ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Christine Stearns
Christine Stearns
Chief government relations officer
N.J. Hospital Association
Stearns is so good — and her reputation in health care circles so strong — that the NJHA created this position with her in mind.
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Suzanne Spernal
Suzanne Spernal
Vice president of women’s services
RWJBarnabas Health
She steers the strategy and management of nine maternity programs and is a champion for maternal health. Her work supports more than 25,000 births across the state annually.
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Deanna Sperling
Deanna Sperling
CEO
RWJBarnabas Health Behavioral Health Center
She oversees the Behavioral Health Center in Toms River, a 100-bed psychiatric facility that provides a full continuum of services, and is a leader in mental health treatment in...
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Christine Soto
Christine Soto
General counsel
Essex County College
Former big firm lawyer is an expert and go-to source on all issues involving special needs children and special education — and she’s someone destined for (and deserving of) a...
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Kristin Sostowski
Kristin Sostowski
Director
Gibbons
She’s a tenacious partner in firm’s employment law group, who recently completed a term as president of the National Association of Women Lawyers.
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Tammy Smith
Tammy Smith
Executive vice president & partner
Alban Construction
She brings 15 years of property management experience of 1 million square feet of office space — and two decades as an exec in a company that specializes...
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Nancy Erika Smith
Nancy Erika Smith
Partner
Smith Mullin
She was a champion for women’s rights in the workplace long before anyone else was willing to take it on. Definition of hall of famer.
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Monica Smith
Monica Smith
Founder & CEO
Marketsmith
Through hard work, keen insights and outstanding intuition, she developed her company into a multimillion-dollar business.
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Monica Slater Stokes
Monica Slater Stokes
Managing director, corporate and government affairs
United Airlines
She develops and drives external affairs in support of the airline’s public policy, social impact investment and business development objectives.
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Nathanya Simon
Nathanya Simon
Partner
Scarinci Hollenbeck
She’s a pioneer in special education law, one who has remained a prominent voice for four decades, a leader who continues to aid in and influence the development of special education law...
