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YOUNG WOMen'S
CAREER CONFERENCE
FRIDAY, March 7, 2025
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.
2025 keynote speaker
Zoraya Oliver-Griffin
Chief Resiliency and Emergency Management Officer
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP)
2025 Guest Speakers
YOUNG Women's Career Conference
Katie Baron
Senior Vice President, Creative
Sony Pictures Animation
Naomi Raddon
Commercial Helicopter Pilot/ Firefighter
Blue Sky Helicopters and Sky Dance Helicopters
Janice Min
CEO/Editor in Chief
Ankler Media
Deborah La Franchi MBA, MPP
Founder and CEO
SDS Capital Group
Maria Alvarez
VP of the Experimentation Platform
AI Platform Group. Microsoft
Diana Mogollón
Chief Executive Officer
Rideback Rise
Dr. Cathryn Dhanatya PHD
CEO/President and Co-Founder
Growing Good Inc
Kimberly Carli
Chief of Performance and Transformation
Keck Medical Center of USC
Dr. Alicia Morehead-Gee md,ms
Medical Director of Inclusive Care
AltaMed Health Services
Meganne Drake
Gallery Educator
J Paul Getty Museum & Trust
Katrina Carter-JourneT ms
Senior System Safety Engineer
Blue Origin
Kimberly Haydee Perdomo
Marketing Associate
Netflix Games
Jenn Gers
Senior Director Construction & Design
Golden Bee Properties
Ina Coleman
Organizational Development Consultant
Sirenia Consulting
Dr. Jill Johnston PHD
Associate Professor
University of Southern California
Meghrie Demirdjian MS PE
Civil Engineering Associate
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP)
Michelle Stark
Photo Campaign Manager
Netflix
Dominique Borno
Photo Producer
Apple
Jasmine Lehman
Product Marketing
LIV
tal kahana
Deputy District Attorney
Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office
Rafaela Diaz
Engineer/Client Success Manager
Transtech Engineers
Elizabeth Ford
Producer
KTTV News & Good Day LA
dr Jennifer Iglesias phd
Staff Software Engineer
Waymo
Sophie Pierce
Owner
Sophie Dance & Level Up Dance Academy
Erika Paz
Manager, Human Resources
NBCUniversal
Sarah Lorenzen AIA
Principal /Professor
TOLO Architecture/ Cal Poly Pomona
Kannie Yu lapack
Executive Vice President Publicity
and Public Affairs
Lifetime & A+E Studios
Gloria Hann
Marketing Consultant
Helen Olivares P.E.
Managing Water Utility Engineer -
Water Operations
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
(LADWP)
Amani Walker-Jackson
Writer / Producer
Roxanna Pakkar
Technical Project Manager,
Space Systems Software
Rocket Lab
Vivian Campbell
Founder | CEO
Vivian Campbell Consulting
sadie lawful
Footwear Designer
adidas S.E.E.D.
Sydney Wiklund
Creator Partnerships Manager
Genies
Ellie Casson
Head of City Policy and Government Affairs
Waymo
Shannon Leigh Olds
Visual Effects Editor
Julie Anne Brame
Lead Engineer on Overwatch 2
Blizzard Entertainment
Kelly Perez
Creative Director Animation
Koala & Friends
Sendia Kim MD
Reconstructive Plastic Surgeon
SCPMG
Talia Standring
Senior Client Relationship Manager
KForce
Heather Fenney Alexander
Co-Executive Director
Community Services Unlimited Inc.
The Village Market Place
Shelby Stanger
Client Relationship Director
KForce
Katalina Novoa
Founder/Nike Trainer
Babes of Wellness
Dr. Michaelyn Thomas
Space Systems Engineer &
Engineering Graduate Professor
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory & Johns Hopkins University
Samantha alvarado
Assistant Designer
adidas
Mei Ling Robinson M.S, ABC-MB
Supervising Criminalist
Forensic Science Division
Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)
Pia Rosner M.S.
Assistant Laboratory Director
Forensic Science Division
Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)
Jessica McCoy MSML, PHR
Human Resources Director
Molina Healthcare
Katherine Moriwaki
Associate Professor of Media Design
Parsons School of Design, The New School
Courtney BecketT MS
Associate Flavor Chemist
T. Hasegawa
ALEJANDRA HERNANDEZ
Fashion Stylist
Ale Herself LLC
Dr. Paria Hassouri M.D.
Director of Pediatric and Adolescent
Gender Wellness Clinic
Cedars Sinai
Archana Sudamalla
Founder & President/Director
Integna LLC/EKAMUSA
Danielle Thorsen
Partner, Head of West Coast
Client and Product Solutions
Apollo Global Management
Elizabeth Ai
Director, Writer, Producer
The Post Gen
Hope Davey BS MS Candidate
Graduate Researcher in Environmental
Health Sciences
UCLA
Rosa Garza M.S.
Consumer Insights Analyst
Los Angeles Rams
Shweta Kapoor
Head of Treasury and
Alternatives Product Management
Apollo
Vanessa Vander Putten
Engineer Consultant
SpaceX, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman
Myrna Nejat
Head of Talent Acquisition
Veracyte
Ashley Ryan
Account Engineer
FM
Victoria Gutierrez
Music Agent
United Talent Agency (UTA)
Melissa Shepherd-Williams M.A.
Psychotherapist
Melissa Shepherd-Williams, LMFT
Nwaka Onwusa
Founder/CEO
B.E. Consulting
Marilyn Brody French
Director of Education
Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains
ana Aristizabal MBA
Nutrition Coach / Mentor
Jessica E. ArteagA JD
Deputy Public Defender
Los Angeles County Public Defender
andie rice
Head of Production Finance
Operations & Innovation
Netflix
Dr.Olivia Zhao phd
Senior Research Scientist
Apple
Gretchen McNeil
Author
HarperCollins, Disney, DAW Books
Katka Werth
Senior Staff Attorney
Public Counsel
Dr. Suzana Sburlan PHD
Software Development Manager
Amazon
Ivy Welburn &
Jazmin Erving
Crystal Miners & Mine Owners
Because I Rock
Paloma Perez-McEvoy esq.
Partner
Olivarez Madruga Law Organization, LLP
Tara Hally
Chief of Staff
Nuey
stella ho
Partner, CFO and CCO
LightBay Capital
dr. Vivian Mo
Chief Medical Officer,
Interim Chief of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
USC Care Medical Group
dr. Adriana Galvan phd
Dean and Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Mariam Ghabriall p.e.
Associate
KPFF
mele French
Co-Founder/Club Director
Los Angeles Bulls Soccer Club
Kieanitria Paschal
Chief of Staff
Global People Operations
Anne Toole
Writer
The Write Toole
TBC
Speaker Lunch Courtesy of
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