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
Emily Platt, CFP®
Washington, DC
Chapter Co-President
Associate, Investment Research at Bronfman Rothschild
Lisa Stone
New York, NY
Chapter Co-President
Principal, Financial Advisor at Bernstein Private Wealth Management
Kelly Nobles
Dubai
Chapter Co-President
Executive Finance Leader - Middle East, Turkey & Africa at GE
Alyssa Reese
Pittsburgh, PA
Chapter Co-President
Digital Marketing Senior Manager at BDO USA
Natalia Truong
Miami, Florida
Chapter Co-President
Co-Founder and Executive Director at at Arcarius Group
Erika Coombs
Scottsdale, Arizona
Chapter Member Acquisition Co-Lead
Director at Stifel
LaTasha Gandy
Charleston, South Carolina
Chapter Membership Co-Lead
Business Banking-Relationship Manager at Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Beth Rutherford
Seattle, WA
Chapter Membership Co-Lead
BD Executive at Grant Thornton