer oother members for consideration for these coveted slots.

In a little over a year, we have placed two members on an insurance company board, two on a prestigious advisory board, and several referrals are under consideration now.

Here's how it works:  If you hear of a board opportunity, tell the company (or its lawyer or CPA) that you have access to a highly qualified pool of female candidates, then get a description of the opportunity to Cyndi Glassman, the initiative's chair and the BLC office. They 'll circulate the opportunity to the membbership and invite qualified applicants to submit their resumes, which will go to you.  You can submit all or some of the resumes. See "Guidelines".

If you're interested in applying for a posted opportunity, just send your resume to the BLC Office (include a short email explaining how you fit well if appropriate) and she'll do the rest.  See "Guidelines".

Be on the alert for opportunities to share with the membership.  Promising conversation often begin when you overhear "there just aren't that many qualified women"--that's your chance to jump in and offer to supply a list!

If you have questions about the process, please contact Cyndi Glassman, Board Initiative Chair.