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
Rebecca Spitzer
Director of Product
Ben Sochar
Technical Lead
Sam 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
Hoa Newton
Full Stack Engineer
Kirsten Penaloza
Customer Experience Lead
Jessica Pelaez
Operations Coordinator
Laura Ackerman
Marketing Lead
Calvin Ieong
Full Stack Engineer
Amanda Chiu
Designer
Alex Strong
Executive Assistant
Charles Thompson Wang
Social Media Coordinator
Nikki Elechi
Events Associate
Chapter Officers
Nana Luz
Makati, Metro Manila
Chapter Advisor
Co-Founder and CEO at Softype, Inc.
Heather Cleary
New York, New York
Chapter Networking Event Co-Lead
Research and Trading Compliance at Two Sigma Investments
Lorelei Newman
Issaquah, Washington
Chapter Membership Co-Lead
Associate Vice President of Enrollment Services at Bastyr University
Cheryl Borland
Villa Hills, KY
Chapter Co-President
Of Counsel at Griesing Law, LLC
Chapter Membership Lead
Partner/ Chair of M&A Practice at Russ, August & Kabat
Janet Andrews
Bellevue, WA
Chapter President
Founder, Coach and Consultant at Consociata LLC
Rocio Chisholm
Arlington, VA
Chapter Co-President
Global Marketing Manager at Medtronic
Cindy Montgenie
Miami, FL
Chapter Co-President-Elect
CEO & Founder at New Skies Nation
Dani Janklow
San Francisco, California
Chapter Community Influence/Content Events Lead
Director of Marketing at Decker Communications
