Lean In at Medtronic
Lean In Networks connect groups of Circles and individuals. Join a Network to connect with the Lean In community and see the power of Circles first-hand.
Our mission
We support Women at Medtronic to Lean In to their goals and to be unapologetically ambitious!
About our Network
- Meets quarterly
- Looking for members
5 Network Leaders, 4 Members
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Lean In Networks are a great way to join the community and start to get involved. Through a Network you can meet new people and learn about new personal and professional growth opportunities.
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FY21 Negotiation
Leaders: Deb Towey, Sr. IT Director & Corinne King, Senior Legal Director | Check out circle descriptions on M...
FY21 Finding Your Voice 1
Leaders: Justin Furlong, Sr. HR Manager & Anni Dasgupta Abshire, Sr. Program Manager
FY21 Finding Your Voice 2
Leaders: Amanda Sutherland, Program Manager & Jennifer Williams, Director
FY21 Taming Adrenaline
Leaders: Connie De Lange, VP Communications and Marketing Solutions CVG, Gerard Torenvliet, Sr Engineering Man...
FY21 Finance Professionals
Krissy Wright, VP Finance Neuromodulation/PH & Heather Young, Finance Director- RTG Finance
FY21 Program/Project Mgmt Beginner
Rob Libbey, PD Program Director & Amy Bangen, Program Manager
FY21 Women Science & Engineer
Leaders: Courtney Nelson Wills, VP & Chief Counsel, Diabetes, Tricia Walker, Sr. Quality Engineering Manager &...
FY21 Change Management 1
Leaders: Carolyn Steele, Sr. Program Manager & Michelle Reinert, Engineering Director
FY21 Change Management 2
Leaders: Julia Kravchenko, Global Quality Program Director & Adam Hesse, Program Director
FY21 Career Development
Leaders: Julie Brewer, Vice President and GM CRHF Diagnostics, Anne Ballard, Senior Manager, CVG Technical Com...
FY21 Early Career Professionals 1
Leaders: Jim Vogl, VP/GM Patient Services, CRHF, Puneet Dhupar, PD Program Manager - Lung Health PMO & Rebecca...
FY21 Early Career Professionals 2
Leaders: Soniya Kamath-Nalawade, Quality Systems Manager & Scott Lindfors, Senior Quality Engineering Manager
FY21 New to MDT Employees 1
Leaders: Jailene Butts, Sr. Clinical Research Manager & Ali Duerr, Principal Legal Counsel
FY21 New to MDT Employees 2
Leaders: Michelle Cannizzaro, Senior Manager, Strategic Transformation & Tom Stinson, Continuous Improvement P...
FY21 New Managers 1
Leaders: Susan Kushins, Sr Director, Strategy & Portfolio Management & Brian McCarthy, Sr. Engineering Manager...
FY21 New Managers 2
Leaders: Chris Hilker, Clinical Research Director& Samantha Hinderaker, Marketing Director
FY21 Office Support Staff
Leaders: Jen Witthuhn, ExCom Administrative Assistant & Char Provost, Sr Mktg Communications Director
FY21 Working Moms 1
Leaders: Heidi Nordine, Technical Writing Manager & Jennifer Bulthuis, Sr. Manager, SH Professional Relations ...
FY21 Working Moms 2
Leaders: Anna Szafranski,VP Gbl Mktg Peripheral, Carolyn Sleeth, VP/GM endoVenous/APV & Alex Gaudiani, Directo...
FY21 Work Life Balance
Leaders: Leah Bailey,Director, Strategic Transformation & Janna Steidl, Sr. Compliance Program Manager
FY21 Leaning into Diversity
Leaders: Raja Chaudhuri, Sr. Director, Strategy & Operations, Emily Anthony, Market Development Director & Ama...
FY21 Traditional Circle 1
Leaders: Jessica Koenig,Talent Management Director & Mark Henry, Senior Manager MDR/Vigilance
FY21 Traditional Circle 2
Leaders: Ashley Hessinger,Sr. Finance Manager & Monica Novak, Sr. IT Manager
FY21 Traditional Circle 3
Leaders: Annie Buckman, Director of Marketing & Amy Gutoske, Senior Program Mgr Global Facilities
FY21 Traditional Circle 4
Leaders: Kristyn Benson,Sr. Director of Regulatory Affairs & Kimberly Peterson, Regulatory Affairs Program Dir...
FY21 Traditional Circle 5
Leaders: Annabel Bavaud, Sr. Program Manager & Andrea Bongard, Sr. Manager
FY21 Traditional Cirlce 6
Leaders: Megan Knisely, Engineering Program Manager & Saurabh Shah, Global Marketing Manager
FY21 Traditional Circle 7
Leader: Brian Leither,VP Human Resources, CSH, Justin Ellis, Sr. MDR Vigilance Manager & Karena Schluender, Te...
FY21 Traditional Circle 8
Leaders: Jennifer Johnson, HR Director & Edgar Cardoso, Sr. Program Manager
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Leaders: Becky Ciampone, Sr. Finance Director & Mark Copps, Finance Director
FY21 AIM 1
Leaders: Kevin Wong, Sr. Marketing Program Manager, Minori Carlsson,Sr. Marketing Program Manager & Kunal Desa...
FY21 AIM 2
Leaders: BK Shah,Quality Program Manager - CVG & Shirley Guan, Sr. Project Manager
FY21 PRIDE 1
Leaders: Ann Sheldon,VP Product Security, Michael Longnecker, Sr. Supply Chain Manager & Dave Collins, IT Prog...
FY21 PRIDE 2
Leaders: Brian Felton, VP and Chief Counsel, Americas, Diane Holland, Sr Mkt Dev Mgr & Becca Morell, Prin Fina...
FY21 HLN
Leaders: Esther Ledesma, Portfolio Marketing Manager & Gerardo Zuniga, Sr Engineering Manager
FY21 African Descent Network 1
Leaders: Danyel Specht,Product Manager & Agnes Ndamagye, Program Manager
FY21 African Descent Network 2
Leaders: Stephanie Eliopoulos,Director, Corp Quality and RA & Trish Saina, Sr. Supply Chain Manager
FY21 ABLED
Leaders: Lisa Stammer, Principal Technical Editor & Lisa Ripken, Leadership Development Facilitator
FY21 AIM 3
Leaders: Rob Kowal, VP Med Affairs/BD CRHF/CAS & Samir Mody, VP Strategy, Reimbursements & Healthcare Economic...
FY21 AIM 4
Leaders: Amit Kachru, VP Finance IT & Sachin Choudhary, PD Program Director
FY21 PRIDE 3
Leaders: Donna Di Menna, Gbl Leadership/Talent Dev Dir & Eric Orrington, Sr. Group Manager
FY21 Traditional 10
Leaders: Seth Kersten, Sr. Director, Corporate Compliance & Audit & Jennifer Spaeth, Senior Quality Systems Ma...
FY21 Building Financial Acumen
Leaders: Graham Phillips, VP Operations CRHF & TBD
