
Women’s Business Collaborative (WBC) would like to THANK YOU for attending our Rethinking and Accelerating Diversity and Women’s Leadership in Business event on May 17, 2023. Please see the replays of the entire event below.
Welcome Remarks
Gwen K. Young, CEO, Women Business Collaborative

Gwen K. Young
CEO, Women Business Collaborative

Lynne Borne
Chief Practice Officer for Aspiriant, WBC Board Director
Women Leading the Way
Leadership in the C-Suite

Dara Klein
Managing Director, Kaplan Partners

Velma Deleveaux
Managing Partner, Veaux Solutions, LLC

Subha Barry
President, Seramount

Tiffany Douglas
SVP, Global Women’s Initiative and Underrepresented Talent Strategy Executive, Bank of America
Women Leading Boards

Ana Dutra
CEO, Mandala Global Advisors, WBC Board Director


Dan Hesse
Board Director, Akamai, WBC Board Director


Anne Alonzo
Board Director, Potlatch Deltic, Feeding America; WBC Board Director


Marta Newhart
Board Member, Page Society, Special Olympics
Corporate Tech Executives Leading the Way


Tali Bray
EVP, CIO – Financial Services Innovation, Product Strategy & Development, People Strategy, Sustainability, Wells Fargo


Maria Lensing
Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer, Technology Team, Walgreens Boots Alliance



Joyce Brocaglia
Global Cybersecurity Practice Leader; CEO Diversified Search Group; Executive Women’s Forum


Gina Papush
Chief Data Analytics, Bristol Myers Squibb
Women in the Workforce
Companies Adapting to a Changing Workforce


Shandrilya Lewis
Founder, The Brand Exec


Judy Sultan
Division Head, Marketing & Corporate Citizenship Division Head, Marketing & Corporate Citizenship, Aramco


Kimberly Saxton
CEO, TechPACT


Ashley Walvoord
Director – Performance, Assessment & Careers, Verizon
Building Engaged Employees


Shannon Bayer
Vice President Revenue, Linkage, Inc.


Eliana Nunez
Chief Diversity Officer, Cigna


Lisa Genovese
President, Bottom line


Walton Price
Global Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – Collins Aerospace, RTX


Dr. Rachel-Yvonne Talton
Founder and CEO, Synergy
Entrepreneurs Building Business


Andrea Simon
CEO, Simon Associates Management Consultants (SAMC)


Theresa Harrison
Founder and President, George Street


DeLisa Guerrier
Co-founder, Managing Partner, Storyville Gardens, Guerrier Development


Kelly Kolar
President and founder, Kolar + Kolar Experience Institute
Corporate Purpose
Leading Through Talent


Khalil Smith
Vice President, Inclusion, Diversity, and Engagemen , Akamai Technologies


Paz Beatty
Director of Leadership Diversity, AT&T


Maureen Alphonse-Charles
Senior Vice President of Talent, Diversity, & Equity, Diversified Search Group


Lauren Herring
CEO, Founder, Impact Group
Commitment Through Your Brand


Sharon Reynolds
President & CEO, DevMar Products and the DevMar Family of Companies, WBC Board Director


Jenifer Johnson
Director, Enterprise Associate Experience, Dealer Tire


Jetheda Hernandez
Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships & Programs, Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships & Programs National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDCHQ)


Lauren Tilstra
Chief of Staff & Executive Director, Strategic Communications, Verizon
Community Impact


Jose Zeilstra
CEO, Gender Fair, WBC Board Director


Melissa Filipatos
Vice President, Channel Partnerships, Strategic Alliances, and Reseller Programs, Grainger


Adam Bliebtreau
Chief Marketing Officer, ASGN


Earl Newsome
CIO, Cummins
Closing Remarks


Edie Fraser
Chair of the Board, WBC


Sandra Quince
CEO of Paradigm of Parity and Strategic Advisor to AceUp