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class="modal-data-one">Shana Stephenson</div> <div class="modal-data-two">Chief Brand Officer</div> <div class="modal-data-three">New York Liberty</div> </div> <div class="item person has-bio" data-ID="224"> <img src="https://ceo.womeninretail.com/thumb.php?src=%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F28%2F2024%2F11%2FSally-Susman-2023-e1731604027151.jpg&w=150&h=150"> <div class="modal-data-one">Sally Susman</div> <div class="modal-data-two">Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer</div> <div class="modal-data-three">Pfizer</div> </div> <div class="item person has-bio" data-ID="153"> <img src="https://ceo.womeninretail.com/thumb.php?src=%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F28%2F2024%2F05%2F1688913915415.jpg&w=150&h=150"> <div class="modal-data-one">Sharon Leite</div> <div class="modal-data-two">CEO</div> <div class="modal-data-three">OMNI Retail Enterprises 路</div> </div> <div class="item person has-bio" data-ID="271"> <img src="https://ceo.womeninretail.com/thumb.php?src=%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F28%2F2024%2F12%2F1714059925219.jpg&w=150&h=150"> <div class="modal-data-one">Jennifer Carr-Smith</div> <div class="modal-data-two">Board Director</div> <div class="modal-data-three">Woolworth's Group, Perdue Farms, Local Bounti</div> </div> <div class="item person has-bio" data-ID="237"> <img src="https://ceo.womeninretail.com/thumb.php?src=%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F28%2F2024%2F11%2F1517729193753.jpg&w=150&h=150"> <div class="modal-data-one">Tara Dziedzic</div> <div class="modal-data-two">Head of U.S. Listings</div> <div class="modal-data-three">New York Stock Exchange</div> </div> <div class="item person has-bio" data-ID="283"> <img src="https://ceo.womeninretail.com/thumb.php?src=%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F28%2F2024%2F12%2FCarolyn-Dewar-photo.jpg&w=150&h=150"> <div class="modal-data-one">Carolyn Dewar</div> <div class="modal-data-two">Senior Partner, Author</div> <div class="modal-data-three">McKinsey & Company, CEO Excellence: The Six Mindsets That Distinguish the Best Leaders from the Rest</div> </div> <div class="item person has-bio" data-ID="286"> <img src="https://ceo.womeninretail.com/thumb.php?src=%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F28%2F2024%2F12%2FBecca_Coggins_fc_personal-2-1-scaled.jpg&w=150&h=150"> <div class="modal-data-one">Becca Coggins</div> <div class="modal-data-two">Senior Partner, Global Leader of Consumer Packaged Goods and Retail Practices</div> <div class="modal-data-three">McKinsey & Company</div> </div> <div class="item person has-bio" data-ID="227"> <img src="https://ceo.womeninretail.com/thumb.php?src=%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F28%2F2024%2F11%2FLisa-Shalett-EWOB-Headshot-Photo-3-scaled-e1731603968297.jpg&w=150&h=150"> <div class="modal-data-one">Lisa Shalett</div> <div class="modal-data-two">Co-Founder</div> <div class="modal-data-three">Extraordinary Women on Boards</div> </div> <div class="item person has-bio" data-ID="232"> <img src="https://ceo.womeninretail.com/thumb.php?src=%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F28%2F2024%2F11%2FStacy-Berns-Headshot-22-23-1.png&w=150&h=150"> <div class="modal-data-one">Stacy Berns</div> <div class="modal-data-two">Founder and President</div> <div class="modal-data-three">Berns聽Communications Group 聽</div> </div> <div class="item person has-bio" data-ID="136"> <img src="https://ceo.womeninretail.com/thumb.php?src=%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F28%2F2024%2F04%2F1593163846024.jpg&w=150&h=150"> <div class="modal-data-one">Stacey Widlitz</div> <div class="modal-data-two">President</div> <div class="modal-data-three">SW Retail Advisors</div> </div> <div class="item person has-bio" data-ID="127"> <img src="https://ceo.womeninretail.com/thumb.php?src=%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F28%2F2024%2F03%2F1709845282214.jpg&w=150&h=150"> <div class="modal-data-one">Jennifer DiPasquale</div> <div class="modal-data-two">President and Co-Founder</div> <div 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src="https://ceo.womeninretail.com/thumb.php?src=%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F28%2F2025%2F01%2FMichelle-Tampoya-1.jpg&w=150&h=150"> <div class="modal-data-one">Michelle Tampoya</div> <div class="modal-data-two">Director, Retail GTM</div> <div class="modal-data-three">Shopify</div> </div> <div class="item person has-bio" data-ID="326"> <img src="https://ceo.womeninretail.com/thumb.php?src=%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F28%2F2025%2F01%2Fmonica.jpg&w=150&h=150"> <div class="modal-data-one">Monica McNutt</div> <div class="modal-data-two">Basketball Analyst, Host, and Reporter</div> <div class="modal-data-three">ESPN</div> </div> <div class="item person has-bio" data-ID="296"> <img src="https://ceo.womeninretail.com/thumb.php?src=%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F28%2F2024%2F12%2F1607113835517.jpg&w=150&h=150"> <div class="modal-data-one">Nancy Freda-Smith</div> <div class="modal-data-two">Chief Audit Executive and Global Head of Asset Protection</div> <div 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