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2013 Speakers

Special Guest Speakers

Renee Chenault-Fattah

Renee Chenault-Fattah joined NBC10 in 1991. As both an attorney and broadcast journalist, Chenault-Fattah is a rarity among her Philadelphia television colleagues.  Prior to NBC10, she was with WXIA-TV in Atlanta. ...
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Linda Cliatt-Wayman

Linda Cliatt-Wayman is the former principal of Strawberry Mansion High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the author of Lead Fearlessly, Love Hard: Finding Your Purpose And Putting It To Work. After 20 years ...
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Jacqueline London

Jacqueline London joined NBC10 in March of 2013. She was most recently with WKMG-TV in Orlando, where she spent 10 years as an anchor and reporter. London started her journalism career 15 years ago at ABC affiliate ...
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Stanford Thompson

Stanford Thompson is a musician and educator who is passionate about using music education and performance for social innovation. He currently serves as the CEO for the El Sistema-inspired program Play On, Philly!. ...
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Keynotes

Barbara Bradley Baekgaard

Barbara Bradley Baekgaard and Patricia R. Miller in 1982 co-founded Vera Bradley, ...
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Charlotte Beers

Charlotte Beers has combined her business insight with an innate Southern charm to ...
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Karen Dougherty Buchholz

Karen Dougherty Buchholz is vice president of administration for Comcast Corporation. ...
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Hillary Rodham Clinton

Hillary Rodham Clinton served as the 67th Secretary of State of the United States ...
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Glenda Hatchett

Judge Glenda Hatchett is host and star, Judge Hatchett, former highest-ranking woman ...
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Arianna Huffington

ARIANNA HUFFINGTON is the founder and CEO of Thrive, the founder of The Huffington ...
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Sallie Krawcheck

Sallie Krawcheck is a woman with a reputation for integrity, independence of thought, ...
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Sonia Sanchez

Sonia Sanchez is a poet, mother, professor and national and international lecturer on ...
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Cheryl Strayed

Cheryl Strayed is the author of the critically acclaimed novel “Torch,” and ...
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Karen Tumulty

Karen Tumulty is a national political correspondent for The Washington Post. She ...
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Breakout Session Speakers

Miki Agrawal

Miki Agrawal is a serial social entrepreneur. She is the founder of the acclaimed ...
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Susan Aldridge

Susan Aldridge brings 17 years of higher education leadership experience and has ...
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Natalia Allen

Natalia Allen is a native New Yorker, who has had an eye for fashion ever since she ...
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Denise McGregor Armbrister

Denise McGregor Armbrister is senior vice president of Wells Fargo Corporation and ...
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David Bach

David Bach credits his Grandma Bach as the woman who taught him almost everything he ...
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Barbara Shaiman

Barbara Shaiman is a noted educator, businesswoman and social entrepreneur. Shaiman ...
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Emily Bennington

Emily Bennington specializes in two distinct forms of career transition: college ...
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Lauren Berger

Lauren Berger is chief executive officer and founder of internqueen.com and author of ...
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Renata Mutis Black

Renata Mutis Black is the chairwoman of Seven Bar Foundation, a ...
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Cathie Black

Cathie Black is well known publishing and media executive, best-selling author and ...
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Jennifer Braunschweiger

Jennifer Braunschweiger is the deputy editor of More magazine, where she covers news, ...
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Rachael Chong

Rachael Chong is a social entrepreneur and a visionary leader. At the age of 24, ...
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Pam Cyr

Pam Cyr is executive vice president and chief retail banking officer for beneficial ...
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Trenesa Danuser

Trenesa Danuser has utilized her highly creative and strategic communications acumen ...
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Frankie Darcell

Frankie Darcell is an in-demand radio personality, author, producer and speaker, ...
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Emily Denney

Emily Denney serves as the leader of external affairs at AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals. ...
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Merribeth Devine

Merribeth Devine is SVP, regional wealth leader for the Mid Atlantic Region of TD ...
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Dr. Vivian Diller

Vivian Diller, Ph.D., is a psychologist in private practice in New York. Prior to ...
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Janine Driver

Janine Driver is the founder, president and lead instructor for the Body Language ...
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Tiffany Dufu

Tiffany Dufu

TIFFANY DUFU is chief leadership officer of Levo and launch team member to Lean ...
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Nancy Dunleavy

Nancy Dunleavy is CEO of Dunleavy & Associates, a woman-owned business founded in ...
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Delia Ephron

Delia Ephron is a bestselling author, screenwriter and playwright.  Her most recent ...
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Gloria Feldt

Gloria Feldt is a bestselling author, keynote speaker, world changer and expert in ...
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Stacey Ferguson

Stacey Ferguson is known online as Justice Fergie. She is an avid veteran blogger, ...
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Cindy Gallop

Cindy Gallop has a background in brand building, marketing and advertising. She ...
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Jody Gastfriend

Jody Gastfriend is vice president of care management at Care.com, is a licensed ...
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Emily Goulet

Emily Goulet is the lifestyle editor of Philadelphia magazine. She ...
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Ishita Gupta

Ishita Gupta is founder of Fear.less Magazine and Ishita Gupta Media. Called “Fast ...
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Beth Hanssens

Beth Hanssens is chief financial officer for the 24-hour preschool television ...
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Eunice Heath

Eunice Heath is the global director for sustainability business engagement and ...
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Nancy Hornback

Nancy Hornback has appeared as a program host on QVC, the world’s leading ...
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Deborah Jackson

Deborah Jackson is the founder and CEO of Plum Alley, an e-commerce and crowdfunding ...
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Whitney Johnson

Whitney Johnson is the president and co-founder of Clayton Christensen’s investment ...
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Charley Johnson

Charley Johnson is an entrepreneur and former Owner of a manufacturing company. ...
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Dawn Jones

Dawn Jones worked in retail management for over 30 years, until she moved into ...
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Nwenna Kai

Nwenna Kai is a world-renowned and award-winning author, raw foods expert, adjunct ...
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Aminah Keats

Aminah Keats is the director of naturopathic medicine at Cancer Treatment Centers of ...
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Emily Leaman

Emily Leaman is Philadelphia Magazine's health and fitness editor. After spending ...
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Kelly Mac

Kelly Mac is the award winning assistant program /music director for Clear Channel ...
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Courtney Macavinta

Courtney Macavinta is co-founder and president of The Respect Institute.  The ...
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Alba Martinez

Alba Martinez is a principal in Vanguard’s Retail Investor Group. Since May, 2010, ...
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Glennon Doyle Melton

Glennon Doyle Melton is the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir, ...
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Laura Munson

Laura Munson is the author of the New York Times and international bestselling memoir ...
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Vernā Myers

Vernā Myers, Esq., is principal of Vernā Myers Consulting Group, LLC (VMCG), and is ...
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Lisa Johnson Nutter

Lisa Johnson Nutter is president of Philadelphia Academies, Inc., a non-profit youth ...
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Catherine O’Hara

Catherine O'Hara is the head of State Street's US-based Institutional investor ...
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Dawn Powers

Dawn Powers is a member of State Street’s Futures and OTC clearing team based in ...
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Reagen Price

Reagen Price is a strategist, facilitator, organizer and steadfast social justice ...
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Victoria Pynchon

Victoria Pynchon is the Co-founder of She Negotiates, a training workshop for women ...
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Elizabeth Reeves

Elizabeth Reeves is the senior vice president and chief human resources officer for ...
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Karen Reuther

Karen Korellis Reuther is a creative and brand strategy consultant to private equity, ...
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Amy Richards

Amy Richards is the author of Manifesta, Grassroots and Opting In. She is the creator ...
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Mel Robbins

Mel Robbins is a CNN and HLN legal and political contributor, one of the top female ...
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Mally Roncal

Mally Roncal is the founder and president of Mally Beauty, a collection of over 1,000 ...
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D’Arcy F. Rudnay

D’Arcy F. Rudnay serves as chief communications officer for Comcast Corporation. In ...
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Dr. Marie Savard

Marie Savard, M.D., is a recent ABC News Medical Contributor and one of the most ...
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Halsey Meyer Schroeder

Halsey Meyer Schroeder is the Founder and CEO of Halsbrook.com. Halsbrook is a ...
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Alexis Sclamberg

Alexis Sclamberg is a writer, speaker and media personality. A former lawyer, ...
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Julie Shifman

Julie Shifman is an inspirational, award-winning speaker, author and business ...
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Bonnie St. John

Bonnie St. John Despite having her right leg amputated at age five,  St. John became ...
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Amanda Steinberg

Amanda Steinberg is the founder and CEO of DailyWorth.com, a community of women who ...
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Debra Sterling

Debbie Sterling is a female engineer and founder of GoldieBlox, a toy company out to ...
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Kristyn Stewart

Kristyn Stewart is a dynamic leader and with an extensive background in educational ...
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Lori Sussman

Lori L. Sussman is Cisco’s Americas services sales chief of staff and senior ...
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Michele Szkolnicki

Michele Szkolnicki is an accomplished healthcare executive with more than 20 years’ ...
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Manisha Thakor

Manisha Thakor is the founder and CEO of MoneyZen Wealth Management. Known for ...
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Sophie Uliano

Sophie Uliano is the author of the New York Times best-selling “Gorgeously Green” ...
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Judith von Seldeneck

Judith M. von Seldeneck is Founder, Chairman and CEO of Diversified Search, ...
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Meredith Walker

Meredith Walker began her television career with Nickelodeon’s “NICK NEWS.”  ...
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Andrea Wikerd

Andrea Wikerd is senior manager, assurance services at Ernst & Young, LLP.  ...
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Dr. Vonda Wright

Dr. Vonda Wright is an orthopedic surgeon and internationally recognized authority on ...
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Expert Exchange

Amanda Bennett

Amanda Bennett is an executive editor at Bloomberg News, directing special projects ...
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Robin Bond

Robin F. Bond, Esquire is founder and principal of the law firm Transition ...
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Jessica Cohen

Jessica Cohen started her career in advertising then became a highly sought after ...
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Dr. Jacqueline Del Rosario

Dr. Jacqueline Del Rosario has received keys to several cities, multimillions in ...
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Jerome Katz

Jerome Katz leads Cisco’s service sales on a world-wide basis for the service ...
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Kathy Kinney

Kathy Kinney is best known for her iconic role as “Mimi” on the ABC hit TV series ...
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Charisse R. Lillie

CHARISSE R. LILLIE is fellow and vice president of community investment with Comcast ...
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Monica Mehta

Monica Mehta is an investor, author and sought after expert on small business and ...
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Lynley Noviello

Lynley Noviello is the area services director for the enterprise east area at Cisco ...
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Lynn Tinney

Lynn D. Tinney is the director of strategy and planning at Cisco Systems in the ...
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Small Business Boot Camp

Jeanette Wilkerson Beard

Jeanette Wilkerson Beard is currently the human resources regional sales business ...
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Melinda Emerson

Melinda F. Emerson is SmallBizLady, an author, speaker and small business coach whose ...
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Norrinda Brown Hayat

Norrinda Brown Hayat is lawyer by day and round-the-clock entrepreneur, who splits ...
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Jenn Lee

Jenn Lee, known as coach Jenn Lee, is a national speaker, small business advisor, ...
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Carrie Ruddell Maria

Carrie Ruddell Maria is the owner of The Monster Minders, a wildly popular dog ...
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Pauline Alaimo Rota

Pauline Alaimo Rota is a vice president and small business relationship Manager with ...
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Donna Walton

Donna Walton has almost 15 years of wealth management experience, serving high net ...
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Health & Wellness Pavilion Speakers

Danelle Greenwood

Danelle Greenwood is a licensed pharmacist and pharmacy area manager for Wegmans Food ...
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Kathy Lampl

Kathy L Lampl, M.D., is senior director, clinical development for AstraZeneca. Prior ...
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Betty Long

Betty Long is a registered nurse, who has been working in greater Philadelphia-area ...
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Karen Marr

Karen Marr MS, RD, LDN, CSO is a clinical oncology dietitian. She joined the team of ...
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Judith Miller

Judith Miller is a clinical psychologist who has specialized in the diagnosis and ...
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Dr. Thomas Power

Thomas J. Power, PhD, is director of the Center for Management of ADHD and chief ...
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Paula Sunshine

Paula Sunshine is vice president of consumer business sales and marketing at ...
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Sister Renee Yann

Sister Renee Yann is senior vice president and chief mission integration officer for ...
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Local Leader

LuAnn Cahn

LuAnn Cahn is an eight-time Emmy award-winning journalist with NBC10 News in ...
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Dr. Mariana Chilton

Dr. Mariana Chilton is a nationally recognized leader addressing child hunger in ...
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Marian Conicella

Marian Conicella joined MetroCorp’s Philadelphia magazine in 1981, and today, ...
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Dr. Happy Fernandez

Happy Craven Fernandez, Ed.D. recently completed 13 years as president of Moore ...
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Varsovia Fernandez

Varsovia Fernandez joined the Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in ...
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Laura Foster

Laura Foster is president and CEO of Please Touch Museum®, the Children’s Museum ...
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Tianna Gaines-Turner

Tianna Gaines-Turner is one of the original members of Witnesses to Hunger. ...
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Marsha Kelliher

Marsha Kelliher is the Dean of the Sigmund Weis School of Business at Susquehanna ...
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Joanne Lang

Joanne Lang is the CEO of AboutOne, an online organizer that not only replaces the ...
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Elizabeth Murphy

Elizabeth Murphy is vice president, external affairs for PECO, where she oversees the ...
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Siobhan Reardon

Siobhan Reardon became the seventh president and director of the Free Library in ...
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YingYing Shang

YingYing Shang is teen advisor to the United Nations Foundation Campaign Girl Up, an ...
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Clarena Tolson

Revenue Commissioner Clarena I. W. Tolson is an experienced leader, having served ...
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Tamara Varella

Tamara N. Varella is the founder and CEO of Manifest Business Consultants, a full ...
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Kathleen D. Wilkinson

Kathleen D. Wilkinson is 86th chancellor of the 13,000-member Philadelphia Bar ...
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Kathleen Wilkinson

Kathleen Wilkinson has been elected as chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar ...
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Ahmeenah Young

Ahmeenah Young is president and CEO of the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority, ...
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Social Media Pavilion

Judy Freedman

Judy Freedman is a blogger, social media influencer and communications consultant. ...
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Anna Kegler

Anna Kegler currently serves as deputy director for HollabackPHILLY. She enjoys ...
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Rochelle Keyhan

Rochelle Keyhan is the director of HollabackPHILLY, which she founded in April 2011. ...
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Amy Larrimore

Amy Larrimore is an award-winning technology and business strategist. Larrimore has ...
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Kate Marlys

Kate Marlys is like most entrepreneurs, and likes to stay busy.  Besides owning her ...
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Allison O’Kelly

Allison O’Kelly is the founder of Mom Corps and an award-winning entrepreneur.  ...
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Allison Stadd

Allison Stadd is the editor of Uwishunu.com, the official tourism blog of ...
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Kishwer Vikaas

Kishwer Vikaas has been living in and around Philadelphia her entire life. Currently ...
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Lisa Marie Walls

Lisa Marie Walls is vice president, digital strategist for Tierney. She sits at the ...
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Special Guest Speakers

Renee Chenault-Fattah

Renee Chenault-Fattah joined NBC10 in 1991. As both an attorney and broadcast ...
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Linda Cliatt-Wayman

Linda Cliatt-Wayman is the former principal of Strawberry Mansion High School in ...
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Jacqueline London

Jacqueline London joined NBC10 in March of 2013. She was most recently with WKMG-TV ...
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Stanford Thompson

Stanford Thompson is a musician and educator who is passionate about using music ...
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