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
Enterprise Client Associate
Johanna Pulgarin
Program Manager
Samantha Schwarz
Program Manager
Jess Matley
Chapter Program Lead
Raquel Ugalde
Chapter Program Manager
Rachel Maïga
Chapter Program Manager
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
Alex Strong
Executive Assistant
Charles Thompson Wang
Social Media Coordinator
Chapter Officers
Linda E Bauer, VP, Wealth Manager
Cincinnati, OH
Chapter Community Influence Lead
Councilwoman at City of Blue Ash
Sheryl Johnson, MBA
Pittsburgh, PA
Chapter Sponsorship Lead
Founder at BD-PRo Marketing
Angela Hosking
Charlotte, North Carolina
Chapter Co-President
Owner at Her One Tribe, LLC.
Chapter Membership Lead
Event Services Manager at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Philadelphia Center City
Erin Gahagan
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Chapter Events Lead
Team Lead Business Development at Blackbaud
Kiley Doll
Culpeper, Virginia
Chapter Community Influence Lead
Sales Director at GoPinLeads
Laura Browne
Scottsdale, AZ
Chapter Co-President
Senior Director Talent Development at JDA Software
RM Harrison
Pflugerville, TX
Chapter Co-President
Career Pivot Consultant at RM Harrison
Crystal Thies
Covington, Kentucky
Chapter Member Acquisition Lead
CEO & LinkedIn Ninja at Crystal Clear Buzz
Lindsey Doss, AAMS®
Alpharetta, Georgia
Chapter Events Co-Lead
Financial Advisor at Raymond James
Jennifer Mao-Jones
New York, NY
Chapter President
Asia Manager at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Vanessa Chan
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Chapter Co-President
Professor, Angel Investor & motivational speaker at Penn & Robin Hood Ventures