Spring 2021 Residency Speakers

Lina Bartuseviciute
Founder & Managing Director
LITAO

Madia Cooper-Ashirifi
Chair, Assistant Professor of Dance
Brenau University Department of Dance

Wendy Diamond
Founder & CEO
Women’s Entrepreneurship Day

Madelyn George
Owner
Valle Crucis Lavender House

Paula Ghilardotti
Founder & Director
UChoose

Gay Hammond
Artistic Director of WonderQuest, Resident Director and Playwright with The Gainesville Theatre Alliance, and Associate Professor of Theatre at Brenau University

Jeya Ibrahim-Lecomte
Co-Founder
M-Concepts

Rose J. Jones
Partner / Dir. E-Discovery PM & Tech
Trial and Global Disputes

Avo Lee
Sales Representative
Pan Million Famous Enterprise Co., Ltd

Ivanna Molina Peña
Human Rights Lawyer, Associate Protection Officer
UNHCR Somalia

Iben Nielsen
Ph D candidate at LUT University
Studying circular economy, business models, and entrepreneurship.

Catherine Scantlin, MS, LPC, RYT
Chair, Assistant Professor of Dance
Nurturing the Connection

Daniela Sena
Founder
SheUp

Dr. Anne A. Skleder
President
Brenau University

Kelly Springer
Owner
Kelly’s Choice, LLC

Katrina Too
Founder
Open Door Policy

Jenni Weaver
Senior Lawyer
King & Spalding

Anna Wong
Co-Founder & CEO
Female Entrepreneurs Worldwide

Ranmu Maggie Xue
CEO
USTWOTEA
Spring 2021 Speakers/Authors

Diana Caplinger
SVP, Head of Digital Discovery and MarTech
Truist

Cheryl Nilsson
Owner & CEO
First Nation Group, LLC

Jean Holley
Board Director
OneSpan, Herc Holdings, Accord Financial

Kelley Nemiro
Creator
Wellness by Kelley

Lesa Adeboye'
CEO
The Alliance Group, Inc.

Marnie Schneider
Author, Founder
Keep on Playing Foundation

Jennifer Jones
President-Nominee
Rotary International
Fall 2020 Speakers/Authors

Kim Powell
Author
The CEO Next Door

Annette Logan
President, CEO & Co-Founder
Cure 4 The Kids Foundation

Angela Rowles
COO & CFO
Troika Entertainment

Emily Ramshaw
CEO & Co-Founder
The 19th

Abby Johnson
Deputy Editor
The 19th

Ko Bragg
General Assignment Reporter
The 19th

Dr. Margie Gill
Associate Professor,
Assistant Clinic Director
Brenau University, Brenau Center for Counseling and Psychological Services

Chabeli Carrazana
Economy Reporter
The 19th
Summer 2020 Speakers/Authors

Penny Collins
President
Women In Technology

Amanda Slavin
Founder & CEO
CatalystCreativ
Author
The Seventh Level

Maria Ebrahimji
Partner
C5 Collective
Spring 2020 Speakers/Authors

Kristen Hadeed
Founder
Student Maid
Author
Permission to Screw Up
New York City Residency Speakers

Sarah H. Youngwood
Chief Financial Officer, Consumer & Community Banking
JP Morgan Chase

Cate Luzio
Founder & CEO
Luminary

Kay Y. Wallace
Former President & CEO
National Black MBA Association

Pamela Pekerman
Founder
Hustle Like a Mom

Randi Zinn
Author

Sue Frost
Junkyard Dog Productions
Tony Award Recipient

Alessa Caridi
Owner
JobuFIT

Nicole Woodard
Career Strategist
Executives & Emerging Leaders

Kelly Springer
Owner
Kelly’s Choice, LLC