WIN Leadership Team
VISION
Achieve economic and social equality in the global nutraceutical industry.
MISSION
WIN offers tools, networking, visibility and mentoring to create an environment where women have an equal place in the leadership and evolution of the global nutraceutical industry, and where they can reap equally personal fulfillment, social and economic benefits.
WIN Board
The WIN Board is comprised of industry leaders with a shared commitment to fulfill the WIN mission.
Heather Granato
President
Karen Todd
Vice President
Michelle Martin
Chair
Doug Reader
Treasurer
Karen Howard
Secretary
Anand Swaroop
Director at Large
Jan Mills
Director at Large
Dr. Sybille Buchwald - Werner
Director at Large
WIN Committee Chairs
Mary Ann Nation-Greenwall
Membership Co-Chair
Doug Lynch
Entrepreneurship Co-Chair
Pelin Thorogood
Entrepreneurship Co-Chair
Elisa Fernandez
Marketing Co-Chair
Kandice Randal
Marketing Co-Chair
Kim Merselis
Programming Co-Chair
Nikki Putnam Badding
Programming Co-Chair
Gina Benninger
Mentorship Co-Chair
Stacey Smith
Mentorship Co-Chair
Dr. Leena Pradhan-Nabzdyk
Science Co-Chair
Dr. Karen Hecht
Science Co-Chair
Heather Wainer
Sponsorship Co-Chair
Traci Kantowski
Sponsorship Co-Chair
WIN Staff
Rebecca Takemoto
Executive Director
Samantha Hart
Sponsorship Coordinator
Natalia Rocha
Programming Coordinator
April Tapley
Marketing Coordinator
Clare Novak
Membership Coordinator
WIN Advisory Council
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Rend Al-Mondhiry
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Jon Benninger
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Halle Eavelyn
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Emily Ho
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Betsy Lehrfeld
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Jill Staib
We need to work together to #WINTOGETHER
Only 86 women to every 100 men
are promoted to first-level manager, and women are under-represented in leadership roles across the nutraceutical industry.
2021 Women in the Workplace report.
Some statistics on females vs 100 men:
Testimonials
Why WIN?
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“Just like our desire to make better-for-you food accessible to all humans, not too distant in the future, the hope is, we’re celebrating one another every day, with a focus on gender being obsolete.”
Andress Blackwell
Whipstich Capital -
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“Women bring a unique perspective and power to an organization. They drive cultural change, effective solutions, and teamwork. Skills that are underappreciated and needed in the world today. "
Michell Martin
Cypress Ingredients -
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“Females are the primary consumers in the nutraceutical industry, yet they are underrepresented in leadership roles in the companies serving them. We need to work together to improve this.”
Traci Kantowski
Industry Transparency Center -
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"Beyond social justice, the world has a huge economic growth opportunity in closing the gender gap. The economic growth of the top five gender-neutral countries (ranked by WEF) exceeded the US by 20%."
Nick McCoy
Whipstitch Capital -
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"We must be relentless in our pursuit of opportunities for women in our industry to empower them to have equal influence and impact on the decisions that will lead to a better and healthier world.”
Gillian Fish
The 6AM Ageny
