Our Team
South Florida
Jennifer Valoppi
Founder & President
Television Journalist & Author
Chairman of the Board
Don Browne*
Former President, Telemundo Network
WOT Co-Founder & VP
*deceased
The Honorable Katherine
Fernandez Rundle
Miami-Dade State Attorney
WOT Co-Founder & Vice President
Jamie Byington
Retired CPA
Finance Committee
Shrankhla Holecek
Founder & CEO, UMA Oils
Executive Committee
Jo Kaufman
Former Managing Director, Wealth Management,
Morgan Stanley
Treasurer
Trina Robinson
Anchor, WTVJ NBC6
Daniela Swaebe
President & Founder, DSODesigns
Board Secretary, Executive Committee, and Chair of the Alumnae Engagement Council
Marisa Toccin Lucas
Philanthropic Chair
Sarah Feil Lewin
Founder, The Aspen Institute Miami Braintrust
James L. Ferraro
Founding Shareholder & President, The Ferraro Law Firm, P.A.
Meet our dedicated staff who are committed to the ongoing progress and success of all students.
South Florida Schools
Academy for Advanced Academics
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High School
American Senior High School
Arthur and Polly Mays Conservatory of the Arts
Atlantic Community High School
Atlantic Technical High School
Barbara Goleman Senior High School
BioTECH @ Richmond Heights 6-12
Boca Raton Community High School
Booker T. Washington Senior High School
Boyd H. Anderson High School
Boynton Beach Community High School
C.O.P.E. Center North
Center for International Education: A Cambridge Associate School
Charles W. Flanagan High School
Coconut Creek High School
The College Academy at Broward College
Cooper City High School
Coral Gables Senior High School
Coral Glades High School
Coral Reef Senior High School
Coral Springs High School
Cutler Bay Senior High School
Cypress Bay High School
Design and Architecture Senior High School
Dillard High School
Dorothy M. Wallace COPE Center
Dr. Joaquin Garcia High School
Dr. Marvin Dunn Academy For Community Education
Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School
Everglades High School
Felix Varela Senior High School
Forest Hill Community High School
Fort Lauderdale High School
G. Holmes Braddock Senior High School
Glades Central Community High School
Hallandale Magnet High School
Henry D. Perry Education Center
Hialeah Gardens High School
Hialeah Senior High School
Hollywood Hills High School
Homestead Senior High School
Indian Ridge School
iPreparatory Academy
iPreparatory Academy North
iTech @ Thomas A. Edison Education Center
Jan Mann Educational Center
JC Bermudez Doral Senior High School
John A. Ferguson Senior High School
John I. Leonard High School
Jose Marti Mast 6-12 Academy
JP Taravella High School
Lake Worth Community High School
Lauderhill 6-12 STEM-MED Magnet School
Law Enforcement Officers’ Memorial High School
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Maritime and Science Technology Academy
McArthur High School
Medical Academy For Science and Technology
Miami Arts Studio 6-12 @ Zelda Glazer
Miami Beach Senior High School
Miami Carol City Senior High School
Miami Central Senior High School
Miami Coral Park Senior High School
Miami Edison Senior High School
Miami Jackson Senior High School
Miami Killian Senior High School
Miami Lakes Educational Center
Miami MacArthur Educational Center
Miami Norland Senior High School
Miami Northwestern Senior High School
Miami Palmetto Senior High School
Miami Senior High School
Miami Southridge Senior High School
Miami Springs Preparatory Academy
Miami Sunset Senior High School
Miramar High School
New World School of the Arts
North Miami Beach Senior High School
North Miami Senior High School
Northeast High School
Nova High School
Olympic Heights Community High School
Pahokee Middle-Senior High School
Palm Beach Central High School
Palm Beach Gardens High School
Palm Beach Lakes Community High School
Park Vista Community High School
Piper High School
Plantation High School
Pompano Beach High School
Riviera Beach Preparatory & Achievement Academy
Robert Morgan Senior High School
Ronald W. Reagan Doral Senior High School
Royal Palm Beach Community High School
Santaluces Community High School
School for Advanced Studies – Homestead Campus
School for Advanced Studies – West Campus
School For Advanced Studies – North Campus
School for Advanced Studies – Wolfson Campus
School of Advanced Studies – Kendall Campus
Seminole Ridge Community High School
Sheridan Technical High School
South Broward High School
South Dade Senior High School
South Miami Senior High School
South Plantation High School
Southwest Miami High School
Spanish River Community High School
Stranahan High School
Suncoast High School
Terra Environmental Research Institute
Village Academy on the Art & Sara Jo Kobacker Campus
Wellington Community High School
West Boca Raton Community High School
West Broward High School
Western High School
Westland Hialeah Senior High School
Whiddon-Rogers Education Center
William H. Turner Technical Arts High School
William T. Dwyer High School
William T. McFatter Technical High School
Young Women’s Preparatory Academy
Broward County Public Schools
Miyelmi Abraham
Founder and Director of Professional Development, Leaders' Hub by Miyelmi Abraham
Michelle Adams
VP, Human Resources,
FirstBank FL Region
Maria Arias
Business Owner, The Leclerc Corporation
Yetzabet Bello
Women of Tomorrow® Alumnae
Business Development Manager,
The Cabanas Connection Foundation
Cori Bond
Emerging Advisor, 1847 Financial
Safiya Brea
Senior Director, Community and Impact
Michelene Brown
Senior Tax Consultant, PwC
Felicia Brunson
Mayor & District Manager,
City of West Park & Florida Virtual School
Takeyah Burnette
Women of Tomorrow® Alumnae
Cosmetologist, Kia Loves Hair, LLC
Wendy Chayet
President, Weiser Consulting
Ila Darwich
Zellisha David
ER Pharmacist
Dr. Monica Dorvil
Mariyah Drayton
Women of Tomorrow® Alumnae
Kaysia Earley
Attorney at Law, Earley Law Firm PLLC
Paula Ferris
Attorney, Litigation Strategy Consultant, LLC
Dominique Frederic
Property Manager & Realtor, Willowbridge Property Company
Rashondia Gaines
Dentist & Associate Professor,
Nova Southeastern University, College of Dental Medicine
Michelle Hagues-Fullwood
Senior Programs Manager,
CSC Broward
Logan Harrison
Manager, Public Relations and Marketing, United Way Broward
Azia Harry
Andreana Holliman
Founder & Life Coach, Andreana Holliman Life Coaching & Consultation
Carol Holness
College Access Manager, Your College Concierge
Emma Howard
Senior VP of Operations,
Renaissance (Dental, Life and Disbaility Insurance Company)
Racquel Hylton
Associate Attorney, TorresVictor
Yalonda Jackson
Nurse Practitioner Manager, Memorial Healthcare System
Brenda Jackson-Harvey
Administrative Officer, Federal Aviation Administration
Kara Janzen
Owner, US Power Group
Jalesa Johnson
Jeanette Johnson
Retired Principal
Shanna Jordan
Human Resource Manager, Nicklaus Children's Hospital
Wilnar Julmiste
Personal Injury Attorney & Owner, Julmiste Legal
Jillian Justo
Women of Tomorrow® Alumnae
Senior Manager, RSM US LLP
Kadisha King
Senior Sales Representative,
Seagate Technology
Natoya Knights-Williams
Real Estate Broker & Entrepreneur,
TNT RE Assets
Cynthia Lauriston
Attorney, Lauriston Law Firm
Debra Lawler
Retired ESE Teacher, Fort Lauderdale High School
Renee LeSaux
Manager, Strategy, Growth and Transformation, Deloitte
Anniesha McDonald
Women of Tomorrow® Alumnae
Owner, Pompano Beach Academy
Owner, Ann-LASH Beauty Bar
Gladys Mezrahi
Founder & President, Indigo Events Corporation
Neki Mohan
Vice President, Multi Cultural Business & Community Engagement,
Visit Lauderdale
Allison Oliver
Attorney, Oliver Injury Firm, P.A.
Ellen Pall
Retired
Laura Raybin Miller
Commissioner, Memorial Healthcare System
Dr. Sherrol Reynolds
Professor of Optometry,
NSU College of Optometry
Andrea Roberts Elliott
Women of Tomorrow® Alumnae
Director of Finance, New Mt Olive Baptist Church
Junia J. Robinson
Assistant Neighbor Support Manager, City of Fort Lauderdale
Shani Robinson
Director, Strategy & Operations,
Cengage Group
Marlaina Rodriguez
Analyst & CPA, FPL
Marya Ryan
Founder & Managing Partner, BOLO
Leticia Sarmiento
Vice President, High Risk Manager, Ocean Bank
Ana Sasmiresan
Founder and Chief Leadership Officer, Transformation Through Conversations
Alexandra Silva Labarr
CEO, Xandra Marketing
Nerina Smart
Attorney, Nerina Smart, P.A.
Marie St. Marc
Women of Tomorrow® Alumnae
Accounts Receivable Medical Consultant
Rosario Streett
Dentist, Jonardi Dental
Zipporah Thomas
Cyber Security, FPL
Sharon Thomas Hinds
Strategic Planning Consultant, The National Gas Company
Vikki Tormala
IT Applications Support Manager,
Seminole Tribe of Florida
Carolina Veira
Founder, The Strategic Group
Sandra Welch
City Commissioner, City of Coconut Creek
Kayla Williams
Court Case Specialist, Broward Courthouse
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Lourdes Abadin
Managing Director,
First Tryon Advisors
Dr. Marcheley Adam
Instructor, Florida Atlantic University, Sandler School of Social Work
Damaris Aguiar
Founder, DAMA School
Dr. Shweta Akhouri
Family Medicine Physician
Associate Professor, FIU
Jannette Alix
Insurance Broker, Advocate Health
Lunicel Alvarado
Women of Tomorrow® Alumnae
South Florida Outreach Mobilization Specialist, Love Has No Limits
Rebecca Arcia
Capture Manager, EXP
Evelyn Arias
Regional Senior Director of Marketing & Advertising, Cleveland Clinic
Silvia Aronson
Marriage & Family Therapist, Silvia Aronson Body Psychotherapy, LLC
Dr. Tatiana Arteaga-Teo
Retired MD Internal Medicine
Maribel Balbin
President, Public Affairs Concepts
Dahlia Bendavid
Vice President, Israel and Global Impact, Greater Miami Jewish Federation
Lana Bernstein
Principal & Consultant,
Bernstein Brand Architects
Francis Berrick
Founder & CEO, Spearmint Coaching
Valerie Bistrong
Women of Tomorrow® Alumnae
Project Coordinator/Procurement,
ISP Design, Inc.
Dr. Naomi Blemur
Co-Founder, Balancing Life
Amanda Bonvecchio
Co-Founder & Architect, Vagabond ARQ
Julie Brandt
MSN,RNC-OB Manager, Perinatal Services, Baptist Health South Florida
Professor, College of the Florida Keys
Carol Brick-Turin
Consultant, CBT Consulting
Dr. Margo Brilliant
Orthodontist, Brilliant Rothenberg
Fernie Bustamante
Co-Founder, Pink Grove Agency
Michelle Caldera
Director of Strategic Initiatives, Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Florida International University
Abigail Cano
Women of Tomorrow® Alumnae
Medical Assistant, HMS Plastic Surgeon
Jessica Compere
Registered Nurse,
Jackson Health System
Sheena Eizmendiz
CEO, The WellBiz
Frima Enghelberg
Professor, St. Thomas University
Confidence Coach & Team Builder, Friways
Dr. Jasmine Escalera
Career & Life Coach,
Jasmine Escalera Coaching
Kristina Escobar
Entrepeneur, ESCO
Vivian Feinberg
Investor & Financial Consultant,
Bard Creek Company
Alyssa Fernandes
Owner & Registered Dietitian, Savor Dietetics, LLC
Brenda Fernandez
Women of Tomorrow® Alumnae
Associate Creative Director, Writer, Professor, and Consultant, UM School of Communication
Julie Franklin
Investor, Philanthropist, and Entrepeneur,
Self-employed/JLF Properties
Isadora Gaviria
Director, The Glean Group
Anneliese Gelber
Business Development Executive,
Southeastern Printing
Ivonn Goihman
Director of Luxury Sales,
The Goiham Group
Alicia Gonzalez
President,
Media Relations Group, LLC
Vanessa Gonzalez
Health & Wellness Corporate Coach, Fitnessa, LLC
Linda Grant
Lorena Guandique
Entrepreneur & Digital Marketing Professional, Banah Media Company
Sierra Gullan
Manager of Recruiting,
McKinsey & Company
Reeba Hartley Belle
Attorney, Quintairos Prieto Wood & Boyer
Katina Hernandez
Global Speaker & Expert Consultant, St. Thomas University College of Law
Geminis Hernandez
Registered Nurse & DNP Candidate, Rush University
Shrankhla Holecek
Founder & CEO,
UMA Oils
Samantha Hope Galler
Principal Dancer, Miami City Ballet
Jennifer Jackson
Managing Member,
Journey Performance Group
Alyson Jacobs
Senior Software Engineer, Mastercard
Shevaughn Jarvis
Certified Pharmacy Technician, Amazon Pharmacy
Esther Johnson
Financial Educator/Counselor,
Young Excellent Scholar Academy, LLC
Tenikka Jones
Assistant Professor of Law, Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law
Karen Kammer
Media Attorney and Of Counsel, Thomas & LoCicero PL
Bernita King
Retired Professor,
Miami Dade College
Rachel Kipnis
Senior Associate, Gladstone, Weissman, Hirschberg & Schneider, P.A.
Rebecca Klein
College Admissions Consultant,
RK College Admissions Consulting
Vivian Lezcano-Suarez
Retired, Education
Faiza Liban
Laura Lopez
DEI Program Manager,
Akerman LLP
Hilda Lopez
Owner, Title Union, LLC
Marlene Markowitz
Owner, Marlene Markowitz Law Offices, P.A.
Diana Marti
Valeska Martins
Founder, Coach, and Organizational Development Consultant, VMGroup
Angela Mejia
Regional HR Data Analyst, Nord Anglia Education
Sherine Mitchell
Assistant Vice President Nursing Administration,
Homestead Hospital
Vivian Mitchell
Police Officer, Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office
Marcela Munera
Campus Director,
Ana G. Mendez University
Talitha Nascimento
Owner, Title Union, LLC
Amanda Noboa
Leadership & Career Transition Coach, Self-Employed
Megan Nyvold
Founder & CEO, Stealth
Chante Obadeyi
Police Crime Analysis Specialist, Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office
Sheila Ocasio-Cruz
Executive Vice President, Banking Operations & Customer Experience, FirstBank
Illiett Ojeda
Wellness Coach and Business Owner & Founder,
Chasinbalance Consulting
Cynthia O'Keefe
Founder, O'Keefe Hospitality
Dr. Sou Orlando
Doctor of Biology of Aging, AION Life, LLC
Michelle Pelaez
Attorney, Mark Ferrer & Hayden
Carolyn Pisciotta
Director of Development Engineering, Lightsource bp
Helena Poleo
Director of Communications,
City of Miami
Sophia Polo
Women of Tomorrow® Alumnae
Jennifer Pradere
Principal, Pradere Designer Workspaces
Michelle Pradere
Vice President of Operations, Pradere Designer Workspaces
Marcia Reisman
Co-Founder, Casa Valentina
Lasonya Rodgers
Underwriting Tech,
Amtrust Financial
Melissa Saltos
Wealth Advisor,
Regions Bank
Maria Sanin
Women of Tomorrow® Alumnae
Forensic Interviewer, State Attorney's Office
Elise Scheck Bonwitt
Attorney/Mediator/Business Owner, Amenta; Impact.it
Sydney Schneider
Investment Banking Associate,
Estrada Hinojosa & Company, Inc.
Pamela Schuler
Secretary, State of Florida
Ojetter Smalls
Dr. Swapna Shastri
CMO & Lead Trainer, DermaMedical
Dena Sherman
Aviation Consulting, Tech Advantage Services
Zeenat Siman
Professional Organizer, Firefly Bridge Organizing
Keandra Simmons
Police Major, City of Miami Police Department
Rosemonde Simplice
Police Officer, Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office
Elenor Smikle
Retired, Comcast Cable
Rachel Stevens
Operating Partner, Hough, Inc.
Jessica Stohl
Miss Miami Beach 2026, Miss Florida USA
Daniela Swaebe
Jewelry Designer,
DSO Designs
Winnie Talwar
Mirit Teifeld
Attorney
Kristi Toussaint
Women of Tomorrow® Alumnae
Registered Nurse, Jackson Health System
Susan Tramont
Retired Senior Vice President and Wealth Advisor
Dr. Dianne Valdivia
Director,
Miami Dade College
Marjorie Veloz
Reproductive Health Social Worker, Miami VA Hospital
Sadekie Walker
Women of Tomorrow® Alumnae
Business Owner, MW Plumbing
Brooke Watson
Partner, Dynamis LLP
Sarah Zabel
Retired Circuit Court Judge/President,
MAZE Resolutions PA
Palm Beach County Public Schools
Heather Ata
Chief Growth Oficer, Sticky Marketing Group
Nadege Barthelmy
Finance Manager, Nextera Energy
Karolina Bednarska
Senior Vice President,
CIBC Private Wealth Management
Danielle Blake Lawrence
Project Manager, Chesapeake Utilities
Angela Carrasco
Head of Marketing, Evermore Marketing Agency
Chloe Castro
Trial Attorney, CD Law Pro
Arlene Colbert
Retired, Sears
Erica Daley
CEO, EDB Collective
Stephanie Desilus
Graduation Coach
Patricia Divil
Madeline Fisher
Co-Founder, The Park and Palm Group
Nathalie Flemens
Senior Director of People & Culture, John Paul
Lori Gonzalez
CEO, Luminex HD&F
Luiza Guazzelli
Engineer, City of Boynton Beach, Planning and Development Department
Alma Henry-Morman
Retired Educator
Julia Higgs
Professor, Florida Atlantic University
Nicole Hunt Jackson
Attorney,
The Jackson Firm, LLC
Erika Lasker
Dr. D'Lauren Mondesir
Women of Tomorrow® Alumnae
Behavior Therapist, Fidelity Behavioral Alliance, LLC
Laura Pelescak
Nancy Peña-Brink
Founder & President, Michael Joseph Brink Foundation
Julie Peyton
Founder, BETR Project
Gigi Pierre
Realtor
Nicole Rameix
Attorney
Victoria Regnaert
Research & Success Strategist,
NextEra Energy
Jill Rickel
Therapeutic Placement Specialist,
AO Therapeutic Consulting
Donia Roberts
Attorney & Founder,
Donia A. Roberts, P.A.
Ana Rodriguez
Senior Community Relations Specialist, Florida Power & Light
Dr. Karina Taylor
Co-Owner & Chiropractor, Renewed Wellness
Melanie Tilchen
Realtor & Consultant, MN Team, LLC
Laura Tomasello
Retired Certified School Counselor
Bonnie Walker
Owner, Bonnie Walker Events
Kristi Weiner
Visiting Assistant Professor of Legal Writing, Brooklyn Law School
Victoria White
Business Analyst, NextEra Energy
Dr. Tara Zuckerman
Psychologist,
South Florida Psychological Group
Special Thanks To Our Sponsors and Partners.
We will be forever grateful to each and every one of our sponsors and partners who help us empower our students and turn their obstacles into opportunities, helping them realize their full potential and make their dreams come true.
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Contact Details
Executive Director
Belinda Leon
b.leon@womenoftomorrow.org
South Florida Office
womenoftomorrow@womenoftomorrow.org