OUR 2024 Stories & News
Announcement
April 2024
Congratulations to IWF Connecticut Member Carol Quinn Toomey , Managing Director at Accenture for being selected by the Hartford Business as one of the top 25 women Business Leaders. The selected women are the region's most talented women in leadership roles throughout central Connecticut.
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Announcement
February 2024
Congratulations to Jennifer Tombaugh, IWF Connecticut for her promotion to the position of CEO, Tauck, effective October 2024. Jennifer Tombaugh has been with Tauck for 23 years and serving as the President for 13 years.
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Announcement
January 2024
Congratulations to Lucie Claire Vincent Ortiz for being appointed as Independent Board Director of Toluna, the leading global insights technology and panel provider. Her announcement and a few words about Lucie Claire is captured below.
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Announcement
January 2024
Congratulations to Shari Aser for being selected by YWCA Greenwich as the 2024 Women Who Inspire Honorees and for the impact she has made through professional and philanthropic achievements.
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New Member
January 2024
IWFCT is pleased to welcome Kathryn Metcalfe as a new member.
Kathryn is a visiting professor at New York University. She recently left her chief communications officer role at CVS Health® for academia to shape the next generation of marketing and communications leaders.
Kathryn has diverse experience across communications, reputation management, crisis and issues management, as well as government affairs, marketing and M&A. Kathryn spent a total of six years at CVS Health, helping the Fortune 4 company transform to a health-driven powerhouse. She returned to the company after a stint at Bristol Myers SquibbTM where she led corporate affairs.
Previously, Kathryn served as the Aetna chief communications officer during its historic deal with CVS Health. She served as chief communications officer of Deloitte® and held senior communications roles at Pfizer and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. Kathryn started her career working for communications consultancies in the biotechnology and health care industries.
Kathryn is passionate unleashing the power of her function and best known for helping companies accelerate change during transformation. She has received many awards for her work. Most recently, Kathryn was elected to the PRWEEK Hall of Femme and was recognized with a SABRE for her lifetime achievements last year. Kathryn believes the best is yet to come.
Kathryn holds a master’s degree and a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University. She served on the board of the Boise Urban Garden School (BUGS) and built a park in her hometown of Boise, Idaho. Kathryn has three children.
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