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
Senior Director of 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 Manager
Madeline Kelley
Business Development Associate
Sivi Ananthasingam
Client Relations Associate
Johanna Pulgarin
Program Manager
Samantha Schwarz
Junior Program Manager
Jess Matley
Chapter Operations & Event Coorindator
Raquel Ugalde
Chapter Operations Manager
Rachel Maïga
Chapter Operations Manager
Alison Williams
Marketing Coordinator
Hoa Newton
Full Stack Engineer
Elisa Verna
Junior Engineer
Kirsten Penaloza
Customer Experience Coordinator
Chapter Officers
Magen Koepp, CPA
Employee Benefit Plan Specialist
Olsen Thielen
Networking Events Lead
Twin Cities - Minneapolis | St. Paul
Ellen Keithline Byrne, PhD
Founder, Leadership Consultant
Elle Partners, LLC
Co-President
Fairfield | Westchester
Nicole Dolan
Senior Director, Out of the Darkness Walks
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Membership Co-Lead
Charleston
