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
STEM Program Specialist
Destiny Familia
dfamilia@girlsincpa-nj.org
Youth Violence Prevention Specialist
Ann Marie Bediako
abediako@girlsincpa-nj.org
OST Specialist
Shakiya Armstrong Miller
sarmstrong@girlsincpa-nj.org
OST Specialist
Najiyah Curtis
ncurtis@girlsincpa-nj.org
OST Specialist
Morghan Wearing
mwearing@girlsincpa-nj.org
Board of Directors
Board Chair
Lori Garber, Esq.
Of Counsel at Belluck & Fox, LLP
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
Assistant Secretary
Aimee Shafer, CPA
Organizational Transformation Manager at Deloitte Consulting LLP
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
Group Vice President, Global Technical Program Management at Discovery, Inc.
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
Global Medical Capabilities Lead at Merck & Co.
Justine Sloyer, PHR, SHRM-SCP
Global Director of Talent Management at AST LLC
Julie Verdugo
Director of Sustainability & Social Impact at Free People of URBN, Inc.
Hon. Sheila Woods-Skipper
Judge at Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas — Orphans Court
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
Deputy Director, People Operations (HR) 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 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
Ali Thayres
Senior Consultant at Deloitte Consulting LLP