Virtual Inner Circle Series: Event 3

Virtual Inner Circle Series 2020

Event 3

Wednesday, April 29th

7:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Registration will be closed 24 hours before the meeting. If you are interested in registering please contact Anna Grace, agrace@inforummichigan.org 

Inforum's Inner Circle each year celebrates some of Michigan's most accomplished and admired women - those in the "inner circle" of business, civic, and community life - and gives them an opportunity to share practical know-how and inspire leadership in others. This year our honorees are participating in a virtual Inner Circle, where three honorees are grouped together for one of seven virtual events. These will allow for engaged dialogue between the honorees and participants. 

Honorees

Joan Hart
Vice president, global program management and process excellence
ZF

Joan has led engineering, program management and continuous improvement activities for more than 30 years. Joan is currently vice president of program management and product development processes for ZF, a $37B global leader in driveline and chassis technology as well as active and passive safety technology. In this role, Joan provides a central focus product development and program management process excellence throughout all divisions and functions of the ZF group. Joan joined ZF in 2005 and has held several management roles in business excellence, value management, cost engineering and program management. Throughout her career, Joan led research and development in several areas including Astronaut Life Support and Fuel Cells for Transportation. To read more about Joan click here.  

Paola Mendivil
Catering coordinador
El Granjero Mexican Grill

Paola is Catering Coordinator for her family business, El Granjero Mexican Grill, established in 2007. Born and raised in Mexico City, Paola moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan in 2005. Paola is a non-traditional, first generation college grad passionate about providing personal growth opportunities and connections for her networking circles including the Latina Network, The FSU LEADeres program, BL2END, and the Lation Community Coalition. Paola was named Top Women-Owned Business by the Grand Rapids Business Journal and one of the Top 50 Latinas in Michigan by the Hispanic/Latino Commission of Michigan. Paola was the first Latina to be on the cover of the West Michigan Woman Magazine, Winter 2020 edition.

Ingrid Tighe
Executive director
Birmingham Downtown Shopping District

Ingrid currently serves as the Executive Director of the Birmingham Shopping District where she plans, organizes, coordinates and directs programs and activities designed to promote and foster downtown Birmingham as a center for business, social, cultural and community activity.  Ingrid attended Vanderbilt University on a four year R.O.T.C. scholarship and was commissioned as a U.S. Army Signal Corps officer upon graduation. She served from 1998 to 2005 with the 1^st Infantry Division in Germany participating in NATO peacekeeping operations in Macedonia and Kosovo and later with the 1^st Cavalry Division leading troops in 2004 to 2005 in the combat zone of Baghdad, Iraq. In Iraq, she had the unique opportunity of working alongside Iraqi National Guard soldiers and also training and mentoring Iraq’s first class of female Army officers. These groups eventually went on to operate in Iraq’s security forces to help bring stability to the country. After honorably separating from the Army, Ingrid worked in the private sector in commercial real estate and then used the post 9/11 G.I. Bill to obtain her Master of Public Administration from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. She worked for the State of Michigan, Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency, overseeing veteran employment developing and implementing policy and statewide initiatives to improve veteran employment. To read more about Ingrid click here. 

Event Details

Time: Wednesday, April 29th; 7:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Registration: Free for Inforum members (must register), $5 for nonmembers

Location: Virtual link will be sent to those who register

Leadership Sponsor

Interested in sponsorship? Please contact Carole Leigh Hutton clhutton@inforummichigan.org