Ceyda Acilan Ayhan
Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics
Koç University, School of Medicine
Türkiye
Meet the Fellows
IWF Leadership Fellows
2025-2026
The 32nd Class of the Leadership Fellows Program brings together 39 highly accomplished women leaders from the Bahamas, Canada, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Singapore, South Africa, Türkiye, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Their backgrounds include corporate, nonprofit, academic, government, and entrepreneurial sectors, and they have professional expertise in biosciences, communications, impact investing, finance, hospitals and healthcare, law, logistics, technology, and more.
This exceptional cohort will participate in an intensive leadership development experience designed to address the key barriers that restrict women’s advancement, accelerating their path to the C-suite and other top levels in sectors where women leaders remain rare.
Meet the 2025-2026 IWF Leadership Fellows
Mitra Agcaoili
CPO, Global People Partner
Edelman
United States
Berenice Alvarez
New Business Manager
Coca Cola FEMSA
Mexico
Cathy Andorfer
National Director
Tourmaline Bio
United States
Ruth Bailey
Operations Director
AtkinsRéalis
United Kingdom
Aisha Barlatier-Bonny
Vice President of Behavioral Health & Outpatient Services
The Home for Little Wanderers, Inc.
United States
Cholpon Begalieva
Head of Risk Management Department
Kyrgyz Investment and Credit Bank (KICB)
Kyrgyzstan
Francesca Berrondo
Board Member/Product Manager of Global Products
Mabe
Mexico
Natalie Bethel
Operations Senior Associate
Inter-American Development Bank
Bahamas
Nikki Bowman Mills
President
New South Media, Inc.
United States
Miranda Chen
Director, Technical Advisor
Amazon
United States
Isabel Davara
Founding and Managing Partner
Davara Abogados
Mexico
Riel Erickson
Liaison Officer to Women Peace and Security Ambassador
Canadian Armed Forces
Canada
Stephiney Foley
CEO
Yuzi Care
United States
Maleeka Glover
Senior Epidemiologist
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
United States
Sanya Goffe
Partner
Hart Muirhead Fatta
Jamaica
Ying Hao
Group Product Manager
Microsoft
United States
Angélica Huacuja
Senior Director, Labor & Employment LATAM
Uber
Mexico
Fernanda Jorgensen
Executive Director
PhilanthropyMiami
United States
Lisa Kaufmann
Senior Strategic Advisor to Governor Jared Polis
The State of Colorado
United States
Julieta LaMalfa
Chief Financial Officer
Canela Media
United States
Thando Lamula
Trust and Fiduciary Manager
Standard Bank
South Africa
Natasha Latiff
International Lawyer (Human Rights)
SAHR, Women for Justice & Fair Future
Singapore
Leigh Anne Liu
Professor & Director, Institute of International Business
Georgia State University
United States
Tara Lubbers
Global Director of Volunteering
Amazon
United States
Gwen Martin
CEO
Evo North Technologies and Silverback Technology Development
Canada
Leslie Mba
Vice President, Assistant Secretary Assistant General Counsel
Texas Instruments
United States
Stephanie Medeiros
Head of Mobility
Schneider Electric
Canada
Rosalinda Mendoza
CEO
Mocel Mezcal Artesanal
United States
Danae Mobley
CEO
Coded by
United States
Amanda Pritters
Global Director and Head of Retail Security
Apple
United States
Mandy Querio
EVP, Debt Capital Markets
Zions Bancorporation, N.A.
United States
Kristi Reyes
Director of Clinical Support -Patient Financial Services
Boston Children’s Hospital
United States
Roshell Rinkins
Vice President, Transformation and Organizational Effectiveness
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
United States
Cristina Ronski
CEO de Walmart Centroamérica
Walmart de México y Centroamérica
Costa Rica
Marianela Santos
CEO
Kalpa Ventures
Mexico
Claudia Serrer
Trade Commissioner Southeast USA
ProChile
United States
Mini’imah Shaheed
Author & Chief Executive Officer
Winning Leadership Teams
United States
Monica Wheat
Executive Director and General Partner
Venture Catalysts | Catalysts Fund
United States