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Myneco Ramirez

Chief Experience Officer Company: Chloe Capital Myneco Ramirez is an entrepreneur, technologist, mother, and goals-driven professional who serves as the Chief Experience Officer at Chloe Capital. After obtaining her IT degree from RIT, she kicked off her career working for the largest employer in Rochester, NY where she supported their entire network infrastructure across all of UR medical centers in the region. While still working in the IT industry, Myneco set out on a self-assigned mission to connect tech entrepreneurs with the local resources available in Upstate New York to help grow their companies through large conferences. This led to the start of her third business, an international corporate events consulting firm. Myneco’s firm was hired to help both national and international tech corporations break into new markets in North America. Through this work is where Myneco met the founders of Chloe Capital and was recruited to join the team. Myneco oversees Chloe Capital’s signature programs for the #InvestInWomen tour and manages processes and the firm’s software infrastructure.

Kim Howie, Health

Coach who holds a master’s degree in Positive Psychology, and Nancy Werteen, reporter with WFMZ-TV69, created The Wisdom Coalition to show people how to propel their mindset so they can find more joy in their lives. Kim and Nancy use tools from positive psychology to help people understand the control they have over their own lives, their successes and their levels of joy and happiness. They deliver their uplifting message in a number of ways: • mindset management workshops in the corporate environment, for groups and nonprofits • on-line self development programs • a weekly podcast called The Wisdom Coalition Well Of Wisdom podcast (on 10 platforms) • 2 books, The Power Of A Pivot, How Changing Your Mindset Can

Bring You More Joy In Every Aspect Of Your Life and The Power

Of A Pause, How Turning Inward Is The Catalyst You Need To Find

More Joy • an Emmy nominated television show on WFMZ-TV • retreats

Dayana Blandon Alpek Polyester, Human Resources Manager

Born in South America, growing up in New York City, and a graduate from CUNY University with a Cultural Anthropology degree, Dayana Blandon has spent her adult life immersed in

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culture, diversity, and people development. Currently she is the HR Manager in Alpek Polyester, Reading, Pa. She is an avid volunteer, coach, and mentor for people of all ages and different walks of life. In the past she has volunteered with Junior Achievement and Women in Business Mentoring Program. And currently she is a volunteer with her church LCBC as a Next Steps facilitator, a board member for Berks Tech Centro, and a mother of three amazing boys. She prides in her purpose to build inclusive programs and assist Latino communities in finding a voice and career paths in manufacturing where she spent most of her HR professional work history.

Beth A. Bowers, Partner – HGSK

As a Partner at Haggerty, Goldberg, Schleifer & Kupersmith, P.C., Beth A. Bowers focuses on handling a wide range of personal injury matters, including those related to workers’ compensation. She gained extensive knowledge about workers’ compensation claims while working as a workers’ compensation defense lawyer and representing insurance companies and employers. Beth regularly appears before the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board, Workers’ Compensation Judges, and the Commonwealth Court. She has also handled workers’ compensation matters throughout New Jersey. In May of 2017, Beth became certified as a specialist in the practice of workers’ compensation law by the Pennsylvania Bar Association Section on Workers’ Compensation Law as authorized by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. While completing her legal studies at Widener University, Beth was awarded the Alexander V. Sarcione, Jr. Memorial Award and the Most Promising Civil Litigator Award. She was also a member of the Moe Levine Trial Advocacy Honor Society and interned for the Chester County District Attorney’s Office and the Delaware County Public Defender’s Office. Before focusing on personal injury law, Beth served as an Assistant District Attorney in the Chester County District Attorney’s Office where she prosecuted accused individuals. She is licensed to practice in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. In addition to her legal practice, Beth is an adjunct instructor at Lehigh Carbon Community College where she teaches Workers’ Compensation Practice for Paralegals, Interviewing and Investigating for Paralegals, Introduction to Paralegal Studies, and Contract and Business Organizational Law in LCCC’s Paralegal Studies program. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Neighborhood Housing Services of Greater Berks, Inc. Her sharp litigation skills could make all the difference to the outcome of your case. She would be happy to explain the process as well as your options during an initial consultation, free of charge.

Ana R. Amarante-Craig, Partner – HGSK

Ms. Amarante-Craig is a Partner and Trial Attorney at Haggerty, Goldberg, Schleifer & Kupersmith, P.C. in Philadelphia. Over the course of her career, she has gained a stellar reputation as a skilled litigator and a dedicated personal injury attorney. Her extensive legal insight allows her to handle complex cases, such as those involving wrongful death and catastrophic personal injuries. Ms. Amarante-Craig’s professional experience includes working as a prosecutor in the Domestic Violence and Sex Crimes Unit of the Bronx County District Attorney’s Office, as a Deputy Chief Judicial Law Clerk in the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, and as a Toxic Tort Claims Attorney Analyst for AIG, Inc. Throughout her career spanning over 20 years, she has volunteered at multiple legal clinics and community events, and has been recognized as a tireless advocate for underrepresented minority claimants. Ms. Amarante-Craig has been a featured radio guest at La Mega in Allentown, PA, and at La Rumba in Reading, PA. Moreover, she has written for El Palo Magazine, which is a bilingual publication serving the Latino Community in the Greater Reading area in Pennsylvania. Ms. Amarante-Craig has likewise served as part of the faculty of the 2017 and 2018 Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s Civil Litigation Motor Vehicle Update Course. Moreover, since its inaugural year in 2017, Ms. Amarante-Craig has been a Committee Member of the Annual Fundraising Dinner for La Comunidad Hispana (“LCH”) in Kennett Square, and was tapped in 2021 to join LCH’s Mission Advancement Committee in order to help promote and expand the reach of LCH’s medical and social services within Chester County, Pennsylvania. Scholastically, Ms. Amarante-Craig is a triple major graduate of Georgetown University, and a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where she externed for the Honorable Justin M. Johnson and was a Mellon Legal Research and Writing Teaching Fellow. She is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Florida, and is fluent in Spanish and proficient in French. 2