Class of 2009 Yearbook: The Honorees

Employer: Cooper University Hospital

LOCATION: Mt. Laurel, ,N.J.

First job: "Delivering the newspaper at 4:30 a.m. with my father."

Most valuable career advice: "Relationships matter."

Favorite vice: "Reading Vanity Fair."

Title you'd like to hold someday: "Ph.D., teaching at a university."

What do you love about IT? "Constant white water."

Best mentoring relationship: "My CTO."

People you'd invite to your dream dinner party: Ellen DeGeneres, Eleanor Roosevelt, Martin Scorsese and Nelson Mandela

Passion outside of work: "My 8-year-old twins, Katherine and James."

Your recreational best: The Pittsburgh Marathon

In high school, I should have been voted "Most Likely to ..." "Travel the world."

Leadership philosophy in a nutshell: "Surround myself with stars by leading them to discover their highest potential. Making them feel comfortable with what they know and, more importantly, what they don't know."

"Aha" leadership moment: "My role as a leader is defined by my commitment to setting professional development standards for my staff. I stress continuing education on both professional and personal levels as an integral part of my mentoring and coaching program. It is watching m