Mandy Ansari
Digital Influencer + Entrepreneur
Mandy Ansari is a digital marketer, brand strategist, tech nerd and mental health advocate who works with startups to Fortune 500 companies to increase their reach and build their digital footprint through creative marketing.
She leads Community Marketing at Bumble and is the Lifestyle Blogger behind www.girlandthe.com, a guide to chasing happiness for the modern girl. She shares daily stories and posts with 300K+ Instagram followers (www.instagram.com/mandy) who know her as their “Virtual BFF”.
Mandy is obsessed with the internet’s ability to make the world a smaller and more connected place. She’s dedicated to helping her followers feel more understood and less alone.
Alessandra Biaggi
New york state senator
Before launching her campaign in January, she served in Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Counsel’s Office focusing on the Council for Women & Girls and New York State’s women’s policy agenda. There, she advocated for women’s reproductive health and the passage of the Reproductive Health Act and the Comprehensive Contraceptive Coverage Act. She was also a member of the Governor’s Executive clemency team, led bill negotiations across the executive and legislative branches, and worked on health and human service initiatives across multi-state agencies.
During the historic 2016 election, Alessandra was the Deputy National Operations Director for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, overseeing a budget of $500 million, 38 state directors and 45 associated staff.
Following Hillary’s loss to Trump, she focused on igniting women and millennials to get off the sidelines and spring into political action, a process which inspired her to design the rituals of mindful democracy, and to create the Take Action Guide for Activism.
Her run for office is preceded by a decade of advocacy, national leadership, and service to the people of New York, interning for the Kings County D.A.’s Office, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. She was a legal fellow for New York State Homes and Community Renewal, working to ensure that families across New York State had access to affordable housing. She served as Assistant General Counsel for Governor Cuomo’s Office of Storm Recovery working with small businesses and municipalities to rebuild New York after Hurricane Sandy.
She was a 2015 New Leaders Council (NLC) fellow, sat on NLC’s Advisory Board, and is a member of The New Agenda's Young Women Leadership Council.
Alessandra’s primary focus has always been on breaking down the barriers to entry to increase civic engagement, awareness and participation. She has also hosted community workshops on topics including women in politics, leadership, and community organizing for New York University's Women's Initiative, Columbia University, Ladies Get Paid, Rally + Rise, Impact Hub, Solidarity Sundays, Changemaker Chats, the All In Together Campaign, with Diane Von Furstenberg, and at NYU with the Lieutenant Governor of New York, Kathleen C. Hochul.
Sian Beilock
President, Barnard College at columbia university
Sian Beilock is the eighth President of Barnard College at Columbia University. Sian is one of the world’s leading experts on the brain science behind performance anxiety and what simple psychological strategies will help to reshape and train our minds to work the way we want them to. She has a particular focus on how women and girls perform in leadership positions and has dedicated her research to explore how to ensure their success.
Professor Beilock serves as the President Barnard College at Columbia University, an institution devoted to educating and empowering young women, where she continues to raise the College’s eminence in math, science, and technology to parallel its renown in the arts and humanities. Previously, Beilock served as executive vice provost at the University of Chicago, where she oversaw a range of functions and projects, including the University of Chicago Press, the school’s engagement with its surrounding community and several significant building projects.
Sian Beilock is the author of two books that have been published in more than a dozen languages — the critically acclaimed Choke: What the Secrets of the Brain Reveal about Getting It Right When You Have To, where she presents the latest neuroscience and psychology on what holds us back from working at our full potential and How the Body Knows Its Mind: The Surprising Power of the Physical Environment to Influence How You Think and Feel. Her TED talk, Why We Choke Under Pressure and How to Avoid It, has been viewed over 2 million times.
Gabrielle Bernstein
New York Times Bestselling Author + Motivational Speaker
Gabrielle Bernstein is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Universe Has Your Back and has written seven additional bestsellers, including her most recent bestseller, Super Attractor. She was featured on Oprah’s SuperSoul Sunday as a “next-generation thought leader,” and The Oprah Winfrey Network chose Gabby to be part of the “SuperSoul 100,” a dynamic group of 100 trailblazers whose vision and life’s work are bringing a higher level of consciousness to the world. The New York Times identified Gabby as “a new role model,” and she appears regularly as an expert on the Today Show and Good Morning America. Gabby co-hosted the Guinness World Record largest guided meditation with Deepak Chopra.
Additionally, Gabby has been featured in media outlets such as The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, ELLE, OWN, Good Morning America, Today Show, Tamron Hall Show, Access Hollywood, CNN, Women’s Health, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Rachael Ray, Dr. Oz, the covers of Success Magazine, Experience Life Magazine and more. For more on her work, visit gabbybernstein.com.
Courtney Chicvak
Member & Mediator of Courtney Anne Chicvak Mediation and Associate Instructor at Columbia University + win coach
Courtney Chicvak mediates commercial, divorce, employment and family/elder disputes. Chicvak completed mediation apprenticeships through both EAC Network and New York Peace Institute and is a Volunteer Mediator and Lemon Law Arbitrator with both organizations, as well as a Volunteer Mediator with the Mediate Art program and New York State Nassau County Supreme Court. She is an Associate Instructor for Introduction to Negotiation and Introduction to Mediation at Columbia University, and an Online Adjunct Instructor at Grand Canyon University, where she teaches Negotiation and Conflict as well as Argumentation and Advocacy. She is also a New York State Certified Long-Term Care Ombudsman.
Prior to founding her mediation practice, Chicvak worked in labor and employee relations in the healthcare and tech industries. An attorney in New York, Chicvak earned her B.S. at Cornell University, her M.S. at Columbia University and her J.D. at St. John's University School of Law.
Dr. Deepika Chopra
OPTIMISM DOCTOR + Doctor of Psychology
Deepika Chopra, OPTIMISM DOCTOR®, Visual Imagery & Media Expert, and founder of Things Are Looking Up™, specializes in what she has coined, "evidence based manifestation". Her work has been featured in Forbes, Harpers Bazaar, VOGUE, GOOP, Variety, E!, NBC, etc… and she has partnered with companies such as FISHER PRICE, IHeartMedia, BeautyCounter and many more. Dr. Chopra specializes in bridging together holistic practices and evidence based science to cultivate self mastery tools to help clients, couples and corporations (Fortune 500 to small businesses) cultivate their own sense of lasting happiness, resiliency, optimism and success. The Optimism Doctor® practices from very unique perspective as she is able to talk to the robust health wellness trends of today and provide real evidence based science and experience. Dr. Chopra holds a doctorate in clinical health psychology, with a special interest in mind-body connection, sensory based visual imagery, color therapy, innovative cognitive behavioral strategies and strategies and methods to increase optimism and resilience. Dr. Chopra completed her formal dissertation on the topic of optimism, positive sensory visualization and the connection to optimal well-being. With a special training in elevating empathy, reducing anxiety, and creating a balance within the technologically and social-media-focused world today; Dr. Chopra’s work is timely & beneficial to anyone curious about living more fully, from a self- mastery point of view, increasing happiness and optimizing functionality and success.
Dr. Chopra completed a double postdoctoral fellowship at both the University of California at Los Angeles and Cedars Sinai Medical Center and has been an integral part of the wellness community for over a decade. Dr. Chopra has been an invited keynote speaker at a number of conferences and summits, such as Create & Cultivate, In GOOP Health, IMPACT. etc. and contributes to many publications and online platforms as a wellness journalist and partners with a number of international brands as a media wellness expert. Dr. Chopra hosted an 8-part video series for You Tube that has accumulated over 1 Million views! Please visit the Press section for more details and inquire about receiving her EPK.
Since becoming a new mom, Dr. Chopra has a special interest in increasing Optimism and Empathy in children and working on empowering women and parents, she devotes part of her practice to motherhood coaching and mindful parenting.
Erica Chidi Cohen
Co-Founder & ceo, loom
Erica Chidi Cohen is the CEO of LOOM, a well-being brand closing the sexual and reproductive health knowledge gap for women through empowered content.
She is passionate about helping people cultivate body literacy and giving them the tools to advocate for their health and well-being. Through her book, Nurture: A Modern Guide to Pregnancy, Birth and Early Motherhood, and her work as both a doula and health educator, she has guided thousands of people in their transition from pregnancy to parenthood.
Beyond womxn's healthcare, Erica works to educate on pleasure, relationships, vulnerability, and self-care by providing a modern, inclusive and shame-free perspective.
Erica began her practice in San Francisco, volunteering as a doula within the prison system, working with pregnant inmates. She took her passion for women’s health and went on to build a successful health education practice in Los Angeles, while continuing to work with organizations that serve marginalized communities. She has been featured in Women’s Health, Vogue, Goop, The Cut and Marie Claire.
Stephanie Chow
Partner and Mediator, Mediated Negotiations + Win coach
Stephanie Chow is a partner and mediator at Mediated Negotiations where she mediates a wide range of complex civil disputes. She negotiates complex commercial settlements for major tech clients including Apple, Facebook, and Google, along with high growth startups.
She facilitates closure of business negotiations in situations in which a deal may be in jeopardy as a result of impasse on specific issues, or where time deadlines dictate accelerated negotiations. Stephanie has successfully mediated hundreds of cases with settlements in the tens of millions.
Stephanie is a lecturer in the M.S in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution program at Columbia University. She is a member of the California, New York, and Washington State Bar. She is recognized as a distinguished ADR professional by the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals and is among the 2.5% of attorneys selected to Rising Stars by Super Lawyers in Alternative Dispute Resolution since 2017.
Ann Margaret Carrozza
Asset protection and estate planning attorney
Ann Margaret Carrozza, Esq is a practicing Asset Protection and Estate Planning Attorney who also served for 14 years as a New York State Assemblywoman. She chaired the E.P.T.L subcommittee on trust reform and sponsored numerous pieces of estate planning legislation. Ann Margaret served as the Female District Leader of the Jefferson Democratic Club for 10 years.
She has served as an executive member of the N.Y.S. Bar Association, and is past Chairperson of the Long Island Alzheimer’s Foundation Legal Advisory Board. She is a member of the Legislative Women’s Caucus and the National
Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Ann Margaret has served as a member of the Surrogate’s Court
Advisory Committee to the Chief Administrative Judge of N.Y.S. She has the highest possible attorney rating (AV Preeminent) by Martindale Hubbel.
A frequent lecturer, Ann Margaret has spoken before hundreds of civic, political and professional groups. She has served as the Keynote speaker for the NYS Bar Association annual Trusts and Estates meeting, Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, and many others.
Ann Margaret is regularly featured expert contributor to TV programs such as Dr. Phil, Access Hollywood, ET, Extra, Inside Edition, Good Morning America, FoxBusiness, The Doctors, and CNN. She has been quoted by the Wall Street Journal, Crain’s, The New York Times, USA Today, The Washington Post, Money Magazine and Marie Claire.
She is the author of Love & Money, Protecting Yourself from Angry Exes, Wacky Relatives, Con Artists and Inner Demons, Skyhorse Publishing, 2017, as well as many articles for the NYLJ, Huffington Post among others.
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
Commissioner, Department for the Aging + CUNY Trustee
Lorraine has over three decades of experience in four business sectors: Corporate, Non-profit, Government, and Politics. She has excelled in each, although non-profit is where her commitment lives, and politics is where she thrives.
Currently, Lorraine is Commissioner to the Department for the Aging. She also serves on the Board of Trustees for the City University of New York, the largest urban public university system in the world.
Previously she worked at AARP as the Executive Vice President for Multicultural Markets and Engagement, President and CEO of the Hispanic Federation, a network for Latino organization throughout the East Coast.
Lorraine also served as the 65th New York State Secretary of State.
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez obtained her undergraduate degree from Hunter College and earned a master’s degree from New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. She is a Toll Fellow and has earned certificates from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and Columbia University’s School of Non-Profit Management.
She is dedicated to her family, particularly her nieces, nephews, and grandsons.
Jenelle De La Rosa
Head of New Membership and Affiliate Partner Programs, Luminary
Jenelle lives to connect; a start-up native, Jenelle began her career in healthtech sales striving to bridge the gap in employer health and the patient experience via technology.
After extensive volunteer work in political campaigns, women's health organizations and mentorship programs-she decided to make a pivot into her newly found passion of Diversity & Inclusion. This drove her to the tech start-up Fairygodboss, where she spent time developing & selling custom diversity and inclusion plans for Fortune 500 companies-largely focusing on the STEM market to support crafting their employer brand and developing a qualified, diverse female talent pipeline.
In addition to her sales experience, Jenelle is also a plus-size market strategist; partnering with multiple brands to support their market development & employer brand to her fellow plus-size consumer. As well as Head of Partnerships of the non-profit Healthtechwomen; allowing her to keep her feet still in the healthcare world that is so important to her.She has a passion in the advancement of all women in their career development and the notion that not all paths need to be linear to the top.
She is currently the Head of New Membership and Affiliate Partner Programs at Luminary, a collaborative hub for women and women identified individuals in New York City that has recently expanded globally! Their mission is advancing women in the workforce through community.
Linda Douglass
Communications Consultant + Former Global Head of Communications, Bloomberg News and Media
Linda Douglass has had a long career in journalism and communications strategy. Most recently, she was the Global Head of Communications for Bloomberg News and Media, where she oversaw strategic communications for news, events and business initiatives for Bloomberg News and Media worldwide.
Before joining Bloomberg, Douglass served for several years as the Senior Vice President for Global Communications at Atlantic Media, where she managed communications and messaging for all divisions of the company, including The Atlantic, National Journal Group, Quartz and Atlantic Media Strategies. She was also the lead moderator for The Atlantic's "Women of Washington" series, conducting in-depth interviews with high-profile women leaders in government, media and business before live audiences in Washington D.C.
Douglass joined Atlantic Media in 2010 after serving as Director of Communications for President Obama’s White House Office of Health Reform during campaign to pass the Affordable Care Act. She was a traveling spokesperson for then-Senator Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential campaign.
Douglass spent the first 32 years of her career as a journalist. She was the Chief Capitol Hill Correspondent for ABC News from 1997 to 2006 and, in 2000, received the National Press Foundation's Everett Dirksen Award for Excellence in Covering Congress. Prior to joining ABC News, Douglass was a Washington D.C-based correspondent covering government and politics for CBS News. Before moving to Washington D.C. in 1993, Douglass worked in Los Angeles. She was a correspondent for CBS News and served as Political Editor at KNBC-TV and, earlier, KCBS. She hosted Sunday talk shows at both stations and covered 6 presidential campaigns.
Among her volunteer activities, Douglass serves the co-chair of the International Women’s Media Foundation.
She is married to attorney John Phillips, founder of the law firm of Phillips and Cohen and formerly the United States ambassador to Italy.
Amanda Farrand
VP of Brand Partnerships, Hello Sunshine + Fair play franchise
For the past 15 years, Amanda has worked at the intersection of media, brands and impact creating purpose-driven partnerships.
Currently at Hello Sunshine, Reese Witherspoon’s media company on a mission to change the narrative for women, Amanda applies her brand partnerships experience to create more female-driven stories across all platforms in addition to leading the partnership with Eve Rodsky on building out the Fair Play franchise.
Dr. Beth Fisher Yoshida
ACADEMIC DIRECTOR, WIN SUMMIT + VICE CHAIR OF THE FACULTY OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES + ACADEMIC DIRECTOR OF THE NEGOTIATION AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION Program at columbia university
Beth Fisher-Yoshida is the Vice Chair of the Faculty of Professional Studies and the Academic Director of the Negotiation and Conflict Resolution program. Dr. Fisher-Yoshida teaches classes in negotiation, conflict resolution, and conflict analysis. She is Co-Executive Director of the Advanced Consortium on Cooperation, Conflict and Complexity (AC4) and Director of the Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) program, both housed in the Earth Institute at Columbia University. In her role at YPS she has been working to develop systemic approaches to building more effective communities through youth leadership in Medellín, Colombia, using a Social Lab approach. Dr. Fisher-Yoshida partners with clients to develop customized interventions aimed at improving organizational performance. She is able to blend the best of both worlds: the knowledge from academia with effective practices to apply successfully to real life situations. Her firm, Fisher Yoshida International, focuses on leading organizations through change by improving communication and creating shared goals and practices to align with the organization’s mission and vision.
She received her Ph.D. in Human and Organizational Systems and M.A. in Organization Development from Fielding Graduate University in Santa Barbara, California. She received her M.A., with honors, from Teachers College, Columbia University. She received both a B.A. and a B.S. from Buffalo State College. Dr. Fisher-Yoshida is also a Certified Clinical Sociologist (CCS).
Katherine Gentile
Lecturer at columbia university + win coach
Katherine Gentile specializes in teaching and lecturing on conflict resolution, mediation, negotiation and communication. Currently she teaches the course Introduction to Negotiation at the School of Professional Studies at Columbia University. She has worked as a Lecturer at the Master of Science in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Program at Columbia University. Katherine works as a guest lecturer and consultant providing interactive workshops and in-house training sessions on negotiation, mediation, conflict resolution, emotional intelligence, and effective communication.
Katherine Gentile holds an MS in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution from Columbia University and a BFA from the Mason Gross School of the Arts in theater.
In addition to her work in the academic world, Katherine designed and teaches a program that helps children understand basic classical text.
Jessica Grose
Lead Editor, Parenting , The New York Times
Jessica Grose is the lead editor of the Parenting section at the New York Times. She was previously the founding editor of Lenny Letter, and is the author of two novels, Soulmates and Sad Desk Salad.
Kathy Holub
founder of holub consulting + win coach
Kathy Holub works primarily with families to resolve conflicts over inheritance, family enterprises and generational transitions. A mediator and former lawyer, she specializes in helping all her clients – both families and business professionals – find lasting solutions to problems in which relationships are paramount. In the family context, she takes pride in helping clients embrace their differences and use them as a key to problem-solving. With business clients, she serves as a strategic coach for all types of negotiation.
Kathy’s twenty years of experience in conflict resolution are grounded in her love of teaching. She is a Lecturer at Harvard and Columbia law schools, where she has taught negotiation for many years. She is a seasoned negotiation trainer who has helped thousands of senior executives and professionals become better negotiators. She has conducted programs for Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, the Brunswick Group, Naspers, Cleary Gottlieb, FINRA, the Clinton Foundation, Columbia University, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Montefiore Medical Center, and the New York City Council, among others. She has also advised CEOs on specific negotiation challenges. She is a frequent speaker on negotiation-related topics and has delivered many Continuing Legal Education (CLE) programs on negotiation.
A former journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winner, she has edited four books, including “Bargaining With the Devil: When to Negotiate, When to Fight,” by Harvard Law Professor Robert H. Mnookin (Simon & Schuster 2010).
She holds a JD from Yale Law School and a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University. She clerked for then-Judge Sonia Sotomayor in the Southern District of New York and practiced law for two years before moving into teaching and consulting. She is based in New York City.
Professional certifications:
Family Firm Institute: Family Business Advising/Family Wealth Advising (expected 2020)
Stalder Mediation (advanced mediation)
The Center for Understanding in Conflict (mediation)
Ackerman Institute for the Family: Foundations in Family Therapy New York Peace Institute (mediation)
Memberships:
Family Firm Institute New York City Bar Association
For more information about Kathy, see www.kathyholub.com .
Dr. Nicole Johnson
Founder & CEO, Tetracore Consulting + WIN Coach
Dr. Nicole Johnson earned the Degree of Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership from Pepperdine University in 2012. She possesses a Master’s degree in Education Learning & Teaching and a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of San Diego. Dr. Nicole Johnson is the CEO of TetraCore Consulting a certified woman owned small business based in Los Angeles, CA. TetraCore provides executive inside out coaching, soft skills, and leadership development to senior leaders and high potential employees (HiPOs).
Nine years ago, Nicole took a major leap of faith resigned from the second largest school district in the country amidst the economic downturn, decided not to participate in it, and launched her own company. She navigated her career path of 17 years from higher education to women in defense. She made a decision, put steel in her spine, said no more, waited for her good to catch up with her, and turned her should do’s into must do’s.
In 2018, Dr. Johnson was nominated for the Black Business Leader Hall of Fame Pioneer in Education Ruby Bridges Award. Dr. Johnson claims women must negotiate her value and cultivate a positive entrepreneurial, anti-conventional, and outward mindset. As a returning speaker to WIN Summit 2019, Dr. Johnson promises to help women unleash her inner #tigerwalk and develop powerful new mindsets to shift her from where she is to where she wants to be.
Daniella Kahane
Executive Director, WIN Summit
Daniella Kahane is a Peabody award-winning filmmaker and content creator/producer for companies such as Chevrolet, Honda, and HBO. Her films have played at top film festivals including Sundance, Tribeca, Toronto, Telluride, SXSW, and others.
Ms. Kahane has been passionate about female empowerment since her very first documentary which explored the relevance of all-women's colleges today. Ms. Kahane founded an event consulting and planning group, Sensi6, which emerged out of the desire to create charity events that targeted a younger generation of givers. She has since produced events that have raised over one million dollars for organizations in need.
Ms. Kahane graduated from Barnard College, Columbia University and School of the Arts, Columbia University. She is the recipient of the HBO Young Producer’s Award and was first runner up for the prestigious Producers Guild of America Award.
Dr. Tamar Z. Kahane
FOUNDER AND CLINICAL DIRECTOR, THE KAHANE CENTER
Tamar Z. Kahane, Psy.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice for over 25 years treating adults, couples, families, adolescents and children. She is the founder and clinical director of The Kahane Center, LLC an integrated mental health center providing comprehensive psychological and neuro-psychological services. Dr. Kahane is an expert and clinical pioneer in the field of social cognition, social skills groups, and has a sub-specialty in executive functioning. She frequently treats depression, anxiety, OCD, ADD, ASD, as well many other disorders. In addition to lecturing nationally, Dr. Kahane supervises and trains teachers in multiple public and private schools to help them become increasingly more effective in the classroom. She has developed a curriculum to remediate executive function deficits (The POWER Program) that is being piloted in multiple public and private schools as well as a curriculum to train shadows (aides and SIETS). Dr. Kahane also lectures regularly to parent groups, as a big proponent of integrating parents into the children’s treatment and providing them with effective tools and strategies to partner in helping their children. Dr. Kahane has appeared on National Television as a clinical expert in Aspergers and is a frequent psychological expert in the media.
To learn more about Dr. Tamar Z. Kahane and The Kahane Center, visit www.thekahanecenter.com
Dr. Michelle Kars
Anesthesiologist + co-founder, mask a hero
Dr. Michelle Kars is a pediatric anesthesiologist in New York. She is the co-founder of Mask a Hero New York, an organization dedicated to the donation of PPE to healthcare workers across New York State.
Dr. Kars received her Bachelor of Science with Honors from Cornell University, and her medical degree from the NYU School of Medicine. She completed her training in both general pediatrics and anesthesiology at New York Presbyterian Weill-Cornell in New York, followed by a fellowship in pediatric anesthesia at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Dr. Kars is currently the Director of the Pediatric Acute Pain Service at Northwell Cohen Children’s Medical Center and the Director of Continuing Medical Education for the Department of Anesthesiology at Long Island Jewish Medical Center.
She is an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/ Northwell and an attending anesthesiologist with North American Partners in Anesthesia.
Marina Khidekel
Head of content development, thrive global
Marina leads strategy, ideation and execution of Thrive Global content company-wide, including cross-platform brand partnership campaigns, editorial tent-poles and partnerships, and the voice of the Thrive app. In her role, she helps people tell their personal stories of going from surviving to thriving, brings Thrive's audience actionable, science-backed tips for reducing stress and improving their physical and mental well-being, and shares those insights on panels, at conferences, and in national outlets like NBC's TODAY.
Previously, Marina held senior editorial roles at Women's Health, Cosmopolitan, and Glamour, where she edited award-winning health and mental health features and spearheaded the campaigns and partnerships around them.
Hilda Kong
Northeast division SBA Solutions manager, JPMorgan Chase bank
Hilda is a dynamic professional driven by goals and quantifiable benchmarks who possesses intrinsic leadership skills and over 20 years’ experience in sales strategy and tactical implementation across multiple lines of businesses within JPMorgan Chase Bank.
She started her financial career with Chemical Bank as a Sales Associate and built a career to her current position as the Northeast Division SBA Solutions Manager. She is an exceptional communicator well versed in commercial financing. She is committed to a solution-based approach and customer-centered focus. Over her tenure in financial services, she has successfully established business partnerships with business owners and community leaders.
Hilda has earned a reputation for “being the orchestra leader who brings everyone together and makes things happen”.
Dr. Emily Levin
Anesthesiologist + co-founder, mask a hero
Dr. Emily Levin is an anesthesiologist in New York. She is the co-founder of Mask a Hero New York, an organization dedicated to the donation of PPE to healthcare workers across New York State.
Dr Levin received her bachelors degree from Washington University in St. Louis and her medical degree from SUNY Stony Brook Medical School. She completed her training in anesthesiology at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York. Following training, she worked as an attending anesthesiologist and clinical instructor of Anesthesiology at the Mount Sinai Medical Center.
Dr. Levin is currently an attending anesthesiologist with North American Partners in Anesthesia at Northwell Long Island Jewish Medical Center.
Kimberly Loh
Co-Author of Compassionate Conversations + Peace Specialist + win coach
Kimberly Loh is an author, coach and peace specialist. Her strengths in negotiation began in her early career as a lawyer in London and Singapore, where she excelled in the fields of litigation and arbitration.
She has since supported Columbia University's Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Master’s program as a Teaching Associate (also a graduate of the program), served in the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Senior Leadership Appointments Section, and conducted research into peace building, mediation and gender with various international non-governmental organizations and universities.
She currently focuses on coaching and consulting, and her forthcoming co-authored book Compassionate Conversations will be available early summer 2020 with Shambhala Publications.
Dr. Laura Manyweather
Co-Founder, Tetracore Consulting + WIN Coach
Dr. Laura Manyweather received her Bachelor of Sciences from California State University Dominguez Hills. She possesses her MBA in Finance from Argosy University. Dr. Manyweather earned her terminal degree from California State University Long Beach in Educational Leadership, with an emphasis on Social Justice for Formerly Incarcerated Students on California Community College Campuses, May 2018.
She recently, partnered with her sister Dr. Nicole Johnson, the founder of TetraCore Consulting, LLC a high touch consultancy firm. TetraCore provides executive inside out coaching, soft skills, and leadership development to senior leaders and high potential employees (HiPOs). Our business model provides instant consulting, whereby clients get results and see tangible benefits from day one.
Dr. Laura Manyweather is a college professor and consultant. Laura specializes in program, fund, and non-profit development. With 29 years of experience with private corporations and 11 years in academia, she brings systems, processes and organizational structure to small and micro businesses, in order for them to thrive in an ever-changing economic environment. In addition Dr. Laura Manyweather also shows positivity, inclusiveness, emotional intelligence and restorative leadership skills to organizations. Presently, she teaches business courses to emerging leaders and aspiring business owners. Dr. Manyweather’s teaching style and approach to Adult Learning is innovative and intuitive. Laura describes herself as a servant and transformational leader, who is willing to lead from any chair.
Dr. Laura Manyweather received an award and was recognized as a Women of Influence (WOI) in 2018. She served as the President of the National Association of Professional Women (NAPW), Gardena Chapter (2009-2013). She is an avid reader and enjoys traveling with her family. Laura resides in Southern California with her husband Brian of 20 years and three beautiful children, Lauren, Brianna and Brian II.
Bonnie Marcus
Founder and CEO of Women’s Success Coaching + Win coach
Bonnie Marcus’ extensive business background includes serving as CEO of a Service Master company, VP of Sales at Medical Staffing Network, and two other national companies in the healthcare & software industries. A popular keynote speaker, Bonnie Marcus is the author of The Politics of Promotion (Wiley 2015), and the co-author of Lost Leaders in the Pipeline. She founded her company, Women’s Success Coaching in 2007 with the mission to empower and inspire women to own their talent and ambition.
She is a contributing writer for Forbes and MoneyInc.com and has also been published in Chicago Tribune Opinion, Fast Company, Entrepreneur, Business Insider, HR People + Strategy, Daily Worth, HR.com. Ms. Career Girl, and Washington Business Journal. Bonnie has also been featured in Inc, Huffington Post, Psychology Today, CIO Magazine, Crain’s NY, Diversity MBA and more.
Bonnie received a BA from Connecticut College and a M.Ed. from New York University. She is a certified executive coach, and has been honored by Global Gurus as one of the world’s top 30 coaches in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019. She has been acknowledged as one of the top 100 keynote speakers in 2018 by Databird Research Journal.
Elisa Marshall
co-founder + owner + creative director, maman
With a love and passion for one too many things, Elisa Marshall, a Toronto native who calls NYC home, couldn’t find enough hours in the day to do all the things she loved, nor could she find that “perfect” job or café, so alongside her fiancé, Ben Sormonte (previously a corporate lawyer), she invented it – Maman. Quickly embraced by SoHo locals and international visitors, the café, restaurant, and event space has flourished with multiple locations across Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Toronto and international popups in Paris and St Barths.
Growing up, Elisa never had that single what do you want to be when you grow up epiphany; rather, her passions were always a mixture of many things: fashion designer, baker, event planner, branding and marketing, interior designer, or the next Martha Stewart. Always with a love for the kitchen in the background, she began her career wearing many hats in the fashion industry before settling into PR and events. With her creativity naturally flowing from branded popups to private shindigs, Elisa loved planning more intimate occasions and celebrating people as opposed to “things.”
In her mid-20’s, juggling a 9-5 fashion PR job, planning weddings and events during the evening and weekends, and co-founding a business baking wedding cakes and making sweets into the wee hours, things got too chaotic. She mindfully refocused on what she loved most and decided to open a restaurant in Spain with her French native partner-in-life, Ben. She also co-founded Sweet Expressions, a Montreal-based cupcake and candy bar catering company. After three years in Spain, New York called them home.
In love with the coffee culture of NYC, Elisa and Ben often worked from various cafés while planning the next season’s events and weddings, and quickly realized there was nothing out there that embodied the love they knew from those fondest young memories in their mother’s kitchens. Both yearned for a beautiful, homey place where they could savor a delicious home baked cookie, yet gather with friends for a lively brunch as if in their own living room.
In 2014, Elisa and Ben opened Maman (French for mother) in SoHo, a beautiful, welcoming place to eat, drink, and gather amidst all the things we love and those we love. Over the last five years, they’ve opened nine locations total, with more on the way in cities like Chicago. Bringing to life childhood favorites, both savory and sweet from the south of France and North America, dishes focus on the highest quality, locally sourced ingredients and highlight twists on classic French technique. Maman has collaborated with brands in a variety of sectors from home goods to lifestyle to culinary, including Paper Source, Anthropologie, Samsung, Sonos, West Elm, Elmhurst, Vita Coco, Birchbox, Fora Foods, Erin McKenna, and more. Maman’s famous nutty chocolate chip cookie was named one of Oprah’s “Favorite Things” and one of NYC’s best chocolate chip cookies in New York Magazine. Elisa is also a contributing columnist for MarthaStewart.com.
For more information, please visit www.mamannyc.com
Meridith Maskara
ceo, girl scouts of greater new york
Meridith Maskara is Chief Executive Officer of the Girl Scouts of Greater New York. In this role, she leads an enthusiastic and committed 60-person team as they work to realize a clear vision: a New York City in which every girl feels empowered to lead in her community, the workplace, and the world.
Prior to serving in her current position, Meridith has been a part of the Girl Scout movement in many ways: as a girl member in Maine, a troop leader in Queens, and staff member of the Girl Scouts of Greater New York, serving as VP, Product Programs and COO from 2015-2017, and now CEO.
As a third generation Girl Scout, a mom raising five incredible girls, and a Girl Scout troop leader for more than ten years, Meridith has seen firsthand that no other organization or institution in a girl’s life can offer the same opportunities, or the same community, as Girl Scouts.
In her time at the Girl Scouts of Greater New York, Meridith oversaw the launch of Troop 6000, a Girl Scout troop specially designed to serve girls living in the New York City shelter system. She also founded the Cookie Executive Committee: a program that provides special professional development opportunities and seeks input from top cookie sellers. Under her leadership, the organization has grown to serve over 31,000 girls.
Since assuming her post as Chief Executive Officer, Meridith has received a New York City Council Citation for the Queens Impact Award and a New York City Council St. Pats for All Community Leadership Award Citation for her work with youth in her community. She was honored by Congressman Crowley with the 2018 Community Impact Award; was included on Brown Brothers Harriman’s ‘18 Women to Watch in 2018’ list; was named a 2018 SPOKEies Award winner, honoring leaders who communicate honestly and effectively on behalf of their organization; and was recognized in 2018 by City & State as one of the Responsible 100 in the category of philanthropy and non-profits.
Prior to turning her passion for Girl Scouting into a career, Meridith graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City. Her love for theatre combined with her operational and business sense led her to a highly successful corporate career in theatrical/entertainment and event merchandising and branding where she spent 17 years as a Vice President at one of the industry’s leading companies, Max Merchandising.
Meridith, her husband Dan, and their five daughters, Dorothy, Vivien, Veronica, Natalie and Marlene, are happiest traveling the country in their camper and are known in their community for their elaborate Halloween display. Other family interests include musical theater, ballet, dinosaurs, horror movies, and community activism.
Rosie Mattio
Founder, Mattio Communications
Rosie launched MATTIO Communications, formerly RMPR, in 2004 as a one-woman PR firm. Mattio moved to Seattle with her family in 2014, just when adult-use cannabis was legalized in the state of Washington. She quickly realized emerging cannabis brands had specific marketing needs – and challenges.
Today, Rosie is considered a market maker in the world of cannabis. Ranked the #1 cannabis PR firm by Greenmarket Report, Rosie is a strategic powerhouse, industry connector and influencer. Based in New York City, her firm MATTIO serves over 25 marquee cannabis clients, including Headset, Canndescent, Papa & Barkley, LeafLink, Flowhub, Caliva, Green Mile, and Ascend Wellness Holdings.
Rosie has helped usher in the New Cannabis Age, garnering global media coverage in mainstream publications for clients, including the first cannabis article ever published in Oprah Magazine. Over the past year, her firm has grown alongside the industry, adding several marketing and communications services for clients, including content, SEO, event planning and influencer marketing.
Prior to opening MATTIO, Rosie started her career at Alison Brod Public Relations and also worked at Rubenstein Associates. She received a degree in Public Relations/Image Management from Boston University. Before bringing her talents to the cannabis space, Rosie promoted several clients in the technology and food & beverage industries.
Rosie enjoys traveling and staying fit and active with her family. She has run several races and is a New York City marathon finisher.
Carla Mezic
Consultant, Blitz Solutions + WIN Coach
Carla is a human capital consultant at Blitz Solutions. She strengthens the human resource function of her clients by aligning strategies with business needs, advising on effective employee relations practices and implementing robust compliance programs. She uses negotiation as a tool to identify and execute effective solutions for all levels of staff.
Prior to consulting, Carla worked at Columbia University in progressive human resources roles and at Proskauer Rose LLP in its labor and employment department. She holds a BS in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University and a MS in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution from Columbia University.
Carita Marrow
Diversity & Inclusion Talent Program Manager, Adobe
Carita Marrow is an intrapreneur serving as Adobe’s, Diversity & Inclusion Talent Program Manager. She drives strategy around attracting and recruiting diverse talent into Adobe in tight partnership with key stakeholders such as talent acquisition and branding teams in addition to employee networks.
Eve Rodsky
Author of fairplay
Eve Rodsky received her B.A. in economics and anthropology from the University of Michigan, and her J.D. from Harvard Law School.
After working in foundation management at J.P. Morgan, she founded the Philanthropy Advisory Group to advise high-net worth families and charitable foundations on best practices for harmonious operations, governance and disposition of funds. In her work with hundreds of families over a decade, she realized that her expertise in family mediation, strategy, and organizational management could be applied to a problem closer to home – a system for couples seeking balance, efficiency, and peace in their home.
Rodsky was born and raised by a single mom in New York City and now lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their three children.
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Eve Rodsky is working to change society one marriage at a time by coming up with a new 21st century solution to an age-old problem: women shouldering the brunt of childrearing and domestic life responsibilities regardless of whether they work outside the home.
In her New York Times bestselling book FAIR PLAY, she uses her Harvard Law School training and years of organizational management experience to create a life-management system to help couples both rebalance all of the work it takes to run a home and reimagine their relationship, time and purpose.
Lele Sadoughi
Founder & Ceo, lele sadoughi
With over 20 years’ experience in the fashion industry, Dallas native Lisa “Lele” Sadoughi, has made a name for herself creating trims, accessories and apparel. After studying at Central St. Martins in London, Lele moved to New York City to manage pattern makers and design trims at Rebecca Taylor. She then began designing jewelry at Ippolita’s private label collection and designed for clients including Banana Republic, Anthropologie, and Neiman Marcus. Lele was then recruited to conceptualize, create, and launch J. Crew’s jewelry division in 2006. As the company’s first-ever Jewelry Design Director, she grew the venture over the course of five years into a wildly successful category and created iconic pieces such as the bubble necklace and the pearl hammock necklace, that continues to be a top seller to this day. In 2012, she launched her namesake jewelry collection, Lele Sadoughi, and also held the post of Jewelry Design Director at Tory Burch.
Now in its eighth year, Lele Sadoughi has expanded categories from costume jewelry into headbands, hair jewels, sunglasses, handbags, visors, hosiery, belts, and home decor. The company has grown with the support of more than 75 global retailers including Saks, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, ShopBop, Harvey Nichols, Harrods, Selfridges, and Lane Crawford. Lele Sadoughi resides in New York City with her husband and two young children.
Jaymee Sire
Emmy Award Winning Television Host + Blogger
Jaymee Sire is an Emmy Award winning television host and blogger. She has appeared in a variety of roles for Food Network, including Iron Chef Showdown, Beat Bobby Flay, Food Network Star and The Kitchen, and currently teaches live streaming cooking demos on the brand new Food Network Kitchen app.
She will be part of the red carpet coverage for the James Beard Awards for a third straight year and also hosted a live, daily lifestyle show from the U.S. Open in 2019. Jaymee previously worked in sports broadcasting for 15 years, most notably at ESPN, where she anchored the morning installment of Sports Center, the network's flagship show.
In her spare time, she also writes a food & travel blog, called "E is for Eat" (eisforeat.com) and documents her daily adventures on Instagram, while also creating recipe content for brands (@jaymeesire).
Raizy Weiss
COO, preferred home care of new york
Raizy Weiss is an innovative and successful entrepreneur, who has become a recognized and respected leader in the health care arena. Over the past 13 years, she has founded and successfully operates several health care-oriented businesses, employing over 8,000 people. These businesses based in New York and Florida, each serve the unique and special needs of the populations most vulnerable. Her creative ingenuity as a pioneer and emissary to the industry, have allowed her to continuously navigate the many constant changes prevalent in the industry, while enjoying exponential growth and success.
Raizy graciously supports many leading charitable organizations with her time and philanthropy and continues to strive to make the world a better place for her daughters and today’s children, who will be tomorrow’s leaders.
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