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Meet Our Network
Project Sunflower is a network of exceptional female executives with proven leadership and success that spans multiple industries.
Debbie Ackerman
Co-Founder and Partner - Amateras AEA
Christy Alvord
Former President and Industrial Products Executive
Paula Bennett
CEO and Experienced Retail Executive
Shani Boone
Finance, Strategy & Operations Executive
Rita Brogley
Technology Executive and Independent Board Director
Elizabeth Burgess
Partner – Bridges Fund Management
Lily Chang
Senior Advisor – Leonard Green & Partners
Jennifer W. Christensen
Managing Partner – JWC Partners
Christine DeYoung
Managing Partner – DHR International
Heather Fraser
Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director – TZP Group, LLC
Alex Friedman
Co-Founder and Former CEO - LOLA
Andrea Gelzer, MD, MS
Experienced Health Care and Managed Care Executive
Julie E. Gilbert
Partner – McKinsey & Company
Laurie Ann Goldman
Former CEO of Spanx, Board Director
Susan Golden
Founder and Principal – Golden Leadership LLC
Harisha Haigh
Managing Director – Northwestern University
Andee Harris
CEO - Challenger Inc
Andrea Hedrick
Partner - Amateras AEA
Holly Huels
Co-Founder and Managing Partner – Holleway Capital Partners
Alex Jung
Co-Founder and Managing Partner - Amateras AEA
Arden Karson
Founder and Managing Principal - Karson & Co.
Michele Korfin
COO & CCO - Gamida Cell
Meghan Leggett
Director- The Sterling Group
Kate Lindberg
Chief Investment Officer - Sawdust Investment Management Corp.
Gail Mandel
Director and Former CEO Wyndham Destination Network
Viola Maxwell-Thompson
Former President and CEO Technology Executive
Cheri McEssy
Healthcare Expert and Entrepreneur
Jennifer N. Perron-Micek
Marmon Retail – Vice President of Growth & Innovation
Debra Perelman
Former President, CEO and Board Member Revlon
Jennifer Pierce
Experienced Financial Services and Energy Executive
Debra Polishook
Experienced Consulting and Operations Executive
Pamela Simpkins
Biopharmaceutical Executive and Former Institutional Investor
Jane Shekman
Founder and CEO LifeCare Home Health Services
Sheila Stanziale
CEO & Board Director - Consumer Sector
Martha Temple, FSA
Experienced Health Care Executive
Adrienne L. Stevens
Executive Leader & Board Director
Wendy Trevisani
Institutional Investor and Portfolio Manager
Advisory Network members are not Amateras AEA employees. There can be no assurance that such professionals will be associated with the Amateras AEA Fund or any particular investment. The level of involvement and role of the advisors with the Fund and each portfolio company may vary, including having no involvement or role at all.
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