The list is out! Here are the 2009 NAFE Top Companies for Executive Women – 50 companies and 5 not-for-profits. Read all about their winning Best Practices in the Spring issue of NAFE Magazine. Event photos show Betty Spence, president of NAFE [left: in yellow], Sherry Taunt [middle: award acceptor – Vice President, MidMichigan Health] and Carol Evans [right: president of Bonnier Working Mother Media]. Second photo is keynote speaker Nicholas Kristof, New York Times columnist.

The Top 10
Aetna – Hartford, CT
AstraZeneca – Wilmington, DE
Avon Products – New York, NY
General Mills – Minneapolis, MN
IBM Corporation – Austin, TX
Johnson and Johnson – New Brunswick, NJ
Liz Claiborne – North Bergen, NJ
Marriott International – Bethesda, MD
Principal Financial Group – Des Moines, IA
The Procter & Gamble Company – Cincinnati, OH

THE TOP COMPANIES
Abbott – Abbott Park, IL
Allstate Insurance Company – Northbrook, IL
American Express Company – Suwanee, GA
Bank of America, NA – Providence, RI
Bristol-Myers Squibb – Plainsboro, NJ
Cisco Systems, Inc. – Honolulu, HI
Colgate-Palmolive Company – New York, NY
DuPont – Wilmington, DE
Eli Lilly and Company – Indianapolis, IN
First Horizon National Corporation – Memphis, TN
Ford Motor Company – Dearborn, MI
Hewlett-Packard Company – Palo Alto, CA
HSBC - North America – Prospect Heights, IL
Intel Corporation – Santa Clara, CA
JPMorgan Chase – New York, NY
Kellogg Company – Battle Creek, MI
Kraft Foods – Northfield, IL
Macy's – New York, NY
Merck & Co. – Whitehouse Station, NJ
MetLife – New York, NY
New York Life Insurance Company – New York, NY
Northern Trust Corporation – Chicago, IL
Office Depot – Delray Beach, FL
Pearson – New York, NY
Pfizer – New York, NY
Prudential Financial, Inc. – Newark, NJ
Sallie Mae – Reston, VA
Schering-Plough – Kenilworth, NJ
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. – Bloomington, IL
Texas Instruments – Dallas, TX
The Dow Chemical Company – Midland, MI
The McGraw-Hill Companies – New York, NY
The New York Times Company – New York, NY
The Phoenix Companies – Hartford, CT
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. – Pittsburgh, PA
Verizon Communications Inc – New York, NY
Wal-Mart Stores – Bentonville, AR
WellPoint – Indianapolis, IN
Wyeth – Madison, NJ
Xerox Corporation – Stamford, CT

THE TOP NOT-FOR-PROFITS
Baptist Health South Florida – Miami, FL
Bon Secours Richmond Health Systems – Richmond, VA
Mid-Michigan Health – Midland, MI
TriHealth – Cincinnati, OH
VCU Health System – Richmond, VA

WE'RE MOVING! As of Monday, March 30, 2009, NAFE will be headquartered in new offices. Please make a note of our updated postal address and phone number:

NAFE/Bonnier Working Mother
Two Park Avenue 
10th Floor 
New York, NY   10016   
Customer Service phone will continue to be: 1-800-927-6233

Recession Special: Want to promote your business? For NAFE members for a limited time only, a banner or skyscraper ad in one issue of the NAFE E-Newsletter will cost you just $75.00. (Regular rate is $150.00.) Contact newsletter editor Paula Damiano to place your ad. [Note: you must be an active NAFE member to receive this special rate.]

Sponsor Thanks. On March 18th, NAFE honored the Top Companies for Executive Women at an awards luncheon in Manhattan. Many thanks to all the sponsors of our event – we greatly appreciate your support! Bon Secours Richmond Health System, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Colgate-Palmolive Company, Con Edison, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Macy’s Inc., MetLife, The New York Times Company, Procter & Gamble, VCU Health System, Wal-Mart & Sam’s Club, WellPoint.

Presidential Good News. President Obama continues to back women-friendly programs and legislation. By signing the 2009 Omnibus Bill, he has restored U.S. financial support to the United Nations Population Fund, which provides family planning services and other women’s health aid. The Fund is backed by 180 other nations. U.S. contributions were withheld by the Bush administration for the past seven years.

Discount: Program for Event Planners. Learn the secrets to making meetings, grand openings and conventions a fabulous success – attend “An Insider’s Guide to Event Planning” in six locations around the U.S. Next one is March 31 in Philadelphia, PA. NAFE members get a 10% discount - enter the code NAFE when you register. Click here for more information.

NAFE Discount on Whirlpool Products. Through a special arrangement with Whirlpool, NAFE members can reap big savings on Whirlpool appliances, accessories and other Whirlpool items. You and your family can purchase up to 12 products a year under the VIPLINK program and get substantial savings on everyday retail pricing. Go to the NAFE website to sign up for the discount program – just click on the Whirlpool banner at the top of the NAFE home page.

Women in Corporate America (WICA) is the NAFE network associated with Pace University in New York City. On April 7th, they will hold their 6th Annual Leadership Conference. Phebe Neely, Senior Manager in the Dispute Services practice of Deloitte Financial, will be honored as Woman of the Year. For more information on WICA or the event, contact network advisor Dr. Barry Miller at bmailler@pace.edu.

Sonja Fisher, a NAFE member from southern California and Principal Software Consultant for Oracle Corporation, was just named “Mrs. Corporate America” – read all about her recent honor here. Congratulations, Sonja!