Women in the Spotlight
Our members are passionate, driven, and unique. We want to make it easier for members to network. That’s why every month, we spotlight a handful of women so you can get to know them better.
Leah M. Pears
California Housing Finance Agency
Housing Finance Officer
Industry: Business Development/Strategic Planning/Speaker
Expertise: Mortgage lending, speaker, business development, training and development, strategic planning, customer service, staff management, relationship building, and cash flow management, grant writing, and directing.
Hobbies: Reading, working out, spending time with my beautiful daughters and traveling
Expertise: Mortgage lending, speaker, business development, training and development, strategic planning, customer service, staff management, relationship building, and cash flow management, grant writing, and directing.
Hobbies: Reading, working out, spending time with my beautiful daughters and traveling
Elaine M. McClendon
Ballard & Tighe
Educational Consultant
Industry: Publishing
Expertise: Direct sales to K-12 and Higher Education markets; consultative selling; polished presentation skills to key decision makers including online technology products; product training for administrators, principals, and teachers live and via WebEx; workshop design and presentations at numerous state and national conferences; interface with marketing and input with product development.
Hobbies: Ethnic cooking, landscaping with drought tolerant plants, baroque music, travel, and spending time with family and friends.
Expertise: Direct sales to K-12 and Higher Education markets; consultative selling; polished presentation skills to key decision makers including online technology products; product training for administrators, principals, and teachers live and via WebEx; workshop design and presentations at numerous state and national conferences; interface with marketing and input with product development.
Hobbies: Ethnic cooking, landscaping with drought tolerant plants, baroque music, travel, and spending time with family and friends.
Marilee J. Bresciani
Rushing to Yoga Foundation
President
Industry: NonProfit
Expertise: Encouraging women into self-empowerment, critical thinking, creative problem solving, conscious-choice making while reducing stress and increasing overall well-being
Hobbies: wine tasting, cooking, hiking, and yoga
Expertise: Encouraging women into self-empowerment, critical thinking, creative problem solving, conscious-choice making while reducing stress and increasing overall well-being
Hobbies: wine tasting, cooking, hiking, and yoga
Katherine Conrad
Cubizm, LLC
Vice President
Industry: Market Research Consulting
Expertise: market research, quantitatative research, qualitative research
Hobbies: outdoor activites, reading and writing
Expertise: market research, quantitatative research, qualitative research
Hobbies: outdoor activites, reading and writing
Deborah J Burns
Crystal River Advisors
Managing Partner
Industry: Consulting Services
Expertise: improving cash flow, enhancing profitability,competitive analysis, sales growth, process improvement and personnel management issues
Hobbies: scrapbooking, skiing, swimming and Tai Chi
Expertise: improving cash flow, enhancing profitability,competitive analysis, sales growth, process improvement and personnel management issues
Hobbies: scrapbooking, skiing, swimming and Tai Chi
Beth Lockwood
Details NYC
Managing Director/Owner
Industry: Destination Management & Special Events
Expertise: destination management, event planning, corporate travel and meeting planning, customization of corporate programs
Hobbies: Volunteer work with animals, Activism for animal rights, Exercise, Health & Nutrition, Photography
Expertise: destination management, event planning, corporate travel and meeting planning, customization of corporate programs
Hobbies: Volunteer work with animals, Activism for animal rights, Exercise, Health & Nutrition, Photography
Grace M Bishop
Innovation Educational Services
Education Consultant/Owner
Industry: Evidence-based Instruction and Interventions
Expertise: Conducting professional development, training, workshops, and seminars around effective teaching and learning for school administrators and school leadership teams
Hobbies: Travel, music, art
Expertise: Conducting professional development, training, workshops, and seminars around effective teaching and learning for school administrators and school leadership teams
Hobbies: Travel, music, art
Brianna Crossley
Executive Health Resources
Client Representative
Industry: Healthcare: Administration
Expertise: Client Relations, Language and Cultural Connections and Medical Compliance
Hobbies: wine tasting, hiking, tutoring language, and staying up to date with the latest fashion trends
Expertise: Client Relations, Language and Cultural Connections and Medical Compliance
Hobbies: wine tasting, hiking, tutoring language, and staying up to date with the latest fashion trends
Heather Savage
Staccato Publishing
Editor in Chief
Industry: Publishing, Editing, Marketing
Expertise: marketing, publicity, advertising, teaching writers workshops
Hobbies: Martial Arts, Self-defense, Dressage, and Gardening
Expertise: marketing, publicity, advertising, teaching writers workshops
Hobbies: Martial Arts, Self-defense, Dressage, and Gardening
Mary R Pagano
Mary R. Pagano
Author/Writer
Industry: Literary Arts
Expertise: Humor, Life and Pet Stories
Hobbies: Spending time with my family and pets. I enjoy working out, gardening, cooking, wine and sky diving
Expertise: Humor, Life and Pet Stories
Hobbies: Spending time with my family and pets. I enjoy working out, gardening, cooking, wine and sky diving
Sabrina R Prince
NeON
SVP, Account Group Supervisor
Industry: Advertising
Expertise: Healthcare Advertising & Marketing Communications
Hobbies: Languages, gourmet and grassroot cuisine, travel, connecting disparate people
Expertise: Healthcare Advertising & Marketing Communications
Hobbies: Languages, gourmet and grassroot cuisine, travel, connecting disparate people
Margaret A. Downs
Premier Visual Voice
President, Voice Captionist
Industry: Captioning and CART services/translation
Expertise: Real-time captioning and CART, speech-to-text translation,
Hobbies: Listening to audio books, swimming, and vacationing with my family,
Expertise: Real-time captioning and CART, speech-to-text translation,
Hobbies: Listening to audio books, swimming, and vacationing with my family,
Maryleen Emeric
Hitachi Consulting
Manager, Customer & Channel Solutions
Industry: Consulting Services
Expertise: Marketing Strategy, Planning and Operations
Hobbies: tennis, skiing, reading, and wine tasting
Expertise: Marketing Strategy, Planning and Operations
Hobbies: tennis, skiing, reading, and wine tasting
Jennifer Blizniak Korniczky
Intermedix
Client Services manager
Industry: Revenue cycle and resource management
Expertise: Emergency Medical Services
Hobbies: Outdoors, horses, white-water rafting, biking.
Expertise: Emergency Medical Services
Hobbies: Outdoors, horses, white-water rafting, biking.
Laura Gale
Crossmedia451
President
Expertise: Change management, diversity and inclusion, publishing, content management, communications and marketing
Hobbies: Theater, cycling, working out, gardening and spending time with family and friends
Hobbies: Theater, cycling, working out, gardening and spending time with family and friends
Marcia Cofield
Cofmar Financial Inc.
President
Industry: Finance
Expertise: Residential Mortgage Broker
Hobbies: Dance, exercise, cycling and working
Expertise: Residential Mortgage Broker
Hobbies: Dance, exercise, cycling and working
Kristan A Rauso
Aya Healthcare
Territory manager
Industry: Healthcare
Expertise: Sale, Marketing, Management, Business Development
Hobbies: travel, yoga, outdoor sports, surfing, hiking
Expertise: Sale, Marketing, Management, Business Development
Hobbies: travel, yoga, outdoor sports, surfing, hiking
Marsha D Phillips
Group 1 Automotive Inc.
Manager of Risk, National Claims
Industry: Automotive
Expertise: Claims, work programs, training, and mediations for all 120 multi-state dealerships. I have Certifications as both a Mediator and Paralegal
Hobbies: reading, writing stories and plays, mentoring college students, watching movies, and spending time with friends and family
Expertise: Claims, work programs, training, and mediations for all 120 multi-state dealerships. I have Certifications as both a Mediator and Paralegal
Hobbies: reading, writing stories and plays, mentoring college students, watching movies, and spending time with friends and family
Jeanna M Zivalich
Efficient Z Placement®
Owner/President
Industry: National Employment Recruitment Firm
Expertise: Client Relations, Business Operations, Information Technology, Engineering, Healthcare , and 'other' industry placements.
Hobbies: Writing. I am currently working on writing children's books
Expertise: Client Relations, Business Operations, Information Technology, Engineering, Healthcare , and 'other' industry placements.
Hobbies: Writing. I am currently working on writing children's books
Janaris Lambright-Trefny
Siranaj Management Corporation
Principal Consultant
Industry: Consulting Services
Expertise: Agile program and project management, Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC), and Strategy
Hobbies: Reading Mysteries, Film Buff, Bowling and Gaming
Expertise: Agile program and project management, Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC), and Strategy
Hobbies: Reading Mysteries, Film Buff, Bowling and Gaming
