Leadership

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Executive Summary
Executive Director
Renee Flagler
Renee is an effective and passionate non-profit leader whose passion is empowering girls everywhere. Her proven track record in organizational growth and sustainability speaks for itself, with both programmatic and revenue growth year over year. She is an experienced business strategist, an award-winning writer, adjunct professor, and speaker who is passionate about encouraging women and youth to pursue their passion and purpose.

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Our Team

Director of Development
Lisa Mitnick
Development Manager
Jennifer Capella-Brown
Operations Manager
Monica Kim
Program Manager
Susan Dunbar
Program Coordinator
Paige Jelinek
Facilitator
Paula Martin
Facilitator
Danielle Taylor
Facilitator
Nellie Washington
Facilitator
Mayling White

Board of Directors

Chair of Board
Samantha Persaud
Vice President and Counsel, BNY Mellon
Vice Chair
Crishana Runge
Manager of Overhead Rates, Regulatory Policy and Process Compliance, TTM Technologies
Chair of Finance Committee, Treasurer of Board
Donna Gayden
Interim Assistant Controller, Empire State Development
Chair of Programming Committee
Nancy Richner
Independent Consultant in the Visual Arts and Education, retired Director of the Hofstra University Museum of Art
Secretary of Board
Michelle Fernandez
Head of Technology Content and Marketing, Nokia, Inc.
Secretary
Dr. Michele Darby
President/CEO, Excellence Coaching and Consulting Services, LLC
Dan Barden, MBA
Assistant Vice President, Select Commercial Lines, USI Insurance Services
Desiree Corbet
Senior Manager, Baker Tilly US, LLP
Michelle D'Agostino
Partner, Assurance Ernst & Young
Samantha Guido
Associate, Ruskin Moscou Faltischek PC
Veronica Isaac
IT Manager, Customer Operations, PSEG LI
Christine Ketcham
Vice President, Senior Private Banking Officer, Citizens Bank
Amanda Lamothe-Cadet
Associate, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Susan McKeon
Chief Financial Officer/Associate Lab Director for Business Services, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Tamara Morrison
CEO, Premier HR Consulting, LLC
Alexandra Paoli
National Grid Program Manager - Project C External Affairs
Sharen Phillips
Director of Global Partnerships, News Media Holding Companies, Google
Trancea Roberts
First Vice President, CMS Director, Metropolitan Commercial Bank
Greg Vlahakis
Vice President, CRA Manager, Dime Community Bank

Advisory Board

Chair
Michele Bayley, MPH
Core Faculty, Stony Brook Medicine, Program in Public Health
Beth Bucheister
Executive Director, Career Day Inc.
Joy Fernandez
Partner, Ernst & Young
Retha Fernandez
Strategic Engagement Manager, National Grid Ventures & Community Offshore Wind
Jan R. Figueira
Director, Science and Technology Entry Program, Nassau Community College
Simone M. Freeman, Esq.
Partner, Jaspan Schlesinger Narendran, LLP
Stacy Galiatsos
Philanthropic & Social Impact Consultant
Sidney Joyner
Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer of Suffolk County
Ellen Labita, CPA
Partner, Baker Tilly, US, LLP
Katshyna Romage
Girls Inc. of Long Island Alumnae
Saraf Salim, MPH
IRB Administrator, Harvard University Area IRB GILI Alumnae
Stacey I. Sikes
Vice President of Government Affairs and Communications, Long Island Association