Renee Skinner

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Top Female Executives

Renee SkinnerTitle: Superintendent of Service Delivery
Company: Rio Tinto Iron Ore Company
Location: Labrador City, NL Canada

As an educated and experienced purchasing and logistics professional, Renee Skinner strongly believes that safety, expertise, confidence and teamwork are keys to strong business relationships and company success. That belief has served her well, as it has led to her continued success and logevity with Rio Tinto Iron Ore Company (IOC). Ms. Skinner weas picked up by the company as part of a graduate development program, after which she was hired for a three month project. She was fortunate to get that extended for two additional terms, and became a senior buyer for the IOC. After a brief stint with another company, Ms. Skinner was permanantly hired by the IOC, and has been there for the past 15 years now.

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Elsa E. O’Connor Koczan

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Top Female Executives

E. O'Connor KoczanTitle: Educational Consultant, Mentor
Company: Elsa O’Connor Koczan
Location: Pennington, NJ United States

An independent motivational speaker, Elsa O’Connor Koczan uses her years of professional experience to encourage excellence in others. In her role as an educational consultant and mentor, she works with new teachers, performs, and has created a teacher’s book of activities with tapes for children to serve as a valuable tool for those in the field. As a testament to her success in the academic world, Ms. O’Connor Koczan was honored with the Science Teacher of the Year Award by the state of Montana.

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Marie Montero

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Top Female Executives

Title: Senior Consultant of Velocity Solutions
Company: Tribridge
Location: Lake Mary, FL United States

Described by others as loyal, hardworking, committed, and stabilizing, Marie Montero is a senior leader with excellent communication skills and a collaborative perspective. With 16 years of experience behind her, she has spent the past 9 years serving as the senior consultant of velocity solutions for Tribridge, a technology services firm specializing in business applications and cloud solutions. In her position, Ms. Montero demonstrates exemplary skills and dedication with QA standards for best practices, and persistent ambitiousness in thinking for improvement using critical analytical skills. She also enhances the development of application processing methodologies.

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Jaclyn Figueras, MSN

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Top Female Executives

Jaclyn FiguerasTitle: Director of Professional Practice
Company: Cancer Treatment Centers of America
Location: Goodyear, AZ United States

Jaclyn Figueras was so impressed by the nurses she encountered while undergoing knee surgery that she decided to pursue the profession herself. Now, with 14 years of experience behind her, she is thriving as the director of professional practice for the Cancer Treatment Centers of America. In her role, Ms. Figueras’ responsibilities include overseeing patient education, clinical education, and nonclinical education, as well as accreditation’s such as the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers and the TJC Disease Specific Certification for Lung Cancer. She is particularly proud of this position, as the department was previously nonexistent; she created and developed it herself.

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Kristin Dryden, PT, DPT

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Top Female Executives

Title: Facility Manager
Company: Athletico
Location: Goodyear, AZ United States

Always up for a challenge, Kristin Dryden loves the opportunities physical therapy brings. She joined the field after spending a lot of time in physical therapy herself as a child. Inspired by her experience, Dr. Dryden went on to earn a doctorate in physical therapy from the University of St. Augustine and a master’s degree in physical therapy from St. Louis University. She also went through training in the companies she’s worked for to learn how to lead and build effective teams.

All of the knowledge and skills Dr. Dryden gained led her to Athletico, a prominent physical therapy chain that offers more than 40 specialty rehabilitation, outreach, and fitness services. In her role as the facility manager, she treats patients and handles a variety of managerial responsibilities. When Dr. Dryden first took over, performance was not consistent. Under her guidance and leadership, however, the goals of the company have been met consistently for the past five years.

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