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YOUNG WOMen'S
CAREER CONFERENCE
FRIDAY, March 6, 2026
The Annual
Young Women's
Career Conference
is devoted to introducing the student population (our GALA Goddesses) to innovative, female leaders in various industries.
YWCC gives our students the opportunity to interact with, learn from and be inspired by women currently leading and working in STEM Careers.
2026 keynote speaker
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2026 Guest Speakers
YOUNG Women's Career Conference
Jessie Kornberg
President /CEO
Skirball Cultural Center
beth Moody
VP Innovation Ventures
Mattel, Inc.
Dr. Leah Hanes
CEO
Two Bit Circus Foundation
Momita SenGupta
EVP, Physical Production
Lucasfilm
Shana Epstein
Director of Public Works
City of Beverly Hills
Fiona Cherbak
President
Rocket Game Talent
Sarah Jakle, MPP, MSW
Founder & Executive Director
DemocraShe
Dara Williams
Chief Deputy, Inspector General
Los Angeles County Office of Inspector General
Deshawn Plair
Producer, Writer, Director
Flower Ave. Films
Michelle Stark
Photo Campaign Manager
Netflix
Kaitlin Murray Bonfiglio, MFA
Game Designer
Cactus Studio
Natasha Hicks
Urban Planner/Project Manager
Urban American City
Dr. Dipika Dandade, MD
Obstetrician/Gynecologist; Menopause Society Certified Provider
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Jessica E. Arteaga
Deputy Public Defender
Los Angeles County Public Defender
Pia Rosner M.S.
Assistant Laboratory Director
L.A. Police Department Forensic Science Division
Dr. Eraka Bath, MD
Professor /Child Forensic Psychiatrist
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine - Department of Psychiatry
Dr. Alison Heney
Vice President of Learning and Public Programs
Museum of Latin American Art
Lauren Kate
Author
Self Employed
Julia Bellary & Sasa Li
Co-hosts
GlowJob
Lake Sharp
Owner/Principal Designer
Radlands
Katrina Carter-Journet MS
Staff Reliability Engineer
Vast
Annie Hickey
Creative Director
Sophie Dance 3rd /Level Up Dance Academy
Courtney G. Beckett, MS
Associate Flavor Chemist
T. Hasegawa
Erica Hendry
Creative Director and Author
Paramount
Staci Young
Director of Development
California ChangeLawyers
Siyuan An
Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Dr. Girlie Delacruz, PhD
Associate Vice Chancellor of Teaching & Learning
Northeastern University
Tara Hagan, RA
Director of Operations
Assembledge+
Dr. Senta Georgia, PhD
Associate Professor
University of Southern California
Katarina Hicks
User Experience and Operations Manager
Scale AI
Nikki Sachdeva
Sr. Director, Business & Legal Affairs
NBCUniversal
Chava Danielson
Principal/Architect/2025 President AIA LA
DSH // Architecture
Dr. Francesca Tuazon, PhD
Founder/CEO
Science&
Michelle Chang
CEO
RAMO
Celia Kaci B.S.
Fitness GroupTtrainer/Nutritionist
Lift Society
Dr. Vanessa Aberman
Director of Medical Quality
Modern Animal
Marybeth Miceli Newton C.ENG.
President/Founder
Miceli Infrastructure Consulting
Fumnanya Yvonne Abuah
PhD Researcher in Earth Science
University of Southern California
Kelli Smith, MS OTR/L
Owner/ Director
Abundance Therapies, Inc.
Michelle Cauley LCSW, BCD
Licensed Psychotherapist /Mental Health Consultant
Cauley & Associates, Inc.
Elizabeth Arias Gray
Counsel
O’Melveny & Myers LLP
Kacy Keys M.A. J.D.
Founder/CEO
Praxis Development Group
Annabelle Chang
Founder
Annabelle's Book Club LA
Monica Loya-Clarke
Founder
Powered by MLC
Dr. Kelly Horgan
Veterinarian
Patronus Pet Care
Holly Moore, MPH
Founder/Technical Product Developer
The Ingredientist
Dr. Michaelyn L. Thomas
Program Area Manage/ National Security Space
Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory
Fanshen Cox
DEIA Manager/Co-creator, Producer, Host
California Film Commission/Sista Brunch Podcast
Reonna Johnson
Marketing Consultant / Entrepreneur
Rooted / Three's a Crowd
Goldy Faramarzyan
Senior Consultant Engineer
FM
Victoria Gutierrez
Agent/ Music Executive
United Talent Agency (UTA)
Lisa E Collins PhD
Professor
Santa Monica College
Mary McNamara
Columnist
Los Angeles Times
Sheila Darcey
Founder, Visionary Artist, Author
SketchPoetic/ Living Canvas Foundation
Dr. Nasim Afsar, MD, MBA
Author, Intelligent Health
Intelligent Health
Van Burnham
Author/Founder
Supercade
Lioness J. Ebbay Esq.
Estate Planning Attorney
Lioness Law PC
Mary Beth E Trinkle
Sr. Director License Reporting
Jazwares, LLC
Janet Leahy, B.A.
A Man On The Inside
Universal Studios
Gretchen McNeil
Author
HarperCollins, Disney*Hyperion, DAW Books
Debbie Deuble Hill
Partner, Head of Media Rights
Independent Artist Group
Bonique Edwards
Head of Operations and Strategy
Dedicated Building Services
Lauren DandridgE, LC, IES
Principal/Adjunct Associate Professor
Chromatic and USC
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