Step Up Member Directory

Welcome to Step Up’s Member Directory. Discover and connect with fellow members in your city and make yourself visible within a community of women who champion mentorship, leadership, and impact.

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Chicago

Shayna Cook​ | partner and trial lawyer​, Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP​

Christy DeMott​ | associate general counsel and VP​, BMO Financial Group

Angela Elbert​ | partner, Neal Gerber & Eisenberg​

Julie Langdon​ | shareholder​, Vedder Price​

Kathryn McKechnie​ | treasurer, The Chicago Mosaic School​, Friends of NTA​

Jessica Merino​ | president and financial advisor​, Merino Wealth Management

Michelle Pacynski | strategic advisor, iVantedge Advisor, LLC

Aneysha Pearce​ | managing partner​, Royal Oak Ventures

Beth Perry​ | leadership coach and consultant​, Perry Consulting LLC​

Daphne Ortiz​ | founder, Statement PR

Andrya Smith​ | partner, PwC

Los Angeles

Alexa Brandt​ | marketing & partnerships executive​

Mariah Brandt​ | retired partner​, Pilsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP​

Carly Cooper​ | adjunct professor​, USC

Tara Crimin​ | associate director, global media, tech & legal​

Kimberly Buffington Crockrell​ | retired partner​, Pilsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP​

Alison Deyette​ | media trainer and on-camera coach​

Tracy DeFreitas​ | web producer​, Capital Group

Marta Ferro​ | president, Starfish Impact​

Jeanne Elfant Festa​ | co-president, White Horse Pictures​

Tal Gilad​ | SVP, development​, Christel House International​

Tanya Hekimian​ | associate vice president, financial advisor, alternative investments director​, Morgan Stanley​

Lisa Hochberg​ | senior resource manager​, Point B

Jennifer Hochman​ | SVP, Beal Bank USA​

Los Angeles

Jennifer Hochman​ | SVP, Beal Bank USA​

Brittany Hveem​ | head of business affairs​, Hulu Originals

Angela Marsoubian | Sr Manager, Enterprise Compensation | The Walt Disney Company

Natalie McAdams​ | owner and executive producer​, Namevents

Leila Milano​ | SVP, digital distribution and global product counsel​, TelavisaUnivision​

Margie Moreno​ | SVP, current programs​, Warner Brothers Discovery

Laura Probst​ | founder and chief strategist​, Do Good: Make Money

Doris Schwartz​ | principal, DS Consulting​

Kim Richardson​ | VP privacy, chief privacy officer​, Tandem Diabetes Care​

May Yeung​ | sales, merchandising, and retail executive​

Traci Fleming​ | president and studio director​, House of Honey

Kristin Moss​ | CMO, Builders​

Hali Resnick​ | associate general counsel​, Roku Inc.

San Francisco Bay Area

Jan Coonley​ | chief people and diversity officer​, HBC

Rosabel Tao​ | principal and chief visioneer​, Fire & Bridge

National

Louisa Shipnuck Jones​ | managing consultant​, InnerRegen Corp.​

Shari Kathe​ | office managing partner, audit partner​, RSM US LLP​

Wendi Sturgis​ | CEO, Cleverbridge​

Shari Wenker​ | retired, former SVP, president, and chief marketing and communications officer​, Scottsdale, AZ

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