Monday, February 25, 2019

8:00-8:30AM Networking and continental breakfast8:30-8:40AM Guest welcome and explanation of event

8:40-10:30AM One-on-one mentoring program

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MentorsTroy Achong, Table 1

SVP Change Effectiveness, FOXMadelyn Alfano, Table 2

Owner/President, Maria’s Italian KitchenGoli Ameri, Table 3

Co-Founder, StartitUPCatherine Bassick, Table 4

Senior Global Real Estate Advisor, Compass

Caroline Beckman, Table 5Founder & CEO, NouriSandra Berg, Table 6

CEO, Pacific Resource Recovery ServicesDevon Blaine, Table 7CEO, The Blaine GroupApryl Boyle, Table 8

Founder, El Porto SharkBrandi Britton, Table 9

District President, Robert Half Los AngelesCheryl Calhoun, Table 10

Managing Director, CBIZ MHMDawn Campbell, Table 11

Vice President, Herbalife InternationalDenisse Cobian, Table 12

Vice President of Partnership Marketing & Revenue, Michelson Found Animals

FoundationNicole Dunn, Table 13

CEO, Dunn Pellier MediaKirsten Fraunces, Table 14

Managing Director & Head of Equities, Wedbush SecuritiesLiz Garcia, Table 15

Founder & CEO, Stay LimitlessGeorgina Harris, Table 16

Director, CohnReznickHannah Hieu, Table 17

Sr. Vice President of Design & Project Delivery, Unibail Rodamco Westfield

Lena HInes, Table 18Principal, EY, LLP

Ilyanne Morden Kichaven, Table 19Executive Director LA, SAG-AFTRA

Chau Le, Table 20COO, Northwestern Mutual

Tammi Leader Fuller, Table 21CEO, Campowerment

Lise Luttgens, Table 22CEO, Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles

Sarah Pacini, Table 23CEO, Cooperative of American Physicians,

Inc.Jennifer Rasiah, Table 24

CEO, Givesurance Insurance Services, Inc. Anne Staudhammer, Table 25

Managing Director, AIG Global Real EstateMolly Wang, Table 26President, Lafonn LLC

Caroline Weilert, Table 27Vice President, Marketing, BrightView

Minda Wilson, Table 28Founder, Fluidity Health, Inc.

Candice T. Zee, Table 29Shareholder, Labor & Employment,

Vedder PriceJennifer Zweig, Table 30

Regional Vice President, Robert Half

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1. Troy Achong | SVP, Change Effectiveness, FOXTroy Achong functions as Fox’s Senior Vice President of Change Effectiveness of technology. Established in the enterprise learning and development space for more than 20 years, Troy thrives in roles of change management, organization effective-ness, project implementation, and the development of high potentials. Troy attained her MBA at the University of Southern California, her M.S. in Instructional Technology from the New York Institute of Technology, and holds a B.S. from St. John’s University. In Troy’s free time, she travels, hikes with her husband and 4 daughters, and loves going to the movies.

2. Madelyn Alfano | Owner/President, Maria’s Italian KitchenMadelyn Alfano, one of California’s most successful restaurant owners, believes that food is not just a necessity or pleasure, but a lifelong passion. Inspired by her parents and life in a large Italian family, Madelyn blends the finest ingredients, traditions and new ideas with the best aspects of family life to create a truly unique dining experience. With headquarters in Los Angeles and more than 400 employees, Maria’s Italian Kitchen is among the leading privately-owned restaurant chains in the state.Today, there are 10 Maria’s Italian Kitchens, including the newest location in Oxnard. With every community Madelyn joins, she offers healthy, quality food with hospitable service in a casual yet elegant and friendly atmosphere. Madelyn Alfano is an active professional, serving as a board member of both the Statewide California Restaurant Association and past president of its Los Angeles Chapter. She is past President of the National Association of Women Business Owners, Los Angeles, a member of YPO since 2002 and recently Elected as the International Network Food and Beverage chair. She is also a panelist and member of the CNBC Small Business Council and sits on the Board of Advisors for the UCLA Anderson Business School Price center for Entrepreneurs.

3. Goli Ameri | Co-Founder, StartitUpGoli Ameri is the co-founder of StartitUp a mobile accelerator helping entrepre-neurs launch, manage and grow their business. Previously she was Under Secretary for Humanitarian Diplomacy at the International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent. Ms. Ameri served as the US Assistant Secretary of State-Educational and Cultural Affairs. Her previous government positions include service as a Representa-tive to the 60th Session of the UN General Assembly and a Public Delegate to the UN Commission on Human Rights. Ms. Ameri has had extensive business and corporate experience in the field of technology, founding eTinium, a boutique consulting and market research firm specializing in the telecom industry, and as a Director at US Leasing. She received her BA and MA from Stanford University and has studied at the Sorbonne. Ms. Ameri serves on the boards of Freedom House as Chair of the Gover-nance Committee, and the Advisory Boards of Rand Center for Middle East Policy and America Abroad Media

4. Catherine Bassick | Senior Global Real Estate Advisor, CompassCatherine Bassick, Senior Global Real Estate Advisor, has been a dynamic presence within the Real Estate Industry, consistently ranking among the global rankings top ten producers and accomplishing sales of over $800 Million. The Wall Street Journal listed her among the Top 100 agents in the United States. Bassick sold the first single family home in United States History at over $100 Million. This has made Bassick one of the most dynamic real estate powerhouse in the industry. Aside from her successful real estate career, Bassick is devoted to philanthropic work and has served as chair of several non- profit committees such as the Los Angeles Opera Board of Directors, a Board Member of The Arthritis Foundation and SF Opera Guild. Bassick is also a best selling author of “Luxury Home Selling Mastery”. With over 20 years of experience, selling in real estate, technology and entertainment industries, there is no doubt of her talent to close a deal. Her ability to understand the market and the needs of her clients have proven her capability as an influential and results driven realtor. Bassick attributes much of her success to maintaining strong work ethics and having extensive knowledge on the Los Angeles real estate market.

5. Caroline Beckman | Founder & CEO, NouriMany do not know that the two most closely related organs in the body are the human brain and the gut. In fact, 90% of how one is feeling right now begins in the gut. Global suffering is resulting from the mental health implications as we lose the connection between our brain and gut because of factors including diet, environment and life-long habits. After beginning her career as a teenager, Caroline Beckman tran-sitioned her former food and beverage experience to the specific research of how nutrition and mental health interact. From this research came Nouri, a biotechnology company founded in 2018 created to increase mental and physical health globally. Nouri’s first product uses bacteria and plant-based omega properties to increase gut health and thus reduce common symptoms of anxiety and depression. Nouri is positioned to create products for infants, children, women and men globally. Caro-line currently spends her time between Los Angeles and your local airport terminal, headed to the ocean as quickly as possible.

6. Sandra Berg | CEO, Pacific Resource Recovery ServicesSandra Berg is a proven leader with experience serving on private, public policy and non-profit boards. As President & CEO of the Berg Family of Companies, Chairman Emeritus of the Board of American Coating Association and Vice Chair of the Califor-nia Air Resource Board, Ms. Berg’s leadership has successfully combined two worlds that are often seen as oil and water – the chemical industry and air quality public pol-icy. For the last 54 years, Berg Family of Companies has been a member of the Los An-geles Community of Boyle Heights. Today, Pacific Resource Recovery Services, an EPA permitted TSDF facility recycles paint related waste streams. Ms. Berg’s innovative leadership, proactive compliance and community outreach have been key elements which set The Berg Family of Companies apart from their national competition.

7. Devon Blaine | CEO, The Blaine GroupA professional communicator, Devon Blaine is the founder of The Blaine Group.Blaine is experienced in all facets of the communications industry. Formerly an actress, model, and stunt driver, she founded the agency in 1975. Besides designing commu-nications campaigns which help businesses maximize their success, she has long been active in numerous entrepreneurial organizations, thus earning a reputation as “the entrepreneur’s entrepreneur.” She has incorporated the knowledge gained from these ventures into the philosophy of The Blaine Group. The agency has an award-winning track record in serving the public relations needs of fast-track emerg-ing-growth companies and major corporations alike. She was three times president of Los Angeles Venture Association (LAVA) and is a founding board member and a past president of the Los Angeles chapter of (NAWBO) National Association of Wom-en Business Owners.

8. Apryl Boyle | Founder, El Porto SharkThe first in her family to finish college and graduate school, Apryl now spends her days as a marine and environmental science expert that specializes in sharks. She’s regularly quoted in the media and has appeared on the well-known Shark Week and other international media. Her current research focuses on global shark populations dynamics and fisheries data. In addition, she’s called upon as a keynote speaker to talk shark advocacy, conservation, and to show her many photos and videos of swimming with great whites and other large sharks. She’s a Los Angeles native that’s married to her best friend and enjoys surfing, sailing, SCUBA, and BMX. She lives in West L.A. with her husband and 2 dogs.

9. Brandi Britton | District President, Robert Half Los AngelesBrandi Britton is District President for Robert Half, the world’s first and largest specialized staffing firm. In this role, she oversees operations for the company’s Ac-countemps, OfficeTeam, Robert Half Finance & Accounting, and Robert Half Manage-ment Resources divisions throughout greater Los Angeles area. Brandi joined Robert Half International in 1999 and has held positions of increasing responsibility since that time. Prior to joining the company, she spent five years in finance at both First Interstate Bank and Wells Fargo. Her professional achievements are frequently rec-ognized with awards for her accomplishments in sales and leadership. Brandi actively leads her teams to give back to the communities in which they live and work through a variety of initiatives, including an annual suit drive for Dress for Success and similar non-profits, during which time the company collects donations for low-income

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women looking to enter – or re-enter – the employment market. Brandi also oversees an annual holiday toy drive benefitting local non-profits, for which she collects gifts for local at-risk youth. Brandi graduated from California Polytechnic State University with a bachelor’s of science degree in Social Sciences.

10. Cheryl Calhoun | Managing Director, CBIZ MHMA Managing Director in CBIZ MHM’s Los Angeles office, Cheryl Calhoun brings more than 30 years of experience and expertise to all facets of accounting in the entertain-ment industry, with a particular emphasis in film and television. Her clients include entertainment industry talent, production companies, entertainment service com-panies, media service companies, publishing companies and executives in varied tax and business matters. In addition, Cheryl also specializes in assisting not-for-profit organizations—combining her talent for business and tax issues with her desire to contribute and support causes in the community. Her passion for youth education and development provides a true resource for growth and support to each of these organizations. Cheryl was recently honored as one of LA Business Journal’s 2017 “Most Influential Women in Accounting” because she is a dedicated and successful professional who, throughout her career, has made time to help other women reach their goals. She was also recently honored by the LABJ as one of the “Most Influential Minority CPAs,” and has recently won the LABJ Women’s Summit Award. Cheryl has also been influential in maintaining the success of Dress for Success Worldwide West (DFS) by serving as a founding member of its Advisory Council since 2010.

11. Dawn Campbell | Vice President, Herbalife InternationalDawn Campbell is currently the VP of WW Member Business Practices and Compli-ance Operations at Herbalife Nutrition. She and has held several positions in the company including VP for their Global Contact Center Strategies. Dawn has been recognized for over 20 years of success in executing key strategic initiatives, driving large scale, global operational excellence and inspirational leadership. She has influenced key organizational changes to gain efficiencies and reduce operating expenses through process re-engineering and the implementation of shared services worldwide. She has led award winning contact centers and recently transformed the Distributor Compliance department into a world-class organization to protect the company from regulatory risks. These measurable gains were uniquely executed through the talented, innovative & productive teams she placed & developed with a key emphasis on customer and employee experiences. Dawn is an active volunteer at A Place Called Home, a non-profit in South Central Los Angeles for underserved youth for over 18 years and has served on the executive board of directors since 2014. Most recently she was selected as one of LA Biz’s Woman of Influence honorees for 2018 and has also been instrumental in a new ERG for Herbalife Nutrition focusing on Woman in Leadership.

12. Denisse Cobian | Vice President of Partnership Marketing & Revenue, Michelson Found Animals FoundationDenisse Cobian is the Vice President of Partnership Marketing & Revenue for Michel-son Found Animals Foundation, a leading animal welfare non-profit organization committed to the mission of Saving Pets, Enriching Lives. Found Animals is advancing the health and safety of pets through microchipping, free microchip registration, affordable spay/neutering, animal adoptions and promoting scientific research.An experienced marketer and revenue strategist, Denisse has a history of driving effective, creative partnerships that generate measurable impact for all parties involved. Her expertise spans multicultural marketing, content marketing and cause marketing, with deep industry knowledge of Auto, Telco, QSR, Entertainment, and Animal Welfare. She holds dual BA’s in English Language and Advertising from Cal State Fullerton.

13.Nicole Dunn | CEO, Dunn Pellier MediaNicole Dunn from Dunn Pellier Media. Nicole is a former Senior Level Television Pro-ducer who started her own PR firm in Los Angeles in 2009, that centers on Health and Wellness. After seeing a lack in positive coverage in the media marketplace she has garnered a stronghold in the PR industry as the top leading public relations agency. In 2018 Nicole was nominated as L.A. Business Women of Influence honoree and a two year “Official Member of Forbes Los Angeles Business Council.” Dunn Pellier Media, Inc was nominated in December 2015 by PR News for an honorable mention, 2014 PR

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People Awards at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. DPM is a Health & Well-ness PR firm whose executives have a history as television producers that gives them strong relationships with the entire gamut of media professionals, news organiza-tions and more to help organizations focus on a media strategy, brand partnerships and digital publicity. The firm has represented brands that make shakes, weights, workouts, natural beauty, health supplements, food delivery to experts like fitness guru Tony Horton to Dr. David Perlmutter.

14. Kirsten Fraunces | Managing Director and Head of Equities, Wedbush SecuritiesKirsten began her career at J.P. Morgan Investment Management in Equity Research, moving onto Merrill Lynch as VP, Equity Research. After relocating to Los Angeles in 2002, the former Managing Director pitched Kirsten on joining her sales team, covering East Coast accounts. Promoted to Co-Head of Sales, and subsequently Head of Sales, Kirsten managed the Institutional Equity Sales Team, overseeing the corporate access program, providing over 100 non-deal roadshows and major annual conferences to investors. Now, as the firm’s Managing Director and Head of Equities, she oversees almost 80 employees in the Research, Sales and Trading departments, providing proprietary investment ideas and execution services to over 500 global investment managers, in addition to overseeing the Equities Corporate Access, Eq-uities Technology and Operations teams. Kirsten deeply values giving back. She has spearheaded several of Wedbush’s charitable efforts, and has created the Women’s Organization of Wedbush, designed to support and empower female colleagues to reach their goals and help attract new women to the firm.Kirsten lives in Manhattan Beach with her husband and three young children. She received her BA in Mathematics and Music from Smith College, and her MBA from the University of Southern California.

15. Liz Garcia | Founder & CEO, Stay LimitlessIn a career spanning 19 years Liz has coached, trained, and mentored over 2,000 high caliber leaders including executives, elected officials, Olympians, and White House Appointees. Her coaching style blends neuroscience, sociology, and quantum physics principles with her human behavior and education background to help leaders lead from inspiration and live fulfilled lives. Liz has her Masters Degree in Education from Harvard and her Bachelors Degree in Sociology from San Jose State, where she was the first NCAA Div I All-American Women’s Water Polo player in school’s history. Liz is a Trained Facilitator of The Demartini Method®, a human transformation method-ology created by world-renowned Human Behavior Specialist Dr. John Demartini. In 2018 Liz was honored with both LA Biz’s Woman of Influence and Hispanic Lifestyle’s Latina of Influence awards.

16. Georgina Harris | Director, CohnReznickGeorgina Harris, CPA, is a Director in CohnReznick’s audit practice and a member of the Firm’s Not-for-Profit and Education Industry Practice. Georgina has over 14 years of diversified public accounting experience serving companies in a variety of industries. Georgina currently serves as the local Executive Women’s Forum leader, a program designed to connect women business leaders to achieve their growth goals. Georgina currently co-leads the national Social Impact Committee, where she promotes volunteerism, community service and charitable giving in our local community. Georgina is unique because of her passion for what she does and the client service she delivers in unparalleled. Being a female professional, Georgina is passionate about women in the workforce. She wants to continue to expand opportu-nity for women in the workforce like she was given. Georgina believes in mentorship. Her drive and quest for excellent work never waivers. As the profession continues to add more women in partner and senior leadership roles she is a great example to the younger female professionals within the Firm of a path they can follow.

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17. Hannah Hieu | Sr. Vice President of Design & Project Delivery, Unibail Rodamco WestfieldPassionate builder and promoter of creative people, high-performance teams, for-ward- thinking solutionists, and dynamic organizational culture.As a leader, I believe that, by taking care of my people, they will take care of the business, my teams come first. I focus on clearing the path so my teams are empowered to explore passionately and execute meticulously, while setting foundation for united relationships between design and construction so we succeed as ONE. With over 20 years in retail architec-ture, mixed used, hospitality and airport projects, I have managed the creative and technical process of iconic projects such as The World Trade Center, Garden State Plaza and San Francisco Center. I build trusted relationships with internal/external consulting design and technical partners. My teams continue to exhibit success as experiential place makers, while committing to pushing the envelope and focusing on creating retail, airport and residential experiences that have never before existed. Collaborative Leadership, Team Building, Training, Mentoring Coaching, Work/Life In-tegration, Architectural Design & planning, Strategic & Tactical Project Management, Trusted Advisor.

18. Lena Hines | Principal, EY, LLPLena has over 15 years of experience in the taxation of financial products and transactions, and throughout that time, has been a single working mother. A native Angelina, she relocated from D.C. to Los Angeles in 2016. About a year later, Lena joined EY’s National Tax Department as a principal in the Capital Markets practice, and she’s based in the L.A. office. In her current role, Lena supports the FSO, serves as a West region subject matter specialist and develops and leads training programs on financial products tax issues. Lena has also become a champion of, and has many opportunities to support and facilitate, EY’s efforts to increase diversity in order to foster inclusiveness in the accounting profession. She mentors professionals from all lines of service in recognition of the importance of a sense of belonging in the workplace to one professional development. Lena earned degrees from UCLA (B.A.), UCLA School of Law (J.D.) and GULC (LL.M) and currently chairs the DC Bar’s Financial Products Committee.

19. Ilyanne Morden Kichaven | Executive Director, LA, SAG-AFTRAIlyanne Morden Kichaven enjoys over twenty years of personal growth and signif-icant accomplishments as one of the entertainment industry’s and labor’s leading women executives. Morden Kichaven currently serves as Screen Actors Guild- Amer-ican Federal of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) Executive Director, Los Angeles, representing over 80,000 actors, broadcasters, dancers, singers, stunt-per-sons, voice-over and recording artists. As a chief executive and key strategist of the union’s senior team, Morden Kichaven holds duties in the collective bargaining process, operations, governance, member programs, public policy, labor and indus-try relations, communications, and organizing for the largest local of SAG-AFTRA. in both entertainment and labor, Morden Kichaven sat on the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Los Angeles Branch, Hollywood Chber of Commerce and California State University Entertainment Alliance, the Motion Picture Television Fund (MPTF) Governing Body, and the Actors Fund Western Council. She serves as Chair of the Film LA Board and is a primary delegate to the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, the California Federation of Labor, as well as the liaison to many of the union’s essential partners.

20. Chau Le | COO, Northwestern Mutual• Experienced executive with strong leadership skills and business acumen • 20 years of financial services and legal industry experience • Chau is the COO of Northwestern Mutual - Los Angeles• Manages overall operation of five offices in Southern California and Nevada • Manages Investments and Specialty Products platform with the aim to deliver finan-cial security to the marketplace• Spearheads a number of productivity initiatives and practice management pro-grams dedicated to developing advisors and professional staff

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21. Tammi Leader Fuller | CEO, CampowermentTammi Leader Fuller is an Emmy Award winning TV Producer who walked out of the control room and into the woods in 2013 to create Campowerment...a life-altering ,Expert-led , summer camp inspired, weekend retreat, wrapped around the power of playtime. Campowerment was created to help people disconnect and reconnect to themselves and a community of people focused on living life better. Six years, 23 camps and thousands of happy campers later, Campowerment has gotten shout outs from Oprah, More and Parade Magazines, the NY and La Times, as the place where people go to get the tools they need to propel their lives forward. What started as a weekend retreat for women has morphed into powerful, culture shifting co-ed programs, custom curated for companies and organizations looking for ways to unite their people around a shared mission. Clients include lululemon, Snap Inc, Nestle USA and other trailblazing businesses seeking innovative new ways to help their employees to thrive, personally and professionally.

22. Lise Luttgens | CEO, Girl Scouts of Greater Los AngelesLise L. Luttgens was appointed the first CEO of Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles (GSGLA) when the six Los Angeles-area Girl Scout councils merged in December 2008. Since, Lise has grown and revitalized the organization. She leads Girl Scout’s strategic vision to build a strong, effective area council that serves almost 50,000 girls and 25,000 adults. Lise’s GSGLA career is featured in Women Leaders at Work: Untold Tales of Women Achieving Their Ambitions by Elizabeth Ghaffari (2011) and in 2012 she was nominated as CEO of the Year and Rising Star of the Year for the LA Business Journal’s Women Making a Difference Awards. Under Lise’s leadership in 2016, GSGLA was named Best Large Nonprofit of the Year by the Los Angeles Business Journal. Previously, Lise was principal/founder of Luttgens & Associates, Inc., an executive coaching and consulting firm specializing in nonprofit and health care organizations in transition. As a consultant, she served as interim CEO of Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Southern California and as chief operating officer for the Fulfillment Fund. Lise previously served 30 years as a hospital administrator at UCLA, USC and Children’s Hospital LA. As a San Francisco native and Girl Scout, Lise received a Bachelor’s in Psychology from Beloit College and a Master’s in Public Health from Yale University.

23. Sarah Pacini | CEO, Cooperative of American Physicians, Inc.Chief executive with proven administrative, corporate strategy, and entrepreneurial acumen. Results-focused expertise in insurance, health care, risk reduction, risk financing, information systems, and mergers and acquisitions. Innovative leader in health care, law, medical professional liability, patient safety, claims and risk man-agement. Registered nurse and attorney recognized for excellent leadership, com-munication, candor, critical thinking, organization, prioritization, and interpersonal skills. Currently Chief Executive Officer at the Cooperative of American Physicians, Inc., an organization driven by the mission to provide superior professional liability protection and management resources to physicians, medical groups, and health care facilities. Also serves as Chief Executive Officer at the Cooperative of American Physicians Insurance Company, Inc. (CAPIC)

24. Jennifer Rasiah | CEO, Givesurance Insurance Services, Inc. Givesurance CEO Jennifer Rasiah began working in insurance at the age of 18 and has been in the industry for about 20 years. After getting her start at Prudential Insurance, she continued to gain experience at small to national and global broker-age firms. Realizing her entrepreneurial pursuits, she realized that she wanted to combine her knowledge of the insurance industry and create a commercial insurance platform for small business owners on a national level. After starting Givesurance, Jennifer and her team members were accepted into 500 Startups Accelerator, where the team received their first seed investment to turn build their dream. One year lat-er, Givesurance is launched, helping business owners around the country with their commercial insurance needs.

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25. Anne Staudhammer | Managing Director, AIG Global Real EstateAnne Staudhammer heads AIG Global Real Estate’s initiative acquiring State tax credits throughout the U.S., with a particular focus on State Historic Tax Credits of $5 million or more in size. She led the development of AIG’s State HTC investment platform, which was launched in 2015. Her team is responsible for originating, under-writing, closing, and funding investments supporting renovation of historic buildings. Ms. Staudhammer has more than 25 years of experience in commercial real estate finance, and joined AIG in 1999. Prior to developing the State HTC platform, she han-dled key lender relationships for AIG Affordable Housing (then known as SunAmerica Affordable Housing), in conjunction with its ownership of 160,000+ LIHTC-funded apartment units. Before joining AIG, Ms. Staudhammer was with the commercial lending arm of a Fortune 100 Company, focusing on development joint ventures and management of a proprietary REIT. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from UCLA and an MBA from the Anderson School at UCLA. She serves on the board of directors of Homeless Health Care Los Angeles

26. Molly Wang | President, Lafonn LLCI was born in Lanzhou, China. I came to the U.S. in 1998 with a mere $200 in my pocket – and more importantly, with an intense fire and passion to do something of significance. 20 years later, I am now the proud owner of Lafonn, one of today’s most successful names in fashion jewelry, and a proud mother of two beautiful boys. I have been living with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) for 20+ years. It has created a lot of challenges, frustration and discomfort for me. But I did not let RA run my life; I use it as the driving force to achieve my dreams. One of my major projects in 2019 is to set up a foundation that helps young girls with RA. I want to show them that their dreams do not die even though they are diagnosed with RA; they can still pursue their dreams if they set their minds to it. I want to show them that although RA will never be cured, they can find a way to live with it.

27. Caroline Weilert | Vice President, Marketing, BrightViewCaroline Weilert serves as BrightView’s Vice President of Marketing and Brand Management, overseeing all facets of the function for the $2 billion landscape services organization. In this role, Caroline develops and executes marketing, digital and brand strategies that contribute to organizational growth and drive demand for BrightView services across 220 office locations in 32 states. In 2014, Caroline led the re-branding initiative to BrightView following the merger between her former employer, ValleyCrest, and its largest competitor, Brickman. This two-year project in-cluded extensive client and employee research, brand development, brand training, and the transformation of the corporate identity across 13,000 vehicles, 18,000 crew member uniforms, 500+ physical office signs and thousands of company forms, con-tracts and policies. Additional re-branding work included the development of a new company website, Intranet, marketing collateral, trade show booths and an internal e-commerce portal for 23,000 employees. Caroline also created BrightVIew’s first Employee Resource Group, GROW, which stands for Growth in Relationships and Op-portunities for Women. This group offers professional development, networking and mentoring opportunities for women across the enterprise. Its vision is to advocate for the recruitment, promotion and retention of women.

28. Minda Wilson | Founder, Fluidity Health, Inc. Minda Wilson, J.D., MBA, is an author, attorney serial entrepreneur and healthcare advocate. As the founder of Fluidity Health, she has overseen the successful devel-opment of a patient-centric care delivery network which represents breakthroughs in care coordination, communication facilitation and high volume data exchange. As a recognized expert on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, she consults with clients regarding implications related to income optimization and compliance.

29. Candice T. Zee | Shareholder, Labor & Employment, Vedder PriceCandice T. Zee is a Shareholder at Vedder Price and a member of the Labor & Employ-ment practice area in the firm’s Los Angeles office. Ms. Zee represents and defends multi-state and international corporations on all aspects of employment litigation, including allegations of discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wage and hour issues, reductions-in-force, reasonable accommodation and independent contractor issues as well as workplace torts, including defamation, emotional distress and inter-

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ference with contractual relations. She has litigated single plaintiff and class action employment lawsuits in a first chair capacity. Ms. Zee also represents and defends employers with respect to traditional labor issues, including unfair labor practice charges, interpretation of collective bargaining agreements, grievances, arbitrations and National Labor Relations Board proceedings. She has handled several union grievances, arbitrations and representation cases at all stages and has extensive experience managing and overseeing union election campaigns. Ms. Zee was named one of Southern California’s “Rising Stars” by Super Lawyers from 2009-2017.

30. Jennifer Zweig | Regional Vice President, Robert HalfJennifer Zweig is the regional vice president for Robert Half, the world’s first and largest specialized staffing firm overseeing operations for the Torrance, Long Beach and Cerritos offices. She joined Robert Half in 2002, and has held progressive leader-ship roles within the company such as division director, branch manager and metro market manager. As an executive team member, she is a key contributor to local mar-ket strategies and operating initiatives for the Accountemps, Salaried Professional Services, Officeteam and Robert Half Finance & Accounting divisions. She also has a background in accounting and management within the restaurant industry. Jennifer has been recognized numerous times at the Robert Half’s annual event, Reach for the Stars, which honors high-level achievements within the organization. In 2015, she was awarded the “Women Making a Difference” from the LA Business Journal. Jenni-fer holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology with an emphasis in business from the University of Southern California and is currently sits on the board for the “Athletic Career Transition” program through the university.

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