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Chaunté Lowe

Chaunté Lowe​

CHAUNTÉ LOWE is the story of determination perseverance and strength.  Not only is Lowe a mother of 3, a wife and a finance professional; she is also a professional athlete, an American Record Holder, a 4-time Olympian, a 3-Time World Championship medalist, and 12 times US National Champion.

When speaking she is true to how she performs. She is animated, entertaining and humorous. She dances and plays to the crowd as she shares her stories of beating impossible odds, time and time again. She possesses the ability to keep the group engaged and hanging on her every word or jump. Those who get a chance to encounter her leave inspired and motivated. Her infectious personality is electrifying.  You can’t help but leave an interaction with her with a winning, “I can do ANYTHING” attitude.

Lowe was able to realize her childhood dream of going to the Olympics at only 20-years-old, making her the first woman from Georgia Tech’s track and field team to become an Olympian.  The following year, Lowe won silver at the 2005 World Championships to become the first American woman to win a world outdoor championships high jump medal since Louise Ritter won bronze at the inaugural event in Helsinki in 1983. Lowe is always a crowd favorite with impossibly defined abs, dramatic dance moves, and even the occasional backflip. Lowe graduated from Georgia Tech with a degree in economics. In 2008 she represented her country again in the high jump at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Days after returning from the 2012 Olympic Games, started teaching trigonometry at Grayson High School in Atlanta. Married triple jumper Mario Lowe on August 21, 2005, and gave birth to daughter Jasmine in July 2007 and Aurora in April 2011 and Mario Josiah in 2013.  Lowe has broken the American Record 3 Times and is the current indoor and outdoor American Record holder with 2.02m (6’-7.5”) and 2.05 (6’8.75”) meters respectively. In addition to her Olympic Games appearances, she has represented the United States on six world championship teams. The story is not over; she most recently represented the US in her fourth Olympic Games in the summer of 2016 and is showing no signs of stopping any time soon. Don’t be surprised to see her jumping in her 5th Olympic Games in Tokyo the summer of 2020.

Melinda White

Melinda White

Melinda White is an experienced CEO and corporate board member.  She is known throughout the industry for successful corporate transformations and growth, with a proven track record of small to significant organizational restructuring, strategic growth, and operational scale.  Her experience includes start-up to Fortune 500, with over $3B in P&L responsibility leading teams and initiatives that drive profitable growth and shareholder value. Melinda delivers strategic and operational results in corporate turnarounds, organizational restructuring, and cultural transformations.  

Melinda is CEO of Transit Wireless, a subsidiary of CPPIB majority-owned BAI Communications, the global industry leading designers, builders, and operators of 5G communications infrastructure to connect people, improve communities and advance economies.  Transit Wireless works with state and local governments providing transportation connectivity needs, mobile network operators’ 5G deployment, and large venue network infrastructure. Recently, the Metro Transportation Authority (MTA) of New York City announced a transformational 30-year license with Transit Wireless, to build and operate mobile and Wi-Fi networks across all New York City Subway properties. This is the largest network build of its kind in North America.

Prior to joining Transit Wireless as CEO, Melinda gained more than 25 years of senior leadership experience in the wireless, technology, and telecommunications industry building expertise in P&L growth management, product solutions and go-to-market strategies and operations across 4G/5G, public-private partnerships, and network design and implementation.  

A recognized industry leader, Melinda was recently named to the 2022 Transportation Power 100, recognized as a top business executive in New York.  She is named a 2021 NYC Telecommunications Power 50.  In addition, she has been acknowledged for her talent sponsorship in gender and ethnic diverse, LGBTQ+, and other under-represented communities, drawing from her own experience as a Korean American.

Cynthia James

Cynthia James

Cynthia is a transformational and emotional integration leadership coach.  She is an inspirational leader, guiding people to make changes at a deep level for lasting healing. Cynthia excels as a speaker, coach, singer, composer and multiple award-winning author of What Will Set You Free and Revealing Your Extraordinary Essence and #1 Amazon Bestseller for I Choose Me: The Art of Being a Phenomenally Successful Woman at Home and at Work. Her newest book, “Does My Voice Matter” will be released in 2022. 

Cynthia James embodies the quote “I am not what I have done.  I am what I have become;” and, she leads others to do the same.  Her own life was transformed as she transcended a violent and abusive childhood. Through education and personal healing, she created the foundation for all her programs. Her work in self-care strategies and emotional integration support leaders, women and organizations internationally.

For more information about Cynthia and her work: www.cynthiajames.net.

Carolyn Buck Luce

Carolyn Buck Luce

Carolyn Buck Luce is one of America’s most respected and accomplished voices on Women’s Leadership and their relationship with power. Carolyn has long been an advocate for healthcare innovations, cultural inclusivity, and women’s empowerment through her work with some of the world’s most respected companies like Ernst & Young, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, and GE.

A gifted strategist and executive coach, Carolyn has spent the last four decades of her career building highly elective cultures, businesses, teams, and leaders in both the public and private sectors. From Wall Street Banker, to world-traveling diplomat, to healthcare futurist; throughout her career, Carolyn focused on helping courageous leaders make the difference they dream of.

A champion for women leaders, Carolyn was appointed by New York City’s Mayor Bloomberg to the New York City Commission on Women’s Issues, served as Chair of the NY Women’s Foundation, and was named “Woman of the Year” in 2012 by the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association.

Carolyn co-wrote several articles for Harvard Business Review, most of which were re-published in 2019 in HBR’s “Must Read” series on Women’s Leadership and Diversity & Inclusion. Her writings have also been featured in INC. and the Huffington Post. Carolyn served as an adjunct Professor at Columbia University for a decade teaching “Women and Power” and is now a featured speaker every year at Berkeley Haas Business School’s Women’s Executive Leadership program.

Today, as an executive coach and keynote speaker, Carolyn uses her proprietary Decade Game® to coach some of the world’s most remarkable women today in business, civic society, and philanthropy to live their purpose and discover their destiny.

Daphne Jones

Daphne Jones

Daphne E. Jones is a Fortune 500 CIO and board member with 30+ years of experience in general management and executive level roles at IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Hospira, and General Electric. At GE, she served as SVP for Future of Work, SVP & CIO for Product Engineering, Imaging, and Ultrasound, and as Senior Executive & CIO for Global Services, all of which composed a $13 billion segment of GE Healthcare.

Daphne currently serves on the board of directors for AMN Healthcare, Inc., Barnes Group Inc., and Masonite International Corp, and is the recipient of numerous domestic and international awards. She is the Founder and CEO of The Board Curators, a company that teaches leaders how to prepare to serve on boards.

She graduated from Illinois State University with her BS and MBA.

Daphne’s first book WIN WHEN THEY SAY YOU WON’T: Break Through Barriers and Keep Leveling Up Your Success (November 15, McGraw Hill), drawn from her own rags to riches story, is an inspiring guide to help anyone achieve the career of their dreams with a winning mindset and proven playbook. Daphne’s been featured on Fox BusinessTD AmeritradeCNBC Make ItCheddar.comFast Company and more!

Jessi Miley-Dyer

Jessi Miley-Dyer

Jessi Miley-Dyer is the Senior Vice President of Tours and Head of Competition for the World Surf
League (WSL), the global home of surfing. Miley-Dyer, a former Championship Tour (CT) competitor, oversees all of WSL Tours including the Championship Tour, Challenger Series, Qualifying Series, Pro Junior Series, Big Wave, Longboard, and specialty events and series.

Since joining the WSL in 2012, Miley-Dyer has been integral to professional surfing’s growth,
particularly in developing the women’s tours. Miley-Dyer served as the Women’s Championship Tour Manager from 2011 – 2013, before taking on her previous role of VP of Tours and Competitions where she had responsibility for both the men’s and women’s CT tours. Miley-Dyer has furthered
competitive opportunities for women with the addition of more competitions, and she played a key
role in the WSL’s groundbreaking announcement in 2018 to award equal prize money to male and
female athletes for every WSL-controlled event from 2019 onwards, becoming the first and only
US-based global sports league to do so. Miley-Dyer also introduced the WSL Rising Tides, a
beachside engagement program to inspire the next generation to take to the surf.

Before joining the WSL, Miley-Dyer spent over 10 years as a professional surfer. She earned
numerous accolades, including winning the first World Junior Championship and spending six years competing on the Championship Tour. During her competitive career, Miley-Dyer also took on the Surfers’ Representative role, allowing her the opportunity to help grow the sport as an ASP Board Member and Director. Miley-Dyer was born and raised in Sydney, Australia, and earned her Master’s Degree in Business from the University of New South Wales.

Miley-Dyer has received worldwide recognition for her work to progress surfing and women’s sport. Most recently, she was honored as an SBJ Game Changer for her groundbreaking work at the WSL. 

Miley-Dyer is based in California at the WSL’s Santa Monica office.

Leah Jewell

Leah Jewell

Leah Jewell is a learner advocate and employability evangelist focused on the school to work transition, lifelong learning, upskilling, career pathways, and skills navigation.  She spent 32 years at Pearson, most recently as the Managing Director for Employability Solutions where she built a career development platform and work-based learning services connecting employers, schools, and learners. She is currently the Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer of Work Simplr, taking the stress and anxiety out of finding freelancers by leveraging an on-demand workforce of qualified students. She has been a keynote speaker at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, National Governor’s Association, America’s Promise, and the National Career and Technical Education Association.

Diya Wynn

Diya Wynn is the Senior Practice Manager in Responsible AI for AWS Machine Learning Solutions Lab. She leads a team that engages with customers globally to go from theory to practice – operationalizing standards for responsible Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning and data. Diya leads discussions globally on taking intentional action to uncover potential unintended impacts, and mitigate risks related to the development, deployment and use of AI/ML systems. She leverages her more than 25 years of experience as a technologist scaling products for acquisition; driving inclusion, diversity & equity initiatives; leading operational transformation across industries and understanding of historical and systemic contexts to guide customers in establishing an AI/ML operating model that enables inclusive and responsible products. She also meets with legislators and policy makers globally to provide a perspective and influence imminent regulation and policy on AI.

Diya is an inspirational speaker; has been awarded and recognized in the industry for her work in Responsible AI; serves on non-profit boards; mentors through multiple organizations; was a mayoral appointee in Environment Affairs for 6 consecutive years; and guest lectures regularly on responsible and inclusive technology. Diya studied Computer Science at Spelman College, the Management of Technology at New York University Tandon School of Engineering, and AI & Ethics at Harvard University Professional School and MIT Sloan School of Management.

Roya Hakakian

ROYA HAKAKIAN has collaborated on over a dozen hours of programming for leading journalism units on network television, including 60 Minutes and ABC Documentary Specials with the late Peter Jennings. Commissioned by UNICEF and narrated by Robert DeNiro, Roya’s most recent film, Armed and Innocent, on the subject of the involvement of underage children in wars around the world, was a nominee for best short documentary at several festivals around the world.

Her opinion columns, essays, and book reviews appear in English language publications, the New York Times, the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal among them. She is also a contributor to the Weekend Edition of NPR’s All Things Considered. Roya is a member of the editorial board of the American Purpose, where she is also a senior fellow. 

Roya is a founding member of the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, and has served on the board of Refugees International. She is a fellow at Yale University’s Davenport College and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She has spoken on the subject of the Middle East and human rights throughout the United States and Europe and has appeared on CSPAN-Book TV, CNN International, CBS Early Show, Now with Bill Moyers, and Fresh Air with Terri Gross. Her memoir of growing up a Jewish teenager in post-revolutionary Iran, Journey from the Land of No: A Girlhood Caught in Revolutionary Iran (Crown) was a Barnes & Noble’s Pick of the Week, Ms. Magazine Must Read of the Summer, Publishers Weekly’s Best Book of the Year, Elle Magazine’s Best Nonfiction Book of 2004, and was named Best Memoir by the Connecticut Center for the Book in 2005 and has been translated into several languages including German, Dutch, and Spanish. Roya is also a recipient of the 2008 Guggenheim fellowship in nonfiction. 

Hakakian is author of two collections of poetry in Persian and is listed among the leading new voices in Persian poetry in the Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World. Her poetry has appeared in numerous anthologies around the world, including La Regle Du Jeu and Strange Times My Dear: The Pen Anthology of Contemporary Iranian Literature.

Chantel Prat Ph. D.

Chantel Prat is a Professor at the University of Washington with appointments in the Departments of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Linguistics, and at the Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences. Her interdisciplinary research investigates how variable brain designs combine with our lifetime of experiences to shape the unique way each person understands the world and operates in it. She is a recipient of a Pathway to Independence Award from the National Institute of Health, and the Tom Trabasso Young Investigator Award from the Society of Text and Discourse. Her first book, The Neuroscience of You, was nominated for a Washington State Book Award and was featured in The Next Big Idea Club. Prat speaks internationally at events like The World Science Festival, and on National Public Radio, and her work has been featured in a variety of media including the documentary I Am Human, and in articles appearing in Scientific American, Rolling Stone, Popular Mechanics, and Travel + Leisure. 

Dr. Dawn Mussallem

Dr. Mussallem is a consultant in the Division of Hematology Oncology at Mayo Clinic and Assistant Professor of Medicine. She is a board certified lifestyle medicine breast specialist at The Robert and Monica Jacoby Center for Breast Health and serves as Medical Director for Mayo Clinic Florida Humanities in Medicine. In 2015, she founded the Integrative Medicine and Breast Health Program at Mayo Clinic Florida, a patient-centered program that works with breast cancer patients during and after a breast cancer diagnosis, introducing them early on to the importance of lifestyle optimization alongside conventional cancer treatments with a goal to reframe cancer as a “teacher of life,” leading patients to discover renewed vitality through healthier living. 

Her research focus includes the impact of whole-food, plant-based nutrition and weight management on breast cancer outcomes, awareness of alcohol related breast cancer risk, and breast cancer survivorship quality of life. In addition to her clinical and research activities, Dr. Mussallem is active in medical education, which includes director of the Lifestyle Medicine Residency Curriculum at Mayo Clinic and co-director for the International Medical Breast Training Program. She is Chief Executive Editor for the National Consortium of Breast Centers and Breast Wellness Magazine. She serves as the physician for Blue Zones Jacksonville Steering Committee and the Mayo Clinic Experience Committee. In recognition of her work, Dr. Mussallem has received many awards and honors, including being named 2022 American College of Physicians Florida John G. Langdon Volunteerism in Medicine Award and the 2021 Marquis Who’s Who in America Top Doctor for her leadership, dedication, and achievements in integrative oncology.

Patrick J. Geraghty

Pat Geraghty is President and Chief Executive Officer of GuideWell, a $26 billion mutual insurance holding company headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla. A mission-driven health solutions enterprise, GuideWell is the parent to a family of forward-thinking companies focused on transforming health care. 

Geraghty was the architect of the strategic restructuring that created GuideWell from the foundation of a more than 75-year-old health insurance company, transforming it into a health solutions organization at the forefront of reimagining the future of health in America. The GuideWell restructuring is considered a model of strategic reinvention and is featured as a capstone business case in the curriculum of Harvard Business School. 

A dynamic speaker, Geraghty is considered an expert voice on a range of health care topics including health care reform in the U.S., next-generation payment strategies, innovation in health care and the benefits of wellness and prevention programming. 

He has appeared on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” “Fox Business News,” CNBC’s “Closing Bell,” The Wall Street Journal’s “Money Beat,” “PBS Nightly Business Report,” MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” and Bloomberg TV’s “Street Smart” and “Capitol Gains” programs. Geraghty also has been featured on the front page of The New York Times’ Business Day, in The Wall Street Journal, and in many other media outlets.

Michelle Jordan

Michelle Jordan currently serves as Chief Diversity Officer at AT&T. As the leader of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) efforts for the telecommunications company, Michelle is responsible for leveraging AT&T’s diversity and inclusion strategy, programs and partnerships to drive innovation and growth.

She has been with AT&T since 2006, and her previous titles include vice president, talent and leadership development, in charge of heading up talent strategy and design and delivery of AT&T leadership and executive experiences, and vice president, talent acquisition. Her talents have made an impact within AT&T on teams that include product management, corporate strategy, service management, executive communications, call centers and college recruitment.

Michelle started her career in environmental engineering, ran a chemical pilot plant operation and launched a new line of chemicals. She also has a passion for entrepreneurship, which led to her own business supporting women entrepreneurs and her stint as an adjunct for Atlanta Technical College teaching small business owners.

A native of Saginaw, MI, Michelle is a graduate of a Historically Black College & University (HBCU), Florida A&M University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering, and Kennesaw State University, where she completed her Master of Business Administration. She resides in Dallas, TX, with her husband Jeff and their two sons.

Irene Chang Britt

Irene Chang Britt is an experienced board and committee chair on public and private boards, across varied industries. She currently serves on the boards of Victoria’s Secret and Co (Chair, Human Capital and Compensation Committee), Brighthouse Financial (Chair, N&CG), Amica Senior Lifestyles (Chair of the Board) Advisory Board Member Peloton Capital Management and recently Dunkin’ Brands (Chair, N&CG) and Tailored Brands (Chair, N&CG). She is a retired Fortune 500 President and SVP, with a distinguished 30–year career at Campbell Soup Co., Kraft Foods, Nabisco and Kimberly-Clark. Irene earned her BA from the University of Toronto, and her MBA, with honors, University of Western Ontario Richard Ivey School of Business.

 Irene has been honored with a number of recognitions for her business and community accomplishments, including Women INC. Most Influential Corporate Board Directors (2019), NACD Directorship 100 (2017), a Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics (LEAP) Award (2014) and New Jersey Business Hall of Fame Award (2011). 

Irene earned her B.A. from the University of Toronto and MBA, with honors, from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario. 

Shelley Diamond

Shelley Diamond is a passionate builder of global brands and businesses, with expertise across an integrated array of communications disciplines. As one of the highest ranking female executives in advertising (named the 11th Most Powerful Woman in Advertising by Business Insider, among other accolades), Shelley has helped champion marketing transformation for domestic and global clients in both the consumer and B-to-B spaces.

An experienced public company board director who brings extensive consumer, digital / social and communication strategy expertise to the boardroom, Ms. Diamond’s corporate and private governance experience includes tenures on the boards of Paetec Holding Company (PAET:US), serving on its compensation, nominating and governance committee 2009-2012 (acquired by Windstream Communications in 2012 for $2.3 Billion); W.O.M.E.N in America and Enactus, an NGO working with over 66,500 students 1,600 university campuses in 36 countries. She also serves on the advisory board of Sweetwater Energy, a renewable biotech company.

Shelley is also a globally renowned mentor and a champion of women in the work force. She led women’s initiatives for Y&R Globally including WPP’s commitment to the United Nations Gender Equality Sustainable development goal. Among other endeavors, she is a founding member of W.O.M.E.N in America and a charter member of the prestigious Fortune / U.S. State Department Global Mentorship Program since inception. Ms. Diamond has recently been named a Global Ambassador for Vital Voices. Her mentees were named Goldman Sachs & Fortune Global Woman Leaders two years running.

Conversations & Connections

Introducing a special new breakout session featuring outstanding women leaders who will share their stories, answer questions, and connect with YOU! 

Lisa Shalett

Lisa Shalett

Lisa Shalett is an accomplished senior executive, corporate advisor and independent board director, with a remarkable breadth of leadership and operational experience over her 25+ year career, including 13 years as a Goldman Sachs Partner. Well-known as a trusted connector and sought-after thought partner, Lisa advises companies of all stages on growth and innovation. Her expertise spans global risk and crisis management, capital markets, marketing, digital transformation, talent development, and governance. Her leadership experience includes managing Goldman’s brand during the financial crisis. 

Lisa left Goldman Sachs in 2015 to bring her considerable skills into the tech startup ecosystem and into corporate boardrooms. In 2017, she founded Extraordinary Women on Boards, an influential peer-to-peer community of hundreds of women corporate directors focused on advancing board excellence, modernizing governance, and increasing board diversity. She is a frequent speaker and podcaster, coach and mentor, committed to diversity and leadership initiatives and to paying it forward.  

Melinda Wolfe

Melinda Wolfe

Melinda is an Executive Coach and Leadership Advisor in talent management, change management, corporate culture, and HR processes. She began her career at Merill Lynch where she worked as Managing Director and was responsible for over $10B of complex project finance transactions. Subsequently, Melinda was selected by senior management to oversee Global Diversity Strategy, and later held similar roles at Goldman Sachs and American Express.  

In 2008, Melinda joined Bloomberg to head its HR function. In 2013, she became Pearson’s first Chief Human Resources Officer, then went on to became the first CHRO of the Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG). Throughout her career, Melinda has led talent initiatives with a passionate focus on diversity, equity and inclusion. She has joined leadership teams to optimize organizational design, culture and human resource priorities, while driving outcomes for employee engagement, productivity and profitability across different industries.

She previously served on the NYC Mayor’s Commission on Women and on advisory boards for several academic institutions. She is an active board member of Echoing Green, Auburn Seminary, ZanaAfrica, and  Coqual. She serves as a mentor with W.O.M.E.N in America. 

Olenda Johnson

Dr. Olenda Johnson

A native of Cheyenne, Wyoming, Dr. Olenda E. Johnson is Professor of Strategic Leadership and Leader Development at the U. S. Naval War College – a graduate-level institution for highly select military officers and federal civilians. A passionate teacher and educator, she shares her experiences and knowledge to instill in others the courage and confidence to lead in their unique circumstance. As a lead contributor in the College of Leadership & Ethics, she serves as course designer and lead facilitator for the Navy’s 2-Star Flag Officer and Senior Executive Service Leadership Course, which leads admirals, Marine generals, and senior government executives among others.  

Olenda earned her Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from the University of Pittsburgh, and both a B.S. and MBA from Florida A&M University. Her awards and decorations include receiving the Army Commander’s Medal for Public Service, as well as being honored as a Daughter of Greatness at the Muhammad Ali Center. She has been awarded the Board of Governors Teacher of Excellence for her teaching in North Carolina, and her research has been honored by the Academy of Management and the Group and Organizational Management Journal. Mostly, Olenda finds the greatest joy in serving others – whether professionally, within her faith community, or among family and friends. 

Fay Arjomandi

Fay Arjomandi is the Founder and CEO of the pioneering edge cloud company mimik. As a pragmatic technology innovator, Fay has authored many patents in Telecommunications, Transport Layer Protocols, Mobile traffic management, QoS, and Edge Cloud Computing. Fay has a unique talent for spotting future trends and “connecting the dots.”

In 2022 she received the Canadian Top 20 Tech Titans Award and in 2020, she was named the Edge Woman of the year by the Linux Foundation. 

Fay is passionate about digital inclusion and equity and has spent the last decade to create disruptive technology platforms and enablers for cloud decentralization to ensure a future sustainable internet. She has advised startup companies on how to build successful businesses, as well as corporations on digital transformation and innovation with impact.  In addition to exceptional leadership and vision, Fay is a highly sought-after global speaker and industry thought leader given her specialization and years of experience in digital communications, software applications and edge cloud computing. Fay holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Concordia University. She has international experience and has lived and worked in many countries in North America, Europe, and the Middle East.

Jeannie Diefenderfer

Jeannie D

Jeannie Diefenderfer is a business leader who turns the challenges of modern corporations into profitable opportunities. With extensive experience as a senior executive in a Fortune 20 environment, she understands how to transform operations to focus on customers for competitive advantage.

During her 28-year career at Verizon Communications, Jeannie was an advocate for change in pursuit of the truly remarkable. She led both technical and operational organizations, with each job inspiring true believers in her approach. Along the way, Jeannie celebrated the human side of business. She cultivated workplace cultures that empowered and engaged employees, developed strong business relationships, and operationalized Verizon’s commitment to diversity.

She is currently the CEO of Higher Ambition Leadership Alliance and Independent Board Director.

Kelly Watson

Kelly Watson is a Senior Partner and Vice President at IBM Global Business Services. She has more than 30 years of business, operations and P&L experience. She currently leads a team of over 5,000 professionals driving a range of financial, risk, operational and technology solutions to clients in the Life Sciences, Healthcare, Government and Higher Education industries.  She also serves as a Lead Account Partner on a Fortune 50 company and leads Market Development for the Public Sector for the Americas region. 

Her leadership is routed in the power of purpose and ensuring that people feel valued and appreciated. Prior to her role at IBM, Kelly served as the Senior Advisor for Sector Development to the New Jersey Office of the Governor and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority where she led the State’s effort to attract, retain and grow the priority industry sectorsShe also led the State’s Life Sciences Innovation and Development team.  In 2019, Kelly retired from KPMG LLP after a long and successful career at the public accounting firm, where she held roles of increasing responsibility and leadership.   

A fierce advocate for developing leaders, Kelly is a frequent speaker on business and leadership issues, and she is also active in philanthropic activities. Currently, Kelly serves as chairperson of the board of W.O.M.E.N. in America. 

Jamie Olken

Jamie Olken

With more than 25 years of private practice as a psychotherapist and life coach. Jamie has cultivated a diverse, intergenerational clientele and has treated hundreds of clients with clinical anxiety and depression, behavioral disorders, health-related issues, as well as clients in crisis. She takes a multidisciplinary approach to treatment and routinely collaborates with a variety of specialists to create teams that can treat the whole person — including the mental and the physical. She utilizes a range of approaches to treat patients, including talk therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, meditation, movement, and humor. 

Jamie is an esteemed authority in the area of women’s health. She has written various articles, leads workshops, and is a regular public speaker.  Jamie resides in NYC with her husband and they have two adult children. She is thrilled to be a part of the Generation W community. 

Lisa Tepper

Lisa Tepper has over 30 years of experience in the insurance industry. She has held various leadership positions with major insurance companies across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic establishing an expertise in small business insurance and integrating carriers upon acquisition. Lisa recently joined Gallagher, the world’s fourth largest insurance broker, as Area Executive Vice President in the retail brokerage division. In this role she will help drive revenue and contribute to marketing strategies. In 2014, Lisa was recognized as Insurance Woman of the Year by the NYC Association of Insurance Women for her leadership in the NYC insurance industry. Lisa is also active in the philanthropic communities in the tristate area. She is the Past President of Middle Earth of Somerset County, a Board Member of The Young People’s Chorus of New York City and a mentor with W.O.M.E.N. In America. Lisa holds a bachelor’s degree from Siena College in Loudonville, NY and resides in New Jersey.