際際滷

際際滷Share a Scribd company logo
WiseGirls2017Speakers
Executive Director, eCenter@LindenPointe
 Doctorate in Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University
 Masters in Public Management, Carnegie Mellon University
Led team to win $1 Million social entrepreneurship challenge
 Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering, Pune University, India
 Graduate Fellow, UN Council of Women World Leaders
 Worked in Office of Executive Director, UNICEF
 Graduate, Civic Leadership Academy of PGH, Mayor Bill Pedutos Office
 Certified Crisis Counselor, online social services, Crisis Text Line
 Board of Directors, Haitian non-profit learning centre
 Founded social foundation promoting happy & healthy workers
 One of Pittsburghs 40 Under 40 honorees, 2015
 Founded / Led / Consulted for several startups in PGH region, India
 Leader in local and national non-profits
 Writes blog for Huffington Post
Dr. Ketaki Desai
Entrepreneurship
RN, BSN, CEN, CPEN, TCRN
Stroke & Cardiac Care Coordinator
Sharon Regional Health System
 7 years emergency and intensive care experience
 Certified emergency and pediatric emergency nurse
 Certified trauma nurse
 Certified med-surg nurse
 A favorite part of job is outreach, empowering
community to take charge of their health
 Teaches lifesaving skills to true first responders;
anyone nearby in an emergency

Brittany Douglas
Self
Defense
Owner, Instructor
Pennsylvania Martial Arts Academy
 text place holder
 text place holder
 text place holder
 text place holder text place holder text place holder
text place holder
 text place holder

Vanessa Kuzynski
Self
Defense
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM
Certified Divorce Financial Analyst速
LPL Financial
 Assists clients with wealth management,
retirement, estate and divorce planning
 Masters in Business Administration, YSU
 Bachelors in Finance, Slippery Rock University
 Serves on community board:
Community Counseling Center of Mercer County
 Hobbies include Golf and Singing in
Gospel Choir of Greater Morris Chapel A.M.E. Church

Diane Gardner
Financial
Smarts
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
The Primary Health Network
 Psychotherapy to ages 14 and above,
Experience includes depression and anxiety,
chronic pain and trauma
 Masters in Social Work, University of Pittsburgh
 Bachelor's, Penn State
 Lifelong Shenango Valley resident
 Sharon High School graduate
 Home in Hermitage with husband and their four
children
 In spare time watches community sporting events
Laurie Joanow
Yoga
Meditation & Breathing
Licensed Professional Counselor
Child Development Centers Inc [CDC]
 Certified in Functional Behavior Analysis
 Evaluates for social, emotional, learning,
behavioral and other challenges
 Develops interventions / instruction / play therapy
 One on one teacher, therapist, counselor
11 Year Career:
 Outpatient, Forensic and Family therapist
 Behavioral specialist supervisor
 Talkspace Counseling Online therapist
Melissa Schmidt
Cyber
Addiction
Youth Counselor Advocate
Mercer AWARE Inc
 place holder text
 place holder text
 place holder text
 place holder text
Janene Richards
Teen Dating Violence
Sexual Assault
Athletic Director/
Head Mens Basketball Coach
Penn State Shenango
 Basketball Coordinator, USA Jones Cup
 Athletic Director/Head Mens Basketball Coach,
Lourdes University
 Assoc. Head Womens & Mens Basketball Coach,
Thiel College
 Head Coach/General Mgr, Intl. Basketball League
 Bachelors in Education, YSU
 Associates of Science,
Lakeland Community College IL
Andre D Smith
Athletic Performance
Enhancing Drugs
Admissions Counselor
Office of Enrollment Management,
Penn State Shenango
 Bachelors in Communication Studies, minor in
Journalism, YSU
 Graduate, Shenango Valley Chamber of Commerce
Leadership Shenango program
 Recruits and guides high school students
through admissions process
 Teaches leadership, communication skills and
professionalism for student tour guides
 Role in coordinating recruitment events;
high school visits, regional college fairs,
campus open houses and tours
Megan Villers
Leadership on
College Applications
Girls Can Lead
Encouraging and Empowering Women to
Discover their Best Selves
 Left many years in law and higher education
to raise her & husbands three children
 Wellness consultant & independent Cabi stylist
 Amateur blogger
 Volunteers to provide programs complementing
school curriculum
 Girls Can Lead
 Junior Achievement classes in financial literacy
and entrepreneurship
 Co-Founder of Creator Commons,
makerspace in Kennedy Catholic schools
Lisa Walton
TBD
WiseGirls2017Speakers

More Related Content

WiseGirls2017Speakers

  • 2. Executive Director, eCenter@LindenPointe Doctorate in Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University Masters in Public Management, Carnegie Mellon University Led team to win $1 Million social entrepreneurship challenge Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering, Pune University, India Graduate Fellow, UN Council of Women World Leaders Worked in Office of Executive Director, UNICEF Graduate, Civic Leadership Academy of PGH, Mayor Bill Pedutos Office Certified Crisis Counselor, online social services, Crisis Text Line Board of Directors, Haitian non-profit learning centre Founded social foundation promoting happy & healthy workers One of Pittsburghs 40 Under 40 honorees, 2015 Founded / Led / Consulted for several startups in PGH region, India Leader in local and national non-profits Writes blog for Huffington Post Dr. Ketaki Desai Entrepreneurship
  • 3. RN, BSN, CEN, CPEN, TCRN Stroke & Cardiac Care Coordinator Sharon Regional Health System 7 years emergency and intensive care experience Certified emergency and pediatric emergency nurse Certified trauma nurse Certified med-surg nurse A favorite part of job is outreach, empowering community to take charge of their health Teaches lifesaving skills to true first responders; anyone nearby in an emergency Brittany Douglas Self Defense
  • 4. Owner, Instructor Pennsylvania Martial Arts Academy text place holder text place holder text place holder text place holder text place holder text place holder text place holder text place holder Vanessa Kuzynski Self Defense
  • 5. CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM Certified Divorce Financial Analyst速 LPL Financial Assists clients with wealth management, retirement, estate and divorce planning Masters in Business Administration, YSU Bachelors in Finance, Slippery Rock University Serves on community board: Community Counseling Center of Mercer County Hobbies include Golf and Singing in Gospel Choir of Greater Morris Chapel A.M.E. Church Diane Gardner Financial Smarts
  • 6. Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) The Primary Health Network Psychotherapy to ages 14 and above, Experience includes depression and anxiety, chronic pain and trauma Masters in Social Work, University of Pittsburgh Bachelor's, Penn State Lifelong Shenango Valley resident Sharon High School graduate Home in Hermitage with husband and their four children In spare time watches community sporting events Laurie Joanow Yoga Meditation & Breathing
  • 7. Licensed Professional Counselor Child Development Centers Inc [CDC] Certified in Functional Behavior Analysis Evaluates for social, emotional, learning, behavioral and other challenges Develops interventions / instruction / play therapy One on one teacher, therapist, counselor 11 Year Career: Outpatient, Forensic and Family therapist Behavioral specialist supervisor Talkspace Counseling Online therapist Melissa Schmidt Cyber Addiction
  • 8. Youth Counselor Advocate Mercer AWARE Inc place holder text place holder text place holder text place holder text Janene Richards Teen Dating Violence Sexual Assault
  • 9. Athletic Director/ Head Mens Basketball Coach Penn State Shenango Basketball Coordinator, USA Jones Cup Athletic Director/Head Mens Basketball Coach, Lourdes University Assoc. Head Womens & Mens Basketball Coach, Thiel College Head Coach/General Mgr, Intl. Basketball League Bachelors in Education, YSU Associates of Science, Lakeland Community College IL Andre D Smith Athletic Performance Enhancing Drugs
  • 10. Admissions Counselor Office of Enrollment Management, Penn State Shenango Bachelors in Communication Studies, minor in Journalism, YSU Graduate, Shenango Valley Chamber of Commerce Leadership Shenango program Recruits and guides high school students through admissions process Teaches leadership, communication skills and professionalism for student tour guides Role in coordinating recruitment events; high school visits, regional college fairs, campus open houses and tours Megan Villers Leadership on College Applications
  • 11. Girls Can Lead Encouraging and Empowering Women to Discover their Best Selves Left many years in law and higher education to raise her & husbands three children Wellness consultant & independent Cabi stylist Amateur blogger Volunteers to provide programs complementing school curriculum Girls Can Lead Junior Achievement classes in financial literacy and entrepreneurship Co-Founder of Creator Commons, makerspace in Kennedy Catholic schools Lisa Walton TBD