2009 U.S. Women's Open - 2009 Advisory Council

2009 Executive Women’s Advisory Council

The 2009 U.S. Women’s Open Executive Advisory Council is comprised of leaders who represent the business, political, entertainment, academic and sports worlds. These women were chosen to serve as ambassadors for the 2009 U.S. Women’s Open and to enable this championship to receive the support and resources necessary to succeed.

Executive Women’s Advisory Council:

Committee Member Beth Bass
Chief Executive Officer, Women’s Basketball Coaches Association

Committee Member Kara D. Beem
Senior Associate, Greenlee Partners, LLC

Committee Member Judy Bell
Consulting Director of the USGA Grants and Fellowship Department and Past President, USGA

Committee Member Jennifer K. Bergstresser
Publisher and Executive Editor, Lehigh Valley Magazine

Committee Member Karen Beyer
Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 131st Legislative District

Committee Member Cyndi Blaschak
President, Board of Trustees, Cedar Crest College

Committee Member Senator Lisa Boscola
Pennsylvania Senator, D-18th

Committee Member Andrea Carelli
Vice President, Client and Community Relations Corporate and Special Events, PNC Bank

Committee Member Rosemary Chiavetta, Esq.
Owner, Chiavetta Consulting

Committee Member Dr. Karen Conlin
Dentist, Wilmington, DE

Committee Member Kelley A. Cornish
Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (NYC)

Committee Member Kate Cunningham
Senior Director of Global Tournament Operations, Ashworth

Committee Member Nancy Alba Dunleavy
President and CEO, Dunleavy & Associates

Committee Member Cindy Feinberg
Director of Community and Economic Development, Lehigh County

Committee Member Carolyn S. Femovich
Executive Director, the Patriot League

Committee Member Sara (Sally) Gammon
President and Chief Executive Officer, Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network

Committee Member Dr. Alice Gast
President, Lehigh University

Committee Member Mimi S. Griffin
President, MSG Promotions, Inc., Executive Director, 2009 U.S. Women’s Open

Committee Member Betse Hamilton
USGA Director, U.S. Women’s Open Championships

Committee Member Jan S. Heller
President, Wachovia Bank - Northeast Pennsylvania Region

Committee Member Priscilla Payne Hurd
Philanthropist

Committee Member Carolyn Kepcher
Chief Executive Officer, Carolyn & Co.

Committee Member Debra Kisela
Government Affairs Specialist, Stevens & Lee

Committee Member Jennifer L. Mann
Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 132nd Legislative District

Committee Member Kathleen McGinty
Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

Committee Member Alice Miller
Executive Director, LPGA Championship

Committee Member Betsy Rawls
Hall of Fame Golfer, Four-Time U.S. Women’s Open Champion

Committee Member Robin Roberts
Co-anchor, ABC’s Good Morning America

Committee Member Virginia Savage
Manager of Main Street Initiatives, Lehigh County

Committee Member Patricia Simon
President and Chief Executive Officer, PBS 39

Committee Member Anita Smith
President and Chief Executive Officer, Capital BlueCross

Committee Member Scarlett Spring
Former National Sales Director, AstraZeneca Oncology

Committee Member Dr. Barbara Stengel
Professor of Education Foundations, Millersville University

Committee Member Deborah M. Suder
Government Relations Specialist, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney

Committee Member Jeanne M. Taylor
Executive Vice President, MSG Promotions, Inc., Championship Director, 2009 U.S. Women’s Open

Committee Member Kathryn Taylor
Board Member, Capital BlueCross and Lehigh Valley Hospital Center

Committee Member Suzanne Tougas
Director of Sponsorship/Promotions, MassMutual Financial Group

Committee Member Dr. Karen D. Walton
Provost, Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Professor of Mathematics, DeSales University

Committee Member Senator Connie Williams
Pennsylvania Senator, D-17th, Delaware and Montgomery