Pepperdine University is thrilled to recognize some of our most dynamic alumnae whose
leadership in their respective fields is shifting cultural landscapes, shaping and
reshaping industries, and innovating in powerful and purposeful ways. Introducing
your 2019 Outstanding Alumni | Women in Leadership honorees.
Meet Our Outstanding Alumnae
Cortney Baker (EdD '15)
CEO/Owner, KidsCare Home Health
Fairview, Texas
Alexis Bonnell ('99)
Chief Innovation Officer, USAID
Washington, DC
Candi Castleberry Singleton (MBA '06)
VP, Diversity Partnership Strategy and Engagement, Twitter
Oakland, California
Kymberlee Dildine ('03, MBA '08)
Chief Administrative Officer, Central California Food Bank
Clovis, California
Kim Folsom (MBA '02)
Cofounder, CEO and Managing Partner, Founders First Capital Partners LLC, Founder
and Interim CEO, LIFT Development Enterprises, Inc
San Diego, California
Brynn Foster ('95)
Founder and Director, Voyaging Foods
Waialua, HI
Sylvia Franson ('87)
Vice President, West Coast Advertising Sales, NBCUniversal
Laguna Niguel, California
Jules (Juli) L. Frost ('90)
Head of Programmes and Partnerships, Core Humanitarian Standard Alliance
Chexbres, Switzerland
Nury Gomez (MBA '12)
CEO, Accounting Breeze
El Segundo, California
Jessica N. Grounds ('03)
Cofounder, Mine The Gap
San Diego, California
Dawn (Solheim) Grove (JD '91)
Corporate Counsel, Karsten Manufacturing Corporation, PING, and Other Subsidiaries
Phoenix, Arizona
Janie Weng Grumley ('00)
Director of the Margie Petersen Breast Center, John Wayne Cancer Institute, Providence
St. John's Health Center
Manhattan Beach, California
Tricia Halsey ('03)
Founder and Executive Director, Big Idea Project
Denver, Colorado
Carrie Hastings (MA '06, PsyD '11)
Team Psychologist, Los Angeles Rams
Westlake Village, California
Yasmeen Hibrawi (MBA '08)
US Diplomat, US Department of State
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Danielle Hickman (JD '97)
Trial Attorney, US Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Human Rights and Special
Prosecutions Section
Washington, DC
Kielle Horton ('02, MA '05)
Vice President, Lindsey Communications and The Lindsey Foundation
Santa Barbara, California
Sara Young Jackson ('74)
Chancellor, Pepperdine University
Westlake Village, California
LaNiece Jones (MA '12)
Executive Director, Peralta Colleges Foundation and Black Women Organized for Political
Action (BWOPA)
Oakland, California
Silvia Armitano Mah ('95)
President and COO, Connect w/ San Diego Venture Group
San Diego, California
Jackie Beaubian Majors (MA '96)
CEO, Crystal Stairs, Inc.
Los Angeles, California
Hattie Mitchell (MPP '12)
Founder, Crete Academy
Inglewood, California
Danielle M. Outlaw (MBA '12)
Chief of Police, Portland Police Bureau
Portland, Oregon
Hanna Skandera (MPP '00)
CEO, Mile High Strategies, LLC
Denver, Colorado
Dee Anna Smith ('86)
Chief Executive Officer, Sarah Cannon
Nashville, Tennessee
Molly Thompson ('09)
Cofounder, Kind Campaign
Thousand Oaks, California
Sara Train (MBA '19)
Sustainability Manager, Trader Joe's
Pasadena, California
Betty Uribe (MBA '02, EdD '12)
Executive Vice President, California Bank & Trust
Long Beach, California
Elizabeth Mary Vilardo-Morgan (MBA '99)
President and CEO, Sutter Health Bay Area Medical Foundations
Sunnyvale, California
Robin Washington (MBA '95)
Executive Vice President and CFO, Gilead Sciences
Oakland, California
Britta M. Wilson (MBA '92, EdD '16)
Vice President, Inclusion Strategies, Pixar Animation Studios Oakland, California | Yorba Linda, California
Kimberly Yee ('96)
State Treasurer of Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona