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  LEADERSHIP

   2026 - 2027 Board of Directors


 

President
Barbara Best
Founding Partner and Principal
Cap Strat


 

Julie Durkin
Senior Consulting Actuary

Willis Towers Watson

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President Elect
Denise Brown
COO & Head of Customer Success
Gestalt


 

Christy Hernandez
Sr. Director Financial Reporting and Budget

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Secretary
  
Jian Zhang, CFA, PhD
Partner
Adams Street Partners

 

Gennell Jefferson
Founder & CEO
GenEquity Enterprises LLC

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Treasurer
Aimee Urnikis
Partner
Sassetti LLC



Krenna Kelly
Executive Director
Wells Fargo

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Past President
Kerry Jordan
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Supercritical, LLC



Susan McDermott
US Strategic Research Director
Mercer

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Erica Marquez Avitia
Chief Operating Officer
Old Mission Holdings LLC



Lizveth Mendez Witt
Chief Financial Officer
New Moms

 

 

Nakita Burrell
Chief Financial & Administrative Officer
Ada S. McKinley Community Services


 

Sandra Pinter
Vice President Finance & Accounting
Union Leasing



Jenny Casteller
Chief Operating Officer
Poetry Foundation

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Maria Tabrizi
Executive Vice President & COO
First Womens' Bank




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