2026 HBA Luminaries

The HBA Luminary award was introduced in 2014 as part of the HBA’s 25th anniversary of the Woman of the Year (WOTY). This year, the HBA is proud to recognize senior-level champions, identified by their Corporate Partner companies, who serve as a role model in their company, actively mentor and sponsor others, help advance industry talent and exhibit dedication to the healthcare industry. These luminary leaders have more than 15 years of professional industry experience.

Julie Manalili 
Abbott

Ragad Attar 
AbbVie Inc.

Danielle Vaphides 
Accenture

Annabel de Maria 
Posthumous Honor
Alira Health

Janine Shea 
Alkermes

Heather Jones 
Alora Pharmaceuticals, LLC

Michelle Geller 
Amgen

Kelly Carter 
Amgen

Margaret Faul 
Amgen

Katie Cafferky 
Apellis Pharmaceuticals

Beth DelGiacco 
Argenx

Leora Horn 
AstraZeneca

Amy Navitsky 
athenahealth

Bonnie Finger 
Bayer AG

Kate Wetzel 
BD

Letticia Atkins 
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.

Amy Turnquist 
BIP

Sydney Klein 
Bristol Myers Squibb

Kate Bogumil 
Bristol Myers Squibb

Jennifer Dudinak 
Bristol Myers Squibb

Wendy Emerson 
Butler/Till

Dina Schneider 
Cartesian Therapeutics

Tina Trombetta 
CMI Media Group

Austyn Thorne 
Compas

Mareike Lochte 
Daiichi Sankyo

Elly Barry 
Day One Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.

Erin Gronczewski 
Deerfield Group LLC

Traci Mizoguchi 
Deloitte LLP

Jessica McCann
Doximity

Hanna Svanback 
Eli Lilly and Company

Elizabeth Ann Van Sant Hoffman 
Eli Lilly and Company

Jamie Portnoff 
Eliquent Life Sciences

Anne Marie Robertson 
EVERSANA

Heather Meade 
EY

Laura Yoars 
Fingerpaint Group

Julia Casey 
GE HealthCare

Heidi Seerden 
GE HealthCare

Tricia Clark 
GE HealthCare

Amy Whited 
Genmab US, Inc.

Mandy Ye 
Genmab US, Inc.

Maria Rio 
Gilead Sciences

Michele Houghton-Coritz 
Incyte

Nareda Mills 
Inizio Engage

Ashley Tappan 
Insigniam

Maria Christina Fernandez-Gonzalez 
Integra LifeSciences

Candice Snyder 
IQVIA

Kristin Bhavnani 
Jazz Pharmaceuticals

Laetitia Decroix-Guilloux 
Johnson & Johnson

Molly Poarch 
Lundbeck US

Denise Davies 
Neurelis, Inc.

Denise Prindiville 
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.

Ashley Duff 
Novartis

Rachel Morgan 
Novartis

Jill Fallows Macaluso 
Novo Nordisk

Kim Dignan 
Novocure

Julie Pentz 
Organon

Shobana Narayanan 
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.

Nicole Robling 
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.

Cindy Alvarado 
Pacira Biosciences, Inc.

Kristen Williams 
Pacira Biosciences, Inc.

Leslie Johnston 
Parexel International

Lydia Crowe 
Petauri Health

Megan O'Meara 
Pfizer Inc.

Janine Small 
Pfizer Inc.

Alison O'Neill 
Pfizer Inc.

Ali Kneafsey 
Pivot Design

Amy R. Lankford, PhD 
Precigen

Nicole Bradley 
Publicis Health

Karen McCarthy 
Purdue Pharma L.P.

Beth Bachman 
QuidelOrtho

Suzanne Jacobs 
Real Chemistry

Kristina Sauter 
Red Nucleus Solutions, LLC

Cheryl Lubbert 
Reverba Global

Rachel Frizberg 
Roche Genentech

Corinne Dive-Reclus 
Roche Genentech

Monisha Nair 
RxPx

Helen Motamen 
Sanofi

Linda Santi 
Sanofi

Anne Erickson 
Savara

Christine Slover 
Shionogi Inc.

Michelle Vickroy 
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.

Brandi Walker 
Syneos Health

Vanessa Gleason 
Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Sara Siddiqi 
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Tiffany Gamble 
Teva Pharmaceuticals

Catherine Rives 
UCB, Inc.

Victoria Glascott 
Valeris

Nataliya Andreychuk 
Viseven