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
Senior Director of Corporate Partnerships

Rebecca Spitzer
Director of Product

Ben Sochar
Technical Lead

Sam Giannangeli
Operations Lead

Madeline Kelley
Enterprise Account Manager

Johanna Pulgarin
Program Manager

Samantha Schwarz
Product Lead

Jess Matley
Chapter Program Lead
Raquel Ugalde
Chapter Program Manager

Laura Ackerman
Marketing Lead

Amanda Chiu
Designer

Nikki Elechi
Events Coordinator

Christina Murphy
Customer Success Associate

Myra Robinson
Community Success Coordinator

Megan Oliver
Social Media Associate
Chapter Officers
Jennie Byun
London, England
Chapter Corporate Events Liason
Investment Director at Aviva Investors
Rana Nawas
Houston, TX
Chapter Advisor
Creator & Host at When Women Win Podcast

Elizabeth Stanko
Boston, MA
Chapter Community Influence Lead
Associate Director, Business Transformation at CrossCountry Consulting

Crystal Thies
Covington, KY
Chapter Marketing Lead
CEO & LinkedIn Ninja at LinkedIn Ninja

Elise Verdooner
Brooklyn, NY
Chapter Planning Support
Executive Director at TEEEM
Annie Wickham
Indian Trail, North Carolina
Chapter Events Co-Lead
Past Member
Co-Founder and Creator of Shift-Ed Podcast at Co-Founder of the Shift-Ed Network and Co-Creator of the Shift-Ed Podcast

Morgan Swing
Miami, FL
Chapter Networking Events Lead
Associate at Duane Morris, LLP
Kendra Ho
San Diego, California
Chapter Events Lead
Sales Operations at Bird Rock Systems

Carol Walkner
Cincinnati, OH
Chapter Member Acquisition Lead
Director of Energy at The Power & Light Company

Jill Cruz MS, CNS
Nyack, NY
Chapter Event Planning
President at Work with Your Nature Weight Loss