Sarah is an independent UX consultant who leads UX strategy, research, and content design for mission-driven organizations. She also provides website administration support to WBC.

Her UX career spans 15+ years and includes experience at the innovation consultancies frog and Smart Design, where she helped clients leverage user insights to define new strategies and experiences, as well as in-house leadership at Verizon Design, where she led multi-disciplinary product design teams and organizational initiatives to help shape culture and process. Prior to working in UX, Sarah worked as graphic designer, and incorporates her knowledge of branding, print design, storytelling, and wayfinding into her UX approach.

Sarah holds a Master’s in Design in Interaction Design from Carnegie Mellon University and two undergraduate degrees from Washington University in St. Louis, a BFA in Visual Communications and a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture.

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Brad is a CFO Strategic Advisor at Jitasa, a Certified B Corporation and accounting firm that exclusively serves nonprofit organizations through specialized bookkeeping, accounting, and strategic advisory services. He has been with Jitasa since 2024 and has worked closely with the Women’s Business Collaborative since 2024, supporting their mission through strategic financial insight and advisory services.

Brad brings deep experience in nonprofit financial management, helping organizations translate complex financial data into clear, actionable information for leadership teams and boards. His work focuses on aligning financial strategy with mission impact, improving decision-making, and supporting organizational growth in a responsible and sustainable way.

Throughout his career at Jitasa, Brad has collaborated with nonprofit leaders across a wide range of mission areas, offering guidance on budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning. He is known for his thoughtful approach, attention to detail, and commitment to helping organizations operate with clarity and confidence.

Brad is passionate about empowering mission-driven organizations with the financial tools and perspective they need to create lasting impact.

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As the founder and CEO of Blue Shore Human Resources and Blue Shore Bookkeeping, Allison Cohen leads her team in helping organizations build stronger teams and healthier workplaces. Headquartered in New York, with a recent expansion into Chicago, Blue Shore partners with businesses and organizations to deliver hands-on HR support, driving compliance, organizational strategy, and culture. Allison earned her degree from Utah Valley University and specializes in shaping inclusive, engaged, and human-centered workplaces that can grow sustainably and adapt to evolving organizational needs.

Before founding Blue Shore, Allison worked as Chief of Staff for a logistics brokerage in Chicago, overseeing both HR and accounting at the executive level. Her career has focused on empowering small businesses and organizations through effective people management and operational strategy. In addition to leading Blue Shore, she advises boards and leadership teams on people and culture issues, offering guidance on workforce challenges, compliance, and scalable long-term growth.

Allison also serves on the Board of Directors for Resilience, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting survivors of sexual assault through trauma-informed services from crisis response to long-term healing and recovery.

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Director of Business Development, Kalamuna

Chad Capellman is a digital advisor and member of WBC’s In the Arena Steering Committee who bridges the gap between technology, strategy, and execution. Currently serving as Director of Business Development for Kalamuna, a mission-driven full-service creative digital agency, Chad helps CEOs, CMOs, CTOs and other executives overcome technology deficiencies to create strategic solutions for content management, integrated data, e-commerce and custom digital tools.

Chad has strategized and delivered impactful digital solutions for key public, commercial, healthcare and educational institutions, including Boston Children’s Hospital, U.S. Figure Skating, Massachusetts General Hospital, the Chronicle of Higher Education, the Trust for the National Mall, U.S. Figure Skating, DC Water, Loudoun Water, the World Bank, and multiple associations. His expertise spans healthcare, finance, non-profit and consumer packaged goods clients, where he has managed award-winning websites and digital initiatives.

Chad’s media background includes work for The Washington Post, CBS Sportsline, the Associated Press, MediaPost, ESPN.com and other publications. He has also served as the “digital glue” behind the scenes of the WeMedia series of conferences focusing on the intersection of media, society and technology. As a recovering sportswriter and co-founder of the Baseball Industry Network group on LinkedIn with more than 47,000 members, Chad brings a storyteller’s perspective to digital strategy.

Chad holds a BA in English from the University of Maryland and is Shipley Certified. He serves as a digital advisor to groups promoting equity, fairness, and win-win opportunity creation, aligning his technical expertise with meaningful social impact. He’s also a huge tennis fan, and recalled for WBC the time he went from a ball boy to a credentialed reporter in the same week, and reflected on the importance of giving an opportunity to others when we can.

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Gwen K. Young is the CEO of the Women Business Collaborative. She is also a Visiting Scholar at the Elliot School of International Affairs, George Washington University and former Director of the Global Women’s Leadership Initiative at the Wilson Center. She is an Advisor to Concordia.

Ms. Young has worked across the globe to promote economic development, good governance and peace. She has developed strategy, programming and advocacy in the areas of humanitarian policy, international affairs and international development. This includes developing public private partnerships focused on public health, agriculture, gender equality, and access to finance. Further, Ms. Young has advocated for and published on international criminal law and designed SGBV guidelines. As an attorney, Ms. Young has worked as a professional advocate for women and human rights in corporate law settings, with the ICTY and the Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice at the University of San Diego.

Her career has encompassed a comprehensive array of international organizations including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Medecins Sans Frontieres, International Rescue Committee, and the Harvard Institute for International Development. An alumna of Smith College, Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and the University of California Davis, School of Law, Ms. Young has pursued a career of international public service focused on humanitarian relief, international development, and human rights starting with gender equality and equity.

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Alina is an IT solution provider at WBC, and she is proud to be a part of the movement where we strive to make equality prevail in the business world!

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