Wendy White Named to Healthcare Businesswomen's Association 2010 Board of Directors

Oak Park, IL (January 26 , 2010) – Siren Interactive Founder and President, Wendy White, is among the 18 women recently elected to the Board of Directors of the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association (HBA). Members of the board are representative of the HBA's diverse membership, which represents all aspects of the healthcare industry, from pharmaceutical and medical device companies to patient advocacy groups, healthcare communications and consulting firms across the US and Europe.

The nonprofit HBA is in its fourth decade and has more than 5,200 members across 14 chapters in the US and Europe.

“I'm proud to be among this distinguished group, dedicated to furthering the advancement of women in healthcare worldwide,” says White. “We have an ambitious agenda for this year and I'm looking forward to attending the strategic planning retreat next week in Philadelphia.”

The 18-member HBA Board is led by a seven-member Executive Committee:

  • President: Susan Torroella, COO, MEDEX Global Group
  • President-Elect: Lori Ryan, Executive Director, Alliance Development, Novartis
  • First Vice President: Deborah Seltzer, Vice President, Pearson Partners International
  • Second Vice President: Buket E. Grau, Strategic Marketing Director, Stryker Development
  • Treasurer: Revathi Rammohan, Head of Finance, North America, Novartis Oncology
  • Secretary: Sheryl Williams, Vice President, Corporate & Public Affairs, Cephalon, Inc.
  • Immediate Past President: Ceci Zak, Vice President, General Therapeutics Marketing, sanofi-aventis.

The 2010 HBA Directors-at-Large are:

  • Violet Aldaia, Executive Vice President, BrandEdge Global
  • Janis Cohen, EVP, Managing Director, Science & Medicine
  • Yvonne D'Amelio, CFO, Vox Medica
  • Eve Dryer, Principal & President, Vox Medica Health Care Public Relations
  • Elizabeth Everett, Ph.D., VP Business Consulting & Technology Services, SAIC
  • Sheryl Fox, President North America, The Planning Shop International
  • Ilyssa Levins, President, Center for Communication Compliance (CCC)
  • Terri Pascarelli, Pharmaceuticals LPCV Sales Strategy and Alliance Director, AstraZeneca
  • Barbara Pritchard, President, The Pritchard Group/Intermedica, Inc.
  • Wendy White, Founder and President, Siren Interactive Corporation
  • Jeanne Zucker, SVP, Strategic Business Development, InfoMedics, Inc.