2011 Panel
 Bonnie Phipps
President and CEO, St. Agnes Hospital
Bonnie Phipps is currently the President and CEO of St. Agnes Healthcare in Baltimore and the Ministry Market Leader for the MidAtlantic for Ascension Health. Prior to joining Saint Agnes in December 2005, she served as President and CEO of Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta. Bonnie also served as President and CEO of PROMINA Health System and as Chief Financial Officer at DeKalb Medical Center and Egleston Children’s Hospital, also in Atlanta.
Ms. Phipps holds a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration, summa cum laude, and a Masters in Professional Accountancy from Georgia State University in Atlanta. She is a certified public accountant, certified managed care professional and a fellow in the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA). She served as National Chairman of HFMA in 1992-1993 and received the Morgan Award, the highest award given by HFMA, for individual contributions to the industry in 1996. She was inducted into the Georgia State University Business Hall of Fame in 2005 and has twice been named one of the Top 100 Women in Maryland.
Ms. Phipps sits on multiple non-profit boards, serves on the Baltimore County Revenue Authority and is a Board Member for Carrollton Bank where she also chairs the Compensation Committee.
 Ginna Gemmell
President and Founder, GlidePath, Inc
Ginna Gemmell is President and Founder of GlidePath, Inc., located in Alexandria, VA. GlidePath consults with companies in the development of innovative strategic directions, new products and services, and coaches high performing teams. GlidePath’s clients include organizations drawn from a broad spectrum of the Fortune 500 and emerging technology companies, Associations and Universities.
Ginna was one of the first women to be elected to the Board of Directors as an outside Director of a High Tech firm in Silicon Valley. During her six year tenure, the Company grew four-fold through major innovation initiatives. The 1995 launch of GlidePath builds on Ginna's experience as Managing Partner of Synectics and Product Development Director of Spinnaker Software, both of Cambridge, MA; and, previously, executive management positions at Fisher Price Toys/Mattel and the Appalachian Regional Commission.
Ginna has recently published articles on Teamwork, Risk Taking and Task Force Leadership, and was profiled in The Washington Post Magazine. She is co-author of the Entrepreneurs Handbook. Ginna has developed and facilitated workshops on Entrepreneuring at The George Washington University’s Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership for Women. She speaks to organizations on the topics of Creativity in Business, Entrepreneurialism and the Hero’s Journey.
A graduate of The George Washington University, Ginna has pursued advanced degrees in the dual fields of Public and Business Administration at the University of Southern California and Niagara University, as well as post-graduate professional development at the Directors’ Institute at Stanford University. She is a master of the Synectics, Appreciative Inquiry, and a certified coach. Professional memberships include The Association for Corporate Growth, International Coach Federation and Leadership America. She is a life member of the Who’s Who National Registry, 1999 edition.
She resides with her husband, Chris, in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia.
 Edie Fraser
Senior Consultant, Diversified Search Odgers Berndtson
Edie Fraser is Senior Consultant to Diversified Search Odgers Berndtson (DSOB), and a leader with the firm’s Diversity Practice. She is a leader nationally for women and recognized for her work and her contributions for women and minorities.
Edie is proud to have worked with more than 200 Fortune companies on their women and diversity leadership. During the nearly four years with Diversified Search, she has worked with some nine defense companies for both search and consulting.
Prior to joining Diversified, Edie was Founder and CEO of Diversity Best Practices (DBP), a member service for diversity practitioners where she designed the CEO Diversity Leadership program, including the prestigious CEO Diversity Awards. She was publisher of the CEO Magazine, The Diversity Primer and The Diversity Officer. Edie is also the founder of the Business Women's Network (BWN). In addition, Edie founded Best Practices in Corporate Communications (BPCC) and is former President of a PR agency.
Women’s Board and Advisory Boards: Edie serves on the Women’s Advisory Board of Office Depot and she built the Women’s Advisory Board of Inter-Continental Hotels. She has served on a bank Advisory board. She supports women’s advancement and has worked with numerous organizations to advance women on boards. Edie as of March, 2011, was on the cover or Women of Wealth Magazine, which recognized 90 women who mentor the most in America.
Leadership boards and Awards: Edie has won 40 major awards in Diversity and Women’s Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Communications. She sits on numerous boards and advisory boards which include: World Affairs Council of Washington where she chairs the Development Committee and the SCORE Association national board. She is an advocate of SCORE, living a legacy from her Dad who served as a SCORE officer and volunteer for more than 32 years. Edie won the SCORE Lou Campanelli award. She is on the Advisory Board of Enterprising Women Magazine and his been inducted into the Enterprising Women Hall of Fame. Edie takes pride in having received the Lifetime Achievement award from Diversity Woman Magazine. Edie is on the Advisory Board of Center for Citizen Diplomacy and the newly inducted Harvard Center for Public Diplomacy; the Advisory board of the National Center for International Visitors; and she is on the board of LATINAStyle’s Maria Arias Foundation. She supports the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship in Washington (NFTE) and is proud of its initiatives through the years and will receive the NFTE award for service spring, 2011.
Edie is a founding and proud member of the Committee of 200. Edie was on the founding Board of Count-Me-In and Make Mine a $Million. She is on the Leadership board of the Euro-American Women’s Council. She has been active and been a Vice Chair of the Women’s Senate Network of the DSCC. Edie serves and helped to build the Women’s Advisory Board of Office Depot and Inter-Continental Hotels, the eWomen Lifetime Service award. Edie won the highest award possible in the field or communications, the Silver Anvil, for a specialized international campaign on US and Japan communications and trade promotion.
Philanthropy and Giving: Edie co-authored “Do Your Giving While you are Living.” A best –seller book, along with Robyn Spizman. Edie produced an earlier book on Women’s Entrepreneurship called “Risk to Riches in America.” Edie started her career as a Desk Officer for Malawi at the Peace Corps. She served on the board of Big Brothers for 27 years. She lives by the motto: “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” Winston Churchill
 Dr. Ellen H. Yankellow
President and CEO, Correct Rx Pharmacy Services, Inc.
Dr. Ellen H. Yankellow is President and CEO of Correct Rx Pharmacy Services, Inc., a company she founded in 2003 and grew from a start-up to one of Maryland’s largest female-owned companies. Dr. Yankellow is regarded as one of the leading women pharmacists in the country and an expert in institutional/geriatric pharmacy. Her business model of patient centered, superior service combined with advanced technology and a culture of caring and accuracy has proven to be a formula for success.
Dr. Yankellow’s phenomenal business success is equally matched by her commitment to and passion for community activism and philanthropy. She serves on the boards of numerous nonprofit organizations, and is Past President of Network 2000, Inc., Chair of the University of Maryland-School of Pharmacy Board of Visitors, a board member of the Baltimore City Foundation, Inc., and part of the United Way of Central Maryland Leadership and Philanthropic Network. She also serves on the corporate boards of J.J. Haines & Company, Inc. and the AAA MidAtlantic and Maryland Regional boards.
Dr. Yankellow has also been recognized with numerous awards including the Anne Arundel County and Annapolis Chamber of Commerce’s Business Leader of the Year, The Daily Record’s Influential Marylander, Girl Scouts of Central Maryland Distinguished Women’s Award and Alzheimer’s Association, Greater Maryland Helen C. Schulze Award and Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for health services.
Dr. Yankellow graduated from the University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy with honors in 1973, and earned her doctorate in pharmacy in 1996.
Panel Facilitator
 Kelly Nakamoto
Partner, PwC
Kelly Nakamoto is a Tax Partner in McLean, Virginia. She has over 20 year of experience providing tax consulting services to inbound and outbound public and private multinational companies. Kelly has consulted with multinational clients requiring extensive ASC 740 experience and has expertise in corporate taxation, international tax, Initial Public Offerings and mergers and acquisition planning.
Kelly has led client service teams advising on the tax accounting implications of major transactions for Fortune 500 companies, including asset and stock acquisitions and divestitures, as well as, the tax implications of debt and structured finance transactions. She focuses on driving benefit for clients related to managing global effective tax rates balanced with the need for cash tax savings. In addition to her years of experience in public accounting, Kelly spent several years in industry as the global tax director for a multi-national public company.
Kelly has been an adjunct professor at American University where she has taught Federal Income Taxation in the MBA program for the Kogod School of Business. In addition, she has co-authored several technical tax articles for the Tax Advisor.
Kelly is a native of New York and holds a Masters in Taxation from the American University Kogod School of Business and a Bachelor’s degreed from Fairfield University.
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