Women Rising Gala 2022

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2022

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Keynote Speaker: Diane von Furstenberg

Honorary Chair: Annie Lamont,

First Lady of Connecticut & Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Oak HC/FT

2022 GALA COMMITTEE

CO-CHAIRS

Shoshana Lubin
Head of U.S. Operations
Pantheon Ventures

Elana Milianta
Director, Investment Management Consultant
Alex Brown, A Division of Raymond James

MEMBERS

Amanda Castellano
Financial Advisor/Portfolio Advisor
Merrill Lynch

Elizabeth Hirsch
Praxair, Inc. (retired)

Lisa Kammert
Senior Director, Learning Partnerships, Executive Education
Yale School of Management

Katia Lacy
Managing Director, Head of Talent Management
Alvarez and Marsal

Flavia Naslausky
Head of Business Strategy & Development
Music:Not Impossible

Host Committee Video Greetings

The Honorable Richard Blumenthal, U.S. Senator

The Honorable Jim Himes, U.S. Congressman

The Honorable Susan Bysiewicz, CT Lieutenant Governor

The Honorable Sean Scanlon, Connecticut State Comptroller

The Honorable Erick Russell, CT State Treasurer

The Honorable Stephanie Thomas, Secretary of the State of Connecticut

The Honorable Jorge Cabrera, Deputy President Pro Tempore, State Senator

The Honorable Christine Cohen, Deputy President Pro Tempore, State Senator

The Honorable Herron Keyon Gaston, Deputy President Pro Tempore, State Senator

The Honorable Ceci Maher, Deputy President Pro Tempore, State Senator

The Honorable Jaime Foster, Assistant Majority Leader, State Representative

The Honorable Jane Garibay, State Representative

The Honorable Bob Godfrey, Deputy Speaker Pro-Tempore, State Representative

The Honorable Dominique Johnson, Deputy Majority Leader

The Honorable Tina Courpas, State Representative

The Honorable Eleni Kavros DeGraw, State Representative

The Honorable Nick Menapace, State Representative

The Honorable Stephen Harding, State Senator, Senate Minority Leader

The Honorable Eric C. Berthel, Chief Deputy Republican Leader, State Senator

The Honorable Paul Cicarella, Senior Deputy Republican Leader, State Senator

The Honorable Henri Martin, Senate Republican Leader Pro Tempore, State Senator

The Honorable Tammy Nuccio, State Representative

The Honorable Lezlye Zupkus, State Representative

The Honorable Justin Elicker, Mayor, City of New Haven

The Honorable Paul K. Pernerewski, Jr., Mayor of Waterbury

The Honorable Caroline Simmons, Mayor, City of Stamford

The Honorable Jennifer Tooker, First Selectwoman, Town of Westport

CT Department of Consumer Protection

The Honorable Garrett T. Eucalitto, Commissioner, CT Department of Transportation

The Honorable Michelle H. Gilman, Commissioner, Department of Administrative Services

The Honorable Bryan P. Hurlburt, Commissioner, CT Department of Agriculture

The Honorable Andrew Mais, Commissioner, Connecticut Insurance

The Honorable Amy Porter, Commissioner, CT Department of Aging and Disability Services (ADS)

Erin Choquette, CEO, CT Paid Leave Authority

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