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Summit Speakers*
 

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SVP- Head of Community Lending City National Bank

Dr. Vanessa Montañez

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Managing Partner Reach Canada Second Century Ventures 

Lynette Keyowski

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Senior Manager
US Multifamily Housing
MapleTree Investments

 

Joanne Lucas

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Executive Director - California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls

Darcy J. Totten

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Chief Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion at HomeServices of America

Teresa Palacios Smith

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Vice Chair Investment Banking Audit Committee City of Laguna Niguel, CA & Former Vice President of Corporate Inside Sales, UPS (Retired)

Kellie Aamodt

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Director of the C. Larry Hoag Center for Real Estate and Finance 
Director of the Janes Financial Center 
Associate Professor of Finance and Real Estate 

Fadel N. Lawandy, MBA, CCIA

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Co - Chair
EXIT Realty Corp International

Tami Bonnell

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Executive Director Avasant Foundation and Principal Avasant

Chitra Rajeshwari

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CEO NAWRB & Chairwoman NDILC

Desiree Patno

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CEO THEKarenA: Confidence Coach
Formerly CNB Inclusion Strategy & Business Development Manager

Karen A. Clark

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President of 2020vet and Zulu Time,  
Vice Chair & Commissioner for the
CA Commission on the Status
of Women and Girls

Erica Courtney

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Director of the Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurship & Business Ethics and Associate Professor at Chapman University

Cynthia K. West, Ph.D.

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President Onoo Po Strategies & CA Commissioner for the Native American Heritage Commission

Bennae Calac

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Sr Technical Program Manager at Commonwealth Fusion Systems

Elle Allen

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Director, Community Engagement Octane Foundation for Innovation

Linda DiMario

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Former CEO & President of National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC)

Rebecca Steele

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Second Century Ventures
Managing Partner
US Residential Reach

Ashley Stinton

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 Founder & CEO, Amicus Brain Innovations

Dr. Chitra Dorai

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​Founder & General Partner
Bad Bitch Empire

Lisa Carmen Wang

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Principal Attorney & Chief Investigations Counsel
Cameron | Jones LLP

Indira J. Cameron-Banks, ESQ.

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CEO and Founder, The Rosie Network

Stephanie Brown

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Assistant Dean for Library
DEI Initiatives & Development
Leatherby Libraries

Essraa Nawar MBA,MA,MLIS

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Chief Executive Officer
Claims Recovery Financial Services

Jodi Gaines

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Executive Director
The Representation Project (TRP)

Holly Martinez

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*Several being added

Past NAWRB Conference Speakers

Marcia Davies, Chief Operating Officer of Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) and founder of mPower

Christina K. Boyle, Chief of Officer, Single-Family Business, Freddie Mac

Betsy Berkhemer-Credaire, CEO, 2020 Women on Boards, CEO, Berkhemer Clayton Retained Executive Search 

Brett Danaher, Assistant Professor of Economics and Management Science at Chapman University

Vanessa Dawson, Founder & CEO of The Vinetta Project

Connie St. John, President & CEO of No Weapon Productions (NWP)  

Nicole Cober, Principal Managing Partner of Cober Johnson and Romney (CJR), Legal Analyst, DC Fox News, Board Member, National Women's Business Council (NWBC) 

Rachel Beam-Jares, Field Manager - Valuation Department, Fannie Mae 

 

Saul Schwartz, Director, Office of Minority & Women Inclusion, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation  

Scharrell Jackson, Partner, Chief Operating Financial Officer at Squar Milner LLP, CEO & Founder, Leadership in Heels

 

Jonah Blake, Chief Gaming Officer, Game Fund Parters Group

 

Jade Garrett, CEO, Positive Deviancy

Helene Schnieder, Regional Coordinator U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness

Quinn Palomino, Co-Founder and Principal at Virtua Partners

Teresa Bryce Bazemore, CEO Bazemore Consulting LLC 

Hope Atuel, Executive Director, Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA)

Terry Bayer, Director of California Water Service Group 

John Figueroa, CEO & Managing Partner of Bailey Cavan Capital LLC, former CEO & Board member Geona Healthcare, former CEO & remains Chairman of Apria Healthcare Group Inc.

Anne Miskey, Chief Executive Officer of Union Station Homeless Services, serving Pasadena & San Gabriel Valley

Kamal Latham, Chief Executive Officer U.S. Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority (USVIEDA)

Debbie Hoffman, CEO & Founder, Symmerty Blockchain Advisor, Inc.

Jean Bradley, VP, Strategic Business Development Essent Guaranty, Inc.

Terri Billups, Los Angeles District Office SBA Assistant District Director, Economic Development 

Cynthia Blanchard, President of Anthem Vault, Inc., Anthem Gold, Inc., & Hercules,SEZC

Veronica Miracle, Reporter, ABC7 Eyewitness News

Zeeda M. Daniele, President & Owner Centeral Park Promotions Inc.

Cindy D.Brittain, Partner Katten Muchin Roseman LLP 

 

Debra Cherry, Executive VP of Alzheimer's Los Angeles & clinical psychologist

Noel Massie, Author, Retired Vice President US Delivery Operations UPS

Christy Alexander, Founder, Med Health Network 

​Teresa Grobecker, Growth Executive, BOSSCAT Home Services & Technologies 

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