Board of Directors

Officers of the Automotive Women's Alliance Foundation are elected by the Board of Directors in the fall for terms of one to two years. The Executive Board Officers perform the duties of President, Secretary, Treasurer and General Counsel.  The Executive Advisory Council is a nonvoting part of AWAF.

President

Ashwini Balasubramanian

3M
Vice President of R&D

Secretary 

Rachna Sharan

Retiree

Treasurer

Jean Stenger

DKSS
CPA

General Counsel

Vanessa L. Miller

Foley & Lardner LLP
Partner

Alliances Co-Chair

Kristen Balasia

S&P Global Mobility
Vice President Advisory Services

Alliances Co-Chair

Antonella Grimaldi

Marel Power Solutions
VP Manufacturing

Alliances Co-Chair

Kellie Lindsay

High Potential Products
Principal

Coaching Co-Chair

Angela Henderson

Henderson Executive Advisors
Founder & Principal Advisor

Coaching Co-Chair

Amy Schaap (Seibert)

Gentex
Sr Program Manager

Corporate Sponsorship Co-chair

Megan Andrew

Slate Auto
Supplier Quality Engineer

Corporate Sponsorship Co-chair

Pamela A Dancu

MC2
Account Director

Corporate Sponsorship Co-chair

Deanna S. Lorincz

Martinrea International US Inc.
Global Director, Communications and Marketing

Golf Co-Chair

Keiyania Campbell

MEMA
Director, Councils

Golf Co-Chair

Erin Schrieber

American Cancer Society
Senior Development Manager

Marketing Co-Chair

Axel Cooley

Metallon
CEO

Marketing Co-Chair

Patricia Price

Aquent LLC
Global Client Partner

Membership Co-Chair

Jane Bishop

General Motors Retiree

Membership Co-Chair

Natalie Chipot

Forvia
Validation Engineering Manager

Membership Co-Chair

Marley Devergilio

FORVIA HELLA
Sales Strategy Manager (JOEM/KOEM)

Mentorship Co-Chair

Anand Gandhi

Schaeffler Group
Director of Corporate Engineering Services

Mentorship Co-Chair

Venetia Petteway

Kettering University
Director of Corporate & Community Engagement

Professional Development Co-Chair

Carlotta Gmachl

Warner Norcross+Judd
Business Development Executive

Professional Development Co-Chair

Anne Partington

Tauber Institute for Global Operations, University of Michigan
Managing Director

Program Co-Chair

Megan Fisher

Autoliv
Sr. VP, Global Sales

Program Co-Chair

Jashmita Kashat

Forvia Hella
Product Line Director - AD

Scholarship Co-Chair

Bertha Smiley

Retiree

Scholarship Co-Chair

Kenteya Stubbs

Lear Corporation
Product Engineer

STEM Co-Chair

Riley Keehn

SBD Automotive
Specialist (Regulation)

STEM Co-Chair

Maya Makhlouf

Ford Motor Company
Engineer

Executive Advisory Council

Carlene Bills

Ford Motor Company
Global Brand Operations

Executive Advisory Council

Eric Hohauser

Harvey Hohauser & Associates
President

Executive Advisory Council

Kelley LaFontaine

LaFontaine Automotive Group
Director/Operating Officer

Executive Advisory Council

David McShane

Autotech Ventures
EVP Strategic Partnerships

Executive Advisory Council

Karina Morley

Executive Advisory Council

Patricia Scarpaci

Envisics 
Vice President, Business Development 

President Emerita/Ex-officio - Non Voting

Kim Ziomek

Founding Member Emeritus, Non-Voting

Fran Bachmann

AWA Founding Member Emeritus
Retired

Management Office, Non-Voting

RoseAnn Nicolai

Nicolai Events & Communications Inc.
President

AWAF Is A 501(C)3 Organization