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2009 Annual Forum
An annual event presented by Women’s Health Leadership TRUST
Thursday, April 2, 2009, 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
The Metropolitan Ballroom
5418 Wayzata Boulevard, Golden Valley, MN 55416
Featuring JoAnn Heisen, Former Vice President and Chief Global Diversity Officer, Johnson & Johnson JoAnnHeisenInfo.pdf
JoAnn Heffernan Heisen served as Johnson & Johnson’s Corporate Vice President and the Company’s Chief Global Diversity Officer. Ms. Heisen joined Johnson & Johnson in 1989 as assistant treasurer and the corporation's first Investor Relations officer. In 1991, Ms. Heisen was named treasurer of Johnson & Johnson and became the first female officer. She subsequently served as corporate controller before being named vice president, chief information officer, and a member of Johnson & Johnson’s Executive Committee in January 1997. Ms. Heisen was the first woman to serve on the Executive Committee. She became the Company’s first Chief Global Diversity Officer in 2006. Ms. Heisen established the Women’s Leadership Initiative, which began in 1995 and had become a model of success for diversity and inclusion within Johnson & Johnson. Prior to joining Johnson & Johnson in 1989, Ms. Heisen was vice president, Corporate Affairs, at Primerica Corporation, and a member of the Executive Committee. She had earlier served as chief financial officer for Kenmill Textile Corporation and as a second vice president and commercial lending officer with The Chase Manhattan Bank. Ms. Heisen is a graduate of Syracuse University and holds a B.A. in economics. She is past president of the Financial Women's Association of New York, was named Honoree of the Princeton YWCA's 1995 Tribute to Women in Industry, and was recipient of the 1996 Johnson & Johnson Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Award.
Ms. Heisen is a member of the Board of Directors of the Women's Research and Education Institute (WREI), which provides members of the U.S. Congress with research on key issues for women, and she serves as Chair of the WREI Corporate Advisory Council. She is a member of the Advisory Board of The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University and a member of the Economic Club of New York. Ms. Heisen is a member of the board of directors of The Vanguard Group, Inc., and each of its 125 mutual funds. In addition, she is a member of the board of trustees for the University Medical Center at Princeton. In 2005, Ms. Heisen received the first Jill Ker Conway Women in Business Leadership Award, presented by Smith College. In 1994, she received Syracuse University's Distinguished Alumni Award and, in 1998, Marymount Manhattan College's Women in Urban Leadership Award. She resides in Princeton, NJ, with her husband and four children.
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For more than two decades, UCare Minnesota has served members of Minnesota Health Care Programs, including Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare. In 1998, UCare added our Medicare plans to better meet the health care needs of seniors. Today, with nearly 130,000 members in 80 counties, we are one of the state's largest health plans -- committed to improving the health of our members through innovative services and partnerships across communities.
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