Under the Sisterhood

Today we’re marching for change with Athena Jones a daughter, sister, breast cancer advocate and a journalist with more than two decades of experience in print and broadcast media. A skilled writer, moderator and public speaker, she began her career at Bloomberg News in Chile and Argentina. She covered the 2008 campaigns of then Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama for NBC News and the Nation...

Today we’re marching for change with Fulya Müftüoğlu a mother, daughter, sister, women’s advocate and a Berlin-based multidisciplinary artist and Organizational Change Designer. After more than 15 years in the corporate world, she shifted her path toward art, facilitation, and human-centered change.  Today, she works at the intersection of creativity, emotional awareness, and transformation, creat...

Today we're marching for change with Shelley Zalis, a mother, daughter, sister,  known as the “Chief Troublemaker,” CEO & Founder of The Female Quotient. Shelley is a trailblazing CEO, entrepreneur, three-time movement maker, and global advocate for women in the workplace.  Today, Zalis is dedicated to the Business of Equality®, amplifying the visibility and voices of corporate women glob...

Today we’re marching for change with Maya Rupert, a daughter, sister, women’s advocate, and political strategist, and the third Black woman in history to run a presidential campaign. She is the Executive Vice President at Blue State. She is the author of The Real Ones: How to Disrupt the Hidden Ways Racism Makes Us Less Authentic . She hosted the Image Award-nominated podcast When We Win with Maya...

Today we’re marching for change with Monica Kretschmer,  a mother, daughter, sister, and visionary founder, podcast host, speaker, and global thought leader advancing women’s leadership and allyship worldwide. She is the Founder and CEO of the Universal Women's Network™, Women of Inspiration™ Awards, and SupportHER™—globally recognized platforms built on a defining belief: Women of Inspiratio...

Today we're marching for change with Dr. Gina Newsome Duncan, a mother, daughter, sister, a Harvard-trained psychiatrist, and proud Hampton University alumna, where she earned her Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. She received her medical degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and completed her adult psychiatry residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and McLean Hospit...

Today we’re marching for change with Dr. Tiffany Troso-Sandoval a mother, daughter, sister and a board certified medical oncologist with more than 25 years of experience caring for women with cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.  Trained at Princeton and Cornell, she founded Winning the Cancer Journey LLC to support, educate, and guide female oncology patients through their health jou...

Today we’re marching for change with Ashlei A. Rodgers, MPH, a daughter, women’s advocate, health equity strategist, public health enthusiast, and founder of Sparkles & Rodgers, where she advises healthcare organizations, nonprofits, and pharmaceutical companies on building community trust, improving health literacy, and expanding access to care. Before launching Sparkles & Rodgers, Ashlei...

Today we’re marching for change with Alicia Ely Yamin, JD, MPH PhD , a mother, daughter, sister, women’s advocate, a Lecturer on Law and Senior Fellow at the Petrie-Flom Center at Harvard Law School, where she directs the Global Health and Rights Project. Yamin currently teaches at Harvard Medical School as well as Harvard Law School. She is the founding editor of the multi-disciplinary Brill/Nijh...

Today we're marching for change with Dr. Cheruba Prabakar a mother, daughter, sister, women’s advocate, a board-certified OBGYN and minimally invasive surgeon.  She helps women with fibroids live a life with reduced bleeding, pain, and improved fertility. In October 2022, she opened her own Gynecology & Surgery practice in the Bay area, where she provides highly personalized, accessible c...

Today, we’re marching for change with Christine Roth, a daughter, sister, and a global pharmaceutical leader who has spent more than 30 years helping to turn science into meaningful impact for patients.    As Executive Vice President and Head of Global Product Strategy and Commercialization at Bayer, Christine is known for leading with clarity, courage, and conviction, championing bold decision-ma...

Today we’re marching for change with Y-Vonne Hutchinson a mother, daughter, sister, entrepreneur, author, and internationally recognized expert on leadership, workplace culture, and the future of AI. She is the founder and CEO of Superessence, an AI-powered marketing intelligence platform that helps brands make smarter strategic decisions by combining brand health, market intelligence, and marketi...

Today we’re marching for change with Joanna Strober a mother, daughter, sister and the CEO and Co-founder of Midi Health , a virtual healthcare platform for women with a focus on perimenopause and menopause. Midi brings expert care, covered by insurance, to women nationwide.    Previously, Joanna founded Kurbo, the first digital therapeutic for childhood obesity, which was acquired by Weight Watch...

Today we're marching for change with Dr. Jenica Patterson, a mother, daughter, neuroscientist, mentor, and advocate for a future where every woman can benefit from the promise of innovation. As Senior Director of the Women's Health Network at the Milken Institute, Jenica leads a global effort to bring together leaders across science, healthcare, finance, philanthropy, and government to a...

Today we are marching for change with Esther Freinkel Tishman, MA, PhD, BCC   a mother, daughter, sister, and an award-winning teacher, author, therapist, and interfaith board-certified chaplain whose work bridges mindfulness, psychology, and spiritual care. She has supported individuals, families, and healthcare professionals through life's most challenging moments, including serving a leade...

Today, we’re marching for change with Anna Citarrella, a daughter, sister, women’s advocate, strategic communications, public affairs, and institutional relations leader who has spent more than 25 years turning dialogue into action and building partnerships that create meaningful impact. From healthcare and medical technology to the beauty industry, Anna has built an international career leading c...

Today, we’re marching for change with Angélica Fuentes, a mother, daughter, sister, and Mexican-American businesswoman, impact investor, entrepreneur, and lifelong advocate for women’s rights and gender equality. At just 29, Angélica was appointed CEO of Grupo Imperial, where she helped position the company as a leading force in Northern Mexico’s energy sector. She went on to serve as President of...

Today we’re marching for change with Dr. Vandana Arcot, a mother, daughter, sister, Physician, Philanthropist, Global Public Health Leader, and Founder of KOMSELJ, a non-profit consultancy focused on advancing women’s and children’s health and empowerment around the world.  For over 17 years, Vandana has partnered with international organizations like the United Nations and UNICEF to strengthen re...

Today we’re marching for change with Kayla Branstetter a mother, daughter, sister, author and an English Instructor at Crowder College, where she teaches literature, creative nonfiction, and composition. She is a published writer with work appearing in more than forty journals worldwide and the author of a creative nonfiction book. A TEDx speaker and educator, her work centers on women’s health, n...

Today we’re marching for change with Kayla F. Laserson, a mother, daughter, sister, and global health leader whose work has helped shape how the world understands, tracks, and responds to disease. Kayla is currently a Principal Officer of Surveillance and Epidemiology at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, where she leads efforts to design forward-looking, integrated surveillance systems acro...

Today we’re marching for change with Jamila Glean a mother, daughter, sister, executive, attorney, and program management leader whose 15-year career has been rooted in building systems that work for communities, for compliance, and for change.  As Senior Vice President at R.F. Wilkins Consultants, Inc., she oversees project management of compliance and outreach on the historic $20B+ JFK Airport R...

Today, we are Marching for Change with Dr. Triparna Sen , a scientist, leader, mentor, and global advocate, a daughter, a woman in science, and a force in translational cancer research whose work is redefining how we understand and treat lung cancer. Dr. Sen is a tenured Professor and Max Morehouse Chair in Cancer Research in the Division of Medical Oncology at The Ohio State University, where she...

Today we’re marching for change with Dr Rachel Elfenbein a mother, daughter, sister, women’s advocate and a sociologist, writer, researcher, educator, organizational capacity builder, policy advocate, and community organizer. She currently serves as the executive director of the Pennsylvania Alliance for Retired Americans, the retiree arm of the AFL-CIO, which advocates for retirement security for...

Today we’re marching for change with Sue Rizzello a daughter, wife, women’s advocate and the Founder and MD of Remedy Marketing, a B2B agency celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2026. With more than 35 years in communications and marketing, much of it in the technology sector, she is known for speaking directly and honestly, no matter the audience, and for helping businesses use proof through case...

Today, we're marching for change with Nina van Schaick, a mother, daughter, sister, and midwife, a born “fixer” and now entrepreneur whose purpose was forged over 14 years on the frontlines of birth. She witnessed, again and again, how preventable trauma impacts women and felt that gap personally as both clinician and patient. That moment of reckoning became her inflection point.  Guided by a...