The Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA) has proudly announced its 2025 class of Rising Star and Luminary honorees! Nominated by the HBA’s Corporate Partners, these leaders are not only exceptional contributors within their companies but also powerful advocates for health equity and women’s advancement globally, significantly contributing to the HBA’s vision of Creating Women Leaders for Life.
Don’t Miss Your Chance To Register Now
Make sure to register for the HBA’s 35th annual Woman of the Year event on 9 May in Chicago to celebrate these inspiring honorees! Whether you’re able to join in-person or celebrating from afar, the HBA has in-person tables and seats, or tickets for the engaging remote celebration. We look forward to seeing you there!
Congratulations to the following honorees:
2025 HBA Rising Stars
Jenn Wong
Abbott
Xongi Phaleng
AbbVie Inc.
Vandana Rajakumar
AbbVie Inc.
Erin Rajtik
Accenture
Tess Cole
Advanced Clinical
Julie Brooks
Alkermes
Paula Cavallieri
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Aimee Deaton
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Becky Clasper
Alora Pharmaceuticals, LLC
Daniela Andrade
Amgen Inc.
Melanie Jardim
Amplity
Tiffany Davis
AstraZeneca
Christina Pham
Atara Biotherapeutics
Stacy Gathright
athenahealth
Mahak Kapoor
Bayer AG
Alefya Vyas
Bayer AG
Nichola Charles
BD
Hannah Bevis
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
Tamara McCulloch
Bristol Myers Squibb
Celeste Stephany
Capsida Biotherapeutics
Ashwini Aditya Ram
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Lorena Mowbray-Squeteri
CSL
Yue Zhang
Cullinan Therapeutics
Sara Bell
Daiichi Sankyo Global
Amanda O’Kula
Doximity
Stephanie Stajduhar
Doximity
Ghayda El-Tayeh
Dynavax
Neenu George
Eli Lilly and Company
Lindsay Reel
EVERSANA
Miranda Lowenson
Ferring Pharmaceuticals, USA
Katie Schultz
FORCE Communications – Powered by Petauri
Aleigha Bangart
Fortrea
Nahdia Pirzada
GE HealthCare
Shawn Keogan
Genmab US, Inc.
Eda Canales
Gilead Sciences
Nesha Miller
Gilead Sciences
Erin Anderman
Haemonetics Corporation
Angela Shea
Incyte
Lacey Gigante
Integra LifeSciences
Andi Menard
Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals Inc. (US)
Joanne Hackett
IQVIA
Karla Eisenhart
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research
Kimberly Weir
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
Dorie Capaldi
Johnson & Johnson
Gabriela Jacob
Johnson & Johnson
Jennifer Dalton
Labcorp
Yuhan Jao
Lundbeck US
Tanya Booke
MannKind Corporation
Esther Smith-Howell
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ USA
Samantha McColl
Merge
Rachel Irwin
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
Lauren Holder
Novartis Corporation
Weina Wang
Novartis Corporation
Cate Banden
Novo Nordisk, Inc.
Kristina Fusella
Novo Nordisk, Inc.
Simone Rubio
Ogilvy Health
Victoria Chinnell
Omeros Corporation
Melissa Puthenpura
Organon
Tejal Shah
Organon
Greselda Butler
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Molly Jansen
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Danielle Santiago
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Sarah Blendermann
Pfizer Inc.
Alissa Roldan
Pfizer Inc.
Rebecca Nolasco
Pivot Design
Amber Kissner
Prime Therapeutics
Chelsea Conti
Provepharm Inc.
Tyler Mansfield
PwC
Jessica Griswold
QuidelOrtho
Nipa Mody
QuidelOrtho
Megan McDonald
Reckitt
Carolyn Whiting
Reverba
Jessica Russell
Roche Genentech
Eileen Nicoletti
Rocket Pharmaceuticals
Rachel Solomon
Sanofi
Cristine Caterina
Shionogi Inc.
Danielle Rubin
SpringWorks Therapeutics
Lyndsi White
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
Angel Akinbinu
Syneos Health
Yvonne Jackson
Syneos Health
LaShell Robinson
Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Garima Srivastava
Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Valentyna Chebanova
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Jamie Zona
Teva Pharmaceuticals
Clare Sonntag
The HWP Group
Windy Wang
UCB, Inc.
Jennifer Francois
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Ailie Reasons
ZS
2025 HBA Luminaries
Shakilla Shahjihan
Abbott
Emily Barry
AbbVie Inc.
Jamie Antis
Accenture
Melissa Mauriber
Advanced Clinical
Jackie Ranke
Alora Pharmaceuticals, LLC
Angela Coxon
Amgen Inc.
Tamika Jean-Baptiste
Amgen Inc.
Rebecca McLeod
Argenx
Katy Miller
AstraZeneca
Puja Sapra
AstraZeneca
Lisa Filemyr
athenahealth
Yashvika Khurana
Atlas
Kelly Fleming
Bayer AG
Carla Daily
Bristol Myers Squibb
Lynn Kubinski
Bristol Myers Squibb
Meera Patturajan
Bristol Myers Squibb
Kimberly Jones
Butler/Till
Alissa Sklaver
Calcium+Company
Dani Kramer
CMI Media Group
Marcia Wright
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Jessie Sommers
Compas
Sandy Osborne
CSL
Natalie Down
Daiichi Sankyo Global
Fussy Tracy
Daiichi Sankyo Global
Carly Cook
Deloitte LLP
Laura Steele
Eli Lilly and Company
Yue Wang Webster
Eli Lilly and Company
Lorna Griffin
Eliquent Life Sciences
Andrea Preuss
Endo
Kelly Baker
EVERSANA
Muna Tuna
EY (Ernst & Young) – US
Stephanie Otis
Ferring Pharmaceuticals, USA
Jennifer Harmon
Fingerpaint Group
Alla Woodson
GE HealthCare
Karley Yoder
GE HealthCare
Robyn Bilmes
Genmab US, Inc.
Riemke van Dijkhuizen-Radersma
Genmab US, Inc.
Kristie Banks
Gilead Sciences
Susan Snodgrass
Incyte
June Zeringue
Insigniam
Marie Lamont
IQVIA
Claire Beggs
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
Kristen Von Seggern
Johnson & Johnson
Payal Arora
Kyowa Kirin
Mary Williamson
Labcorp
Kelly Jo Lundgren
LexisNexis Risk Solutions
Shae Maughmer
Lundbeck US
Lisa Lupinacci
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ USA
Cyndi Tomlinson
Millennium Medical Education Resources Ltd.
Julie Hauger
Neurelis, Inc.
Denise Campbell
Novartis Corporation
Karen Wang
Novartis Corporation
Tivonnia Harvey
Novo Nordisk, Inc.
Teri Karcher
Parexel International
Toni King
Pfizer Inc.
Deanna Stallsmith
Pivot Design
Christine Romano
Prime Therapeutics
Tracey O’Brien
Publicis Health
Hillary Patz
Purdue Pharma L.P.
Mary Claire Duch
Real Chemistry
Cindy Hasseberg
Reckitt
Brigitte Nolet
Roche Genentech
Julia Riedlinger
Roche Genentech
Asma Ali
Sanofi
Daye Bexley
Sanofi
Nicole Yoder
Sobi Inc. (North America)
Tucker Hurtado
Spherix Global Insights
Julie Campbell
Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Elizabeth Rody
Teva Pharmaceuticals
Aparna Deshpande
Trinity Life Sciences
Kassandra Watson
UCB, Inc.
Kelly Swinney
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Kristin Irving
West Monroe
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