Laura Cooney

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Top Female Executives

Cooney_99077Title: French and Spanish Teacher

Company: Lebanon Junior High School

Location: Lebanon, N.H.

Mrs. Cooney has been Lebanon Junior High School’s spelling bee pronouncer since 1998. She has coached students in all subjects and conducted the quiz bowl competition five times. Her short term goal is to learn the Teaching Proficiency through Reading Storytelling technique, developed by Blaine Ray, in order to help her students to become more fluent in French and Spanish. She attended the National Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling conference at Burlington, in Vermont in the summer of 2006. Upon finding the seminar to be phenomenal, Mrs. Cooney returned each summer for three-day workshops in order to become more confident, and share strategies with other teachers from New England who are using the method. Continue reading →

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Katherine Clark

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Top Female Executives

b3bbd6c0b026ecTitle: Director of Finance

Company: Sisters of Providence

Location: Burien, Wash.

For the past four years, Katherine Clark has attributed her success as director of finance at Sisters of Providence to her previous professors and her faith. As an expert in nonprofit acumen, she provides the religious and spiritual organization by overseeing their accounting, project cash flows, budgets and auditing. She keeps abreast of changes in her field through her membership with the American Institute of CPAs. In five years, Ms. Clark intends to consult for nonprofits. Continue reading →

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Cassandra Bliss

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Top Female Executives

3ad8fd4d15da4888b98445ad40dddf3aTitle: Chief Financial Officer

Company: Pelopidas, LLC

Location: Naples, Fla.

Cassandra Bliss initiated her career in accounting because her mother was in involved in the same profession. And while she swore she would never become an accountant, she found out she was good at it while in college. Through her strong values, morals, and family support, she graduated Central Methodist University with a bachelor’s degree in accounting, she began on her career path 14 years ago, and today serves as chief financial officer of Pelopidas, LLC. In five years, Ms. Bliss plans to earn an MBA and become a certified public accountant. Continue reading →

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Trine Berntsen

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Top Female Executives

54feb38f37564f04b5877a789bfe76f4Title: Managing Director

Company: Aviator Airport Alliance AS

Location: Sætre, Norway

Wielding 22 years of change management experience, Trine Berntsen celebrates her first year as managing director of the aviation services provider, Aviator Airport Alliance AS. There, she helps them provide support services for airports, finding flexible and cost effective solutions to meet highly varied needs. They heavily rely on her ability to facilitate change management, leadership and program coordination of ground handling, facility management, restaurant services, food and catering, staff restaurants, and patient hotels. Specifically, Ms. Berntsen oversees all changes and adjustments in the company system within the areas of human resources, operations and financials. Continue reading →

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Carmen Vitton

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Top Female Executives

6d940593730446728d9702df965982aeTitle: Chief Operating Officer

Company: Rehab Synergies

Location: Arlington, Texas

Having delivered 27 years of communications in the speech language pathology and audiology field, Carmen Vitton continues in her fourth year as chief operating officer of Rehab Synergies. As an in-house therapy provider, Rehab Synergies relies on her expertise in dysphagia, swallowing disorders, and materials, products and services for patients whose primary language is Spanish. There, throughout her work-week, she oversees the clinical programming and departmental operations of the facilities through direction and guidance. Through these processes, Ms. Vitton also manages five regional directors and three discipline-specific clinical liaisons, while working closely with health care administrators. Continue reading →

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