Dell Birch, Ph.D.
Director, Corporate Enterprise Strategy, JM Family Enterprises, Inc.
Momentum Mentee Alumnus 2008
Mentor 2010 – Present
Nadine Hauf
Executive Director, Operations, OptumHealth
Mentee Alumna
“Roz has been an incredible help through many of my professional challenges. She shared her own personal experiences to help me put to practical use. She is not only well respected in the business community, but also has great talent to share.”
Roz Tsai
Vice President, Talent, Learning, & Org Effectiveness, Thrivent
9x Mentor
Jennifer Meyer
Sr. Director, UnitedHealth Group
Menttium 100 Mentee Alumna
Mentor 2019 – Present
Patricia Hall
Director, Field Finance, Discover Financial
Mentee Alumna
“Kathy was highly supportive in assisting me in the achievement of my goals. She demonstrated strong listening skills and offered valuable, actionable advice. She also was highly flexible in accommodating meeting requests. I benefited tremendously from her perspectives specifically relating to foundational leadership behaviors and relationship building.”
Kathy Leck
Faculty and Executive Coach, Lake Forest Graduate School of Management
16x Mentor
William Davies
Senior Managing Director, U.S. Bank
Ladders Mentee Alumnus 2013
Shawna Dodds
VP, Product Development, Cigna
Mentee Alumna
“My mentor was incredibly valuable in helping me to think through actions and approaches I could take to help improve my overall performance. He listened to what my priorities were and helped to define a path to achieve my objectives. He was there for me when needed and was focused on what I needed to get out of the relationship. He was a pleasure to work with.”
Michael Buckman
Founding Partner, OTM Associates
11x Mentor
Lisa Jansen
Director, Customer Service, UnitedHealth Group
Mentee Alumna
“Connie has been an incredible mentor and I’m very appreciative. She is wise, insightful, and has definitely been invested in my growth and development. Connie’s approach has truly helped me to reinforce and appreciate my strengths as well as helping me grow in the ways that are most meaningful for me as an individual and leader. As Connie has put it, I’ve been making ‘thoughtful adjustments.’ I have gained clarity and I’m excited about what I can deliver as a leader. I feel fortunate to have had Connie as my mentor and can’t thank her enough. I will put to good use what I’ve learned.”
Connie Haney
Sr. Director, Global Compensation, CoorsTek, Inc
5x Mentor
Sarah Hunt
Director, Strategic Development, Thrivent Financial
Mentee Alumna
“Caroline ‘got’ me and my world, and she did so really quickly. This meant that we could dive into real work situations and work through them together, which was extremely valuable – I could use the products of our conversations immediately. Caroline has a superior ability to analyze issues and does so with great questions, great objectivity and great care. This, combined with her clear thinking and language, helped me articulate both challenges and solutions in ways I wouldn’t have otherwise. I’m really grateful for our relationship. It’s been very rich.”
Carolyn Fortmeyer
Sr. Vice President, Risk Process Control, U.S. Bank
10x Mentor