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Fish & Richardson Principal Elected Chair of Athena San Diego 2015 Board of Directors
Organization promotes professional growth for women executives and rising managers in science and technology

Fish & Richardson is pleased to announce that principal Lisa Martens has been installed as chair of Athena San Diego’s 2015 board of directors.
Athena is an organization that fosters and promotes personal and professional growth through unique educational and motivational programs that address key issues in life science, healthcare, defense, engineering and other related industries. Athena also provides networking opportunities that contribute to the vitality of women’s roles in business and nurtures the next generation of women executives.
“In the coming year, the board and I will be focusing on the power of the Athena network,” says Martens. “We will also be concentrating on expanding the resources we provide to our sponsors and members.”
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In addition to Martens, the other elected board officers are Karen Fisher of the OneRoof Energy as vice chair and Julie Burgess of Otonomy, Inc. as treasurer.
The new directors include:
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- Erna Adelson, Sony Network Entertainment
- Gemini Babla, Qualcomm
- Jennifer Cayer, Remplex Pharmaceuticals
- Michele Comtois, Barney & Barney LLC
- Karen Deschaine, Cooley LLP
- Maureen Feerick, Deloitte & Touche LLP
- Cathy Gonzales, KPMG LLP
- Emilie Hersh, InterKnowlogy
- Sabrina Johnson, WomanCare Global
- Constance Maples, Merrill Lynch
- Tracy Parrott, Tragara Pharmaceuticals
- Leni Preciado, HSBC
- Gwen Rosenberg, Senomyx, Inc.
- Dawn Saunders, Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
- Joan Stafslien, CareFusion
- Annette Winn, Compensia
- Nicola Zahl, Pediatric Bioscience, Inc.