Our Advisory Board

An amazing group of people are doing great things to help women (and men) manage successful, fulfilling careers while balancing family and life. We have enjoyed the perspective and advice that many have offered, and are pleased to include several on our Advisory Board:

Carol Fishman Cohen is a sought-after expert, speaker and consultant on the topic of career re-entry. She is the co-author of Back on the Career Track: A Guide for Stay-at-Home Moms Who Want to Return to Work (Warner Books, June 2007) and co-founder of iRelaunch, a company connecting mid-career professionals on career break with each other, with resources, and ultimately, with companies interested in re-engaging them. Ms. Cohen was on maternity leave with her first child in February 1990, when her firm, investment bank Drexel Burnham Lambert, dissolved. After five years working part time while having three more children, followed by six years at home full time, Ms. Cohen relaunched her career in 2001 by taking a demanding, full time job at a major investment firm. Although she was thrilled to return to the workplace, she eventually realized it was not the perfect match, and left after a year. Following her departure, Harvard Business School made Ms. Cohen the subject of a case study about a professional who resumed her career after extended leave at home. When the case was published, she began speaking about the topic and initiated the research that culminated in Back on the Career Track. She lives in Newton, Massachusetts with her husband and four children ages 12-17. Ms. Cohen is a graduate of Pomona College and Harvard Business School.

Grace Protos represents the U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau, Region II throughout New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. In her role at the Women's Bureau, Grace oversees and implements programs which currently include Wi$e Up, a financial education program and Flex Options, a flexibility resource program designed to address work/life issues. Grace's role includes developing Region II community partnerships and organizational channels for Women's Bureau resources. Before joining the Women's Bureau, Grace was Senior Vice President at MacKenzie Partners, Inc., a corporate advisory services firm, where she worked for thirteen years. In an unofficial capacity, Grace took on the role of ombudsperson, offering mentorship and advocacy for many of the firm's staff. In 2003, she left MacKenzie Partners to pursue a master's degree in social work at Columbia University, New York City to expand her knowledge of human systems within organizations.

Kristi Feinzig is a Senior Director in the Derivatives and Quantitative Strategies Group at Sun Capital Advisers (part of Sun Life Financial). Kristi is on the Executive Council for the Women's Leadershiop Network of Sun Life Financial and is active in the Working Mother's Group of the Wellesley Mother's Forum. She has thirteen years of derivative and quantitative research experience. She holds a BA from Simmons College in business Management and Art History and holds an MBA from Boston College's Carroll Graduate School of Management in Operations and Strategic Management. She resides in Wellesley, Massachusetts with her husband and two children.

 

Mission Statement:

Detours and OnRamps was designed to bring intelligent women together to discuss the issued facing us all - because women and the marketplace both benefit when talented, well-educated mothers can contribute both at home and at work.