Signature Sponsors
Leadership Development Partners
D CEO Presents
2023-2024 Program
CONNECT. GROW. LEAD.
D CEO is proud to announce a unique opportunity for the region’s emerging women leaders to accelerate their careers and personal growth. The Emerging Women Leadership Network is a new hybrid professional development program that will run from September 2023 – March 2024. Through 10+ virtual and in-person events and exclusive content and programming—developed and led by D Magazine Partners women executives, experienced leaders, and the best coaches—members will gain unparalleled access to mentors, connect with an intimate peer network, and accelerate their personal and professional growth.
Applications will open in May for the 2024-2025 program.
For more information about the program and D CEO women leadership programming, please contact EWLN@dmagazine.com
Leave us your email and we will notify you when applications are open for the 2024-2025 program.
Elizabeth Allen
Account Supervisor
D Custom
Sarah Bolich
CEO/ Owner
Arrow Lift Rentals
Becca Brown
Project Manager
Warner Bros Discovery
Maria Cardenas
Corporate Counsel
Arcosa, Inc.
Kara Cecala
CEO/Co-Founder
101Media
Alexis Cook
Lead Product Marketing Manager
AT&T
Teniqua Davenport
Director of Client Services
Marsh McLennan Agency
Sarah Dodson
Partner
Baker Botts L.L.P.
Daphney Fenelon Ford
Director Leadership Development
Children’s Health
Tara Flume
Vice President and Assistant General Counsel
Matador Resources Company
Laura Foran Berend
Senior Staff Operations Analyst & Coordinator
Matador Resources Company
Elizabeth Gassos
Realtor
The Ben Kinney Team
Celeste Glover
Senior Community Philanthropy Officer
Communities Foundation of Texas
Layla Gulley
Vice President, CRM Strategist and Customer Success Lead
JP Morgan Chase
Erika Harrell
Executive Leadership Program Associate
Teleperformance
Hanna Howard
Chief Operating Officer
Valor
Teri Isaacs
Chief Operating Officer
Salesmanship Club of Dallas
Shelby Patrice Jenkins
CEO
Budget University LLC
Tammy Johnson
Executive Director
Empowering the Masses
Elizabeth Jones
Associate Director of Strategic Partnerships
Gartner
Tamara Jones
Doctor/Owner
Willow Bend, Allen and Richardson Orthodontics
Yollande Kadesi-Kayembe
Realtor
Remax DFW Associates
Lily KT Smith
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
101Media
Denita Lacking-Quinn
MWBE Diversity Manager
Balfour Beatty Construction – Dallas, TX
Ashleigh Lee
Director, Product Sales
Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas
Taylor Lopez
Real Estate Manager- Southwest
Wingstop
Chelsea Lousignont
Marketing Manager
7-Eleven
Shannon Lynch
Communications Associate Manager
7-Eleven, Inc.
Maria Maldonado
Human Resources Director
Salesmanship Club of Dallas
Chandra Matthews
Senior Manager, Programs
Texas Women’s Foundation
Shelbie McDiffett
Director of Business Development, Texas
LGE Design Build
Kristin McLaughlin
Chief Development Officer
Resource Center
Kate McSwain
Finance Director
Match Group
Lorelei Mewhirter
Principal, Commercial Studio Director
O’Brien Architects
Maria Muñoz
Talent Development Manager
Arcosa
Priya Murphy
Chief Development Officer
New Friends New Life
Van Nguyen
National Sales Director
Revision Skincare
Lindsey Obenhaus
Attorney
Goranson Bain Ausley PLLC
Lexie Okeke
Director of Community Engagement
Salesmanship Club of Dallas
Danielle Okland
Internal Audit Director
Texas Capital
Jocelyn Phillips
Director, Education, Culture, and DEI
Southwest Transplant Alliance
Michelle Prudhomme-Coleman
Program Director, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Children’s Health
Lenora Reece
Interim Deputy Chief, Operations
Dallas College
Rosie Reichenstein
Marketing Manager
Salesmanship Club of Dallas
Cristal Retana Lule
Director, Government and Community Relations
Children’s Health
Tiffanie Rice
DEI Manager
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Tina Robertson
Director of Innovation and Impact
Momentous Institute
Amber Robinson
Corporate Counsel
Improving
Morgan Rodriguez
Foundation Relations Manager
Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas
Natalie Sandifer
Associate Director
All Stars Project of Dallas
Monica Schoenemann
Vice President – Project Services
Austin Commercial, LP
Dr. Denise Strickland
Executive Director
Design Connect Create
Natalie Swaim
Marketing Manager
D Magazine
Kelsey Vanderschoot
Online Managing Editor
D CEO
Laura Vogel
Director of Mental Health Services
Momentous Institute
Crystal Wilkins
Senior Marketing Manager
7-Eleven, Inc.
Kate Wright
Account Executive
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas
April Allen
President & CEO
Southern Gateway Park
Lisa Armstrong
Managing Director, Commercial Banking
Veritex Bank
Dr. Debra Atkisson
Regional Medical Director
Connections Wellness Group
Lauren Banta
Vice President of Development and Communications
Goodwill Industries of Dallas, Inc
Dr. Froswa’ Booker-Drew
Founder & CEO
Soulstice Consultancy
Jasmin Brand
Founder
HER Texas
Shonn Brown
Vice President & Deputy Legal Counsel, ESG & Sustainability
Kimberly Clark
Monica Christopher
Senior VP, Chief Giving and community Impact officer
Communities Foundation of Texas
Trisha Cunningham
President and CEO
North Texas Food Bank
Bianca Davis
CEO
New Friends New Life
Gemma Descoteaux
Partner
SheperdMullin
Kara Devita
Executive Director
Fossil Foundation
Sam Dwinell
Chief of People (Interim)
Stream
Kim Elenez
President & CEO
Make a Wish, North Texas
Erin Finegold
Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, Content and Events at Dallas Maverick
Dallas Mavs
Susan Fojtasek
Chief of Staff
Improving
Beth Good
CEO
Resource Royalty
Doreen Griffith
Dallas Office Managing Partner
Grant Thornton
Heather Hankamer
Owner
Heather Hankamer Consulting LLC
McKay Hendershot
Senior Director Marketing Communications
Scottish Rite for Children
Holly Herin
Sales Director
Blue Cross Blue Shield TX
Sarah Jackson
Vice President of Strategy and Public Affairs
Dallas Citizens Council
Jessica Jesse
CEO, Founder & Creative Director
Budha Girl
Debby Jewesson
Personal Coach & Business Consultant
The Roots Group
Dawn Kahle
Vice President, Communications
Children’s Health
Lenetra King
Founder
Watch Me Excel
Kathleen LaValle
President & CEO
Dallas CASA
Heather Lisle
Communications & Marketing Expert
Nicole Little
Deputy Operations Manager & Project Executive
Turner
Caren Lock
Regional Vice President & Associate General Counsel of Government Relations
USAA
Mylinh Luong
Director of Strategic Sourcing
GoodPop
Sara Madsen
COO and Executive Producer
1820 Productions
Karyn Martin
CEO
Interprise/Southwest Interior & Space Design, Inc.
Pat Martin
Publisher, Employee Engagement Director
People Newspapers
Lauren McKinnon
Founder and CEO
Project Mockingbird
Linda McMahon
President & CEO
TREC
Pamela McQuade
Executive Director Business Owner Education, Marketing & Branding
Texas Security Bank
Jessica Nunez
President
TruePoint Communications
Lisa Ong
Founder
Wishing Out Loud
Stephanie Ormston
Assistant Vice President – Digital Services Integration
AT&T
Sandra Ostad
Director of Development
CitySquare
Meghna Patel
Senior Director, Marketing and Strategy
UTA
Rita Price
SVP, Experiential Innovation
MC2
Andrea Raney
Director, Partner Marketing
AT&T
Amna Razzaq
COO / Vice-President
BrandBeat Advertising and Communication / Stalliongates Investments
Christa Sanford
Partner
Baker Botts
Leslie Sans
Founder & Executive Director.
Dallas Pets Alive
Sandra Schwan
Founder & Executive Coach
Evolving Strategies LLC
Thear Suzuki
Global Client Service Partner
Ernst & Young
Charmaine Tang
President
ORCA AG
Sonia Thomas
Head of Mergers & Acquistion Integration & Product Launch Excellence
Galderma Laboratories
Shirley Walker
Director of People Operations
Hire Effect
Michele Wheeler
President & COO
Jackson Shaw
Maureen Wiegert
Vice President
Allyn Media
Abigail Williams
Founder and CEO
United to Learn
Beverly Wright
Founder & CEO
Wright Choice Group LLC
“87% of organizations believe in leadership development…but only 5% actually invest in it. When organizations invest in leadership development, they get outsized results (7x-41x).”
Source: Harvard Business Review
Produced in partnership with local executives and coaching experts, this program was carefully curated to address pressing personal and professional needs for emerging women leaders. Events and workshops will address topics like:
Leadership development at the start of a woman’s career is a major contributor to her success.
Source: McKinsey Women in the Workplace Study 2022
How are you investing in the development of your women leaders?
Successful companies recognize that investing in, and developing, a pipeline of high performing women leaders with the skills and network to succeed is vital to long-term success. D CEO’s Emerging Women Leadership Network enriches participants’ skills, competencies, and networks as they accelerate their growth, both professionally and personally.
As a corporate sponsor, your company has the opportunity to generate awareness and cultivate relationships with emerging women leaders, serve as a discussion leader at one event, sponsor a membership for an emerging female leader, and much more!
More than 67% of women under 30 want to be senior leaders. Companies that don’t take action may struggle to recruit and retain the next generation of women leaders.
Source: McKinsey Women in the Workplace Study 2022
What are the dates of the program?
The program will launch September 20, 2023, with an in–person event at D CEO HQ, followed by monthly virtual workshops on Friday, October 6, November 3, December 1, January 5, February 2, and March 1, 2024, from 9 am – 10:30 am. There will be four (4) bimonthly in-person evening events throughout the program on September 20, November 8, January 17, and March 13, 2024 (final program date).
How much does it cost?
The first-year membership is $3,500, and payment is due by the program start date of September 20, 2023. Due to the limited number of memberships available, it is non-refundable.
If your company is interested in sponsoring 3+ more individuals, we’d be glad to offer a discounted package. Please contact EWLN@dmagazine.com for more information.
Can I have my company pay for my membership as part of our professional development budget?
Yes! In fact, we encourage it. This is a very unique program for a few key reasons:
If your HR department needs more information in order to approve, please have them contact EWLN@dmagazine.com and a member of our team will be glad to speak to someone.
Once accepted we will provide an invoice to submit as an expense and your Accounts Payable team can pay through credit card, ACH, or check.
I submitted my nomination. How will I know if I’ve been accepted?
All accepted nominations will be notified on a rolling basis, and no later than August 16, 2023. If you don’t hear back within 2-3 business days, please contact EWLN@dmagazine.com.
Who is the program geared toward?
This program was developed for women who are on a leadership track or have expressed an interest in leadership within your organization. The ideal candidate has a desire to build their network and influence, is eager to engage with the community and other emerging leaders, and is seeking more individualized guidance, coaching, and mentorship. You should be at the point in your career when you’re ready to invest in yourself, your network, and your professional development in order to get to that next level. It’s for entrepreneurs, creatives, small business owners, and corporate executives alike.
Can I get involved as a mentor or speaker?
Thank you for your interest! Yes, we are always looking to increase our network of executive women looking to give back to the next generation. Please contact EWLN@dmagazine.com with your name, area of interest, and how you’d like to get involved.
Are corporate sponsorships available to support and align with the program?
Yes! We are looking for partners who are hoping to reach an engaged network of women leaders, with opportunities to meet and speak with them throughout the duration of the program, and advertise your commitment to developing female talent more broadly. Sponsorships range from $22,500 to $5,500.
Please email Rachel@dmagazine.com if you are interested in learning more. We look forward to hearing your ideas!
Who can I contact for more information?
Please email EWLN@dmagazine.com with your questions and a member of our team will gladly help.
Is there an age limit?
No, there is no age limit for this program; if you self-identify as an emerging woman leader then you should apply. We do ask that you have 4-5 years minimum of professional experience and have expressed interest in a leadership path.