4th Annual
March 15, 2024
Sonesta White Plains
March 15, 2024
Sonesta White Plains
Welcome to the 4th Annual Westchester Women’s Summit!
It is a privilege and an honor to welcome you! Thank you for being a part of my passion project! Your being here is a testament to the need for places like this for women to learn and grow. I am so glad you came!
I am grateful for the many individuals and companies who joined me to produce this unique day of empowerment. I am thankful for the connections and collaborations that led to today. Every sponsor, speaker and partner is a critical part of our success and I feel so very, very blessed to have your support and endorsement.
Today is a about a movement - it’s about women helping women. It‘s about creating a space for inspiration, advocacy and self-care. It‘s been my experience that when you put women together connections are made, solutions are found, and things get done. We also pay homage to those who came before us. Be sure to check out the “Westchester Women Who Made History’ posters in the Discovery Village. It is only a sample of the local she-roes that paved the way.
Please enjoy your time here today and don’t forget: the fastest way to the top is by reaching for the woman’s hand behind us - and pulling her up, too.
Have the most amazing day!
Rose Cappa Rotunno Creator and Producer Westchester Women’s SummitWe’re proud to support the Westchester Women’s Summit, an incredible space where we celebrate the power of connection and the collective impact we can achieve when women come together. Throughout history, women have demonstrated a remarkable talent for being connectors. We’re nurturers. As leaders in business and in the community, we champion one another's success.
This conference exemplifies that spirit, providing a platform for women to share ideas, forge partnerships, and inspire each other. Thanks to Rose Cappa Rotunno for her vision in creating this experience and bringing together diverse perspectives in an environment where women can learn, collaborate, and empower one another.
Lisa Buchman, Executive Vice President Harrison Edwards Integrated MarketingCorporate AV couldn’t be more excited to be a part of the Westchester Women’s Summit! What a great event to recognize, motivate, and empower the strong women in our community!
Joe Guilderson, and the Corporate AV Team Corporate Audio Visual3:15 PM
Discovery Village & Experience Zone open ALL DAY
CraftinganEldercareStrategythatReclaimsTimeandCreates
Briarcliff 1
Briarcliff 2
Choose 1 of 5
Maria Imperial, Esq. Commissioner NYS Division of Human Rights
Tasha Young | Moderator Adjunct Professor NYU Silver School of Social Work
Symra Brandon Director of Community Affairs for Majority Leader Andrea Stewart Cousins
Hon. Shawyn Patterson Howard Mayor City of Mount Vernon
Making Money Work for You: Basic Financial Concepts all Women Must Know
Jane Moshi-Malloda Licensed Financial Professional
Sprainbrook
Mindfull
Yvonne Marie McKitty, RN Care Coordinator Westchester Community Health Center
Hon. Leilani Yizar-Reid Trustee Village of Mamaroneck
Jacqueline Vasquez CEO Classy and Inspiring Yorktown
Pelham
Barbara Alammari LCSW
Director of Social Work Westchester Community Health Center
Sonia Teague LCSW Westchester Community Health Center
Westchester Breathes - Do You?
Elena Falcone
Outreach Initiatives Coordinator Westchester Library System
Maria Provenzano LCSW Administrator Wartburg
Dora Kanellopoulous | Moderator PhD, Psychologist Westchester Behavioral Health
Stephanie Shapiro LMSW, Social Worker Westchester Behavioral Health
Elizabeth Bukac MS,RD,CDN,CDES, Clinical Dietitian New York Presbyterian Westchester
Sri Lakshmi Kadiyala MD, Family Medicine Specialist Presbyterian Medical Group Hudson Valley
Cassandra Simmons, CMD, OB/GYN
New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center and New York Presbyterian Medical Group Westchester
Diahann Smith-Roberts EMPA, BSN, RN, Patient Care Director Westchester Behavioral Health
Shakera Tems, MPA Interim Director of Women's Affairs with the New York State Executive Chamber
George Latimer County Executive Westchester County
Hon. Andrea Stewart-Cousins NYS Majority Leader
Andrea Navedo | Keynote Actress, Author, Activist
Rachele Khadjehturian | Moderator FNP-BC, Family Nurse Practitioner White Plains Physician Associates
Dr. Michelle Giannone Obstetrician and Gynecologist White Plains Hospital Associates
Elizabeth DeRobertis MS, RD, CDN, CDE, Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator Scarsdale Medical Group
Dr. Nicole Solomos Sports and Lifestyle Medicine Physician, White Plains Hosptial Physician Associates
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM - DISCOVERY VILLAGE
VIP Ticket holders welcome to join the Keynote in the Whisk Restaurant for a Private Meet and Greet with the speakers
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM -
Becoming Anti-Fragile
Jennifer Maher Business Coach and Life Force Strategist
BREAKOUT 2
Choose 1 of 5 Memoir Workshop: Objects and Memory
Dr Emily Bloom Author, Mellon Public Humanities Fellow
Sarah Lawrence College Wartburg
Yorktown
Creating an Eldercare Strategy That Reclaims Time and Creates Peace
Abbe Udocci CEO, Concierge Healthcare Consulting
Sprainbrook
Pelham
Crystal Collins, MPH Director of Policy & Programs FaithBased & Urban Affairs for Westchester County Executive
Lauren Baptiste CEO Acheloa Wellness
Jacqueline Hattar Partner
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Melissa G. Andrieuz, Esq. Chief Diversity Officer Dorf Nelson & Zauderer LLP
Stephanie Melowsky Vice President PCSB Bank
3:15 PM
13-One
BLDesigned
Brownie & Co
Buzz Creators, Inc
Buzz Potential
Cancer Support Team
Corporate AV
Cross County Shopping Center
Diamond Solutions Group, LLC
Diaper Cake Studio
FILIGREE NYC
Friends of Karen
Girls Inc. of Westchester
Grant Professionals of Lower Hudson
Greenberg Cosmetic Surgery and Dermatology
Helen Daniels Fine Jewelry
Honey Notes
Hope's Door
Impact 100 Westchester
Jacqueline Vazquez
Jenny Whoo, LLC
Linza Advisors Inc.
Living 360 Today
Mary Belle Books
M I E Lifestyle LLC
Mirame
Mustkies LLC
NewYork-Presbyterian
Nonprofit Westchester
NY Mirror Photo Booth
oHHo
Pace Women’s Justice Center
PCSB Bank
Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic
Sharc Creative
Sister to Sister International, Inc.
The Ambitious Soul Marketing Agency LLC
The LOFT LGBTQ+ Community Center
Today's Students Tomorrow's Teachers
Touchstone Crystal by Swarovski
VeeKast
Volunteer New York
Wartburg
Women’s Enterprise Development Center
Westchester Black Women's Political Caucus
Westchester Library System
Westchester Magazine
Westchester Women's Agenda
Westy Self Storage
White Plains Hospital
Women United of Westchester Social Club, Inc.
YMCA of Central Northern Westchester
YWCA White Plains & Central Westchester
The stage, the church, and the trail are all the same to me.
Places I go to praise my homebody: into a deep breath, a necessary sigh, super girl pose, tree pose, and a cup of tea or glass of wine depending on the time.
Praise the women who tell our stories. The words they found in blood and past down in the middle of a great cry. Start a writing group in a vegetable garden. Be massive like vines or water.
Praises to the Highest. Oh, what a merciful -merciful, merciful God. Oh, what a wonderful-wonderful, wonderful God. What kind of ancestor do I want to be? What will they call on me for?
Praise the movement forward, the inner knowing. What more can be done with this breathe? Praise the run, the release and the answered prayer. The details in the trees and the freedom in between.
Praise the resilience, ankles, the faith in ground without pavement. PhylliV
Melinda Berry
Patricia Brigham
Dwayne Brown
Lisa Buchman
Natasha Caputo
James Constantino
Barbara Davis, Westchester County Historical Society
Dee Delbello
Doreen Duffy
David Gentner
Mary Haley
Maria Imperial
Ken Jenkins
Joseph Richard Florals
Constance Kehoe
Stephanie Madonia
Carolyn Mandelker
Patricia Mulqueen
Marisa Mazzo Dostilio
RW250
Tara Rosenblum
The Rotunno Family
Robi Schlaff
Robert Sanders
Char Weigel
Lonny Webb
Phylisha Villanueva