Robin (Chacón) Dufresne

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Top Female Executives

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Company: CSG Government Solutions

Location: Haines City, Fla.

Half way through her current career time-line, Robin (Chacón) Dufresne made a transition from financial services to health care, where she began as Medicaid operations director for the State of Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services. The state had implemented a Medicaid system that failed, and she came in to lead that system recovery and replacement effort as well as Organizational Change Management transformation of the Medicaid Office. Upon successfully implementing the new Medicaid program, Ms. Dufresne transitioned to private consulting to help other state government agents with similar projects. Continue reading →

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Carol Smit

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Top Female Executives

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Company: Ian Parker Bipolar Research Fund

Location: Colac, VIC

Initially, Carol Smit became involved in her profession after tragically losing her younger brother to suicide after he lived with severe episodes of bipolar disorder for 25 years. She has passionately determined to turn this tragic negative event into a rewarding and positive event and did not want to see any other families suffer as her family did. Ms. Smit also hopes to reduce the stigma of mental health issues through the support of community awareness, education and communication. She attributes her success to being raised in a wonderful family by two loving parents. Although both her father and brother suffered from mental health issues, they had a tight bond and were a supportive family. Continue reading →

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Melissa Iteld-Jurin

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Top Female Executives

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Company: Brown Academy

Location: Great Neck, N.Y.

With more than 18 years of experience, Mrs. Melissa Iteld-Jurin provides for those under her tutelage a wealth of knowledge on topics related to literature and authorship. She has taught literature at an academy for the past three years, and she is extremely passionate about teaching Initially, Mrs. Iteld-Jurin became involved in her profession through her passion for teaching.students the art of writing, and how they can share their thoughts fluently and creatively. Continue reading →

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Nancy Schumacher

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Top Female Executives

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Location: New Haven, Conn.

Ms. Schumacher has written and published five books on neurological disorders, including epilepsy, Friedreich’s ataxia, bipolar disorder and cerebral palsy. In addition, she illustrated the jackets for her three most recent books. Her greatest achievement has been the publishing of her first book about a school in Hawaii. However, the highlights of her career were lecturing to medical students in the Ukraine and at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, and receiving a master’s degree in psychology. Ms. Schumacher has presented 24 medical papers in Europe and China since 1985. Continue reading →

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Renee Scholack-Fletcher

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Top Female Executives

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Company: Northwest Medical Center

Location: Pembrook Pines, Fla.

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