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YOUNG WOMen'S
CAREER CONFERENCE
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024
The Annual
Young Women's
Career Conference
is devoted to introducing the student population (our GALA Goddesses) to innovative, female leaders in various industries.
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YWCC gives our students the opportunity to interact with, learn from and be inspired by women currently leading and working in STEM Careers.
2024 keynote speaker
Justina Blakeney
Multidisciplinary Artist, Designer, New York Times Bestselling Author, Founder & Creative Director
Jungalow
2024 Guest Speakers
YOUNG Women's Career Conference
AimEE L. Meyer
Public Engagement Specialist
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Karen Sturges
Chief Financial Officer
LA28
cLAUDIA tERAN
VP+ Deputy General Counsel
Snap Inc.
iAsia Brown
Senior Producer
Microsoft | Xbox
dr. Medellk. Briggs-Malonson MD, MPH, MSHS
Chief, Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
UCLA
Michelle Jubelirer
Artist Advocate
Former Chair and CEO
Capitol Music Group
Shannon Pappas
President of Consumer Brands
Beauty Industry Group
Daniela Corrente
Chief Strategy and Business Officer
Suma Wealth
Tracy quinn
CEO
Heal the Bay
Norma SernA
Deputy District Attorney
Los Angeles County District Attorney
Melissa R. Yang M.S., CCC-SLP, CLC
TCEO, Speak Live Play; Supervisor of Rehabilitation
Speak Live Play; Providence St. John’s Health Center
Liz mahlow PE
Founding Partner
Nous Engineering
kat superfisky
Urban Ecologist
City of Los Angeles
Ellah Ronen
Director, Strategy & Impact at DoGoodery/President, Gente Buena Foundation
kristinA larson
Spacecraft Systems Engineer
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
DR. Alaina Rajagopal MD.,Ph.D,CTropMed
Cofounder, Chief Medical Officer,
Attending Physician
Esperto Medical
Shalaya shipman
Senior Director, Product Marketing at Salesforce and
Broker Associate at Compass
andrea Avila Weiler
Senior Director, New Technologies
NBCUniversal
Alma SAiya
Principal Project Manger
Northrop Grumman Space Systems
Chairwoman, SAMPE
Taylor jacobs
Senior Principal Systems Engineer
Northrop Grumman
Nurit katz
Chief Sustainability Officer at UCLA, Commissioner at LADWP
Gabriela Juarez, AICP
City Planner
City of Los Angeles, Department of City Planning
Johanna Schmidt MPH, MGC
Genetic Counselor
Consultant
Julie annis MLS (ASCP)
Clinical Laboratory Scientist
Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA)
Dr. Trisha saul Ph.D, RN, PMGT-BC
Director of Research
Providence Southern California
dr. grace DeukmedjianMD, MSc
Assistant Professor/Pediatric Hospitalist
University California, Los Angeles
Katka werth
Senior Staff Attorney
Public Counsel
rebecca coleman
President (The Narrative) &
CEO (We Are Social)
Mei Ling C. Robinson
Supervising Criminalist
Los Angeles Police Department
dr. Isabel Pedraza
Director of the Medical Intensive Care Unit
Cedars Sinai Medical Center in the Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine
dr. jenny Iglesias Ph.d
Staff Software Engineer
Waymo
Julie dubrow
Principal/Founder
dubroWorks PR+
Sherry Jhawar
Co-Founder
Blended Strategy Group, GXVE Beauty,
NEZ Care
Tara Hally
Associate
LightBay Capital
Pia Rosner ms
Assistant Laboratory Director
Los Angeles Police Department
lina Cordero
Creative Director
Onlychild Design
Schessa Garbutt
Creative Director & Founder
Firebrand Creative House
Jeanette James
Vice President, Construction
ACCO Engineered Systems
dr. Natalie Nguyen
Physician
Kaiser Permanente LA Medical Center
Samantha Alvarado
Color Designer
adidas
Kelli Smith MS, OTR/L
Director/ Owner
Abundance Therapies, Inc
dr. Senta Georgia ph.d
Associate Professor/Principal Investigator
The Center for Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Saban Research Institute Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA)
dr. Paria Hassouri
Pediatrician,
Transgender HealthCare Provider
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
dr. emily hu
Plastic Surgeon
Artista Surgery & Aesthetics
Lori Kozlowski
Founder
More Light Media
dr. Sendia kim
Reconstructive Plastic Surgeon
SCPMG
Dr. Julia Bailey ph.d
Professor
University California, Los Angeles
jana Schirmer
Visual Development Supervisor
Marvel Studios
Leslie Ysamar Jimenez
Museum Educator
Museum of Latin American Art
Natalie M. Godinez
Community Engagement &
Youth Programs Manager
Self Help Graphics & Art
Ariele Pratt
Sr Manager, Global Marketing Partnerships
Amazon - Prime Video
Tania Pineda PH.D
Water Quality Data &
Policy Associate Specialist
Heal the Bay
Katherine m. Pease PH.D
Director of Science & Policy
Heal the Bay
Gabrielle b. Heyman
Head of Global Brand Partnerships
Zynga
Jennifer K.Sterling-Trotter
Program Manager
Amazon Web Services
Heather m. Culbertson ph.d
Assistant Professor
University of Southern California
Claudia c. Erminy
Senior Graphic Designer
Paramount Studios - Nickelodeon and AwesomenessTV
DR. Fangyun Olivia Zhao PH.D
Senior Product Manager
Futronics NA Corporation
Elania C. Scott
Senior Animator
Zenimax Online Studios
Miranda G. Gardiner LEED Fellow, Assoc. AIA, WELL AP,
Executive Director
iMasons Climate Accord
DR. gayle S. Butler Pharm.D.
Pharmacist
Cienega Pharmacy
dr. Nikita T. Hamilton PH.d
Television Writer
Tal Kahana
Deputy District Attorney
Los Angeles DA office
Isabel c. Durón
Great Wall Research Director
Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC)
Dr. Amber d. Stubler
Assistant Professor
Occidental College
Amy L. Chapman BSN, RN
Clinical Consultant
Abiomed
Lesley McKenzie
Managing Editor
karen Sabbah M.A.
Office Manager
CSU, Northridge
Sarah E. Lorenzen AIA
Professor /Principal
Cal Poly Pomona / TOLO Architecture
Dr Alison Heney
Vice President of Learning and Public Programs
Museum of Latin American Art
JodiLynne Steiner BSE,JD,LLM
sue Y. Thotz MPH
Director of Outreach
Common Sense
Qiana Conley Akinro
Senior Executive Director
Recording Academy/GRAMMYs
Taylor M. Torregano
Reporter/Anchor
Spectrum Networks
Astrid theeuwes Pe, leed ap
Associate
KPFF Consulting Engineers
Kate Pletcher
CEO
Treehouse Partners
Ali Ferber Peters
Co-Founder
She's Birdie
Alexis E. Medrano MS
Performance Field Tearing Manager
Skechers
Lindsey K. Alvarez CAS
Re-recording mixer
Freelancer
Mariel Cisneros
Senior Program Manager
Northrop Grumman
crystal n. knabeschuch
Studio Director, Competition Director
Level Up Dance Academy
Kristina y. Forest
Personal Trainer/Coach
Nicole Snell
CEO & International Speaker
Girls Fight Back
Jacqueline elliot-Botts
VP, Global Digital Platform Servicing
NBCUniversal
annie Hickey
Assistant Director of Competition Team and Studio Manager
Level Up Dance Academy/Sophie Dance
YArel ramos
Anchor
Univision
Sherrie Berger
Photography Consultant
sherrieberger.com
Helen Grace A. Olivares P.E.
Managing Water Utility Engineer
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Dr. kelly Horgan
Patronus Pet Care
Angelica L. Brooks
Upper School Choral Director
Westridge School
Cristina L. Zavaleta Ph.D
Assistant Professor
University of Southern California
Julie Choi Hawkinson esq.
Partner
Atheria Law
elise K. Wolf
VP & GM of Orthopedics & Digital
SmartTRAK
Sara Ghandehari MD, MCSO
Faculty Physician
Cedars Sinai
Sarah Heuschele
Equity Trading Analyst
Capital Group Companies
Archana Sudamalla
CEO
Integna
Frances Anderton
Architecture journalist
Frances Anderton
Krishauna Hines-Gaither PH.D
Vice President for Equity, Diversity and Justice
Mount Saint Mary's University Los Angeles
Shakira L. Gagnier
Operating Partner
LightBay Capital
JuliannA E.K. ColwelL B.s
Professional Civil Engineer (P.E.)
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum
Film & TV Director
Soundview Inc
Courtney Fernandez
Sr. Automation Engineer
United Robotics Group
Patty Rodriguez
Publisher/Producer/Writer
Lil’ Libros and Sin Miedo Productions
Jennifer A. Dobkin BS, RVT
Manager, People-Animal Connection
UCLA Health People-Animal Connection
Paula M Savastano
Sr. Director, Royalties
Seeker Music
Laura G. Lariu
Partner
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Daksha Córdova
Manager, Advanced Analytics
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Erika Bensch PE
Manager of Reuse & Compliance
Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts
Myrna Nejat
Talent Acquisition Lead
Veracyte, Inc
Bonique Edwards
Business Owner
Kaleidoscope Consulting Group
Carmen Palmer
Chief Product Officer
Women In Product
Gillian E. Friedman JD
Deputy Attorney General
Department of Justice
Emily Wagner
Department of Justice
Micropause, Emily Wagner Studio,
Groomed LA
Sanghee OH
Senior Product Manager
Microsoft
Whitney Clavin
Senior Content and Media Strategist
Caltech
Prema Sampath
Director of Product Management
Meta
LaToya Green
Professor
Higher Definition Leadership and Empowerment Coaching
