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process and strategies for growth. Prior to joining Allstate, Azar was a marketing strategy consultant at Prophet Brand Strategy, the Cambridge Group, and Gemini Consulting. distribution capabilities for building products and consumer goods companies in South America, Central America, Mexico, the United States, Caribbean and Middle East. top100 Alexis S. Balkum, 45 Executive Director, Employee Learning and Development Turner Broadcasting System University of Georgia Emerging top100 Chris Barman, 39 Director, Product Development Chrysler LLC Purdue University Emerging Balkum oversees a $3.5 million annual budget and increased internal talent capability by developing and implementing a leadership development program targeted to director-level executives. She revised the fieldoffice learning strategy and training deployment, which resulted in a 46% increase in training delivery and 47% decrease in class cancellations. She also oversees the department’s companywide communication tools (such as its web site development and quarterly newsletter) and partnering with business units to address key initiatives that impact the business. She is on the board of the Atlanta chapter of the National Association of Multi-Ethnicities in Communications, and a member of Women in Cable Telecommunications. Barman is responsible for active chassis controls and active/ passive safety systems, leading the department responsible for the core development and implementation of those technologies for all Chrysler vehicles. Included are tire pressure monitoring, occupant restraint control systems, electronic stability control systems, blind spot monitoring and rear view cameras. Her team is also responsible for the advanced development of future active safety systems, such as advanced brake assist and collision mitigation systems. Barman is a team captain of Chrysler’s Purdue University College Relations Team, overseeing activities to support student organizations in developing young engineers. She also works with the Purdue Society of Women Engineers and is a life member of the Purdue Alumni Association. Jose G. Baquero, 43 Vice President, North American Commercial Business Booz Allen Hamilton Wharton School of Business Emerging Baquero is responsible for BAH business and marketing strategy, channel strategy, supply chain improvement and organizational transformation in consumer products. He has led and participated in numerous assignments, including development of new operating models in consumer-package goods companies to drive step-change business transformations. He has also pursued new business model definitions for major consumer products multinationals operating in Latin America, Europe and the Middle East, and implemented new channel strategies and sales and June 2008 Top 1 0 0 Unde r 5 0 D i ve rse Le ade rs top100 top100 Chloe Barzey-Donaldson, 42 Partner Accenture Wharton School of Business Executive As a consultant for clients, Barzey-Donaldson led a postmerger integration supply chain strategy for a large wireless comcom pany to integrate over 20 compacompa nies into one centralized organizaorganiza tion. She also identified innovative technologies for supply chain capabilities, including asset tracktrack ing, warehouse management and planning, and developed supply chain processes, metrics, and organization roles and responsibilities. Additionally, she has consulted for hi-tech, non-profit, wireless, and consumer-products concerns, and is responsible for identifying and leading diversity initiatives for more than 500 women and minorities nationwide. She is an Accenture executive sponsor of the National Society of Black MBAs and a member of the United Way VIP Board Builders Program. 23

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Diversity MBA Magazine - Summer 2008 Contents Letters to the Editor In Your Own Hands Editor's View Find Your Power Voice Business Briefs Off the Shelf The Fourth Annual Top 100 Under 50 Diverse Corporate Executives Negotiation: The Art of Persuasion or Zero Sum Game? Career Planning for Tomorrow's Hispanic Workforce Who's Who In Diversity Entrepreneur Profile: Anita Santiago: Doing It Her Way Businesses that Keep On Giving Rising Sun Going Global: Will An International Assignment Benefit Your Career Work-Life Balance and the C-Suite: An Oxymoron? A Call to Save Travel: Off the Beaten Path - Chile Drawing the Line – Latin Art Exhibit The New Taste of Latin Cuisine American Sabor: Exhibit Highlights Latino Influence in Pop Music Crafting Specialized Business Degrees Latest MBA Salary Suggests MBA Is A Safe Haven Gadgets & Gizmos Gone Phishing – How Scammers Mine Private Data From Web Surfers Advertiser's Index The Meaning of Sanctuary

Diversity MBA Magazine - Summer 2008

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