Nan Arnstein

Posted on August 17, 2016 by Top Female Executives

Title: Chief Executive Officer
Company: Creative Arts for Developing Minds, Inc.
Location: Hartford, CT United States

Following a 20-year career in corporate finance, Nan Arnstein decided to open up her own nonprofit organization. Through her organization, Creative Arts for Developing Minds, Inc., she is responsible for working with foster care children. She chose this cause for her nonprofit because she was once a foster child herself, and understands the struggles of having a difficult childhood. Inspired by her own high school mentors, she desires to be the kind and compassionate person that makes a difference in these children’s lives.

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Vera Vaughn

Posted on August 17, 2016 by Top Female Executives

Title: President & Chief Executive Officer
Company: Annandale Play-Care, Inc.
Location: Woodbridge, VA United States

A veteran of the industry, Vera Vaughn has nearly 40 years of experience in child care, with almost three decades of this experience dedicated to being the president and chief executive officer of Annandale Play-Care, Inc and Woodbridge Play-Care. In her role, she is responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations for the child care centers, including bookkeeping, finance, human resources, payroll and staffing and other administrative duties. Her facilities offer a variety of services and programs to children varying from preschool age to middle school, as well as summer and after school programs, too.

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Dr. Janan S. Sayyed

Posted on August 17, 2016 by Top Female Executives

Sayyed, JananTitle: 1) Doctor 2) Owner
Company: 1) Active Care Chiropractic & Natural Wellness Center PC 2) Alternative/Complementary Medicine & Integrative Medicine
Location: Bronx, NY United States

Influenced by her mother, Dr. Janan Sayyed decided to pursue a career in holistic, complementary and integrative medicine. Her mother always served as a source of inspiration for the doctor, as she believed in the importance of holistic and preventative medicine in relation to overall patient well-being and health.

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Sandra Rivera

Posted on August 17, 2016 by Top Female Executives

Rivera, SandraTitle: Vice President
Company: Duff & Phelps
Location: Pittsburg, CA United States

After beginning her career in the tech industry as a receptionist, Sandra Rivera was then promoted to an administrative assistant position, and eventually advanced to a high level tech professional. Her current company, Duff & Phelps, provides consulting services to corporate legal departments, law firms and governmental agencies to help improve performance and efficiency. As the vice president, she is responsible for helping companies manage and implement technology trainings and solutions. Prior to this position, she also owned her own consulting firm for 11 years. Sandra E. Rivera Consulting Inc. provided project management, testing, training and post-training assistance throughout the software deployment cycles of its clients.

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Susan Peterson

Posted on August 17, 2016 by Top Female Executives

Peterson, SusanTitle: Director of Government Relations
Company: Kansas State University
Location: Manhattan, KS United States

Susan Peterson has dedicated her career to the Kansas state government. She has been a member of the staff in the government office since 1989, and has also served as staff for the Kansas house speaker and the state governor. Ms. Peterson has held her current position as the director of government relations for Kansas State University for almost 30 years now. In her role, she is responsible for directing state, federal, and community governmental relations activities and serving as a liaison to Kansas legislature, state executive branch agencies and the Kansas Congressional delegation.

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