Leadership
Meet Our Team
Staff
Deputy Director, Director of Programs
Natasha Johnson, MS Ed.
njohnson@girlsincpa-nj.org
Associate Director of Programs & Advocacy
Cherice Gordon, MS Ed.
cgordon@girlsincpa-nj.org
School & Community Partnership Manager
Brionna Pendleton
bpendleton@girlsincpa-nj.org
Youth Violence Prevention Specialist
Ann Marie Bediako
abediako@girlsincpa-nj.org
OST Specialist
Najiyah Curtis
ncurtis@girlsincpa-nj.org
OST Specialist
Shakiya Armstrong Miller
sarmstrong@girlsincpa-nj.org
OST Support Services Coordinator
Sabrina Truong
struong@girlsincpa-nj.org
Youth Violence Prevention Facilitator
Samatha Garcia
sgarcia@girlsincpa-nj.org
OST Specialist
Natena Tedla
ntedla@girlsincpa-nj.org
OST Specialist
Morghan Wearing
mwearing@girlsincpa-nj.org
Early Grade Literacy Specialist
Alina Tran
atran@girlsincpa-nj.org
Eureka! Program Leader
Taylor Fontroy
tfontroy@girlsincpa-nj.org
Board of Directors
Board Chair
Lori Garber, Esq.
Of Counsel at Belluck Law
Chairperson Elect
Jessica G. Sharp
Principal at Maven Communications LLC
First Vice Chair
Gillian Johnson
Former Chief Operating & Compliance Officer
Second Vice Chair
Komal Mayekar
Chief Financial Officer, Firmwide Marketing at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Treasurer
Mike Brown
Principal, Assurance Services at BDO
Assistant Treasurer
Deborah Beck Kauffman
Retired Finance and Strategic Planning Professional
Secretary
Aimee Shafer, CPA
Organizational Transformation Manager at Deloitte Consulting LLP
Assistant Secretary
Justine Sloyer, PHR, SHRM-SCP
Global Director of Talent Management at AST LLC
Kelly Brundin
SVP, U.S. Employer Segment Operations at Cigna Healthcare
Jessica Xi Chen
Retired Executive Specializing in Accounting and Risk Management
Kia VanWright Ford
Head of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Training and Communications for the US at TD Bank
Lisa Garnett-Willis
Co-Founder at Interlock Solutions, LLC
Jason Heckler
Area Director at World Wide Technology, Inc.
Milissa Hutchinson
Senior Relantionship Manager at Macquarie Group
Hon. Sandra Mazer Moss (Ret.)
Distinguished Neutral at The Dispute Resolution Institute
Margaret Rickard Rubinacci
Senior Director, Cable Strategy at MediaKind
Sonja Rivera
Senior Director, Global Medical and Value Capabilities at Merck & Co.
Julie Verdugo
Director of Sustainability & Social Impact at Free People of URBN, Inc.
Associate Advisory Board
Chair
Jana Radice
Human Resources at Susquehanna International Group
Tiffany Boyd
Mid-Atlantic Regional Vice President, Business Development at Chubb
Ronney Daniel
Associate, Investor Relations & Product Strategy at BlackRock Private Equity Partners
Tracy Davis
Associate Professor at Rutgers University
Mike DiStanisloa
Director, HR Operations at The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation
Ashley Estes
Associate Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging at Subaru of America
Shira Haaz
Strategic Planning Manager at Subaru of America
Sarah Kempsey
Chief Marketing & Business Development Officer at Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP
Nola McEachin
Designer at The BRAND Label
Bob Polcrack
Experienced Audit Manager at BDO
Annie Portner
Interior Designer at Gensler
Julia Rosen
Associate Relationship Manager, Strategic Relationship Group at Macquarie Group
Lauren Schenkel
Vice President, Product Marketing at Brandywine Global
Kelsee Sorensen
Senior Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP