Pepperdine's Outstanding Alumni | Women in Leadership
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
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CEO/Owner, KidsCare Home Health
Fairview, Texas
![alexis-bonnell](/alumni/outstanding-alumni/women-in-leadership/images/honoree-images/alexis-bonnell.jpg)
Chief Innovation Officer, USAID
Washington, DC
![candi-castleberry-singleton](/alumni/outstanding-alumni/women-in-leadership/images/honoree-images/candi-castleberry-singleton.jpg)
VP, Diversity Partnership Strategy and Engagement, Twitter
Oakland, California
![kym-dildine](/alumni/outstanding-alumni/women-in-leadership/images/honoree-images/kymberlee-dildine.jpg)
Chief Administrative Officer, Central California Food Bank
Clovis, California
![kim-folsom](/alumni/outstanding-alumni/women-in-leadership/images/honoree-images/kim-folsom.jpg)
Cofounder, CEO and Managing Partner, Founders First Capital Partners LLC, Founder and Interim CEO, LIFT Development Enterprises, Inc
San Diego, California
![brynn-foster](/alumni/outstanding-alumni/women-in-leadership/images/honoree-images/brynn-foster.jpg)
Founder and Director, Voyaging Foods
Waialua, HI
![slyvia-franson](/alumni/outstanding-alumni/women-in-leadership/images/honoree-images/sylvia-franson.jpg)
Vice President, West Coast Advertising Sales, NBCUniversal
Laguna Niguel, California
![jules-frost](/alumni/outstanding-alumni/women-in-leadership/images/honoree-images/jules-frost.jpg)
Head of Programmes and Partnerships, Core Humanitarian Standard Alliance
Chexbres, Switzerland
![nury-gomez](/alumni/outstanding-alumni/women-in-leadership/images/honoree-images/nury-gomez.jpg)
CEO, Accounting Breeze
El Segundo, California
![jessica-grounds](/alumni/outstanding-alumni/women-in-leadership/images/honoree-images/jessica-grounds.jpg)
Cofounder, Mine The Gap
San Diego, California
![dawn-grove](/alumni/outstanding-alumni/women-in-leadership/images/honoree-images/dawn-grove.jpg)
Corporate Counsel, Karsten Manufacturing Corporation, PING, and Other Subsidiaries
Phoenix, Arizona
![janie-grumley](/alumni/outstanding-alumni/women-in-leadership/images/honoree-images/janie-grumley.jpg)
Director of the Margie Petersen Breast Center, John Wayne Cancer Institute, Providence St. John's Health Center
Manhattan Beach, California
![tricia-halsey](/alumni/outstanding-alumni/women-in-leadership/images/honoree-images/tricia-halsey.jpg)
Founder and Executive Director, Big Idea Project
Denver, Colorado
![carrie-hastings](/alumni/outstanding-alumni/women-in-leadership/images/honoree-images/carrie-hastings.jpg)
Team Psychologist, Los Angeles Rams
Westlake Village, California
![yasmeen-hibrawi](/alumni/outstanding-alumni/women-in-leadership/images/honoree-images/yasmeen-hibrawi.jpg)
US Diplomat, US Department of State
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
![danielle-hickman](/alumni/outstanding-alumni/women-in-leadership/images/honoree-images/danielle-hickman.jpg)
Trial Attorney, US Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Human Rights and Special Prosecutions Section
Washington, DC
![kielle-horton](/alumni/outstanding-alumni/women-in-leadership/images/honoree-images/kielle-horton.jpg)
Vice President, Lindsey Communications and The Lindsey Foundation
Santa Barbara, California
![sara-young-jackson](/alumni/outstanding-alumni/women-in-leadership/images/honoree-images/sara-young-jackson.jpg)
Chancellor, Pepperdine University
Westlake Village, California
![laniece-jones](/alumni/outstanding-alumni/women-in-leadership/images/honoree-images/laniece-jones.jpg)
Executive Director, Peralta Colleges Foundation and Black Women Organized for Political Action (BWOPA)
Oakland, California
![silvia-armitano-mah](/alumni/outstanding-alumni/women-in-leadership/images/honoree-images/silvia-mah.jpg)
President and COO, Connect w/ San Diego Venture Group
San Diego, California
![jackie-beaubian-majors](/alumni/outstanding-alumni/women-in-leadership/images/honoree-images/jackie-majors.jpg)
CEO, Crystal Stairs, Inc.
Los Angeles, California
![hattie-mitchell](/alumni/outstanding-alumni/women-in-leadership/images/honoree-images/hattie-mitchell.jpg)
Founder, Crete Academy
Inglewood, California
![danielle-outlaw](/alumni/outstanding-alumni/women-in-leadership/images/honoree-images/danielle-outlaw.jpg)
Chief of Police, Portland Police Bureau
Portland, Oregon
![hanna-skandera](/alumni/outstanding-alumni/women-in-leadership/images/honoree-images/hannah-skandera.jpg)
CEO, Mile High Strategies, LLC
Denver, Colorado
![dee-anna-smith](/alumni/outstanding-alumni/women-in-leadership/images/honoree-images/deeanna-smith.jpg)
Chief Executive Officer, Sarah Cannon
Nashville, Tennessee
![molly-thompson](/alumni/outstanding-alumni/women-in-leadership/images/honoree-images/molly-thompson.jpg)
Cofounder, Kind Campaign
Thousand Oaks, California
![sara-train](/alumni/outstanding-alumni/women-in-leadership/images/honoree-images/sara-train.jpg)
Sustainability Manager, Trader Joe's
Pasadena, California
![betty-uribe](/alumni/outstanding-alumni/women-in-leadership/images/honoree-images/betty-uribe.jpg)
Executive Vice President, California Bank & Trust
Long Beach, California
![elizabeth-vilardo-morgan](/alumni/outstanding-alumni/women-in-leadership/images/honoree-images/elizabeth-vilardo.jpg)
President and CEO, Sutter Health Bay Area Medical Foundations
Sunnyvale, California
![robin-washington](/alumni/outstanding-alumni/women-in-leadership/images/honoree-images/robin-washington.jpg)
Executive Vice President and CFO, Gilead Sciences
Oakland, California
![brita wilson](/alumni/outstanding-alumni/women-in-leadership/images/honoree-images/britta-wilson.jpg)
Vice President, Inclusion Strategies, Pixar Animation Studios
Oakland, California | Yorba Linda, California
![kimberly yee](/alumni/outstanding-alumni/women-in-leadership/images/honoree-images/kimberly-yee.jpg)
State Treasurer of Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona