Erica Borggren
Vice President, Customer Solutions, ComEd Industry: Military, Utilities
As Vice President of Customer Solutions, Erica leads the team that helps ComEd's customers save energy and take control of their energy use through energy efficiency, demand response, solar and other customer solutions. When Erica became a WELP Fellow, she was a recent Émigré from the U.S. Army and former speechwriter for the Commander of U.S. Central Command, General David Petraeus. In addition to those duties, she deployed to Baghdad as a member of General Petraeus’s Commander’s Initiatives Group; a small group of strategic analysts and “designated thinkers.”
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JJ DiGeronimo
President, Author and Keynote Speaker - Leadership Strategies for Professional Women, Tech Savvy Women Industry: Technology
In August 2008, JJ launched Tech Savvy Women (450+ members) to bring women with technology skills together across various industries to create relationships while enhancing their knowledge and network. As speaker/author on Leadership Strategies for Professional Women, her keynotes include: 10 Professional Strategies from Impactful Leaders, Advancing Your Career with the Power of No, The Working Woman’s GPS, Building Influential Mentors and Sponsors for Career Advancement, How Women Effectively Maneuver the Org Chart, Why a STEM degree can align to any girl’s dream, and 10 Strategies of Impact Players in Science, Technology & Engineering.
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Alycia Kellman
Chief Legal Officer & Head of Debt Funds, Sunfinder Industry: Legal, Finance
Alycia manages the Debt Funds Team and is responsible for structuring the debt facilities and leading strategic partnerships with SunFunder’s investors. Alycia serves on the boards of the South Africa-Washington Internship Program (SAWIP) and Friends of IDASA. She is an Advisory Board Member for New Markets Lab, Georgetown Law and International Development Society (LIDS), and Women LEAD.
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Dr. Jennifer Lee
Medical Analyst, CNN
Visiting Scholar, National Academy of Medicine Industry: Medicine
Jennifer Lee, MD is a physician executive committed to driving change to improve the health of communities and vulnerable populations. She has served in leadership roles in academia and at the highest levels of state and federal government, including the nation’s largest integrated health care system and Virginia’s largest health insurer. She is skilled at leading change in large complex organizations, building high-performing teams, and successfully navigating challenging political environments to achieve results.
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Allison Rogers
Director of Fundraising, Climable.org
Truman Security Fellow, Truman National Security Project Industry: Environment, Nonprofit
Allison has studied within Harvard’s Sustainability and Environmental Management program, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard Law School, and the Harvard School of Public Health/Medical School's Center for Health and the Global Environment. She is currently working towards her J.D. at Vermont Law School. The first contestant in Miss America to run on a “Go Green!” platform, Allison was the recipient of the Miss America Organization’s Quality of Life Award, an award that goes to one of the 52 national contestants to recognize dedication to her platform and service to her community.
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Emily Lenzner
Executive Vice President, Global Communications & Public Affairs, Motion Picture Association of America Industry: Communications, Media
Emily is a strategic communications and public affairs specialist, drawing on more than twenty years of experience in media, politics, and advocacy. Before her current role. Emily oversaw corporate communications for Atlantic Media and its six brands. Emily was also Managing Director of SKDKnickerbocker, a firm that provides strategic advice, public relations, crisis communications, advertising, direct mail and research to Fortune 500 Companies, leading non-profit organizations, and elected officials.
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Karen Sommer Shalett
Director, External Relations and Communications, Population Services International Industry: Communications, Nonprofit
Karen has a strong background in journalism, content management, editing, research and writing, employee management, and branding. Having lost her home in Katrina, Karen decided to move her family to higher ground; in a previous position as a reporter for New Orleans’ Times Picayune, she reported on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, where her work earned her a Louisiana Press Association award.
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Jeri Powell
Founder, The Countdown Project
Principal Consultant, Pivot into Politics Industry: Legal, Consulting
Teri founded The Countdown Project in 2019 to build a home for research, advocacy and policy focused on the systemic barriers to gender equity in elective office in the US. At Pivot into Politics, Jerri provides career consulting for women interested in pivoting into careers in politics, policy and running for office. She works with nonprofit organizations and for-profit companies wishing to leverage resources to identify, train and support first-time candidates for public office, with an emphasis on diversity and gender equity.
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Rachel Stern Haot
Executive Director, Transit Innovation Partnership, Partnership for New York City Industry: Nonprofit, Technology
She graduated magna cum laude from New York University, and is an Adjunct Professor at Columbia Business School. Rachel has received numerous awards including: Businessweek’s Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs (2009), CDO Summit’s Chief Digital Officer of the Year (2014), City and State Above and Beyond Awards (2015), CNBC Next List (2014), Crain’s 40 Under 40 (2011), Gotham Magazine Most Influential Women in New York (2015), Harvard Kennedy School’s Innovations in American Government Bright Ideas Award (2015), and World Economic Forum Young Global Leader (2012-2015).
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Alexandra Traber
Executive Director, Corporate Affairs, Global Communications, The Estèe Lauder Companies Inc. Industry: Government, Communications
Alexandra previously worked in the Office of the First Lady; in Mrs. Obama’s Communications Office, Alexandra’s duties included: assisting in the drafting of talking points, press releases, and briefings for the First Lady and other members of her staff. Prior to joining the First Lady’s staff, Alexandra served as a research associate for President Obama’s speech writing office. Alexandra is a graduate of Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, with a B.S. in International Affairs focusing on Human Rights and Social Justice.
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Katariina Tuovinen
Deputy Regional Director, National Park Service, Pacific West Region Industry: Government
Before joining the National Park Service, Katariina worked on natural resource management issues in the United States and South Asia. In addition, she has private sector experience working on international business management strategies. Katariina has a bachelor’s degree in Natural Resources and International Agriculture from Cornell University, an M.A. in International and Area Studies from the University of California at Berkeley, an M.S. in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management from the University of California at Berkeley, and an M.B.A. from Stanford University.
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Hua Wang
Founder & CEO, Smartbridge Health Industry: Health
Hua founded Smartbridge Health because she believes that optimal cancer care should be affordable and accessible to everyone. Hua’s experiences being an English as a Second Language student and first-generation immigrant have helped her to realize the difficulties of succeeding in a foreign nation and the importance of paving the way for new generations.
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