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Build your career! Say yes to new opportunities!

Elizabeth Fabián, Mekashia Chenault
January 25, 2024 3:00 – 4:00 PM ET Virtual Free to attend
Build your career! Say yes to new opportunities!

About this session

Is one of your 2024 goals to take your career to the next level? Embracing new opportunities can help you get there!

PowerToFly has partnered with AbbVie to present this interactive conversation aimed at helping you unravel the secrets to professional growth and success. We’ll be joined by AbbVie’s Elizabeth Fabián, Director, Manufacturing Program Management and Mekashia Chenault, Oncology Brand Management Lead as they explore the transformative impact of seizing new opportunities. Elizabeth and Mekashia will delve into real-life examples from their own journeys, illustrating how saying 'yes' to novel experiences can pave the way for skill development, expanded networks, and unforeseen career pathways.

In this talk you will:

  • Discover how embracing diverse roles, projects, and initiatives can be the key to unlocking doors to advancement.
  • Uncover the ever-evolving nature of personal and professional development.
  • Learn the power of networking
  • And much more.

Be sure to leave a question for our speakers when you register and we’ll answer it live.

Meet the speakers

Elizabeth Fabián

Elizabeth Fabián

Director Manufacturing Program Management, AbbVie

Elizabeth Fabián is the Director, Manufacturing Program Management at AbbVie with over 23 years of pharmaceutical operations experience. Elizabeth is originally from Mexico and moved to the US to start her career in the company’s Operations’ Development Program. From there, she has worked her way up the company holding roles in Planning, Operational Excellence, Network Optimization, Network Strategy, Manufacturing (including Site Director) and Program Management. Elizabeth is passionate about the work AbbVie does and the impact it has on the over 50 million patients served and also has driven the company’s EEDI efforts within the Hispanic/Latino ERG and leading initiatives in the Operations EEDI Council.

Mekashia Chenault

Mekashia Chenault

Mekashia Chenault is a dynamic healthcare leader with over 20 years of enterprise experiences across global marketing, portfolio management, and supply chain. In her current role at AbbVie, she serves as Oncology Brand Management Lead. Within the Oncology portfolio she drives the brand strategy and partners across multiple cross functional teams to support new product launches, life cycle management, and continuous improvement opportunities for on-market brands. Prior to joining AbbVie in 2022, she’s also served as a social impact leader driving innovations in healthcare to enhance patients’ lives with roles at Hillrom and Abbott. She received her Bachelor of Science Chemical Engineering from University of Notre Dame in South Bend, IN and a Master’s in Business Administration from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management. She currently resides in Homer Glen, IL, a southwestern suburb of Chicago, with her husband and two children.

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