Scripps Health Named a Top Company for Executive Women

Scripps was recognized for its innovative policies and practices to help women advance in the workplace.

“Women have great opportunity for advancement at Scripps through mentoring for senior and executive positions and as part of succession planning,” said June Komar, who has held multiple leadership positions over the years at Scripps before becoming the corporate executive vice president of strategy and administration. “As a destination employer, Scripps makes career development a priority. The majority of promotions to senior and executive positions are from within.”

Of Scripps’ 13,500 employees, 77 percent are women, and women make up 68 percent of the management group. Scripps has 61 executives accountable for the success of all aspects of the organization – 24 of these leaders are women (39 percent).

“Women are achieving success in moving into top positions at many of the nation’s nonprofits at a greater pace than in private sector companies,” said Betty Spence, PhD, president of NAFE. “The ‘NAFE Top 10 Nonprofits’ offer environments where women’s work life needs are respected and where they get the opportunities to advance. For women, these are the top companies to work for.”

NAFE is a division of Working Mother Media, owned by the Bonnier Corporation. Working Mother magazine publishes the annual Top Companies and the Women of Excellence lists. Visit the Working Mother website to view the Scripps Profile.

Scripps has been included on the “Best 100 Companies” by Working Mother for the past eight consecutive years, was listed as No. 24 in the 2012 rankings. Additionally, Scripps was recently named for the sixth time to FORTUNE magazine’s 16th annual list of America’s “100 Best Companies to Work For.”

Learn more about Scripps Health, a nonprofit integrated health care system in San Diego, Calif.