ROI Influencers: Top 40 Women in Business — Alfa Demmellash
Alfa Demmellash
Co-founder and CEO
Rising Tide Capital
Nonprofit made its mark in Jersey City. It’s now taking its proven formula for transforming lives in underserved communities through entrepreneurship training to additional locations around the country.
#20 Patricia...
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Maria Black
Maria Black
CEO
ADP
Elevated to top role in January, she sees a unique opportunity to enable social good by designing products and solutions that deliver data-driven insights.
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Lilia Rios
Lilia Rios
Entrepreneur
La Providencia; Nuuku
Come for info on her company that makes authentic Mexican products for restaurants — stay for a look at her boutique hotel located in the heart of the jungle of the...
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2024 — Laura Sedlak
Laura Sedlak
Member
Sills Cummis & Gross
A “go-to” litigator at Sills Cummis, she is practical and business-savvy. She is also a member of the advisory board of N.J. Law and Education Empowerment Project — helping the...
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2024 — Jane Warne
Jane Warne
Co-founder & president
Matrix New World Engineering
She co-founded firm in 1990, and has helped it grow into one of the state’s leading full-service engineering and environmental services firms. Has been a strong advocate for...
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Lisa Chowansky
Lisa Chowansky
President
HC Constructors Inc.
She has excelled after leaving corporate world for role running a top construction company — and staying active as part of N.J. Chamber of Commerce board.
ROI Influencers: Women in Business — Lisa Kaplowitz
Lisa Kaplowitz
Co-founder and executive director, Center for Women in Business
Rutgers Business School
Leverages her almost 25 years of experience as an investment banker and chief financial officer as professor in business school. Also heads Center...
ROI Influencers: Top 40 Women in Business — Lori Herndon
Lori Herndon
CEO
AtlantiCare
She has made the health system an important and impactful community asset. Well-honored system is in the process of major expansions/upgrades to both its Atlantic City and Mainland campuses.
#24 Diane Wasser#26 Paula Ferreira
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Leslie Anderson
Leslie Anderson
CEO
N.J. Redevelopment Authority
Has had hall of fame career dedicated to public service by merging policy development and business retention/attraction to bring positive change to more communities than can be counted.
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Susanne Newmark
Susanne Newmark
Founder & president
Newmark Associates
She founded the company in 1986 and has been building its reputation as one of the most respected and successful commercial real estate providers in the state ever since.
