Our Team
Meet your Ellevate team! We are a dynamic group coming from diverse backgrounds and industries, and yet we can all agree on a few basic ideals. Women are awesome. Through networking and education, women can flourish. And by engaging and empowering professional women economically, we can activate a community of current and future leaders who have the power to change the world. We hope you'll join us on this exhilarating journey.
Questions or Comments?
Please contact us directly with any questions, concerns or other inquiries.
Sallie Krawcheck
Chair
Kristy Wallace
CEO
Maricella Herrera Avila
VP Operations & Strategy
Allison Matejczyk
Director of Corporate Partnerships
Tina Pettigrew
Director of Communications
Rebecca Spitzer
Director of Product
Ben Sochar
Technical Lead
Samantha Giannangeli
People Operations Lead
Madeline Kelley
Enterprise Account Manager
Sivi Ananthasingam
Client Relations Associate
Johanna Pulgarin
Program Manager
Samantha Schwarz
Program Manager
Jess Matley
Chapter Program Lead
Raquel Ugalde
Chapter Program Manager
Rachel Maïga
Chapter Program Manager
Alison Williams
Social Media Associate
Hoa Newton
Full Stack Engineer
Kirsten Penaloza
Customer Experience Lead
Jessica Pelaez
Operations Coordinator
Laura Ackerman
Marketing Lead
Taylor Bolton
Communications Coordinator
Rebecca Pisko
Content Coordinator
Calvin Ieong
Full Stack Engineer
Amanda Chiu
Designer
Nadine Shelton
Technical Project Manager
Chapter Officers
Vanessa Chan
Professor, Angel Investor & motivational speaker
Penn & Robin Hood Ventures
Co-President
Philadelphia
Zainab Kufaishi
Head of Institutional Sales, Middle East & Africa
Invesco Asset Management
Corporate Liaison Co-Lead
Dubai
Tezeta "Tez" Roro, MBA, REALTOR
Real Estate Professional
Keller Williams Realty
Co-President
Northern New Jersey
