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Transformational Women

Month: January 2012

Transformational Women Highlights Shan Cooper, VP Lockheed Martin

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How do you engage a workforce of 8,000 employees? How do you keep your own career going while at the same time groom leaders across your organization? What do C-suite leaders look for when they decide who to sponsor? Listen to Shan Cooper, Vice President and General Manager at Lockheed Martin share her insights.

Shan Cooper is Vice President of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company and General Manager of the company’s Marietta, Ga., facility. She is also in charge of the company’s subassembly sites in Meridian, Miss., and Clarksburg, W.Va. She was named to her current position in January 2011.  As General Manager, she is responsible for the more than 8,000-employee Marietta operation, which designs, produces, modifies and maintains military aircraft for the United States and air arms of nations around the world. Marietta programs include the C-130J Super Hercules, F-22 Raptor, P-3 Orion, C-5M Super Galaxy and F-35 Lightning II.

Mrs. Cooper previously served as Vice President of Human Resources for Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Solutions (IS&GS), based in Gaithersburg, Md. An experienced operational leader, she was responsible for all aspects of the Human Resources function for 36,000 employees based in 48 U.S. states and 64 countries. Before moving to IS&GS, Mrs. Cooper was Vice President and Deputy of Human Resources for Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company with responsibility for Human Resources operations and site security for more than 27,000 employees across the country. At the same time, she served as Human Resources Site Lead for the Marietta, Meridian and Clarksburg sites.

She joined Lockheed Martin in 2002 as Senior Manager, Diversity Workforce Management. While at corporate headquarters, she progressed through positions of increasing responsibility before being named Vice President, Diversity and Equal Opportunity Programs in 2004. Before joining Lockheed Martin, Mrs. Cooper held leadership positions with Lucent Technologies and consulted with various other Fortune 500 companies. She has received several national honors, including the Women of Color in Technology Corporate Responsibility Award and the YWCA Tribute to Women of Achievement. She was named to Diversity MBA Magazine’s 2009 Top 100 Under 50 Executives and one of Georgia Trend Magazine’s Most Influential Georgians in 2012.

Mrs. Cooper is on the board of Boy Scouts of America Atlanta Area Council, the Cobb County Chamber of Commerce and the Georgia Military Affairs Coordinating Committee. She also is a member of The Executive Leadership Council and the Marietta Kiwanis Club. She sits on the Board of Trustees for the Woodruff Arts Center and the WellStar Foundation, both in Atlanta.

She holds an MBA from the Roberto C. Goizueta Business School at Emory University and is a graduate of the Rutgers Global Executive Masters in Human Resource Leadership Program.

Transformational Women Highlights Stephanie Nelson, Founder CouponMom.Com

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How do you get from teaching 20 women in your living room about saving money with coupons to teaching 5.8million moms? Hear the fascinating story of grass roots entrepreneurship, pursuing purpose, and getting on Oprah from Stephanie Nelson, Founder CouponMom.Com. Learn from her about the hard-earned and learned principles of what it takes to pursue your dream. Her story is a live example of what entrepreneurship really is: “the pursuit of opportunity regardless of resources”.

Since 2004 Stephanie has appeared frequently on television and radio teaching savings tips, including The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS Early Show, NBC Nightly News, Fox Business, The Doctors, The View, Dr. Oz, The 700 Club, The Mike and Juliet Show, and CNN.

Over 5.8 million members belong to her free grocery deals website www.couponmom.com. Stephanie holds a degree in finance and has ten years of experience in sales and marketing with both Procter & Gamble and Marriott Hotels. In 1995 she retired from the corporate world to stay home with her sons. In 2001 she founded her free website www.couponmom.com committed to helping consumers save money and feed the hungry by increasing food donations to hunger organizations with the Cut Out Hunger program.

The Coupon Mom’s Guide to Cutting Your Grocery Bill in Half, released in January 2010, became a New York Times Best Seller in its first month of publication. Websites, newspapers, and magazines across the country have featured Stephanie’s savings advice including USA Today, MSN.com, AARP, Redbook, Good Housekeeping, Woman’s Day, Family Circle, Reader’s Digest, Guideposts, Parenting, Woman’s World, Quick & Simple, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Chicago Tribune, the Orange County-Register, the Seattle Times and the Denver Post.

Cut Out Hunger shoppers nationally have donated tons of food to hunger organizations in their communities. In 2004 the Coca Cola company honored the Cut Out Hunger program by selecting Stephanie to be a torch runner in their Athens 2004 Olympic Torch Relay. Coca Cola selected participants for their “ability to inspire others and make a positive difference in people’s lives.” In 2003 the Dannon Company recognized the Cut Out Hunger program in their Families Feeding America contest. In 2002 North Fulton Community Charities named Stephanie one of their “Volunteers of the Year” for the food donations generated by the Cut Out Hunger
program.

Stephanie lives with her husband and two sons in Atlanta, Georgia.

Transformational Women Highlights Carol Godfrey, VP Marketing Southwire

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We sat down to talk with Carol Godfrey, VP Marketing and Product Development for Southwire, a privately held company who is a leader in the electrical wiring industry. In this interview, hear her talk about her personal brand of “Care Intensely”, and get her advice about what it takes to be an authentic leader in a technical and male-dominated industry.

Carol Godfrey is Vice President of Marketing and Product Development for Southwire’s Energy Division. In her current role, Carol is responsible for developing new product and service offerings including strategic partnerships, new product manufacturing, and acquisitions. Carol oversees a product management team, works closely with operations management during new manufacturing, develops strategies for merchandising, and engages with the internal and external sales agent through who bring all products to market. Carol is heavily involved with maintaining a presence for Southwire in the Power and Renewable Energy Industry and working to expand Southwire’s market share and mind share in North America.

Over the last 25 years she has held marketing, sales and manufacturing leadership positions including managing national and regional teams of direct sales and manufacturers sales representatives. Her marketing leadership includes oversight from full lines of commercial, construction and utility solutions to new product R&D and industry-leading innovation initiatives.

Carol has unique qualifications in that she has an extensive sales and marketing background coupled with a broad baseline of manufacturing experience and a degree in industrial engineering with an emphasis in statistics from Auburn University (BSIE ’86). She approaches complex challenges and engineering puzzles with common sense and pragmatism. She has worked for leading national organizations including Southwire Company, Hubbell Incorporated, Alcan Aluminum Corporation, Ralston Purina Company and Tampa Electric Company.

From her involvement in community through Southwire’s many outreach programs, to her other civic and non-profit endeavors, you’ll often find her demonstrating her personal sentiment of “Care Intensely”.  A native of Louisville, KY, Carol and her husband, Gary Godfrey (Auburn BSIE ’86), live in Atlanta.