Mary Ann Alhadeff Advances Women in Leadership

Mary Anne Alhadeff, an award-winning broadcasting executive with a history of forging strong partnerships among businesses, institutions, foundations and public-service entities has been tapped to lead the Jane Nelson Institute for Women’s Leadership at Texas Woman’s University. She is former CEO of Dallas-based North Texas Public Broadcasting, Inc. She will serve as executive director beginning Feb. 11. The institute’s three specialized centers — the Center for Women in Politics & Public Policy, the Center for Women Entrepreneurs and the Center for Student Leadership — serve Texas as a resource for scholarship and research focused on advancing women’s leadership through education, mentoring and networking.