For far too long in modern history, women's contributions and accomplishments have been overlooked, undervalued, and underappreciated, and they have been held to different standards and subject to different treatment than men. As a result, they have been excluded from mainstream culture, had a gap in earnings, and borne the dual role of primary parent and dedicated employee. During Women's History Month, we have a unique opportunity to shine a spotlight on five Princeton alumnae from different professions—foundation/government leader, pianist, architect, marketing/branding advisor, and producer/talent agent—who will share their stories as well as their perspectives on topics such as gender bias, glass ceilings, mentorship, and leaning in.
This program is sponsored by the Princeton Club of New York and co-sponsored by the Princeton Association of NYC, Princeton Club of Georgia, and Princeton Arts Alumni (PA2). Hosted by Wendy Gerber.
Event Date: 3/22/21 at 8PM ET
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Wendy Gerber, moderator and panelist, is CEO of the International Consulting Group, a global strategy, branding and marketing consulting firm driving business growth for many of the world's leading corporations with a triple bottom line approach focused on ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) strategy and integration. Wendy has led marketing, communications, corporate strategy, governance, and sustainability for global corporations including Ralph Lauren, Citigroup, Kenneth Cole. She is also Chief Strategy Officer for Siegelvision, a brand and communications agency that develops compelling brand identity strategies for purpose-driven organizations. She started her career as an international lawyer in New York and Paris.
Wendy is also a member of the Board of Directors of Conscious Capitalism (NYC), an organization driving the movement to reimagine capitalism and build purpose-driven business models, the Advisory Board of EcoRise, creating programs to educate America’s youth about sustainability and environmental impact, and a member of the Sustainability andInnovation Committee of the French-American Chamber of Commerce. She is a graduate of Princeton, NYU Law School, and also studied at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and the University of London.
Beth Cobert '80 is Chief Operating Officer of the Markle Foundation and Chief Executive Officer of Skillful, a Markle Foundation initiative. In this role, Beth helps to lead Markle’s Rework America Alliance, opening opportunities for millions of unemployed and low wage workers to move into good jobs, particularly people of color who have been disproportionately impacted by the current economic crisis.
Prior to joining Markle, Beth was Acting Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) having previously served as the Deputy Director for Management at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Beth began her career at McKinsey & Company, where she became Senior Partner, working across a range of sectors, including financial services, healthcare, real estate, telecommunications, and philanthropy. Beth is a member of the Board of Directors of CBRE Group, Inc. and the Princeton University Board of Trustees. She received a bachelor's degree in economics from Princeton University and a master's in business administration from Stanford University. Beth currently lives in Denver with her husband, Adam Cioth ‘81.
Professor Ellen Dunham-Jones directs the MS in Urban Design and hosts the REDESIGNING CITIES podcast series at the Georgia Institute of Technology. An authority on suburban redevelopment, she maintains a unique database of over 2,000 retrofits of dead malls, office parks, and other parking-dominated property types into more sustainable, just, and prosperous places. She is co-author with June Williamson of the award-winning Retrofitting Suburbia: Urban Design Solutions for Redesigning Suburbs, (Wiley, 2009, 2011) and Case Studies in Retrofitting Suburbia: Urban Design Strategies For Urgent Challenges (Wiley, 2021). Ellen's work has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, TED and other prominent venues. Architect magazine honored her as the 2018-19 Woman Educator of the year and Planetizen recognized her as one of the 100 most influential urbanists.
Award winning pianist Donna Weng Friedman enjoys a varied career as a soloist, chamber musician, producer, teacher, curator and app developer. In collaboration with WQXR, she created and produced Heritage and Harmony, a virtual concert video series in celebration of Asian Pacific Heritage Month. She is the co-creator and co-host of HER/MUSIC;HER/STORY, a mini-series on WQXR as well as a concert series that shines a light on women composers, past and present.
Donna was the guest speaker on the TEDx series Making Waves and the featured guest artist on the National Women’s History Museum’s series NWHM Presents!: Sundays@Home, honoring women whose activism and talents serve to inspire others. In collaboration with the National Women’s History Museum and WNET/PBS Learning Media, she will launch two education programs in 2022 featuring leading female BIPOC role models in the arts. She is the curator of the Donna Weng Friedman ‘80 Master Class Series at Princeton University, and is a member of Princeton University Music Department’s Advisory Council.
Tina Treadwell: As president of Treadwell Entertainment Group, Tina develops and manages the careers of groundbreaking talent. She also develops and produces film, tv and theatrical projects for her clients through collaborations with leading directors and producers. Tina is also collaborating with West End British musical theater producer, Michael Harrison, on THE DRIFTERS GIRL - a musical based on both the group and on her parents, trailblazing music managers George and Faye Treadwell, and developing feature film projects on behalf of her clients.
As the former VP of Talent Development and Alternative Programming at Disney Channel, Tina oversaw talent development, talent relations and casting as well as the development and production of music specials, reality series and documentaries, including being the creative executive in charge of production for the network’s In Concert Series. She spearheaded 14 music specials for artists such as Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson, LeAnn Rimes, Backstreet Boys, Aaron Carter and most notably ‘N SYNC.
Tina also served as executive producer, producer and casting director for “ELLE: A Modern Cinderella Tale.” A graduate of Princeton, Tina served as an Arts Emissary for the U.S Embassies in Singapore, Malaysia and Jakarta along with her client Erinn Westbrook.