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Featured Speakers, Presenters, Panelist...

Me'Shae Rolling, MPA

Financial Empowerment Convention

Executive Producer

John Mannion

U.S. House of Representatives

Congressman

Thomas P. DiNapoli

Office of the NYS Comptroller

54th Comptroller of the State of New York

Pamela J. Hunter

NYS Assembly

NYS Assembly member

NYS Senator Rachel May

New York State Senate

New York State Senator

J. Ryan McMahon

Onondaga County

County Executive

Deputy Mayor Sharon Owens

City of Syracuse

Deputy Mayor

John Ginty

Paragon Found Productions

Writer/Director/Producer

Lakisa Terrell (LaKisa Renee)

Lè Du Jour Beauty & Wellness & Tales From The Media

LaKisa Renee Entertainment

Bishop Dr. H. Bernard Alex

Senior Pastor/Teacher of the Victory Temple Fellowship Church

Honorable H. Bernard Alex, Town of DeWitt Board

Sha-Asia

Peace, Love, & a Happy Heart LLC

Owner & Wellness Educator

CenterState CEO Ambassadors

CenterState CEO

Membership Manager

Otto the Orangeman

Syracuse University

Syracuse University Mascot

Speakers, Presenters, Panelist...

Matthew Burrell

County of Monroe

Supplier Diversity Manager

Jessica Abbott

CenterState CEO

Vice President of Member Engagement

Hugo Acosta

CNY LATINO Media

President

Jason Baribeau

JP Morgan Chase & Co

Vice President for Community and Business Development

Eileen Baugh

Admin-On-Call, LLC

Administrative Consultant

Cameron T. Bernard, Esq.

Bousquet Holstein PLLC

Davine Bey

DKON Consulting Group

Managing Principal

Tommi Billingsley

Fearless Queens

CEO/ Founder

Vicki Brackens

President of Brackens Financial Solutions Network, LLC (BFSN)

President

Gladys Brangman

Business Leaders of Color

CEO

Rickey Brown

Diversify NY LLC

CEO

Ismari Calderon

CNY LATINO Media

Intern

Jessica Clare Calhoun

Syracuse University

Associate Director for Financial Literacy

Jaleel A. Campbell

Jaleel Campbell Studios

Artist: Illustrator, Dollmaker, Curator

Dr. Lomax R. Campbell, MBA, PMP, LSSBB, RYT

Third Eye Network, LLC

President & CEO

Kenda Carfagno, FSCP

Visions Federal Credit Union

Financial Wellness Officer

Smerlyn Carrasco

M&T Bank

Vice-President, Bilingual Senior Branch Manager

Pastor Jordan Carter

Abundant Life Church

Executive Pastor

Dr. Yolanda Christophe, Ph.D.

Syracuse University

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Jason M. Clark, Esq.

NYS Division of Minority & Women’s Business Development

Executive Vice President

Nalisa Clark, JD

C&S Companies

Head of People & Culture

Jamar D. Clarke

Upstate Minority Economic Alliance

Executive Director

Dennis Coleman

Onondaga County - MWBE

Cal Corriders

Allyn Family Foundation

Real Estate Project Manager

Susan Crossett

CPS Recruitment

CEO

Laura Cueva

Cueva Contract Inc. dba Interior Innovations

Founder and President/CEO

Jordan Davis

Quality Cleaning NY

Business Owner, Investor

Thomas Dellwo

Cooperative Federal

Financial Counselor

Maria DeSantis

The DeSantis Orchestra

Owner & Band Leader & Producer

Bishop Ronald B. Dewberry

Center of Hope International, Inc.

President/CEO

Bret Dewhurst

Better Business Bureau of Upstate New York

Community Programs Coordinator

Walt DIxie

Jubilee Homes of Syracuse, Inc.

Executive Director

Gabrielle C. Dotterweich

NYS Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC)

NYS EPIC Regional Outreach Representative

Linda Euto

Syracuse University

Meghan Florkowski

WISE WBC

Director

Vendor: S’Marie Photography LLC and SMG Consulting Services of CNY - Shaneika Ford, MBA

Entrepreneur

Keonna Franklin

KSF Consolidated LLC

Founder/CEO

Jody Frawley

Dale Carnegie of CNY

Performance Consultant & Certified Trainer

Anthony Gaddy

UpState New York Black Chamber of Commerce

Co-Founder & President/CEO

Dreamer L. Glen

Miss Prissy’s LLC

Owner

Bea Gonzalez

Central New York Community Foundation

Chair Central New York Community Foundation /Trustee New York Power...

Nicholas J. Goodman

ITologist, LLC

Founder & President

Steve Gorzynski

M&T Bank

CNY Regional President

Robert Griffin

North Central Small Business Development Center

Regional Director

Mark S. Hall

M.S. Hall + Associates, LLC

CEO & Managing Partner

John Harris

M&T Bank

Senior Vice President, Retail Sales Mortgage

Youlanda Hudgins-Johnson

The Candle Bar by Cocoa’s Candles

Chino Ingram

The Castle

Owners

Nikita Jankowski

Belesai Communications

President

Michael Jennings

Brackens Financial Solutions Network, LLC (BFSN)

Wealth Consultant/ Financial Planning Associate

Barry M. John

Bridge Builder Corp

Founder & CEO

Talia Johnson-Huff

MWBE Constructors, Inc.

President

Indaria Jones

President

Colvin Commons

Mazaher E.G.E. Kaila, Esq.

Bousquet Holstein PLLC

Attorney

George Kilpatrick

Inspiration for the Nation and Power620 iHeartRadio

Founder & Host

London Ladd

London Ladd Studio

Freelance Illustrator and Educator

Abner Larrieux

A.L. Consulting Group and Alacriti

President

Melanie Littlejohn

CNY Community Foundation

President & CEO

Ricardo A. Lopez

Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University

Assistant Professor of Finance

George J. Lynch

George J. Lynch Excelsior Group LLC

Professional Speaker and Entrepreneur

Rosalinda Maury

D’Aniello Institute of Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University

Director of Applied Research and Analytics

Dr. Tomerial Brooks Sanderson, LCSW, MBA

University of Kentucky at Lexington

College of Social Work

Mauricio Mercado, PhD

Syracuse University

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Lender Center for Social Justice

Anne Messenger

Messenger Associates

President Emerita, Messenger Associates, Career Strategist and...

Kimberly Mitchell

Ujoozi

Owner

Legislator Brian Muldrow

Cayuga Drug and Alcohol Testing

Legislator/Business Owner

Arielle Badger Newman

Syracuse University

Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship

Tamika D. Otis

KeyBank

Vice-President, Corporate Responsibility & Community Relations...

Margaret (Meg) O’Connell

Allyn Family Foundation

Executive Director

Cherelle L Pace

City of Syracuse

Social Impact Analyst

Dr. Tatiana C. Parker, Ed.D.

Butterfly Community Innovations

President & CEO

Amanda Pascall

Home HeadQuarters, Inc.

Foreclosure Prevention & Housing Counselor

Sharron Y. Pearson

The Guest House

Owner/Operator

Dr. Kendall R. Phillips, Ph.D.

Lender Center for Social Justice

Director

Merriette Chance Pollard, MA

ABD

Specialist in Aging

Colette K. Powers, CEPA

UBS Financial Services Inc.

Powers Wealth Management and Financial Advisor

Dr. Willie D. Reddic, Ph.D.

The Whitman School at Syracuse University

Associate Dean of Business Education

Dr. Kira Kristal Reed, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, The Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University

Senior Research Associate, The Lender Center for Social Justice at SU

Valissa Rice

M&T Bank

CRA Mortgage Loan Officer

Dr. James H. Rolling, Jr., Ed.D.

Interim Chair, Department of African American Studies and Professor of Arts Education, Syracuse University

Founder, JH Rolling Arts, Education, Leadership Strategies

Jesus M. Rolon

Puerto Rican Festival Syracuse

Community Leader and Puerto Rican Festival Organizer

Laiza Semidey

Hueber-Breuer Construction Co., Inc.

Director of Equity & Community Development

Tayari Shaw

Dairy Farmers of America (DFA)

Sr. HR Business Partner

Theresa Cangemi, CSA, CLTC -- Retirement Health Plans Made Simple℠ (Formerly: Medicare Made Simple, LLC)

President / Medicare Insurance Specialist / Advocate / Educator /...

Melody R. Smith-Johnson, ThM, MSM

Melody’s Coworking & Event Space

President/CEO

Sheena Solomon

The Gifford Foundation

Executive Director and Director of Neighborhood Initatives

Christine Stanford

LORETTO

Chief Operating Officer, Skilled Nursing

LaShonda Sullivan

Onondaga County The One Stop

Financial Readiness Officer

Cjala A. Surratt

Black Citizens Brigade

Owner/Curator/Advocate

Osupa Katya T-Davis

Resurrect Your Resume

Founder

Ahmeed Turner

Central New York Community Foundation

VP of Scholarships and Student Success Executive Director, Say Yes...

Hillary Warner

Onondaga County Courthouse

Justice Coordinator for the Fifth Judicial District

Gwen Webber-McLeod

Gwen, Inc. and You Can't Fail

President & CEO, Founder

Shelly Whyland

PostNet in Syracuse

Owner/CEO & Sales Manager

Deshanna C. Wiggins

The Albany Black Chamber of Commerce, Inc.

CEO

Monifa Wilcox

Onondaga Community College

Vice President of Human Resources

Yahaira Zapata

The Enterprise Center at PathStone

Deputy Director for Economic Development - NY

Corrinne B Zoli

Syracuse University