Plenary and Breakout Speakers

Plenary 1

The State of the State

Helen Archontou

Moderator

CEO

YWCA Northern New Jersey

Balpreet Grewal-Virk

Senior Vice President, Community Health RWJBarnabus Health

Dr. Kaitlan Baston

Commissioner
New Jersey Department of Health

Maya Harlow

Essex County Health Officer

Plenary 2

Overseeing Women's Health

Sarah Pena

Moderator

Director
External Affairs North

Iris Jones

Executive Director
Office of Women's Health

Lisa Antonacci

Vice President
Women's Health
Hackensack Meridian Health

Suzanne Sperna

Senior Vice President of Women's Services RWJBarnabus Health

Deborah Visconi

President and Chief Executive Officer New Bridge Medical Center

Breakout

The M Factor

Jo LaMarca Mathisen

Moderator

Co-Executive Producer
The M Factor

Tamsen Fadal

Dr. Corrine Menn

Dr. Sharon Malone

Jennifer Weiss-Wolf

Breakout

The Many Faces of Breast Cancer

Eleonora Teplinsky

Moderator

Medical Oncology,
Breast Medical Oncology,
Gynecologic Medical Oncology
Valley Health System

Bill Heyman

Co-Founder
Heyman Associates

Miranda Mckeon

Writer, Actress, Creator

Jennifer Bucalo

Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives
Rutgers University, Newark

Sharyce Toppin

Manager of Administrative Services
Rutgers University, Newark

Breakout

Patient Advocacy

Patty Caballero

Moderator

Principal & CEO
PSC Consulting

Dr. Roshni Patel

TBD

TBD

TBD

Breakout

On Loneliness: An Epidemic

Jane Randel

Moderator

Co-Founder CommsCollectiv

Morgan Marler

Associate Director of Network and Partnerships The Foundation for Social Connection

Betsy Parker

CEO
Sunny

Breakout

Your Healthcare Roadmap

Kelly Fulton

Moderator

SVP, Business
Development
RWJBarnabus Health

Gail Zimmerman

Internal Medicine and Preventative Care

Dr. Fatima Naqvi

OBGYN
Atlantic Medical Group

TBD

TBD

Breakout

Innovations in Women's Health

Rachel Braun Scherl

Moderator

Business Builder, Marketing
Strategist, Vagipreneur, Author and Speaker

Komel Caruso

COO
HerMD

Timothy Merchant

National Director of Cancer Screening Networks New Jersey Imaging Network

Alyson Maier Likuta

Senior Director
NJPAC Arts & Well-Being

Breakout

Finance

Lisa Manzanillo

Moderator

Managing Partner
Simon & Quick

Dorothy Kahlau

First Senior Vice President
Valley Bank's Women in Business

Frenchi Ferenczi

Senior Vice President
Hackensack Meridian

Tiffany McGhee

CNBC Contributor
CEO and CIO
ivotal Advisors

Breakout

After the Diagnosis: What Now?

Monica Tirri

Moderator

Audible & Breast
Cancer Survivor

Rebecca C. Yang

Director of Breast Surgery, Director of Comprehensive Breast Health Center

Ceallaigh Lorenz-Talleyrand

Founder
Salvation Wellness

Breakout

Facts & Fiction: Weight Management

Vanessa Rissetto

Moderator

CEO, Co-Founder
Culina Health

Ragui Sadek

Chief of Bariatric Surgery service line RWJ Barnabas Healthcare System

Blaire Uniake

Lorraine Maita

Breakout

Caregiving and Caring for Oneself

Helen Archontou

Moderator

CEO
YWCA Northern New Jersey

Dr. Michelle Papka

Director and Founder
The Cognitive and Research Center of New Jersey

Anne Wargo

President
Anne Wargo Consulting

Holly Strelzik

Founder, CEO
Center for the Heart

Cristin Lovallo

Breakout

A Journey To Motherhood

Sarrah Strimel Bentley

Moderator

Founder
A Chance for Life

Dr. Serena Chen

Director Advocacy IRMS CCRM NJ

Brie Tammaro

Owner, CEO
No. 18 Boutique

Alison Prato

Journalist, Speaker, Author, CoFounder Fertility Rally

Breakout

Your Higher Being & Faith

Eyesha Marable

Moderator

Assist. VP, Community
Engagement NJPAC

Elisabeth (Liss) Larsen

Chaplain

Rabbi Allie Klein

South Orange Congregation

Breakout

Let's Talk About Sex and the Mind-Body
Connection

Mikki Taylor

Moderator

Author, Cultural Storyteller, Media Personality Editor-at-Large, ESSENCE Magazine

Chanta Blue

Breakout

Health Equity & Maternal Healthcare

Helen Archontou

Moderator

CEO

YWCA Northern New Jersey

MarieKarl Talty

President & CEO Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey

Tara Norman

Director of Health Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion

Breakout

Why Genetics Matter?

Dr. Deb Axelrod

Breast Cancer Surgery, Surgical Oncology NYU Langone Health

Dr. Julia Smith

Medical Oncology NYU Langone Health

Christina Dorr Drake

Founder
Willa's Oat Milk

Breakout

Heart Health

Patty Caballero

Moderator

Principal & CEO

PSC Consulting

Gwen Mayes

Patient Influencer, Advocate, Author
GwenCo Health

Dr. Amy Ahnert

Director, Women's Heart Program Morristown Medical Center

Breakout

Heart Health

Vanessa Rissetto

Moderator

Co-Founder
@culinahealth

Michelle
(Busy Bee)

Fireside Chat

Food & Beverage: All in Moderation

Eiko LaBoria

Founder/CEO
The Flow Initiative

Vanessa Freeman

Breakout

Women's Inquitiy in personal needs

Robin DiLauri

Chasing Tornadoes

Rob Fusar

Chasing Tornadoes

Rob Fusar

Singer from The Voice

Mckenzie Maurent

Singer Arts Ed
program at NJPAC

DJ Olive

Former Rockette, fitness studio owner

Former Rockette, fitness studio owner