Women@Work 2022 directory
Last year, Women@Work introduced two tiers of enhanced membership, our Innovators and Leaders. Driven by passion and purpose, this diverse and talented cohort of entrepreneurs, executives, visionaries and activists enjoy exclusive gatherings, complimentary admission to select Women@Work events, a spot in this, our second annual Women@Work print directory, and more. To learn more about how you can become a Women@Work Innovator or Leader, visit womenatworkny.com.
Kelli Arnold: EVP, chief strategy and innovation officer, Pioneer; www.pioneerny.com
Kristen Berdar, CPA, CMA: Partner, BST & Co. CPAs LLP; kberdar@bstco.com; www.bstco.com
Yolanda Caldwell: Chief diversity officer, Director of Women’s Leadership Institute and BOLD Women’s Leadership Network, The College of Saint Rose; www.strose.edu
Karen Carpenter-Palumbo: President and CEO, Vanderheyden Inc.; Kcarpenter@vanderheyden.org; www.vanderheyden.org
Cathy Crosky: Partner, Charter Oak Consulting Group; ccrosky@cocg.com; www.cathycrosky.com
Sandy DenBesten: Area senior vice president, Gallagher Benefit Services; Sandy_DenBesten@ajg.com; www.ajg.com
Denise Gonick: Founder, Cross Sound Concepts LLC; denisegonick@gmail.com; www.crosssoundconcepts.com
Tammis Groft: Director emerita, Albany Institute of History & Art; tammisg@gmail.com
Catherine Hover: Founder and CEO, Palette Community + Paint and Sip Studios; www.palettecommunity.com; www.paintandsipstudios.com
Jennifer Hunold: General manager, Albany and account supervisor, The Martin Group, Albany; jhunold@martingroupmarketing.com; www.martingroup.co
Daquetta P. Jones, BS, MSHSA: Founder/chief consultant and director, Equity & Inclusion Initiatives, Noble Consulting & Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region; dpjones81@gmail.com; djones@cfgcr.org | www.cfgcr.org
Robbin Jorgensen: Founder and CEO, Women Igniting Change; www.womenignitingchange.com
Georgia P. Kelly: Senior vice president and senior financial advisor, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management; georgia_kelly@ml.com | www.ml.com
Heidi Knoblauch, Ph.D.: Senior director, entrepreneurship development, Empire State Development
Jennifer MacPhee: Retired executive, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch; jmacphee22@gmail.com
Daria Mallin, AIA: Principal and president, Envision Architects; www.envisionarchitects.com
Hon. Carolyn McLaughlin: County legislator, Albany County Legislature; cmclaughlin2017@gmail.com; www.albanycountyny.gov
Carla Rasmussen Chiaro: President, Renaissance Corp. of Albany; cchiaro@rencorp.org
Anne Saile: Entrepreneur and board member, The Saile Group LLC; Annesaile44@gmail.com
Jessica Thomas, CPA: Chief financial officer, Soluna Holdings Inc.; www.solunacomputing.com
Raysheea T. Turner, Esq.: Partner, Wallace Turner Law; www.wallaceturnerlaw.com
Marcia White: President, The College of Saint Rose; marcia.white@strose.edu; www.strose.edu
Leaders
Sharon Bernstein: Chief executive officer, Sharon Burstein International LLC; www.sharonburstein.com
Debra JM Best, SPHR, SHRM-SCP: Owner and principal, Deb Best Practices – HR 911 – Outsourced Senior HR Mentor; Deb@DebBest.com; www.debbest.com
Gwendolyn Craig: Reporter, Adirondack Explorer; gwen@adirondackexplorer.org
BethAnne Crowder Hutchinson: President and COO, Premier Assessment Services Inc.; bhutchinson@nypremierassessment.com; www.nypremierassessment.com
Wendy Diefendorf: Director of enrollment management, Academy of the Holy Names; wdiefendorf@ahns.org
Dr. F. Maxine Fantroy-Ford: Educational Consultant, CoreInspiration Consulting Inc.; mfantroyford@yahoo.com
Christina Farinacci-Roberts: Founder and Chief Consultant, Head Heart Hands Consulting LLC; www.headhearthandsconsulting.com
Linda Gallagher: Administrative manager, University at Albany; lgallagher@albany.edu; www.albany.edu
Yvonne Keefe: Sales manager, Crowne Plaza Albany – Desmond Hotel; ykeefe@desmondhotels.com; www.desmondhotelsalbany.com
Michelle LaVoy: Membership development officer, FirstNewYork.org; www.FirstNewYork.org
Beth MacCallum: Outreach and volunteer coordinator, Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission; www.albanypinebush.org
Candy Marrero: President, Capital Region Retirees Association LLC; www.capitalregionretireesassociation.com
Ellen Nesbitt: Communications and programming associate, Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce; enesbitt@bethelehemchamber.com; www.bethlehemchamber.com
Diane M. Nickerson, MS Ed: School founder and director, Castle Island Bilingual Montessori; www.castleislandmontessori.org
Krysta Pogge: Certified Mastery Method coach, Krysta Pogge Coaching; www.krystapogge.com
Kate Qualters: Regional chief development officer, American Red Cross, Eastern New York; www.redcross.org
Cindy Schmehl: Executive director, To Love a Child Inc.; www.toloveachild.net
Rebecca Striker: Director of business development, Law Firm of Alex Dell PLLC; rstriker@alexdell.com; www.alexdell.com
Leslie Swedish: President, Moxxi Women’s Foundation; www.MoxxiWomensFoundation.com
Rebecca Taft: Founder and owner, Modern Hair Salon; modernhairalbany@gmail.com; www.modernhairalbany.com
