PowerToFly Events/events/summit/PowerToFly Eventsen-usMon, 07 Apr 2025 16:13:21 -0000/events/summit/res/avatars/default/events/summit/PowerToFly EventsPablo Pardo, Phd/events/summit/pablo-pardo-phd

Pablo is a bilingual award-winning journalist and consultant with a passion for understanding and explaining the world we live in. For more than 25 years, he has been covering and analyzing cutting-edge trends at the intersection of international politics and markets in Europe, the U.S., Latin America, and the rest of the world. From Davos to the White House Press Room, from G20 Summits to the Democratic and Republican Conventions, and from the Texas desert to Fort McMurray in Alberta (Canada), he has focused on the big issues that define today’s global political and economic landscape.

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Mon, 07 Mar 2022 08:52:36 +0000/events/summit/pablo-pardo-phdSanmaya Mohanty
Daniel Lippman/events/summit/daniel-lippman

Daniel Lippman is a reporter covering the White House and Washington for POLITICO. He was previously a co-author of POLITICO's Playbook and still writes Playbook's "Great Weekend Reads" section on Saturdays and Sundays and the "Social Data" section of POLITICO New York Playbook. Before joining POLITICO, he was a fellow covering environmental news for E&E Publishing and a reporter for The Wall Street Journal in New York. He has also interned for McClatchy Newspapers and Reuters. During a stint freelancing in 2013, he traveled to the Turkish-Syrian border to cover the impact of the Syrian civil war for The Huffington Post and CNN.com. He graduated from The Hotchkiss School in 2008 and from The George Washington University in 2012. Daniel hails from the Berkshires in western Massachusetts and enjoys playing tennis, seeing movies and trying out new restaurants in his free time.

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Wed, 02 Mar 2022 20:11:22 +0000/events/summit/daniel-lippmanSanmaya Mohanty
Ashlee Rich Stephenson/events/summit/ashlee-rich-stephenson

Ashlee Rich Stephenson, the senior political strategist at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, leads the Chamber’s Political Affairs program, which includes issue advocacy campaigns and voter education efforts. She also directs the endorsement process on behalf of pro-business candidates for federal office. Stephenson is a nationally respected and highly experienced political strategist and pollster, with expertise working on high-level candidate campaigns, with independent expenditures, and on behalf of public affairs and corporate interests. She worked on four presidential campaigns, including as the polling director for Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s 2008 campaign and as a political strategy adviser for Governor Scott Walker’s 2016 effort. Stephenson was president of Just Win Strategies, a national political strategy firm, and principal and chief strategy officer at the polling and analytics company WPA Intelligence. She started her career in the Strategy Department at the Republican National Committee. Named a Rising Star in 2014 by Campaigns & Elections magazine and inducted into the inaugural American Association of Political Consultants 40 under 40 class of 2015, Stephenson is a regularly requested panelist and commentator at political industry events to discuss evolving trends in the political tactics of public opinion research, data, digital, message development, and marketing. She serves on the boards for Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions and The George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management. A graduate of Allegheny College and native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Stephenson resides in Alexandria, Virginia, with her husband and their two children.

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Wed, 02 Mar 2022 20:08:48 +0000/events/summit/ashlee-rich-stephensonSanmaya Mohanty
Stephanie Wemusa/events/summit/stephanie-wemusa

Stephanie Wemusa is the Director of Equity Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging at Mindbody. She has been a Talent Management Life Cycle and Optimization Consultant with more than 20 years� experience developing inclusive workplace practices to source, recruit, engage, and advance diverse employees. She is Adjunct Faculty in the Charles Davidson College of Engineering and an Instructor for UCSC Extension HR Management Certificate Program. Previous experience includes working in some of San Francisco Bay Area’s signature organizations such as HP, Apple, eBay, Yahoo!, Juniper Networks, and Synopsys. She recently spent 2 years at TalVista on the HR Operations side of the business mitigating bias in the hiring process. Her experience includes wide range of varied HR functions, from recruitment, human resources and talent management to leadership training, diversity and inclusion. Stephanie holds a Bachelor of Arts in Behavioral Science from San Jose State University and a Masters in Human Resources Organization Development from University of San Francisco.

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Wed, 02 Mar 2022 20:04:49 +0000/events/summit/stephanie-wemusaSanmaya Mohanty
Senator Will Haskell/events/summit/senator-will-haskell

Will Haskell was elected in 2018 to represent seven towns, including his hometown, in the Connecticut State Senate. Just a few months after graduating from college, he and his roommate-turned-campaign manager unseated a Republican incumbent who had been in the legislature for longer than Will had been alive. Their campaign activated an army of young volunteers who were energized by the fight to end gun violence, and together they broke a tie in the Senate by flipping the district Blue. In the Senate, Will serves as the Chair of the Transportation Committee and the Vice Chair of the Government Administration and Elections Committee. His spent his first term focusing on college affordability, transportation improvements, and voting rights. In 2019, he helped create Connecticut’s free community college program, so that every high school graduate has an opportunity to pursue a degree. He lives in Westport, Connecticut, and is still dating his lab partner from high school physics. 100,000 First Bosses is his first book.

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Wed, 02 Mar 2022 19:44:17 +0000/events/summit/senator-will-haskellSanmaya Mohanty
Marti Allen-Cummings (They/Them)/events/summit/marti-allen-cummings

Marti Allen-Cummings (They/Them) is an activist, community board member, gig worker and drag artist running who ran for city council in uptown manhattan in 2021. Marti has been working in NYC for 13 years after moving to the city at age 17 to pursue a performing arts career. They know what it’s like to make it in new york living paycheck to paycheck and without insurance. For over a decade, Marti has been deeply involved in the community - advocating for LGBTQIA+ Young people through the Ali Forney Center and aiding new yorkers experiencing homelessness. Throughout the pandemic, Marti built upon that experience to plan PPE handouts, grocery deliveries, coat drives and mutual aid efforts. During the 2016 election Cycle, Marti started organizing and their political activism energized the community and has brought people together who are seeking progressive change in the nation’s politics. Marti currently sits on community board 9 serving the people of Upper Manhattan, and is an advisor on the NYC Nightlife Advisory Board.

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Wed, 02 Mar 2022 19:41:52 +0000/events/summit/marti-allen-cummingsSanmaya Mohanty
​Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, Ph.D. Summit Speaker/events/summit/maya-rockeymoore-cummings-ph-d-summit-speaker

Dr. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings is an insightful strategist whose vast network and rich professional experiences working across the public, private, academic, and nonprofit sectors bolster her ability to identify emerging trends and make critical connections between complex social, economic, political, and technological phenomena. Dr. Rockeymoore Cummings is the Founder, President and CEO of Global Policy Solutions LLC, a strategy firm that helps corporate, philanthropic, governmental, and nonprofit clients meet their strategic objectives. She is also the immediate past board chair of the National Association of Counties Financial Services Corporation and has served on a number of nonprofit boards including the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (past board chair), National Academy of Social Insurance, National Council on Aging, and Baltimore Museum of Art. Dr. Rockeymoore Cummings has more than a quarter century working on innovative public policy and multimillion dollar social change initiatives. She directed the strategy to elevate closing the racial wealth gap on the national policy agenda, led a multi-million dollar initiative to reverse childhood obesity and promote healthy communities, was at the forefront of efforts to strengthen and expand Social Security, and was the architect of the first-ever study examining the impact of level 5 autonomous vehicle technology on the U.S. labor market.

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Mon, 28 Feb 2022 16:48:59 +0000/events/summit/maya-rockeymoore-cummings-ph-d-summit-speakerBridget Finkeldey
Nadeja Adams/events/summit/nadeja-adams

Deja is a Maryland native by way of San Francisco, and currently leads Employer Partnerships at Springboard as Sr. Account Executive. As an avid champion of unconventional pathways and a regular advocate for risk-taking, Deja is unapologetically passionate about the opportunities that she is able to create for the eclectic network of Springboard candidates who come from so many walks of life. Since joining Springboard, she has forged opportunities for candidates to step into exciting career pathways, in addition to driving powerful partnerships with organizations to continuously remove financial barriers to education. It is through this work that she hopes to continue creating access for those who are eager to break into the technology industry - no matter what their path may look like.

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Fri, 25 Feb 2022 19:03:51 +0000/events/summit/nadeja-adamsBridget Finkeldey
Laura Birk/events/summit/laura-birk

Laura Birk is the Vice President of Human Resources for Barilla America, Inc. where she has been for over 15 years. Laura is responsible for all the talent management and people processes supporting the Americas business which includes Canada, U.S., Mexico and Brazil. She is a Board Member for the company and has the pleasure to serve almost 1,000 employees across the Americas.

Laura’s recently been recognized by OnCon as a and . She also leads a great team who has won several industry awards for diversity, wellness, employee benefits, and talent management and development activities including:

  • Catalyst-Workplaces that Work for Woman Winner
  • Human Rights Campaign:
    • 100% Corporate Equality Index, Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality
    • Corporate Equality Award
  • Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement (H.A.C.E.) Corporate Champion
  • Disability Matters: Steps to Success Award
  • Corporate University Best in Class (C.U.B.I.C.) Award Winner: Best Job Aligning Learning and Development with Corporate Goals
  • Talent Management Best In Class (TAMBIC) Award Recipient
  • American Society of Training and Development (ASTD) B.E.S.T. Award Recipient
  • Organizational Development Network (ODN)-Chicago Award Recipient
  • Dave Thomas Foundation and The Cradle for Best in Class Adoption benefits

Laura serves on the Board for Missouri State University Advisory Board, and former Board Member for the Tyler Clementi Foundation. She supports and volunteers at the Cradle Adoption agency, Special Olympic, Walter & Connie Payton Foundation, Hispanic Alliance Career Enhancement (H.A.C.E.), and several other Diversity and Inclusion organizations.

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Sun, 20 Feb 2022 01:14:23 +0000/events/summit/laura-birkBridget Finkeldey
Dr. Osyria Webster/events/summit/dr-osyria-webster

Dr. Osyria Webster is a Senior Project Engineer in Systems Engineering at Collins Aerospace, a division of Raytheon Technologies.

She holds a biology degree from Xavier University of Louisiana, a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from University of Tennessee, an Electrical Engineering degree from University of New Orleans, and a Certificate of Graduate Study in Engineering Leadership and Innovation Management from Pennsylvania State University. She will be completing an MBA program at Pennsylvania State University in May 2022.

She served as the President of the NSBE Rockford Professionals Chapter from 2019-2021. She developed a STEM program to expose the underrepresented youth of Rockford to various areas of STEM. She leads the community-based STEM on the Rock program. The free, monthly program introduces youth to STEM with hands-on activities, such as making soda machines and exploring basic electrical circuits. Osyria successfully championed Collins to acquire funding and partnered with the Discovery Center Museum to secure a grant for the program.

She is a strong proponent of DE&I. Osyria received a United Technologies Excellence Award for her efforts in recruiting diverse talent in 2020. In March 2021, she addressed all business units of Raytheon Technologies at the first of a four-part discussion, “Why Diversity Matters.� She also spoke to the Collins Talent Acquisition team on the same topic in June 2021.

One of her most recent endeavors was collaborating with the Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau and visiting artists to dedicate a mural highlighting diversity, the importance of STEM education and the beauty of creativity. The Collins sponsored mural, “You Belong Here,� was unveiled June 16, 2021.

In March 2020, she received the Inspirational Woman Award from Women in Aerospace ERG.

In October 2021, Osyria received the 2021 Technology Rising Star award during the Women of Color STEM Digital Conference.

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Sat, 19 Feb 2022 21:45:09 +0000/events/summit/dr-osyria-websterBridget Finkeldey
Kim Clark/events/summit/kim-clark

After stints running employee communications at PayPal, GoDaddy, and GitHub, releasing a documentary, and lecturing on media theory and production at San Jose State University, Kim is dedicated to teaching, consulting, and coaching people about being conscious in communications. As a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) communications consultant, she helps content creators and people managers understand that if we aren't conscious in our communications, we're probably causing harm. She's co-authoring the book, The Conscious Communicator: the fine art of not saying stupid sh*t (releasing summer 2022). Description: Identifying and Dealing with Microaggressions in the Workplace I have spent most of my career in straight male-dominated work environments and dealt with constant microaggressions. At first, I didn't realize how much they impacted my confidence and even access to projects and promotions. Eventually, I learned how to deal with them and as a DEI communications consultant, I've learned that no matter how inclusive a company may desire to be, microaggressions will undermine belonging and we have to learn how to deal with them head-on.

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Sat, 19 Feb 2022 19:04:30 +0000/events/summit/kim-clarkBridget Finkeldey
Carol Fishman Cohen/events/summit/carol-fishman-cohen

is the CEO and Co-founder of , the pioneering leader in the career reentry field, bringing thousands of mid-career professionals back into the workforce after extended leave. iRelaunch works with employers worldwide to build and expand in-house career reentry programs, produces the and leads a community of nearly 125,000 relaunchers looking to return to work. Cohen, a relauncher herself, hosts the and writes regularly for . Her TED talk, has over 3.7 million views.

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Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:46:15 +0000/events/summit/carol-fishman-cohenBridget Finkeldey
Sarvenaz Myslicki/events/summit/sarvenaz-myslicki

Sarvenaz Myslicki is Vice President of Technology at American Express, where she leads global web engineering, enterprise services, loyalty, and site reliability engineering. She holds a BS and MS in Computer Science and an Executive MBA. Based in New York, Sarvenaz is a nonprofit leader, a published author, and a professional speaker.

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Thu, 17 Feb 2022 22:57:08 +0000/events/summit/sarvenaz-myslickiBridget Finkeldey
Dr. Mary Hemphill, PhD/events/summit/dr-mary-hemphill-phd

Dr. Mary Hemphill is a leadership expert and coach, K-12 educator and administrator, author, and motivational speaker. With over fifteen years of professional experience as a teacher, administrator, state director, and university professor, Mary understands the importance of fusing education, empowerment, and leadership together as she works with learning and working communities and speaks to audiences across the country.

She holds a PhD in Leadership Studies from North Carolina A&T State University and currently teaches as an adjunct professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Mary Hemphill is also the CEO and founder of The Limitless Leader, a company that helps individuals ignite the leader in themselves so they can better serve their community, company, and personal career. Mary is the author of The One-Minute Meeting: Creating Student Stakeholders in Schools, which teaches readers how to leverage a unique instructional practice called the One-Minute Meeting to authentically glean information from students. You can connect with Mary on either Instagram or Twitter @thelimitlesslady or at her website at bealimitlessleader.com.]]>
Thu, 17 Feb 2022 22:34:58 +0000/events/summit/dr-mary-hemphill-phdBridget Finkeldey
​Cindi Leive/events/summit/cindi-leive

Cindi Leive is a journalist, media leader and co-founder of The Meteor, a feminist media collective that launched in 2021. A cultural critic who appears frequently on TV and live events, she is a senior fellow at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg Center; the former editor-in-chief of both Glamour and Self magazines; the force behind

barrier-breaking initiatives like Glamour Women of the Year and The Girl Project; and the author or producer of numerous books including the 2018 New York Times bestseller Together We Rise about the making of the Women’s March. Cindi has interviewed heads

of state, Hollywood and fashion’s biggest personalities, and iconic leaders from all walks of life. Her many awards and honors include recognition from the White House and the United Nations, as well as an Emmy and multiple National Magazine Awards.

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Thu, 17 Feb 2022 20:25:44 +0000/events/summit/cindi-leiveBridget Finkeldey
Eric Pliner/events/summit/eric-pliner

Eric Pliner, Chief Executive Officer of YSC Consulting, has more than 20 years� experience in leadership development, organizational culture, and diversity and inclusion initiatives. He is a Board Director of , co-founded by Doug E. Fresh and Dr. Olajide Williams. Eric has coached teams and leaders throughout the FTSE 100 and Fortune 500, across advertising, media, entertainment, and sports; fashion and luxury; private equity; life sciences; financial services; FMCG; energy and utilities; government, non-profit social change and more.

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Wed, 16 Feb 2022 14:00:05 +0000/events/summit/eric-plinerBridget Finkeldey
Danielle Shoots/events/summit/danielle-shoots

Danielle Shoots is the Founder and CEO of the Daily Boss Up, a digital startup that provides coaching, mentoring and consulting for leaders at every stage of their professional development.

At the age of 26, Danielle embarked on her executive leadership path ascending to the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. After the state, Danielle served as the Vice President of Finance and Business Operations for the West Division of Comcast, managing a billion-dollar capital portfolio and a team of sixty employees located in seven states.

Often the youngest executives in the boardroom, Danielle possesses a unique insight on leadership dynamics, millennial engagement and handling the nuances of a rapidly evolving workforce. From entrepreneurial Tech CEO’s to VP’s of Fortune 500 companies; people from diverse industries seek out Danielle to network and think-tank ways to improve their organization. Danielle’s distinct industry perspective has made her a highly regarded Keynote speaker. During her remarkable career, she has been featured at TedxMileHigh, Women of Telecommunications Tech It Out Talk, the Black Women Lead Summit and The Women of Denver Summit � to name just a few.

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Thu, 10 Feb 2022 22:31:26 +0000/events/summit/danielle-shootsBridget Finkeldey
Sarah Jiang/events/summit/sarah-jiang

Sarah currently leads EMR’s central validation function to drive quality and consistency in model validation methodologies enterprise wide as well as provide end-to-end risk oversight throughout the lifecycle of high-risk models.

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Thu, 10 Feb 2022 21:46:32 +0000/events/summit/sarah-jiangBridget Finkeldey
Lakshmi Purushothaman/events/summit/lakshmi-purushothaman

Lakshmi currently oversees the Innovation in Data Science, Engineering and Analytics team for the Single-Family Modeling, Econometrics, Data and Analytics (MEAD), a unit that works with complex, large volume and variety of data to perform intelligent analytics and drive business decisions at Freddie Mac.

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Thu, 10 Feb 2022 21:28:11 +0000/events/summit/lakshmi-purushothamanBridget Finkeldey
Steve Mason/events/summit/steve-mason

Steve Mason, is one of the finest and most experienced broadcasters in American today. Steve is a mental health advocate speaking openly about his 2002 bi-polar diagnosis. He also came out as gay on ESPN in 2015. He has co-hosted the nationally broadcast “The Late, Late Show� with Tom Snyder, anchored “Good Day LA� on KTTV Fox 11 in Los Angeles, hosted morning drive radio on WNEW in New York, anchored 7 Olympic Games for NBC, and since 2004, he has co-hosted “Mason & Ireland,� the #1 rated radio sports show in Los Angeles where he has interviewed everyone from Kim Kardashian to Lebron James. In 2019, Steve established the CulturePop Podcast with stand-up comic Sue Kolinsky

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Thu, 10 Feb 2022 21:09:56 +0000/events/summit/steve-masonBridget Finkeldey
Ashley Wright/events/summit/ashley-wright

Ashley is an energetic and ambitious Girlboss who quit the corporate 9-5 world to pursue her love of Crypto, travel and empowering others. She's on a mission to help others create generational wealth through Crypto and with over 8 years of experience in Business and Direct Sales, she has built a global brand with The Crypto Strategy Academy.

She leads the industry as one of the top Crypto Educators in Canada and is the co-founder of Crypto Babes, an online community for women excited to learn about crypto, which has over 22,000 members. Ashley has spoken at many conferences, was featured by "Women of Influence" and "Gal Talks Tech" and she continues to impact others.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2022 23:26:34 +0000/events/summit/ashley-wrightBridget Finkeldey
Rha Goddess/events/summit/rha-goddess

is the entrepreneurial soul coach behind hundreds of breakthrough changemakers, cultural visionaries, and social entrepreneurs. Her mission? To revolutionize the way we live, work, play and handle our business. From the onset of her more than 30-year career as a cultural innovator, social impact strategist and creative change agent, Rha has drawn on the power of creativity, culture, and community to move hearts, minds and policy.

Rha has leveraged her transformative approach to empowering individuals, teams, and organizations like: Google, Lululemon, Delta, The B Team, Fidelity, KBL- Eisner, AICPA, Harris & Rothenberg International, Girls Who Code, The Ford Foundation and many more.

In 2011, Rha founded Move The Crowd, a social entrepreneurial training company dedicated to organizational leaders, creative change agents, and cultural entrepreneurs working at the intersection of values, profitability and social impact. Since its inception, Move The Crowd has helped launch and scale luminaries like Gabrielle Bernstein, Reshma Saujani, Eren Ozmen, Anu Gupta and Imara Jones among others.

In 2020 Rha Goddess co-founded nFormation- a first-of-its-kind vetted community and platform for high-achieving WOC seeking to reimagine traditional power. Their capstone research project PowHer Redefined, launched in 2022 in collaboration with Billie Jean King and the Billie Jean King Leadership Initiative was featured in CNN, FastCompany, Forbes, among others and culminated in a symposium and TED Talk that garnered over 1.7M views.

In 2022 Rha launched Born To Shine, a high level mastermind and community of practice dedicated to elevating WOC entrepreneurs and leaders who are rising to meet this unique moment in their life and leadership with greater vision, agency and permission.

As a sought-after speaker, Rha has led the conversation around a “whole self� approach to entrepreneurial leadership as the key to a more just, harmonious and sustainable economy and world. She has presented at SOCAP, TEDWomen, Bioneers, SVN, Women Donors Network, High Performance Academy, Harvard, Influencer Summit, EO University, Social Venture Institute, Equity Now, Netroots Nation, Emerging Women, Women and Power, S.H.E. Summit, Inner MBA, Delta She Talks, MuleSoft Women in Tech, Simon Sinek’s Optimism, and more.

Rha is the author of 2 books, The Calling: Three Fundamental Shifts to Stay True, Get Paid and Do Good (St. Martin’s Press) and Intentional Ambition: Redefining Your Work For Greater Joy, Freedom, and Fulfillment (Wiley Spring of 2025).

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Wed, 02 Feb 2022 22:56:45 +0000/events/summit/rha-goddessBridget Finkeldey
Claire Wasserman (She/Her)/events/summit/claire-wasserman

Claire Wasserman is an educator, author, and founder of, a global community that champions the professional and financial advancement of women. She is also the producer and host of John Hancock’s podcast, “Friends Who Talk About Money�. Claire has traveled the country teaching thousands of women how to negotiate millions of dollars in raises, start businesses, and advocate for themselves in the workplace. Claire was named one of Entrepreneur Magazine's 100 Most Powerful Women and is a highly-sought-after expert for Fortune 500 companies working to improve diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging within their organizations.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2022 22:54:40 +0000/events/summit/claire-wassermanBridget Finkeldey
Elise James-DeCruise/events/summit/elise-james-decruise

Elise is an Award-Winning Learning & Development Professional and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Practitioner with over 20 years of global experience in the marketing, strategy, design and delivery of programs and experiences (micro/macro) for clients, partners and industry professionals within the workforce, workplace and marketplace and community.

She was recognized by the Chief Learning Officer (CLO) Magazine for Strategy and Innovation for the launch of NMI (New Marketing Institute), recipient of Industry awards recognizing excellence in education and featured in Forbes Magazine as one of the top female leaders to watch in the technology space who is committed to innovation, education and diversity and inclusion.

In her new role as the Chief Equity Officer at the Ad Council, Elise will oversee the organization’s ongoing commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion - ultimately informing every aspect of the Ad Council’s mission, workplace culture and public-facing communications.

Prior to joining the Ad Council, she was the Chief Diversity, Inclusion and People Officer at Marcus Thomas, LLC, where she scaled and led Human Resources, L&D, DEI, and Cultural efforts to advance diversity, equity and inclusion in the workforce, workplace and marketplace and provided critical guidance and leadership to Marcus Thomas’s multicultural marketing efforts.

Prior to joining Marcus Thomas, she led Global Multicultural Marketing and Inclusion initiatives at MediaMath for over 8 years. She helped MediaMath think about and better position diversity and inclusion within the workforce, workplace and marketplace, and inspired others to do the same. Previously, Elise founded the award-winning New Marketing Institute (NMI) at MediaMath. In this role, Elise oversaw internal and external training initiatives, certification, enterprise education and global program development.

Elise is the L&D Strategic Advisor for GoCoach and maintains an active presence on Boards and Advisory Committees such as the Startup Institute, NYC Tech Talent Pipeline, IAB (Interactive Advertising Bureau) - Diversity & Inclusion Task force, ATD (American Society of Training & Development) 2019 Program Advisory Committee and the ATD Forum Advisory group.

Elise holds a B.A., in Communications, PR & Advertising along with an M.S., in Instructional Leadership and Business Communications from Robert Morris University. As a former Division One Student Athlete (led the nation in rebounding), who made a successful transition after sports into the corporate world, she is committed to the development of student-athletes both on and off the court. She resides in Bergen County New Jersey with her family.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2022 22:51:31 +0000/events/summit/elise-james-decruiseBridget Finkeldey
Jackie Gordon/events/summit/jackie-gordon

Jackie Gordon is a veteran, an educator, a public servant, and a community leader.

Jackie was born in Jamaica, West Indies, and grew up in Queens, NY. While in college and teaching in local schools, she enlisted in the United States Army Reserve. Over her 29-year career in the Armed Forces, Jackie served our country overseas as a platoon leader in Germany during Operation Desert Storm, as an operations officer at Guantanamo Bay during the Global War on Terror, as a battle captain in Baghdad during the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, and as Commander of the 310th Military Police Battalion in Afghanistan in 2012. She retired from the Army Reserve with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in 2014.

Jackie spent three decades working in New York public schools, and has earned degrees in education from Hunter College and Queens College. As a former guidance counselor at Wilson Technological Center in Farmingdale, Jackie has mentored and advised Long Island high schoolers, guiding them into productive lives, into college, and into the workforce. From 2007 to 2020, she served on the Babylon Town Council, where she worked to direct resources to veterans and military families as Chair of the Veterans Advisory Council, pushed for the revitalization of Wyandanch Village, which has breathed new life into the community, and helped raise nearly $1 million for the Wounded Warriors Project through the annual Soldier Ride in Babylon.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2022 22:39:12 +0000/events/summit/jackie-gordonBridget Finkeldey
Tami Forman (She/Her)/events/summit/tami-forman

Tami Forman is chief evangelist at How We Do It, a newsletter and community for people building great careers and meaningful lives. She is an expert on gender equity and women’s participation in the paid labor market. In 2016 she founded Path Forward, a nonprofit that empowers family caregivers to return to paid work. She led Path Forward for seven years, working with more than 100 companies, including Amazon, Apple, Netflix, SAP, Walmart, and Pepsi, to hire thousands of people through returnships. Subscribe to her newsletter at https://tamimforman.substack.com/

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Wed, 02 Feb 2022 22:33:18 +0000/events/summit/tami-formanBridget Finkeldey
Dr. Tarika Barrett/events/summit/dr-tarika-barrett

Dr. Tarika Barrett is the CEO of Girls Who Code, an international non-profit organization working to close the gender gap in technology by inspiring, educating and equipping young women with the computing skills to pursue 21st century opportunities. Prior to becoming CEO, Tarika served as Chief Operating Officer of the organization. She led the organization's free Summer Immersion Program and after-school Clubs Program, which has reached 450,000 girls around the world to date. Additionally, she managed the launch of international Programming, Alumni Programming, and managed the People & Culture team.

Tarika has served on the boards of CSforALL, Eskolta, and McGraw Hill, a leading learning science company creating world-class educational content and providing best-in-class digital platforms for learners and educators. She also sits on AT&T's Accelerator Advisory Board. Tarika is the recipient of the New York University’s Steinhardt School Dorothy Height Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award, and most recently was named as one of Crain’s 50 Most Powerful Women in New York.

Previously, Tarika worked as the Chief Program Officer at iMentor, leading the organization’s programmatic efforts to build mentoring relationships that support students from low-income communities in graduating high school and succeeding in college. Prior to iMentor, she worked in the Office of Postsecondary Readiness at the New York City Department of Education overseeing options for students significantly off-track academically, as well as developing new school models including the Academy for Software Engineering. Tarika’s previous experience includes serving as Deputy Network Leader of the Brooklyn-Staten Island Network of New Visions for Public Schools, designing and implementing research and program evaluations for New York University’s Center for Research on Teaching and Learning, teaching high school students, and working as a political organizer. A graduate of Brooklyn College, Tarika has an M.A. in Deaf Education from Columbia Teachers College and a Ph.D. in Teaching and Learning from New York University.

Tarika lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two children.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2022 22:29:38 +0000/events/summit/dr-tarika-barrettBridget Finkeldey
Britt Frank, MSW, LSCSW, SEP/events/summit/britt-frank-msw-lscsw-sep

Britt Frank, MSW, LSCSW, SEP, is a therapist, teacher, speaker, and trauma specialist who is committed to dismantling the mental health myths that keep us feeling STUCK and SICK.

Her work focuses on empowering people to understand the inner mechanisms of their brains and bodies. When we know how things work, the capacity for CHOICE is restored and life can and does change. Whether she’s leading a workshop, teaching a class, or working individually with private clients, Britt’s goal is to educate, empower, and equip people to transform even their most persistent and long-standing patterns of thinking and doing.

Britt is also the author of the upcoming book The Science of Stuck—available March 15th wherever books are sold. It’s a research-based tool kit for moving past what's holding you back—in life, in love, and in work.

The Science of Stuck brings together research-backed solutions that range from shadow work to reparenting, embodied healing, and other clinical practices, along with empowering personal stories from Britt’s personal life, her journey to recovery, and professional experience as a therapist. This book is a hands-on road map for moving forward with purpose, confidence, and the freedom to become who you're truly meant to be.

Britt received her BA from Duke University and her MSW from the University of Kansas, where she later became an award-winning adjunct professor. She is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and Level 3 trained in the Internal Family Systems therapeutic model. Britt was a primary therapist at a drug and alcohol treatment center, an inpatient therapist at a children’s psychiatric hospital, and now owns a private practice. You can find Britt on Instagram @brittfrank or on her website

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Marisa Lonic (She/Her)/events/summit/marisa-lonic

Marisa Lonic is a keynote speaker, life & business coach, 3x author, top-rated podcast host and the founder of . After spending nearly 15 years in corporate leadership positions, Marisa shifted gears to become a full-time & . Through her books, courses, and coaching programs, she helps busy moms juggling mom life, work life, wife life, fill in the blank life. Her time management and goal achievement strategies have helped the most overwhelmed mamas turn their dreams into reality, even when they thought they had no time to make any of it happen.

When she’s not supporting working parents with the daily juggle, you can find her cooking and baking delicious meals her kids may or may not eat, running (ok fine - walking/running) in her neighborhood, and hanging out with the five amazing guys she calls family (her husband and four kiddos).

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Karson Humiston/events/summit/karson-humiston

Karson Humiston is the Founder & CEO of Vangst, the cannabis industry’s recruiting platform. Since launching in 2016, Vangst has connected thousands of people with jobs at leading cannabis businesses around the world. Karson was featured on the 2018 Forbes 30 Under 30 list and Vangst was featured in Entrepreneur’s 100 Brilliant Companies of 2018. Prior to founding Vangst, Karson founded On Track Adventures, a student travel organization based out of St. Lawrence University.

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