Member Spotlights

Get to know Ellevate members — women who are leading the charge — and learn from their stories.

Rodi Tountcheva

Retool Refresh Rebalance Sabbatical

Hello ladies! I am excited to have joined Ellevate. I am a passionate technical leader dedicated to transforming businesses via data and automation who is currently taking a much-needed sabbatical ...

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Mary Axelsen

CEO and Founder WeMaax Consulting

I started WeMaax Consulting a few months ago and focus on Coaching, DEI, and Org and Culture Change. I feel very fortunate - I quickly landed coaching and org change gigs. I am also partnering wit...

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Maureen Chiana

Neuroleadership & Emotional Intelligence Consultant | Facilitator | Neurocoach The Mindsight Academy

I am a Neuroleadership and Resilience consultant, award speaker and neurocoach. I leverage on brain-science insights of how the brain works and Emotional Intelligence to help executives, leaders an...

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Natalie Levy

CRO, Investor, & Entrepreneur Various

Hi, I'm Natalie Levy. After years spent navigating male-dominated workplaces from derivatives trading to tech sales and investing, struggling to find mentorship and opportunities for advancement ...

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Sheila Murphy

CEO Focus Forward Consulting

For over 20 years, as a one-time award-winning senior legal officer for a Fortune 50 company, I successfully developed, coached, and transformed talent in corporate America and law firms. Today, as...

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Christy Plunkett-Barese

Financial Representative Northwestern Mutual

I am a financial representative, relationship builder, daughter, mother and wife. I recently left nonprofit to start my own financial planning practice partnering with Northwestern Mutual speci...

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Dr. Nadine Collins

CEO Nadine Collins Coaching & Consultancy

Hey everyone. Hi, I am Dr. Nadine Collins. I am an International Speaker, Women’s Leadership Expert, Spiritual Wellness Coach, Prayer Counselor and Author. I am passionate about "purpose" and h...

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Audrey Davoodi

CEO, Mortgage Broker, Holistic Wealth Advisor Guardians, LLC, Guardians Lending, Charge Up OC

Greetings Ellevate Network of fabulous women! My name is Adrine Davoodi but my friends and family call me Audrey. I founded Guardians, LLC and its affiliate companies in 2018 after spending more th...

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Lindsay Yaw Rogers

Master Storyteller Raw Strategy

I'm a storyteller at heart. I started Raw Strategy to bring fidelity to other people's stories for high-impact marketing. In that, I help entrepreneurs, companies, and brands discover, unpack, and ...

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Dawn Parks

CEO SheMoolah

I am the CEO of SheMoolah and am focused on 3 areas. (1) Building an e-learning program for women about their relationship to money, (2) Building an entrepreneurship program for women looking at ch...

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Jeanay Butler

Digital Communications Specialist Department of Education

My name is Jeanay Butler and I'm a highly skilled web and communications strategist who combines knowledge of digital media outreach with experience in issue-based advocacy. Proven talent in projec...

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Sue Yasav

Marquette Marketing CEO/Founder

For the majority of my career, I worked at some of the largest companies in the world - IBM, Citibank and GE Capital. When my job was eliminated in December due to the pandemic, I decided to start ...