Maite Aranzabal
Board Member
Corporación Hijos de Rivera, Banco de Crédito del Perú, and Credicorp
IWF Spain
Corporación Hijos de Rivera, Banco de Crédito del Perú, and Credicorp
IWF Spain
IWF Announces 2025-2026 Mentors
January 15, 2026
The IWF Leadership Fellows Program accelerates the career paths of accomplished women, preparing them to lead, inspire, and change the world. Unique among leadership development programs globally, the Program’s powerful resources are designed to catalyze individual potential as well as their impact within organizations worldwide. Now in its 32nd year, the Program continues to address the three barriers that have historically restricted the potential of women leaders: access to leadership training, professional networks, and mentorship.
Our world-class mentoring program carefully matches Leadership Fellows with IWF members whose experience and expertise align with their professional development goals. We are deeply grateful to the generous IWF members who have volunteered to devote their time and counsel as mentors to our 2025-2026 IWF Leadership Fellows Program class.
This year’s IWF Member mentors hail from 27 IWF Forums in 10 countries, including the Bahamas, Brazil, Canada, France, Panama, Peru, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, and the United States. Six mentors are Leadership Fellows Program alumnae, and seven mentors have shown exceptional commitment to the Program, having served as mentors for Leadership Fellows in previous years.
2025-2026 Mentors
Nanette Archer de Svenson
Co-founder and Senior Researcher
Centro de Investigación Educativa
IWF Panama
Centro de Investigación Educativa
IWF Panama
Terry Axelrod
Founder and CEO
Benevon
IWF Washington State
Benevon
IWF Washington State
Nadine Beauger
Senior Director
Therapeutic Accelerator at Boston Children’s Hospital
IWF Canada
Therapeutic Accelerator at Boston Children’s Hospital
IWF Canada
Rena Blades
President
Delos Consulting
IWF Palm Beach
Delos Consulting
IWF Palm Beach
Dessa Bokides
Board Member
BankWyse, FortifID, Inc., High Line Canal Conservancy
IWF Colorado
BankWyse, FortifID, Inc., High Line Canal Conservancy
IWF Colorado
Katarina Bonde
Board Chair
Stillfront Group, Mentimeter, and Zimpler
IWF Northern California and IWF Sweden
Stillfront Group, Mentimeter, and Zimpler
IWF Northern California and IWF Sweden
Heather Brilliant
CEO
Diamond Hill
IWF Ohio
Diamond Hill
IWF Ohio
Shawn Dennis
Board Member, CEO, CMO, Venture Partner and Adjunct Professor
IWF Wisconsin
IWF Wisconsin
Angela Diaz
Director
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
IWF New York
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
IWF New York
Julie Do
Managing Director, Communication, Media and High-Tech
Accenture
IWF Northern California
Accenture
IWF Northern California
Susan Elkington
SVP, Electric Vehicles (retired)
Toyota Motors North America
IWF Kentucky
Toyota Motors North America
IWF Kentucky
Tekisha Everette
Executive Vice President
Trust for America’s Health
IWF Washington, DC
Trust for America’s Health
IWF Washington, DC
Lauri Fitz-Pegado
President
Beyond the Ballet Barre, Inc.
IWF Washington, DC
Beyond the Ballet Barre, Inc.
IWF Washington, DC
Joelle Foster
CEO
North Forge
IWF Canada
North Forge
IWF Canada
Rebekah Gee
Founder and CEO
Nest Health
IWF Louisiana
Nest Health
IWF Louisiana
Leela Gray
Brigadier General (retired)
U.S. Army
IWF Florida Suncoast
U.S. Army
IWF Florida Suncoast
Yvette Hollingsworth Clark
EVP and Chief Compliance Officer
State Street
IWF Massachusetts
State Street
IWF Massachusetts
Zabrina Jenkins
EVP and Executive Advisor
Starbucks
IWF Washington State
Starbucks
IWF Washington State
Barbara Karpinska Hopkins
Strategic Growth and Transformation Executive in Health and Technology
IWF Connecticut and IWF Massachusetts
IWF Connecticut and IWF Massachusetts
Merrilee Kick
Founder and Strategic Advisor
Buzzballz
IWF Dallas
Buzzballz
IWF Dallas
Diane Knoll
Principal
Knoll Consulting
IWF Northern California
Knoll Consulting
IWF Northern California
Zelma Long
International Wine, Viticulture, and Enology Expert and Consultant
Zelphi Wines, Long Vineyards
IWF New Mexico
Zelphi Wines, Long Vineyards
IWF New Mexico
Terri Ludwig
CEO
Ballmer Group
IWF Washington State
Ballmer Group
IWF Washington State
Allyson Maynard Gibson
Former Attorney General and Minister for Legal Affairs
Government of The Bahamas
IWF Bahamas
Government of The Bahamas
IWF Bahamas
Totsie Memela-Khambula
CEO
South African Social Security Agency
IWF South Africa
South African Social Security Agency
IWF South Africa
Caroline Miller Oyler
CAO and Corporate Secretary
Papa Johns
IWF Kentucky
Papa Johns
IWF Kentucky
Audrey Mothupi
CEO
SystemicLogic Group
IWF South Africa
SystemicLogic Group
IWF South Africa
Leslie Motter
President and CEO
Make A Wish America
IWF Arizona
Make A Wish America
IWF Arizona
Luisa Munaretto
Founder and CEO
Tech-IA Impact Invest
IWF France
Tech-IA Impact Invest
IWF France
Laura Peterson
Managing Director
Pearson VUE
IWF New York
Pearson VUE
IWF New York
Rossanna Sadir
Board Member
Goedert Goup, KEUNE Haircosmetics, TaTa S.A., and Rentcars
IWF Brazil
Goedert Goup, KEUNE Haircosmetics, TaTa S.A., and Rentcars
IWF Brazil
Lieneke Schol
Board Member
Scotiabank Perú, Promigas Perú, Alicorp, Cencosud, and Peruvian University of Appled Science
IWF Peru
Scotiabank Perú, Promigas Perú, Alicorp, Cencosud, and Peruvian University of Appled Science
IWF Peru
Jackie Seto
Board Director
Ultra Clean Technology
IWF Oregon
Ultra Clean Technology
IWF Oregon
Alice Shobe
Former Global Director
Amazon Community Impact
IWF Washington State
Amazon Community Impact
IWF Washington State
Eglantine Sir
Founder and CEO
Reset Paris
IWF France
Reset Paris
IWF France
Alison Taunton-Rigby
Board Member, CEO, and entrepreneur in life science and health care
IWF Massachusetts
IWF Massachusetts
Jennifer Wagner Davis
COO
University of Virginia
IWF Washington, DC
University of Virginia
IWF Washington, DC
Joyce Winnecke
Principal
JWinnecke Advisors LLC
IWF Chicago
JWinnecke Advisors LLC
IWF Chicago