Woman to Woman

Amanda Schwartz Ramirez is a transformational strategy and operations executive and board advisor with expertise in building and scaling high-performing organizations. With over 15 years of experience spanning early-stage startups, hyper-growth companies, and Fortune 500 enterprises like PayPal, Amanda specializes in strategic operations, business development, and emerging technology.

Amanda is founder and CEO of Garden Labs, a boutique advisory firm for venture-backed startups. Amanda also teaches a successful course on Maven that supports other Execs to take the leap into advisory and consulting.

Marie Quintana, author of Last Flight From Havana, is a distinguished business leader with a 30-year career in Corporate America, holding key positions at companies like Tenet Healthcare, PepsiCo, Perot Systems, and IBM. She's recognized as one of the Top 50 Hispanic Women in Business by Hispanic Business Magazine, Top 50 Women in Grocery by Progressive Grocer, and Top 5 Latina Executives by Latina Style Magazine. In 2022, she received the Latino Leaders Maestro Award for Professional Achievement. Committed to fostering future women leaders, Marie co-founded the PepsiCo Women of Color Alliance and served on the founding board of the Network of Executive Women. She holds a B.A. from Louisiana State University and a Master’s from Tulane University.

Based in Dallas, she lives with her family and cherished dogs, actively contributing to her community through mentorship and leadership.

Ashley Chang is the Co-founder and CEO of Sundays, an executive assistant service supporting parents at work and home. Ashley is a Founding Member at Sidebar, a virtual gathering space for professionals, and previously held roles at companies like Carta and Collective Health leading product management.

Ashley also has experience in medical research and holds a Bachelor of Science in Genetics and Genomics with a minor in Global Studies from UC Davis.

Tanya Hill is a pharmaceutical and biopharma commercial leader with Novo Nordisk, Baxter and most recently Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals. She is originally from New Jersey where she completed both her undergraduate and graduate degrees in Business/Marketing from Monmouth College/University and now lives in Pennsylvania.

She has held both individual contributor and leadership roles in Market Access, Operations, Sales, Marketing and most recently Customer Experience. She has been involved leading and volunteering in two company ERGs focused on Women’s Leadership and has received two HBA awards. She has enjoyed mentoring others including company “Lean In” type of small group circles and in 1:1’s.

She also enjoys volunteering for two organizations and continuing to get involved as an alumnus at her college.

Rachna is an outcomes based global executive and has lived and worked across three different continents. Her work experiences span big strategic corporations like Philips and Johnson and Johnson as well as small startups, Revenue Based Financing and Venture Capital. Her experiences include running external manufacturing plants for Consumer Health, global launch of Neuroscience drugs, Transforming Customer Experience for the entire JNJ supply chain as well as negotiating global deals in the order of $250 million.

Rachna had the privilege to become the youngest member of the Women Leadership and Inclusion global steering committee during her stay at JNJ and for her contributions to both business and talent she was recipient of the prestigious ‘Rising Star’ award from HBA Organization.

Currently Ms. Dayal is managing a Healthcare Venture Capital firm, investing in early-stage Medical Devices and Health Tech startups. She is also serving as a member of Advisory board for a few startups including Perceive Now, Oatmeal Health and Solenic Medical inc.

Alyza Tarmohamed serves as the CEO of Foothold Technology and Co-President of Radicle Health. Foothold is a leading provider of EHR and care coordination software for human services agencies, serving organizations that deliver services for housing, behavioral health, and developmental disability populations. Prior to joining Radicle Health, she led and acquired B2B software businesses serving corporate legal, insurance, and financial services customers. Alyza is passionate about building high-performing teams that scale innovative businesses that can drive meaningful impact.

Deb Dutta is the CEO of Criya - an AI tech startup backed by the prestigious Y Combinator and top tier VCs. Deb, is a female immigrant founder with 13+ years of experience as a successful Product Executive at PayPal, Microsoft, Hitachi. Deb holds a Masters degree from Carnegie Mellon in computer science.

Featured on Forbes, TechCrunch, New York Times, CBS and Y Combinator, Deb is an established keynote speaker, Forbes contributor and leads the Women in Product chapter. Aside from that, Deb actively mentors women to develop their skills in product management, entrepreneurship and fundraising.

Michelle Keefe is a global life sciences executive with more than 30 years of operational, clinical and commercial go-to-market experience. She has held various leadership roles, including serving as CEO for a biopharmaceutical solutions organization, Global Group President and Chief Development Officer for a healthcare communications group and RegionalPresidentforalargepharmaceuticalcompany. Shecurrentlyservesontwoprivate equity backed company boards.

Michelle has a proven track record of creating cross-collaborative, agile teams that accelerate performance. Throughout her career, she has been a champion for inclusive, collaborative cultures, holding a steadfast commitment to developing and mentoring talent. Currently, Michelle serves as a member of the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA) Global Advisory Board, which plays a pivotal role in guiding the HBA's strategic initiatives to further the advancement and impact of women in the business of healthcare.

Powerhouse Amy Singleton is an entrepreneur based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Originally an OR Nurse, Amy's own health tragically ended that career- so instead of saving LIVES, now she's SCALING businesses as the Owner/Partner of Hite Digital Norman.

Cutting through the bodies of people was quite exciting, but cutting through the NOISE of the internet to help businesses grow, is even MORE exhilarating. As a trailblazer in the male- dominated industry of digital marketing, Amy has successfully helped countless deserving business owners find a relationship with marketers they can trust.

Amy is the founder and host of the Queens Lead podcast, where she interviews women entrepreneurs who are making a BIG impact on the world around them. She's inspired to give women business owners a platform to share their stories and learn from one another.

Dr. Jaclyn Tomsic is an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon out of Cleveland, Ohio, specializing in topics such as Wisdom teeth, Dental Implants, Corrective Jaw Surgery, Facial Cosmetic Surgery, Anesthesia, Snoring and Sleep Apnea, The Temporo-Mandibular Joint (TMJ), Oral Cancer, Implants, and Treating and Preventing Facial Injury.

Dr. Tomsic is originally and proudly from “The Land” (Cleveland, OH). She completed undergraduate studies at John Carroll University in University Heights, OH, where she graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry and a minor in Biology. She attended the Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine in Boston, MA, graduating cum laude and earning her Doctor of Dental Medicine doctorate. She received her medical degree from Wayne State School of Medicine in Detroit, MI.

Dr. Tomsic completed her oral and maxillofacial surgery training at the Detroit Medical Center in Detroit, MI. She worked at Level I trauma centers Detroit Receiving Hospital, Henry Ford Hospital, and St. John’s Medical Center. Her training also involved rotations through Harper University Hospital and the Children’s Hospital of Michigan, encompassing a broad range of patients and cases.

In her free time, Dr. Tomsic is an avid sports fan and a member of the Junior League. She enjoys traveling, adventure, fitness, country music, and quality time with family and friends.