Laura Belmont

Laura Belmont is General Counsel of Civis Analytics, Inc., a data analytics technology and services company, where she advises on and supports all aspects of the business and drives legal and compliance strategy and initiatives, including relating to data protection, privacy, regulatory compliance, IP, commercial, corporate, and employment law. Prior to joining Civis, she was in-house counsel at Comcast Cable, where she was responsible for designing, implementing, and enhancing compliance and ethics programs for the Cable Division across an array of legal areas. Before that, Laura was a litigation associate at Latham & Watkins, LLP and a staff attorney at the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs.

In Fall 2020, Laura served as a Regional Voter Protection Director for the Pennsylvania Democratic Party / Coordinated Biden-Harris Campaign. She volunteers with numerous organizations relating to civic engagement and equity and inclusion. She is a member of the Forum of Executive Women, a Charter Member of TechGC, and a member of the University of Pennsylvania Inn of Court. In May 2021, Laura was named by the Legal Intelligencer as one of Pennsylvania’s Lawyers on the Fast Track for her professional, personal, and civic work to improve the legal landscape in the Commonwealth.

Laura is a member of the Bars of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia. She holds a B.A. from Harvard University and a J.D. from American University’s Washington College of Law.

Caitlyn Boyle

Caitlyn Boyle is a Senior Channel Marketing Associate at J.P. Morgan Chase, where she manages marketing campaigns for co-branded Chase credit cards. Prior to joining JPMC, she had an extensive career in public service with more than 14 years experience in education and government at the state and local levels. Caitlyn joined Mayor Kenney's Office of Children and Families in 2016, where she connected partners and providers to school communities to meet the most pressing needs for students and families, including healthcare, career opportunities, and financial empowerment.

Previously, Caitlyn taught high school English Literature and middle school Special Education in Philadelphia charter schools. She holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania.

Caitlyn is a Philadelphia native and the proud mother of two little girls who inspire her daily to help make their world a safer, more equitable place.

Myra Brown

Myra Brown is the CEO and owner of NWON Opportunities, LLC, a MWBE Certified (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey) workforce development, recruitment, and retention management company located in Center City Philadelphia. NWON Opportunities provides work readiness and career preparedness workshops and training to job seekers. They help businesses meet their staffing needs while building a skilled workforce.

Throughout her long and honored career, Myra has been an advocate for the disenfranchised to gain sustainable and long-term employment. With 34 years of Senior Human Resources and Executive Leadership experience, she has held positions as Director of the Philadelphia branch of CareersUSA; Regional Business Services Director for PA Careerlink; Deputy Executive Director of a local Human Services agency; and Director of Human Resources and Diversity for the Philadelphia Orchestra Association.

Ms. Brown is a graduate of Temple University with a BA in Communications and MBA. She is a certified Professional Human Resources and has been an instrumental member of the Boards of Directors for SOSNA, Family Legacy Organization, Girls Rock Philly, The Aids Law Project of Philadelphia, and the Philadelphia International Airport Capacity Enhancement Project.

Myra was recently named a 2019 Woman Up and Minority Business Leader of the Year by the Philadelphia Business Journal. She is a Goldman Sachs 10KSB Alumni.

Taina Estremera

Taina is the Project and Operations Manager for the Chief Medical Officer division with The Department of Behavioral Health & Intellectual Disabilities (DBHIDS). In this role, she supports large city-wide projects that address behavioral health services that include the transformation of crisis services in Philadelphia. Taina shares her expertise in various topics such as Breaking the Stigma of Mental Health, Setting Healthy Boundaries, Assessing Your Relationship with Money, and Healthy Mindset among other areas throughout social media platforms, workshops, speaking events, and coaching sessions.

Taina Estremera is a master’s level behavioral health professional who utilizes evidence-based practices such as Eco-Systemic Structural Family Therapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and the Sanctuary Model. Taina led an outpatient department that focused on children and families affected by trauma in Philadelphia.

Taina’s involvement with WOMEN'S WAY began as a community member in 2017 as a lived experience expert. This role consisted of participating in the development of an equity audit tool for Women’s Way, financial coaching certification program, and being part of the first Changing the Narrative Fellowship cohort in 2021.

Taina’s mission is to equip women with tools and strategies to overcome barriers and empower women to step into their power.

Adrian Harris

Adrian Harris is a Managing Director and Market Manager with J.P. Morgan Private Bank for the Mid-Atlantic Region. Adrian oversees a team of bankers and other specialists to provide affluent individuals and families with a full suite of services, including investments, planning and trust services, banking, lending and philanthropic giving. He serves as a conduit to deliver the strengths of J.P. Morgan—the broad capabilities and intellectual capital that align with the specific needs and interests of his clients.

With a 30-year career spent entirely in private banking, Adrian has an impressive background that spans lending, investments, multi-family office services and sales. He began at National City Bank, where he had the distinction of being the youngest private banker in the organization. Adrian derives great satisfaction in tackling new challenges, and held Senior Management and National Director roles at BNY Mellon and PNC Bank. Most recently, he was responsible for nationwide sales, wealth strategy and the Delaware Trust Co. for Hawthorn, PNC Family Wealth.

Originally from Ohio, Adrian attended the University of Akron, where he earned a B.S. in Business Management. He holds Series 7, 63, 9 and 10 securities licenses.

Adrian and his wife, Susie, raised their adult son, Aubrey, in the Philadelphia area, and his family has deep ties in the community. He sits on the Jefferson Hospital President’s Leadership Council, a board comprising experienced advisors across multiple industries. Adrian is a graduate of Leadership Philadelphia, a program to enhance civic knowledge and awareness. Accomplished in martial arts, he holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Dr. Monique Howard, MPH

Dr. Howard has been a public health practitioner with a focus on women’s health for over 25 years. She has led a statewide female-specific AIDS service organization in New Jersey, a maternal and child health organization in Chester County, Pennsylvania, the New Jersey Department of Women’s Health, and most recently, WOAR, Philadelphia’s only rape crisis center (formerly known as Women Organized Against Rape). Dr. Howard excels in nonprofit management, fund development, creating strategic alliances, and mobilizing communities around sensitive topics. She is a thought leader on issues that impact women and communities.

Adam B. Landau

Adam B. Landau, CAIA serves as Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Permit Capital Advisors, LLC. He is responsible for formulating and implementing the firm's investment strategy.

Prior to joining Permit, Adam served as Managing Director at McCabe Capital Managers, Ltd., working there from 1997 until 2011. Adam oversaw the integration of McCabe Capital's advisory efforts. This covered a rigorous process focused primarily on the various aspects of investment due diligence. Adam worked to optimize the structure of client portfolios to maximize the expected level of risk adjusted return. He served as one of two portfolio managers on three fund of funds products, including a hedge fund of funds and a socially responsible investment fund of funds, offered to clients of a number of major insurance carriers. Prior to joining McCabe, Adam spent four years at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (DU) where he worked with both retail and institutional clients to develop asset allocation plans and construct appropriate equity and fixed income portfolios.

Adam received his M.B.A. {Finance) from Saint Joseph's University and a B.A. (Economics) from Rutgers University. He holds the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Philadelphia. Adam serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees at C.B. Community School, a private high school dedicated to students from foster care, and the Board of Directors of Bancroft, an organization serving children and adults with developmental disabilities. He is also on the Advisory Board of the Field Center for Children's Policy, Practice & Research at the University of Pennsylvania, an interdisciplinary effort of Penn's Schools of Social Policy & Practice, Law, Medicine, and Nursing, and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, focused on child welfare reform. Additionally, he serves on the Board of Directors of The Committee of Seventy.

Laura LaRosa

Laura LaRosa is a Regional President for BNY Mellon Wealth Management. In this role, she works directly with clients to address their investment and wealth management needs across Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, DC, Tysons Corner and Delaware.

Laura joined the firm in 2022 and has more than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining Wealth Management, Laura spent over 25 years at Glenmede, an investment and wealth management firm overseeing $45B of assets under management for individual and institutional clients. During her three-decade career at Glenmede, Laura served as a member of the eight-person management committee and held a variety of senior roles, including director of Portfolio Management and earlier in her career, director of Fixed Income Management. Laura was integral in launching the company’s S&I practice and moderated numerous client events and programming. Most recently she led client development and business growth efforts as Executive Director and Laura is well-known for her leadership and mentoring professionals at all levels of career development.

Laura received a bachelor’s degree from University of Pennsylvania

Antionette Lee

Antionette Lee is the voice of evening breaking news for KYW Newsradio.

Since 2017, Lee has become a well-known and trusted reporter to listeners across the city of Philadelphia and beyond. As the evening general assignment reporter, she covers a wide range of news stories, with an emphasis on breaking news and current events from the front lines. Lee has reported with vivid clarity and authenticity on the racial justice movement of 2020, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic. During this time, she documented her real-time experience on social media, KYW, and BBC World News.

Lee has a passion for telling stories that make our city the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection. She has a knack for connecting with and echoing the local voices of citizens working to make Philadelphia better. In 2019, she launched Philly Rising to highlight difference-makers in the greater Philadelphia region who serve our city, often without praise or recognition.

A North Carolina native, Lee moved to Philadelphia in 2016 after working in Shanghai, China for a year. She graduated from Temple University’s Klein College of Media and Communication with a Master of Journalism in 2018. She also has sociology and psychology degrees from North Carolina State University.

Lee has been awarded fellowships from Poynter Institute, the Lenfest Institute for Journalism, and the Confer Radio Talent Institute. She is a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and the National Association of Black Journalists.

In her free time, she enjoys photography and video production. She is also an avid traveler, especially keen on visiting national parks around the country.

Anita Lewis

Anita M. Lewis sharpened her professional skills working in the non-profit, advertising, media, policy, government affairs and healthcare industries for over 20 years. Currently representing AmeriHealth Caritas as the Director of Government and External Affairs for the state of Pennsylvania, Anita serves as an advocate to protect and promote access to health care.

She works with staffers and members of the general assembly to avidly and consistently create policy that assures the state’s most fragile residents of the Commonwealth are provided seamless, quality coordinated health care services.

Prior to joining AmeriHealth, Ms. Lewis was the Legislative Program Manager at Health Partners Plans to partner educate and partner with federal and state legislators representing Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties regarding health care issues impacting their constituents.

While working for Pennsylvania State Senator Vincent J. Hughes she served as the Communications/ Public Relations Liaison. In this role she promoted the Senator’s activities, community events and pitched policy initiatives to the press. Hosted press conferences (both in the Capitol and within the district) to highlight the Senator’s accomplishments, including higher education preparation and other funding opportunities specifically, Pennsylvania’s first $1 million allocated for HIV testing and education programs.

Along with being one of the founding members and past president of the Philadelphia Black Public Relations Society (BPRS), Ms. Lewis was acknowledged as a member of the first installment of professional women recognized as Young Women Making a Difference, an initiative developed from Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown’s Women’s History Month event, Women Making a Difference Awards. She was acknowledged as a Philadelphia Leader in the Philadelphia Tribune Newspaper’s Most Influential Philadelphians and Philadelphia Leaders for multiple years and 2005 recognized as one of the Philadelphia Business Journal’s 40 Under 40.

She received her undergraduate degree from Temple University School of Journalism and obtained her Masters in Communication Research from the University of Akron in Ohio.

Linda Manfredonia

Linda Manfredonia is a highly respected leader and an expert in the financial services industry with deep experience in business management and leadership, risk management, and fiduciary oversight. She has a strategic perspective as well as a deep and detailed understanding of the challenges faced by businesses in growing and rapidly changing environments. At PNC, she very successfully navigated through a groundbreaking regulatory transformation and built the first line of defense infrastructure for her division, balancing regulator demands and business realities.

In addition, Linda was a leader in completing multiple acquisitions and mergers for PNC, in the Asset Management Group. Linda is well known in her industry and has been a sought-after speaker and expert with industry associations. She is an active member of the Forum of Executive Women and has served on its’ Sponsorship Committee and Public Sector Committee. She has been a member of the Fiduciary and Investment Risk Management Association and the Trust Management Association. At PNC she led diversity initiatives and an Employee Resource Group for senior women and was a member of the corporate Diversity Council.

Linda has a Bachelor of Arts Degree from LaSalle University, a J.D. and an L.L.M. in Taxation from Temple University School of Law.

Katie Quinn

Katie Quinn is a Partner in the Philadelphia office of Grant Thornton, LLP. She serves publicly-traded and privately-held audit clients. Katie has assisted clients with technical accounting issues in an array of areas including, but not limited to, business combinations, consolidation and variable interest entity analysis, share-based compensation, complex debt and equity instruments and derivatives. Katie has helped clients with audit needs through all phases of their life cycle including formation and SEC registration, capital raising, investment and joint ventures structuring, consolidation, financial reporting, internal control implementation and testing, and liquidity events.

Katie is a certified public accountant in the state of Pennsylvania and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Pittsburgh.

Cynthia Ritter

Cynthia Ritter is the Chief Financial and Administration Officer for ZogSports & ZogCulture, a community-focused recreational service company based in New York City. Prior to her current role, she was vice president at Tyco International where she held several roles, including strategic planning, operations and corporate finance. Cynthia has made a personal commitment to focus her time in organizations that have a direct social impact, particularly with girls and women. In addition to serving as the WOMEN'S WAY Board Chair, she coaches cheerleading at New Foundations Charter School, is an executive mentor for WOMEN Unlimited, and serves on the Board of Directors for the Arts Condominium and the Duttine-Cavataio Fund.

Roopa Seshadri

Roopa Seshadri is a quantitative social scientist whose work focuses on the impact of human services programs on health and wellbeing outcomes in vulnerable and underserved populations. She currently consults on social impact planning, evidence-informed strategy and helping organizations towards a learning culture. Roopa was most recently the Director of Impact and Evaluation at Philabundance and oversaw evaluation, monitoring and learning across programs and initiatives towards an overall evidence-informed strategy, and is involved in the organization’s effort to move from relieving hunger now to ending hunger for good. Before that, Roopa conducted research at PolicyLab at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, and Lurie Children’s Hospital, partnering with stakeholders and policymakers in the public sector to evaluate and improve programs and policies. This included developing and evaluating a parenting training, job training and education services for young mothers of children in the Head Start program and an HHS-funded evaluation of a teen pregnancy prevention initiative in Chicago Public Schools. Roopa was a domestic violence survivor advocate for over six years in Chicago and is currently a CASA/EDM volunteer in Philadelphia. Roopa earned a Ph.D. in Applied Statistics and an A.M. in Public Policy.

Joanne Shallcross

Joanne Shallcross is a Senior Vice President and Senior Relationship Manager for Bryn Mawr Trust. She is an important point of contact for all her Wealth Management clients and delivers personalized and meaningful solutions to connect them to their financial goals. She is particularly enjoys sharing her expertise in financial planning solutions to individuals with special needs and those planning for incapacity.

In addition, Joanne serves on the Board and is chair of the Strategic Initiatives Committee for CADES, a nonprofit organization in Delaware County that is dedicated to the improving to the lives of individuals with intellectual and physical disabilities and that of their families. Joanne holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from the University of Pittsburgh, a Master of Science in Nursing degree from University of Pennsylvania and a Juris Doctor from Widener University School of Law.

Ashlie Thornbury

Ashlie Thornbury proudly serves as Chair of the Development committee, as well as the Secretary of the Board of Directors for WOMEN'S WAY. Ashlie also serves on the American Brain Tumor Association’s Volunteer Advisory Council.

Ashlie has built her career working with employers and early career talent. She currently manages employer partnerships at Handshake, a tech company with the mission to democratize access to job opportunity.

Ashlie lives in Fishtown with her partner, Tim, and four children: Zoa, Thea, Park Ranger, and Rudy (the last two are especially furry felines). Ashlie graduated from Tyler School of Art at Temple University.