ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Tahesha Way
Tahesha Way
Secretary of state
State of New Jersey
Long-running secretary of state has influence in a wide variety of areas, including N.J.’s fast-growing film industry.
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Bonnie Watson Coleman
Bonnie Watson Coleman
U.S. representative (D-12th Dist.)
House of Representatives
She’s a trailblazer, hall of famer, inspiration to women of all generations — and an incredibly effective leader who earned a spot in the House in 2015...
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Jasmine Ward
Jasmine Ward
Vice president, strategy & operations
TechUnited:NJ
She’s the behind-the-scenes leader that helps the state’s leading tech organization run events and programs that help elevate and promote the sector.
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Robin Walton
Robin Walton
Vice president of government & external affairs
Inspira Health
She’s a highly respected government affairs pro who also serves in key leadership role at the Chamber of Commerce Southern New Jersey
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Jessica Walker
Jessica Walker
President
J. Walker Salon Group
As if starting her own salon at 19 (and growing it to four locations) weren’t enough, she is also on the Board of Directors for Diva for a Day, an...
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Varsha Waishampayan
Varsha Waishampayan
Founder & CEO
Wings for Growth
She left her role as a highly successful corporate executive to start a nonprofit that helps other women become highly successful corporate executives. How cool is that?
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Jen Velez
Jen Velez
General counsel
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of N.J.
She has served in a variety of roles at a variety of health care organizations of all sizes — public and private — and been a...
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Jackie Urgo
Jackie Urgo
President
The Marketing Directors
If you need your real estate marketed, and you’re looking for the undisputed leader, you call on her
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Catherine Tung
Catherine Tung
Government affairs adviser
McCarter & English
Former senior adviser to the Assembly speaker, she’s been crushing it in her new role in McCarter’s fastgrowing and highly respected government affairs practice in Trenton.
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Oya Tukel
Oya Tukel
Dean, Martin Tuchman School of Management
New Jersey Institute of Technology
She has received numerous teaching, service and research awards (including two Fulbright Specialist awards) and is recognized as an expert in supply chain and...
