The WLN Advisory Board
Shelley Broader was President/Chief Executive Officer, Chico’s Fas Inc. Before that, she was President of Walmart International EMEA, Walmart Canada Corp. and President and Chief Operating Officer of Michael’s Stores. She is on the board of Inspire Medical Systems.
Kim Nelson is an independent board director for Colgate-Palmolive Company, Cummins Inc., Tate & Lyle. She was Senior Vice President at General Mills in the C-Suite and president of the snack division at the company.
Marie Quintana is Executive Vice President at Tenet Healthcare, which owns 65 hospital and 500 other healthcare facilities. She is the former Senior Vice President for multicultural sales and marketing at PepsiCo.
Marla Thompson is Senior Vice President and General Manager of marketing cloud for Salesforce. She was Chief Commercial Officer for Heritage Environmental Services and Senior Vice President at Angie’s List.
Kathy Casey is Chief Executive Officer at PureK Holdings Corp, a plant-based wellness company, former Chief Customer Officer of HeavenlyRX. Prior to that, she was Vice President, US Channels, for Kellogg Company.
Joan Toth is Executive Director at ChiPs professional association, for women in technology, law, and policy. Previously, she was Chief Executive Officer and President of the Network of Executive Women.
Trudy Bourgeois is the indomitable founder of The Center for Workforce Excellence who used her trailblazing corporate experience to become the go-to expert on cultural diversity, equality, inclusion, and workplace transformation. She is a bestselling author, speaker, trainer and coach.
Wilson Zhu is Chief Operating Officer at Li & Fung, the $11 billion supply chain manager in more than 40 production companies. Previously, he was Chief Sourcing and Production Officer at Gymboree and EVP at Michaels Stores Inc,
The WLN Learning and Development Council
Michelle Gloeckler was Executive Vice President of of Fortune 1 Walmart and a 21-year executive of the Hershey Company. She ranked 38th in the Fortune 50 Most Powerful Women. She is on the board of directors for BJ’s, Blendid and the Duckhorn Portfolio.
Kim Feil is Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer of Aspire Healthy Energy Drinks. She was Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer at OfficeMax, Chief Marketing Officer of Walgreens, and Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Sara Lee.
Alison Kenney Paul is managing director of global alliances at Google. Previously, she was Deloitte & Touche Partner and Vice Chairman — responsible for leading some of Deloitte’s largest retail clients globally.
Helayne Angelus was one of the first women to make Vice President at Procter & Gamble. She has been chair of the Network of Executive Women and the LEAD Network – Leading Executives Advancing Diversity.
Mike DeCandido is Chief Operating Officer of CE3 Solutions and is co-founder and board chair of CommonBondz, a non-profit focused on educating people on what drives racism against African Americans.
Our Team
Colleen Moynihan, Executive Director
Colleen has been a master trailblazer in the automotive and heavy equipment industry – one of the most male-dominated industries there is. Along the way, she has mentored countless women needing guidance and support, spearheading women’s leadership efforts with her considerable influence as a senior executive. She was Senior Vice President at Oshkosh Corporation (specialty trucks, military vehicles, fire trucks, etc)., Director of global quality and manufacturing engineering for Caterpillar, and Director of powertrain quality at Ford Motor Co.
Michelle Brigman, EVP of Operations.
Michelle is recognized as a Top Global CX Leader & Corporate innovator for business giants 7-Eleven, Citi, Dell and Medallia. Michelle is the EVP of Operations for Women’s Leadership Network, an executive coach and co-host of the Hard Won Wisdom Podcast. Michelle leverages her recognition as a top customer experience professional by consulting with multiple major brands to create and deliver great employee and customer experiences as well as teach leadership and work life balance through my company, The Brave Advantage.
Fawn Germer, EVP Strategy, Content and Communications
Fawn is a corporate consultant, 9-time best-selling author and global keynote speaker who works with organizations that want stronger, more adaptable people who fearlessly embrace change – no matter what comes next. She is a four-time Pulitzer Prize nominee and the best-selling author of nine books, including the Oprah book, Hard Won Wisdom. Fawn is also a revered work-life balance speaker who ranks fourth on the prestigious “Guru List” of best leadership speakers worldwide. She co-hosts the Hard Won Wisdom Podcast.
Ashley Thompson, Director of Marketing
Ash is a Brand Manager and Founding Principal Strategist for Ash Hunt PR and producer of Millennials to Watch. At the WLN, she manages all marketing and social media. Independently, she works with entrepreneurs, helping to streamline their digital platforms in consumer story-telling and customer experience.
Albert Joseph (AJ) Aligonero, Director of Production
AJ has broad experience in audio management, driving audio production in film, television, vocal recording and more than a thousand podcasts.