Dr. Unnatti Jain is a keynote speaker, author, and bridge-builder dedicated to bringing people together across generations, so everyone feels seen, heard, and valued. Speaking to schools, colleges, and organizations, Unnatti creates powerful spaces where connection replaces conflict and understanding replaces assumption.

With a purpose rooted in belonging, Unnatti focuses on bridging the generational gap, helping parents and teens, educators and students, and leaders and teams move from misunderstanding to meaningful dialogue. Her engaging, heart-centered talks inspire audiences to listen differently, speak honestly, and connect more intentionally—because when we build bridges instead of walls, everyone thrives.

After beginning her career as an academic writer, Unnatti has transitioned into authoring books that reach people where they are and meet them where it matters most. Her book Parent–Teen Journey supports families in navigating communication, identity, and growth together, and in 2026 she expands her impact with her upcoming book, Everything Begins with You, a powerful reminder that change, connection, and belonging always start from within.

“My purpose is simple,” Unnatti shares. “To bring people together—so no one feels invisible, and everyone knows they belong.”

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Andrea Lynn White serves as Chief of Staff at Genworth and is the executive responsible for government and external affairs, including the company’s ESG initiatives.

Lynn joined Genworth’s predecessor company, GE Financial Assurance, in 2001 and held several positions in Human Resources, Compliance, and Government Relations.  She previously was employed by the LeClair Ryan law firm in Richmond, Virginia, in its Labor/Employment practice group and began her career at Aetna Life Insurance Company in Middletown, Connecticut, as an Associate in its Management Development Program.        

Lynn earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance, summa cum laude, from Howard University in Washington, D.C., and a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia.  

Lynn serves on several non-profit boards in the Richmond area, including the Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Richmond, the United Way of Greater Richmond and Petersburg, and The Richmond Forum.  She is also a member of the Executive Leadership team of American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women campaign.

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Caroline Dalal is a former broadcast journalist turned entrepreneur known for building high-performing brands and scalable businesses across diverse industries.

After earning her BA (Honours) in Communications and English Literature from the University of Toronto, Caroline began her journalism career at OMNI Television. As the youngest on-air journalist, she anchored, produced, and reported on major global and national stories, including 9/11, Nelson Mandela, and the SARS outbreak. She also shed light on critical social issues affecting immigrant communities. Her impactful reporting led to a five-year tenure at CTV, where she continued covering mainstream news and complex community challenges.

Inspired by the leaders and stories she encountered throughout her media career, Caroline transitioned into entrepreneurship. She founded Catur Agency, a digital branding and communications firm that supported prominent real estate developers and growing businesses across North America. Under her leadership, the agency contributed to over a billion dollars in real estate sales and earned multiple industry awards for digital marketing excellence.

Caroline later founded Flowz Staffing, a company delivering dedicated, full-time staffing solutions to businesses across various sectors, including professional services, real estate, finance, technology, promotional products, and growing entrepreneurial ventures. Flowz supports organizations with back-office operations, executive assistance, sales enablement, marketing support, and strategic growth initiatives. One of the company’s notable partnerships includes serving as the official virtual assistant provider of the NFL Alumni.

Throughout her career, Caroline has partnered with established corporations, emerging businesses, and industry leaders, helping organizations streamline operations, strengthen brand presence, and scale efficiently. Her work has generated hundreds of millions in revenue for clients and supported companies in achieving sustainable, long-term growth.

Today, Caroline is recognized for building agile teams, driving measurable results, and helping businesses scale with clarity, strategy, and operational excellence.

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After a dynamic career leading organizational change and talent strategy across Fortune 500 companies, global engineering firms, and federal agencies, Sherryl Dimitry recently retired from corporate life to focus on what she cares about most: developing effective, authentic and future-proof leaders, and helping professional and executive women navigate bold career transitions with clarity, confidence, and purpose.

As a former People Executive, Managing Consultant, and Global Talent Leader, Sherryl spent over two decades guiding organizations through complexity and transformational change—whether modernizing HR systems for 600,000+ employees, building inclusive leadership pipelines, or coaching high-potential talent into the C-suite. Sherryl now brings that same strategic insight and human-centered approach to individuals and organizations ready to redefine their next chapter.

Sherryl holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Systems, with research focused on a systemic analysis of the gender gap in the corporate C-suite. She has published widely on leadership, change, and equity, and her work has been featured in Training Industry Magazine, HR People & Strategy, OD Journal, and World Futures, among others. She has also served as a speaker and advisor for HR.com, the Conference Board, and the International Systems Institute.

Sherryl works with women who are ready to pivot, reimagine, or rise—whether that means stepping into leadership, shifting industries, or designing a life that finally aligns with their values. Her approach blends systems thinking, deep coaching, and a fierce belief in the power of women to lead change—on their terms.

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As President and Chief Executive Officer of AscentPoint Leadership, Dr. Rosina Racioppi spearheads her organization’s initiatives to help Fortune 1000 companies cultivate the talent they need for ongoing growth and profitability. Under her leadership, AscentPoint Leadership successfully partners with organizations across a wide range of industries to develop their high-potential women and to build a pipeline of diverse and talented leaders.

By overseeing the management of programs and services nationwide, Dr. Racioppi is actively involved in helping organizations meet the challenges of a continually changing global economy. Additionally, she analyzes and develops new business opportunities; works with current Fortune 1000 partners to assess and update offerings to their high-potential women; and ensures that AscentPoint Leadership is in sync with the needs of its present and potential partners.

Dr. Racioppi’s experience makes her singularly qualified to understand the needs of partner organizations. Prior to joining AscentPoint Leadership, she held executive management positions in human resources at Degussa Corporation, Nextran (a division of Baxter Corporation) and Beechwood Data Systems. She has over 25 years’ experience in Organization Planning and Development, Compensation and Benefits, Training and Development, Safety, Quality Management, Staffing and Employee Relations.

Dr. Racioppi earned her doctorate in education from the University of Pennsylvania. Her dissertation, “Women’s Mentoring Wisdom” focuses on how women use and fail to use mentoring at the all-important mid-career level. She earned a Master of Science in Education from the University of Pennsylvania, a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Michigan State University and is certified in the Hay Job Evaluation Process and the Crosby Total Management System.

Additionally, Dr. Racioppi is a contributing member of Reimagining Talent, Learning & Development Congress, a contributing leadership expert to publications such as Fortune, Fast Company and Chief Learning Officer magazines, and serves on the Advisory Council of the Women Business Collaborative.  

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Andrea Davis is a recognized expert in the fields of emergency and crisis management who has dedicated her career to bridging the silos between public and private sectors to create a united approach when it comes to disaster risk reduction. 

Ms. Davis has held leadership roles with NGOs (The American Red Cross, Save the Children US), the US Federal Government (FEMA, The Federal Reserve), and Fortune 500 Companies (Walmart, Disney).  With each role, Ms. Davis used her influence to lead global initiatives focused on the importance of making risk-informed determinations and engaging all members of the community in the decision-making process. Currently, Ms. Davis is the President and CEO of a certified woman-owned small business, The Resiliency Initiative (TRI).  Ms. Davis founded TRI out of a passion to serve the whole community before, during, and after an emergency. 

Ms. Davis is a decorated leader. In 2018, the International Association of Emergency Managers selected her as the inaugural Emergency Manager of the Year, and she was inducted into the Women’s Hall of Fame for Emergency Management in 2013.

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Dr. Carol Hedgspeth is the Founder and Lead Coach of The Brilliance Lab, her leadership coaching and consulting practice. Her mission is to develop bold, brilliant, people-first leaders—especially women of color—through one-to-one and team coaching, strategic leadership development sessions, and meeting facilitation. She launched The Brilliance Lab in October, 2025.

Prior to Founding The Brilliance Lab, Carol served as Deputy Director at EdTrust-West, an educational justice nonprofit dedicated to closing opportunity gaps. From October 2021 through October 2025, she led and supported teams using an equity-driven, data-centered, and student-focused approach to advocate for equitable education and high academic achievement for all California students, particularly those from historically marginalized communities..

From 2015–2021, Carol worked at Innovate Public Schools ascending to Vice President of Talent and Operations, where she strengthened the organization’s talent recruitment and management strategies. She is especially proud of her work improving diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and managing day-to-day operations that helped increase organizational effectiveness and support staff success.

Earlier in her career, Carol was a researcher at WestEd in the Assessment and Standards Development Services program, managing research projects on topics including the alignment of state assessments to state-and district-level standards and learning objectives, the validity and defensibility of state-level educator effectiveness measures, the adequacy of college- and career-readiness measures in career academies, and metrics for optimal teaching and learning strategies for English learners, multilingual families, and families with low incomes.

Her career began in higher education, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in Psychology and Education as an adjunct professor across the East Coast in 1995. Most recently, she served as Assistant Professor in the Psychology Department at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland.

Carol received her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and an M.S. in Social Psychology from Howard University in Washington D.C, and received a B.S. in Psychology from University of California, Berkeley.

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Dawn Hendricks founded FM Talent Source, an award-winning minority woman-owned management consulting firm, with a commitment to provide world class service, diversity and professionalism. With over 20 years of subject matter expertise and strategic business insights in project management, Dawn’s progressive and focused vision creates optimum growth opportunities for her clients and team. Dedication and forward-thinking leadership have been the cornerstone principles for FM Talent Source. These principles aligned with the core values of service, diversity and excellence have earned the organization a reputation of quality and reliability.

Her esteemed business acumen, community leadership and commitment to the underserved, have been featured on television and radio programs such as WUSA’s Great Day Washington and WHUR. She has also been featured in Rolling Out Magazine, Urban Magazine and Afro Newspaper.

Known for her dedication to excellence, Dawn is the proud recipient of the 2015 Contractor of the Year Award from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Safety Inspection Services (FSIS), and the Top 100 Minority Business Enterprise Award for the Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware and District of Columbia region in 2014.

Dawn holds a MS in Human Resource Management from American University; a BBA from Hofstra University; and is PMP Certified from the Project Management Institute (PMI). She holds a lifelong love of dance that has fueled her strength and focus.

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Denella Clark is the President and CEO of the Boston Arts Academy Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to securing private funding to support Boston Arts Academy, the city’s only public high school for visual and performing arts. A Jamaican immigrant with over 30 years of experience in nonprofit leadership, Denella has a proven track record of driving equity, inclusion, and social change through philanthropy.

Under her leadership, the foundation has launched transformative initiatives including a $35 million comprehensive campaign and signature fundraising events such as BAAF Honors, which celebrate the school’s mission while engaging the community. Denella’s work supports a predominantly Black and Latinx student body, many of whom are first-generation college-bound, empowering them through exceptional arts education.
Denella is a recognized leader and advocate for diversity and inclusion, having served as Chair of the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women and leading efforts to pass the Massachusetts Equal Pay Act. Her commitment to education and social justice has earned her multiple awards and distinctions as one of Boston’s most influential figures.

With a steadfast vision to transform the educational and philanthropic landscape of Boston, Denella Clark continues to champion the power of arts education to create opportunity, inspire creativity, and foster equity for underserved youth.

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Tamika Tremaglio is the Managing Director at Secretariat. Tamika is a global leader with more than 30 years of experience advising Fortune 500 companies and organizations in the professional services, sports, media, and entertainment industries. She is a Managing Director at Secretariat, a global expert and advisory firm, where she leads the firm’s Global Sports Consulting practice.

Tamika is known for her strategic vision, deep understanding of complex sports market challenges, and ability to drive transformational change. She consistently delivers results that enhance client value and drive revenue growth across multiple domains, from finance and regulatory matters to leadership development and brand growth. She has advised leaders in sports for more than 15 years across football, soccer, women’s and men’s basketball, table tennis, fishing and more—forging strong relationships that span major sports leagues, superstar athletes, sports business titans, and community leaders.

Before joining Secretariat, Tamika was elected by NBA players to serve as the Executive Director of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) and CEO of THINK450, where she operated at the intersection of business strategy, governance, and high-stakes negotiations—securing a groundbreaking Collective Bargaining Agreement that increased salaries and benefits by $250 million in the first year and unlocking $50 billion in long-term value for NBA players. Prior to that, she was the Managing Principal at Deloitte, overseeing 23 offices and 17,000 professionals within the firm’s Greater Washington Area, with revenues in excess of $3 billion, where she led large-scale investigations and advised a diverse range of clients in high-profile matters.

In addition to her executive experience, Tamika holds several leadership and board positions across the business, sports, and nonprofit sectors, including serving as Chairman of the Board for the University of Maryland School of Law and Chairman of the Audit Committee for Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation.

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