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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — Faith Taylor
Faith Taylor
President
Women@NJPAC
Everyone associated with the N.J. Performing Arts Center will speak this truth: Women@NJPAC has been the driving force behind its success since before the building even opened. Taylor is its highly effective leader.
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 — 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 — 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 — Cyndie Williams
Cyndie Williams
Executive director
Carpenter Contractor Trust
Longtime member of the carpenters union has risen through the ranks from apprentice to a leadership role in one of the most important unions in the building trades
