Women in Charge 2016 Digital Booklet

Women in Charge: A Forum on Women’s Leadership

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& Saturday, December 3rd, 2016 9AM - 4PM

#WomenInCharge Fordham University 113 W 60th St New York, NY 10023

Agenda

About

8:30AM - 9:30AM Registration/Networking Breakfast sponsored by Fordham Center for Nonprofit Leaders

Opening Remarks Our Health, Our Future: Reproductive Justice Panel Building the Future Panel 11:15AM - 12:30PM Intermission / Lunch 11:55AM - 12:30PM Makeup Class 12:30PM

Internet of Women: Accelerating Culture Change Panel Confidence through Cosmetics Panel Self-Care / Yoga and Meditation

3:15PM - 3:30PM Closing Remarks Wi-Fi information 1) Connect to Fordhamwifi using the password Fordhamwifi 2) Once connected, open your browser; you’ll be presented with the NAC page and asked to enter a username and password 3) Select “Guest” from drop-down menu 4) Enter username women and password leadership

One Girl is a nonprofit organization fueled by a desire to care for the needs of our diverse community. We join together to strengthen each other and the community we serve through charity, advocacy, and community organizing. We uniquely involve those that need us most to guide our efforts. Our motivation is unconditional love, kindness and compassion. website: www.onegirlny.org instagram + twitter: @onegirlinc facebook: One Girl Meaghan Jarensky Barakett, Founder and President Meaghan Jarensky Barakett is an advocate for the social progression of women and girls, a humanitarian, and a highly trained yogi who believes in the power of young women to positively impact their communities. Meaghan is the 2005 Miss New York USA and represented the state in the Miss USA Pageant, becoming the most recent Miss New York to place in the top 10. She is also the 2010 Mrs. New York America and represented the state in the Mrs. America Pageant. Her pageant experience inspired her to become an activist in support of young women.

She founded One Girl, Inc., in 2012, where she utilizes the principles and practices of yoga to inspire social consciousness and develop effective, socially-aware women leaders. Under Meaghan’s leadership, One Girl launched “In Plain Site,” a campaign to end cyberbullying. The campaign is a coalition of community organizations that advocates for stiff anti-cyberbullying laws and educates young people on how to avoid becoming victims and teaeches them their legal options if they do. twitter: @meaghanjarensky instagram: @meaghanjarensky

Vanessa Molina, Director of Public Affairs Vanessa Molina is a student at the Fashion Institute of Technology pursuing her Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Business Management. She has been working as the Director of Public Affairs at One Girl for two years and is an advocate for women in the business world. Besides her work at One Girl, she has worked at many renowned fashion houses like Dries Van Noten, Michael Kors, Creatures of Comfort, Eden, and is currently at Chanel. She is also a former model and pageant girl holding the Miss Grand New York title in 2014. During her modeling career, she was featured in Ellements Magazine, Telemundo, New York Fashion Week, Artsy Magazine and more. Vanessa hopes to further explore the fashion industry in luxury brands, and hopes to one day build her own fashion house. instagram: @vanessamolinag

Elanie Paredes, Director of Operations Elanie Paredes is the Director of Operations at One Girl and supervises all health and wellness campaigns. She has been involved in women’s rights initiatives since her junior year of high school. She is devoted to promoting reproductive justice and has done so through community organizing. Her work at Planned Parenthood has allowed her to speak about reproductive rights on CBS and MTV News. twitter: @ElanieParedes instagram: @elanie_p

About &

The Institute for Women and Girls Fordham University Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service’s mission is to educate students to promote human rights and social justice. The School strives to improve the well-being of people and communities through teaching culturally responsive, evidence-informed practice and engaging in research, policy advocacy, and community partnership.

For more information, visit: www.fordham.edu/gss. instagram + twitter: @FordhamGSS

The Institute for Women and Girls The Fordham Institute for Women and Girls, established in 2001, works to promote gender equality by addressing all forms of discrimination against women and girls locally and globally. Institute members engage in interdisciplinary education, research and practice activities.

Institute members comprise of faculty, administrators, staff, students and alumni of the Graduate School of Social Service.

For more information, contact Director Sandy Turner, sturner@fordham.edu.

Introductory Speakers Debra McPhee, PhD, Dean of the Graduate School of Social Service at Fordham University Dean of the Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service since 2013, Debra McPhee has more than 25 years of leadership experience in academia, professional social work practice, and the private sector. She has worked throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. Her professional social work practice experience includes direct practice work at Fountain House and The Living at Home Project in New York City and serving as the Chief of Social Work Services for the U.S. Army in The Netherlands during the Gulf War. website: Fordham.edu/gss twitter: @DMMcPhee

Our Health, Our Future: Reproductive Justice In response to the ongoing discourse on women’s sexual health, this panel will explore what current professionals are working on in order to address these issues. Join us to hear what inspired these women to pursue a career that focuses on the protection of women’s bodies.

Moderator Dianne Mack, MS, LCSW, Senior Consultant for Creative Social Solutions Dianne Mack is the Senior Consultant for Creative Social Solutions, a training and consulting group specializing in agency advocacy and personal/ professional development for social and human service professionals and organizations. She serves as the Lead Catalyst Leader for Sustainable Parents Institute & Network (SPIN), an advocacy and support project with a mission to support parents, strengthen families and promotes family and community wellbeing. She chairs the New York City Chapter of The Network for Social Work Management and is certified in Mental Health First Aid for Adults and Youth. Since her youth, she’s been engaged in community involvement and serves in board or advisory leadership capacity with The Havens Relief Fund Society and The Neighborhood Women’s Collective.

Elanie Paredes, Director of Operations at One Girl, leader of Ignited Voices Elanie Paredes is a sophomore at Barnard CollegeColumbia University where she majors in political science. She is part of the Young Women’s Initiative, sponsored by the NYC City Council, and is the Director of Operations for One Girl, a women’s empowerment non-profit. In 2014 Elanie was chosen as an ANNpower fellow by Ann Taylor and Vital Voices, and was granted $2,500 to start her own community project called Ignited Voices.

Ignited Voices is now a 501(c)(3) that focuses on educating young women about sexual health and healthy relationships. When Elanie is not working on social justice activism, she enjoys dancing and meditating. twitter: @ElanieParedes instagram: @elanie_p

Dina Bakst, Founder and President of A Better Balance Dina Bakst is Co-Founder and Co-President of A Better Balance (ABB), a leading national legal advocacy organization headquartered in New York City that is dedicated to advancing the rights of working families, promoting fairness in the workplace, and helping workers across the economic spectrum care for their families without risking their economic security. Bakst has successfully worked to enact legislature benefitting working families, including the New York State Paid Family Leave Act, among many others. In 2015, Dina was awarded the Edith I. Spivack Award for her work championing women’s rights, an honor named for a pioneering lawyer and role model for generations of women. Dina is also a National Commissioner of the Anti-Defamation League and Board Member of Congregation Rodeph Sholom. website: www.abetterbalance.org instagram: @a_better_balance Amanda Matos, Founder of TheWomanHOOD Project, YWI, Former community organizer at PPNYC Amanda has devoted her work to alleviating barriers to reproductive health care and education in communities of color through capacity building, political education, and lobbying at the local, state, and federal level. She is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of The WomanHOOD Project (Helping Ourselves Overcome Discrimination), which is an innovative after-school mentorship program for young women of color in the Bronx. Amanda serves as Co-Chair of the Young Women’s Advisory Council for the Young Women’s Initiative, a multi-sector approach to addressing the barriers young women and girls of color face locally. Amanda also has years of experience in the reproductive rights and justice field, where she managed Planned Parenthood of New York City’s community organizing efforts across the city through an intersectional and multi-issue lens. instagram: @womanhood_bronx

Shatia Burks, New York Latina Advocacy Network, Fellow at National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health This past May, Shatia Burks became the New York Latina Advocacy Network fellow. Her work with NLIRH began in September of 2012 when she joined their Young Parent’s cohort, 7 months pregnant and just beginning to learn how to advocate for herself. Over the following years, Burks has represented NLIRH at events such as the No Stigma No Shame – Empowering and Supporting Teen Families conference presenting a training on Lobbying and Advocacy. Burks has participated in four Young Parent’s Dignity Agenda Briefing’s over the years in representation of the New York Latina Advocacy Network. As a member of the New York City Council’s Young Women’s Advisory Council to the Young Women’s Initiative, a $20 million publicprivate partnership for girls of color, she serves as a youth expert for the Young Woman’s Initiative’s Community Support and Opportunity Workgroup which addresses the needs of young women and girls living in poverty, including those in the foster care system.

Leydi Bautista, New York Latina Advocacy Network, Intern at National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health Leydi became a member of NYLAN back in 2012, as she was interested in connecting with more youth that related to her as young adults and parents. She has been participating with NYLAN in legislative briefings, meeting at the United States Congress to advocate for RJ. She is currently an intern at NYLAN at the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, and she has been a part of the NYC Council Young Women’s Initiative. She continues to use her voice to share her personal story and advocate for her family. Her positive attitude and undeniable resilience has helped her push past her struggles and become a leader. twitter: @nlirh

Building the Future

STEM fields have undoubtedly been male-dominated. While great efforts have been made to close the gender gap in schools, this panel will help prepare young women and girls for a professional career in STEM. Hear from established women in architecture, engineering, and construction management to learn what hurdles they have overcome and what opportunities await you.

Moderator

Jaslin Kaur Jaslin Kaur is currently the President of the Women’s Student Association and Speech & Debate Team. She is an outspoken advocate of human rights and women’s rights, having served as a Youth Delegate for the International Young Leaders Assembly at the United Nations. She is currently developing a campaign mobilizing South Asian youth to end domestic violence. twitter: @jaslinkaur217 tumblr: @thesouthasianvoice Roxana Kariyannis, Structural Engingeer & Architect at AECOM Roxana is a Project manager at AECOM, a multinational engineering firm. She has previously served such prestigious roles as Project Manager at JACOBS, Program Director at B. Thayer Associates, and Vertical Transportation Manager at AECOM. Roxana graduated from NYIT in 2000 and Manhattan College in 2008 with a degree in Civil/ Structural Engineering. twitter: @AECOM Kelly Smolar, Professional Mechanical Engineer at Skanska Kelly Smolar, P.E., is currently a Project Manager for Skanska Buildings USA managing the sitewide MEPS systems for the redevelopment of LaGuardia Airport. She has also worked with Tishman Construction and Zubatkin Owner’s Representation, which involved such projects as constructing One Riverside Park and the Sugar Hill project in Harlem, NY. twitter/instagram: @SkanskaUSA

Connie Zambianchi, President at Amaracon Since completing her degree, Connie Zambianchi, P.E., has worked for some of the major construction companies in NYC as an Owners Representative at STV Inc., Construction Manager at RCDolner Construction, Heavy Civil Contractor at Conti Corp, and Director of special inspections at Materials Testing Group and now currently as President of Amaracon Testing & Inspections, LLC. Connie’s projects have included bridges, tunnels, roadways, airports, railways and subways, commercial buildings, industrial power plants as well as countless buildings for the residential sector. twitter: @amaracon

Lilach Musman, R.A. Senior VP of Project Management at Artimus As Senior Vice president for Project management at Artimus, Lilach Musman oversees the various projects from early stage of development to construction completion. Musman joined Artimus in 2002 as an Assistant Project Manager.

She was quickly promoted to Project Manager and successfully completed a number of large projects. She now heads the Project Management Department. Prior to working at Artimus, she previously served as an officer in the IDF and held various positions with the Israel Building Center. website: www.artimusnyc.com

Internet of Women

The growth of startup culture has transformed the ways in which we interact with each other. Some might say we have entered a new age of technology because of this. We have transformed the ways in which we communicate and and use tech creatively. Today’s world requires innovative minds that will make technological possibilities endless.

Hear from the creative, tech-savvy women leading and advancing our world by making women the center of the conversation.

Moderator

Olga Litvinenko, Founder and President of Olga and Company Olga Litvinenko is the Founder and President of Olga and Company, a full service marketing and event planning and management company, and a Business Development Executive for Seal Software.

Olga is also in the process of launching other entrepreneurial endeavors, such as a perfume line.

Olga is the current Miss Connecticut USA where she will have the opportunity to vie for the title of Miss USA on FOX TV this upcoming spring. instagram: @15nenko

Tracy Killoren Chadwell, Venture Capitalist at 1843 Capital, featured in “Internet of Women” Tracy Killoren Chadwell is the Founding Partner of 1843 Capital, a venture capital firm that makes early stage stage investments in technology. She is a frequent speaker at events like the Wonder Woman Summit and judge at events like Cornell Women in Tech and Uber/Pitch. Tracy is a Board Member of Marstone, an Advisory Board Member of the MIT Enterprise Forum, and Executive Advisor to the Echoing Green Foundation. twitter: @TChadwell

Laurie Cantileno-Lillis, Editor of The Internet of Women, Service Delivery Executive for Cisco Systems Laurie Cantileno-Lillis is the Service Delivery Executive for Cisco and was formerly Vice President of Global Network Services at Broadridge Financial. Laurie was the catalyst for the partnership between NYIT and Cisco resulting in the creation of The IoW and the collaboration on this Book. Laurie also provides guidance and mentoring to girls, young women and colleagues as a former Board Member of Girls Inc, former Broadridge Inclusion & Diversity Board Member and the Senior Women’s Leadership Forum, a member of the Executive Technology Advisory Board for the NY Institute of Technology, as Advisor for the Society of Women Engineers and as the Leader at Cisco for the Global Enterprise Theater for Inclusion and Diversity. Additionally Laurie has created an annual “STEM Rising Star” scholarship at NYIT for an exceptional Junior level female scholar financially in need and pursuing career in the sciences. The National Association of Professional Women (NAPW) also selected Laurie as Business Women of the Year in 2014. twitter: @LCantileno Margaret Hartigan, CEO of Marstone, Inc. Margaret Hartigan is the founder of Marstone, a digital wealth platform available for white-label to existing financial institutions. She was inspired to create an investment platform to help demystify finance for investors and enable institutions to better engage and retain clients, Prior to starting Marstone, Margaret was a top quintile financial advisor for ten years in the Global Wealth Management Group at Merrill Lynch, split between New York and San Francisco. Margaret, along with others at Marstone, has developed a new breed of financial tools and investment solutions that are intuitive, useful and broadly relevant. Marstone is fully integrated with Pershing, a BNY Mellon company, and is a proud IBM Business Partner. twitter: @MJHartigan

About The Zinniah Foundation Rahilla Zafar, Author & Director of Strategic Research at ConsenSys Rahilla Zafar was contracted by Cisco Systems while researching, writing, and editing The Internet of Women: Accelerating Culture Change. She travelled to over seven countries conducting field research including Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Israel, Palestine, and the United Arab Emirates. Rahilla also helped source and edit content for this book working with contributors from over 30 countries.

In August 2016, she joined the leadership team at Consensys, a New York based venture production studio, building decentralized applications on the Ethereum blockchain globally. She previously was based in Afghanistan and Pakistan working for the International Organization for Migration, the NATO-led mission, and government initiatives focused on humanitarian outreach. While a graduate student at the University of Pennsylvania, Rahilla co-authored Arab Women Rising with the award-winning journalist Nafeesa Syeed highlighting women entrepreneurs from across the Middle East published by Knowledge@Wharton (K@W). She also was a contributing writer for K@W interviewing participants and writing pieces for the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women Initiative. twitter: @rahilla

The Zinniah Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to cultivating the next generation of professional, leading young adults in the fields of beauty and entrepreneurialism. Our primary goal is to provide a platform to help young, inner-city women and men nurture their talents and build their community through education, exposure, and service. Our activities encourage personal growth, self-determination and entrepreneurial spirit, and broaden the experiences of economically and socially vulnerable young adults. We build and harness targeted relationships to promote work-based learning and community service, furthering our purpose of restoring vocational and social responsibility. website: www.zinniahfoundation.org instagram: @zinniahfoundation facebook: www.facebook.com/zinniahfoundation Zinniah MuĂąoz, Founder and Executive Director, Beauty Influencer Zinniah is a New York-based licensed beautician, beauty influencer, and advocate for youth and professionals in the industry. She started the Zinniah Foundation to create a learning environment and invaluable resource for young men and women: aspiring entrepreneurs and artists who are economically and socially vulnerable. As Founder and Executive Director of The Zinniah Foundation, she is redefining artistic and business development by highlighting the humble beginnings and purposeful origins of the beauty industry and the importance of knowledge and vocational education. instagram: @zinniahmunoz twitter: @zinniahmunoz YouTube: ZinniahMunoz

Confidence through Cosmetics There is more to makeup than perfecting a cat-eye or getting your brows on fleek! These beauty mavens will explain how confidence through beauty and cosmetics can translate to success in the real world, showcase what a career in their field might look like, and give you advice based on their own experiences!

Moderator

Dr. Lyn Slater, Fashion Blogger Lyn Slater started Accidental Icon in Sept. 2014 because she was having trouble finding a fashion blog or magazine that offered an urban, modern, intellectual aesthetic but also spoke to people who live “interesting but ordinary lives” in cities.

Lyn as Accidental Icon was featured in WWD, Sicky Magazine, Refinery29, named as one of the top Six Models Challenging Ageism in Milk, appeared on the cover of Grey Magazine along with an editorial, identified as one of the Top Blogs for Older Woman by Who, What, Wear, Vogue Mexico, Elle Mexico, Harpers Bazaar Brazil and Netherlands, L’Officiel Italia and Manila, Cosmopolitan Japan, Marie Claire Spain, In Style Germany and was named as one of the Top Fifteen Senior Style Instagrammers to Follow by BuzzFeed. website: www.accidentalicon.com instagram: @iconaccidental

Tatiana Ward, Celebrity Makeup Artist and Educator Celebrity makeup artist and educator Tatiana “BeatFaceHoney” Ward began her makeup journey in 2008. In 8 years time she built a loyal following via social media. Her youtube boasts over 11.5 million views where through the years she has educated the masses on makeup application. Tatiana used her talents and social media to gain success in working with many celebrities doing their makeup. She’s been featured on television and in magazines as an expert in her field. instagram: @beatfacehoney YouTube: BeatFaceHoney Georgie Greville, Co-founder and Creative Director of Milk Makeup Georgie pushes boundaries with a unique mix of punk strategy, entrepreneurial spirit, pop art direction and cinematic vision. As Co-Founder and Creative Director of Milk Makeup, she leads the brand’s visual identity with an unprecedented multi-media presence. She is redefining conventional beauty and embraces individuality and authenticity in her creative vision for the brand. instagram: @milkmakeup / @gg_georgie_greville website: www.MilkMakeup.com Ada Rojas, Blogger for “Gypsy in the City” Ada Rojas created GypsyintheCity.com in 2009 to fill the Latina void in the blogosphere. Ada has been able to attract a following and grow her website as a resource for curvy style, beauty and travel. She has collaborated with iconic brands, been featured in numerous publications, and was named a Top Digital Influencer by Latinos in Social Media. Her authentic and captivating voice inspires her readers to embrace the unfamiliar and welcome change with open arms like a true gypsy. instagram: @gypsy_inthecity youtube: GypsyintheCityTV website: www.GypsyintheCity.com

Leadership through Yoga and Self-Care

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We must prioritize self-love and self-care if we wish to make an impact on the world. When everyone supports each other and finds their inner balance, it inspires collective action across all careers, ages, and identities. There is no better time than now, on the United Day of Women, to practice healing and empowerment. Learn how to nurture your body, feel elevated, and inspired by experiencing the ancient science of yoga and meditation. As Marianne Williamson said, “As we let our own light shine, we automatically give others permission to do the same.”

We cannot provide for others unless we first provide for ourselves. We must learn how to nurture and heal ourselves from the outside in.

Sarah Platt-Finger, Founder of ISHTA Yoga Sarah Platt-Finger is the co-founder of ISHTA Yoga and the private yoga teacher of Deepak Chopra.

She teaches trainings, workshops, and retreats internationally with her husband, Yoga Master Alan Finger. Sarah is a featured teacher on Yoga U Online as well as Jiyo, a revolutionary new digital platform that brings health and wellness to online communities all over the world. She is on the Board of Directors for Exhale to Inhale, a non-profit organization that teaches yoga to female survivors of domestic violence. Her daughter, Satya, inspires her every day to live a life based on love and unbound potential.

ISHTA Yoga blends the ancient and contemporary sciences of Hatha, Tantra, and Ayurveda. It is an authentic lineage of modern yogis which caters to the individual through alignment based flow, breath work, and visualization. instagram: @splattfinger website: www.ishtayoga.com

Special thanks to...

Meaghan Barakett Cassidy Chait Elaine Congress Priscilla Dyer Sandra Guerra Jaslin Kaur Carin Leiva Mica McKnight

Vanessa Molina Zinniah Muñoz Elanie Paredes Melanie Rosenblatt Lyn Slater Kelly Turner Sandy Turner Keila Zapata-Kelly

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