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About Us : Board of Advisors

The Women's Leadership Exchange® would not be possible without support from our Advisory Boards:

Executive Committee

  • Cary Jehl Broussard, Vice President, Communications, Wyndham Hotel Group
  • Sophia Corona, Chief Operating Officer, Creditex Group Inc.
  • Beth Polish, Director of Corporate Innovation and Senior Vice President, Hearst Interactive Media, Hearst Corporation.
  • Susan Sussman, President, Sussman & Associates
  • Edie Weiner, President, Weiner Edrich Brown Inc.

National

  • Christine Banning, VP Marketing and Communications, SCORE
  • Cary Broussard, Vice President, Communications, Wyndham Hotel Group
  • Marcia Cantarella, Associate Dean in the School of Arts and Sciences, Hunter College
  • Maria Contreras-Sweet, President and Co-founder, FORTIUS HOLDINGS, LLC
  • Sophia Corona, Chief Operating Officer, Creditex Group Inc.
  • Linda Davila, Vice President, Merrill Lynch
  • Michelle Thompson- Dolberry, Director Advocacy Team, OPEN from American Express
  • Ella L.J. Edmondson Bell, Associate Professor of Business Administration, Dartmouth College
  • Gail Evans, Author & Former EVP CNN, She Wins, You Win
  • Ping Fu, CEO, Geomagic, Inc.
  • Gay Gaddis, President and Founder, T3 (The Think Tank)
  • Julie Garella, Gray Horse Capital Partners
  • Sharon Hadary, Center for Women's Business Research
  • Paget Ingham, Manager, IKEA
  • LeAnn Marchbanks, Director of Women's Sales and Marketing, American Airlines
  • Kathleen Mcfeeters, CEO, Donna Morgan, LLC
  • Amy Millman, President, Springboard Enterprises
  • Jennifer Openshaw, Founder, Family Financial Network
  • Orit Orit, President, The O Group, Inc
  • Virginia P'an, Founder & Chairman, TransCapital Group LLC
  • Beth Polish, Director of Corporate Innovation and Senior Vice President of Hearst Interactive Media, Hearst Corporation
  • Valerie Red-Horse, Founder, Red-Horse Native Productions
  • Mary Schnack, Up from the Dust
  • Monica Smiley, Enterprising Women
  • Tony Smith, CEO, VSA Consulting Group
  • Susan Sobbott, President, OPEN from American Express
  • Susan Sussman, Sussman & Associates
  • Edie Weiner, President, Weiner, Edrich, Brown, Inc.

Multi-Cultural

  • Honorary Chair: Marilyn Johnson, VP of Market Development, IBM
  • Dr. Lula F. Bailey Ballton, CEO, West Angeles Community Development Corporation
  • Sheila Brooks, Founder & CEO, SRB Communications
  • Marcia Y. Cantarella, Associate Dean in the School of Arts and Sciences, Hunter College,
  • Adela Cepeda, Founder & President, A.C. Advisory Inc
  • Kenia Davalos, Los Angeles County Commissioner for Small Business,
  • Linda Davila, VP, Merrill Lynch
  • Maria de Lourdes Sobrino, Founder & CEO, LuLu's Desserts
  • Dawn Jackson, Director, American Indian National Center for Television & Film
  • Carol Jenkins, Former News Anchor, WNBC TV & Board Member, Women’s Media Center
  • Dr. Ella L.J Edmondson Bell, Associate Professor of Business Administration, Tuck School, Dartmouth College
  • Janny Leung, Owner/ Partner, MESA Technology
  • Marion Luna Brem, President & CEO, Love Enterprises
  • Martha Montoya, President, Los Kitos
  • Bruce Perkins, Director - Supplier Diversity, Siemens Corporation
  • Valerie Red-Horse, Founder, Red-Horse Financial Group
  • Syndi Seid, Founder & Director, Advanced Etiquette
  • Vivian Shimoyama, President, Breakthru Unlimited
  • Jane E. Smith, Executive Director, Spelman College Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement
  • Patricia Stout, President, The Alamo Travel Group Inc
  • Hiroko Tatebe, Founder and Executive Director, Global Organization for Leadership and Diversity (GOLD)
  • Lupe Valdez, Sheriff, Dallas County
  • Lily Z. Winsaft, Founder & CEO, Aldebaran Associates International

Virtual Summit

  • Tanya Alvarez, BlinkAds
  • Christine Banning, VP Marketing and Communications, SCORE
  • Sheila Brooks, Founder & CEO, SRB Communications
  • Cary Broussard, Vice President, Communications, Wyndham Hotel Group
  • Miguel A. Centeno, Vice President, Aetna
  • Sophia Corona, Chief Operating Officer, Creditex Group Inc.
  • Sharon Emek, Partner, CBS Coverage Group, Inc.
  • Amy Frankel, Owner/Partner, TAG Creative
  • Leslie Grossman, Co-Founder, Womens Leadership Exchange
  • Leigh Latimer, Intern, Women's Leadership Exchange®
  • David Leffler, Owner/Partner, Leffler Marcus & McCaffrey LLC
  • Katherine Machado O'hara, Owner/Partner, S3
  • Andrea March, Co-Founder, Womens Leadership Exchange
  • Cheryl A. Mills
  • Marnie Omanoff, Senior Account Director, Themixxnyc
  • Jennifer Openshaw, Founder, Family Financial Network
  • Beth Polish, Director of Corporate Innovation and Senior Vice President of Hearst Interactive Media, Hearst Corporation
  • Lisa Skriloff, President, Multicultural Marketing Resources, Inc.
  • Tony Smith, CEO, VSA Consulting Group
  • Susan Solovic, CEO, SBTV
  • Susan Sussman, Sussman & Associates
  • Dani Ticktin Koplik, Executive & Performance Coaching, DTKResources
  • Shawna Vercher, CEO, Vti-Web & The SSW
  • Edie Weiner, President, Weiner, Edrich, Brown, Inc.
  • Lena West, Founder/CEO, xynoMedia Technology
  • Alison Woo, Founder, NewMediaMavens.com

New York

  • Burt Alimansky, Manager, Alimansky Capital Group Inc.
  • Michelle Benjamin, Founder&Pres., Benjamin Enterprises
  • Adriane Berg, Attorney at Law, Riker Danzig
  • Rosemary A. Bova, President, Bova Enterprises, Inc.
  • Marcia Y. Cantarella, Associate Dean in the School of Arts and Sciences, Hunter College,
  • Ava Chien, President, Chien Company Technology Marketing
  • Sharon Emek, Partner, CBS Coverage Group
  • Amy Frankel, Partner, Tag Creative
  • Leslie Green, Managing Partner, Roffe & Green, Inc.,
  • Ann Kayman, CEO, New York Grant Company
  • Melissa Krinzman, President and CEO, Venture Architects
  • David Leffler, Attorney, Law Firm of David Leffler
  • Ann Liguori, President, Ann Liguori Productions; Sports Talk Show Host,
  • Marnie Omanoff, Senior Account Director, Themixxnyc
  • Nancy Ploeger, President, Manhattan Chamber of Commerce
  • Beth Polish, Director of Corporate Innovation and Senior Vice President, Hearst Interactive Media, Hearst Corporation.
  • Lynn SanAndres, Mason Alexander Group
  • Lisa Skriloff, President, Multicultural Marketing Resources, Inc
  • Tony Smith, CEO, VSA Consulting Group

Chicago

  • Maureen Beal, CEO, National Van Lines
  • Cindy Burrell, President, Boardroom Bound
  • Nancy Chen, Regional Administrator, Women's Bureau/USDOL
  • Ma Cherry, President, AYUROMA INC
  • Angelika Coghlan, CEO, Catwalk Consulting
  • Beth Doria, Principal, Alliance Associates Inc.
  • Susan Glick, Fashion Director, Chicago Apparel Mart/ Regional Director, Fashion Group International
  • Shirley Gross-Moore, President, Shirley Gross Moore
  • Marjorie Herter, President, Vee See Construction
  • Dr. Michele Hoskins, CEO, Michele Foods, Inc.
  • Lisa Johnson, President, Last Minute Gourmet
  • Dorothy Leavell, Publisher and Editor, Chicago Crusader
  • Cheryl Mayberry-McKissack, Founder, Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer, NiaOnline
  • Diane Middlebrooks, President, NAWBO- Chicago/The Business Coach
  • Pamela Olson, Chair, TEC
  • Myrna Ordower, President, Myma Ordower Enterprises
  • Hedy Ratner, Co-President, Women's Business Development Center
  • Desma Reid-Coleman, President/CEO, Lady Valet/KayKart
  • Victoria Rock, President, Victoria Transcription Services Inc.
  • Patti Ross, Market Executive Market Development, IBM
  • Lois Scott, President, Scott Balice Strategies
  • Madeline Sharko, Attorney, Office of State Guardian
  • Melody Spann-Cooper, General Manager, WVON Radio
  • Shelly Sun, President, 24-7 BrightStar Healthcare LLC
  • Diane Valletta, President, Valletta Associates

Dallas

Southern California

Northern California

  • Carla Cobb Davis
  • Melanei DewBerry Jones, Soul Purpose Coaching, LLC
  • Tammy Key, Garden Spaces
  • Diana Lu, Chairman & CEO, Image Global Impact
  • Sharon Miller, CEO, Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center
  • Frances T. Nevarez, VP of Education, NAWBO
  • Pat Obuchowski, Leadership Coach/LCD, Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
  • Linda Parker Pennington, Co Founder & Governance Chair, Women of Color Action Network (WCAN)
  • Marci Rinkoff, MBR Coaching
  • Julea Roeder, Senior Care Advocates
  • Syndi Seid, Founder & Director, Advanced Etiquette
  • Suzanne Tucker, Marketing Solutions/One Stop Graphics

Atlanta

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