
Mauria Finley, Entrepreneur
Mauria Finley is the founder and CEO of Citrus Lane, an innovative social e-commerce company focused on helping moms discover the best products for their kids. Prior to founding Citrus Lane, Mauria held leadership roles at eBay running buyer product management and leading strategy and operations for the shopping categories. Before eBay, Mauria led new ventures for PayPal where she launched PayPal mobile. Other roles include head of product at Good Technology (a mobile startup acquired by Motorola), director of product management at AOL running community and communications products, and product manager at Netscape. Mauria also served on the board of directors of SayNow, a social voice company, which was acquired by Google. Mauria holds two degrees in Computer Science from Stanford University.
Mauria Finley is the founder and CEO of Citrus Lane, an innovative social e-commerce company focused on helping moms discover the best products for their kids. Prior to founding Citrus Lane, Mauria held leadership roles at eBay running buyer product management and leading strategy and operations for the shopping categories. Before eBay, Mauria led new ventures for PayPal where she launched PayPal mobile. Other roles include head of product at Good Technology (a mobile startup acquired by Motorola), director of product management at AOL running community and communications products, and product manager at Netscape. Mauria also served on the board of directors of SayNow, a social voice company, which was acquired by Google. Mauria holds two degrees in Computer Science from Stanford University.

Luoluo Hong, Vice-President of Student Affairs at San Francisco State University
The eldest daughter of Taiwanese immigrants, Luoluo (pronounced “lō-lō”) Hong is a passionate and energetic educator, leader and student advocate who initiated her career at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge (1992-2000). She joined the executive leadership team of San Francisco State University as the Vice President for Student Affairs as of May 1, 2014. Prior to SF State, beginning January 2008, Luoluo served as Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at the University of Hawaiˈi at Hilo, where she concurrently took on the role of Acting Athletic Director for one and a half years through 2009. Other senior administrative roles have included Assistant Vice President & Dean of Students at Shepherd College (2000-2002); Dean of Students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2002-2005); and Dean of Student Affairs at the West campus for Arizona State University (2005-2007). Luoluo holds a BA in Psychology from Amherst College, a Master’s in Public Health from Yale University, and a PhD in Educational Leadership & Research from LSU in Baton Rouge. Luoluo is the proud parent of two rambunctious felines: a seven-year old orange tabby named Phoenix and a one-year old Siamese mix who loosely answers to Comet.
The eldest daughter of Taiwanese immigrants, Luoluo (pronounced “lō-lō”) Hong is a passionate and energetic educator, leader and student advocate who initiated her career at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge (1992-2000). She joined the executive leadership team of San Francisco State University as the Vice President for Student Affairs as of May 1, 2014. Prior to SF State, beginning January 2008, Luoluo served as Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at the University of Hawaiˈi at Hilo, where she concurrently took on the role of Acting Athletic Director for one and a half years through 2009. Other senior administrative roles have included Assistant Vice President & Dean of Students at Shepherd College (2000-2002); Dean of Students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2002-2005); and Dean of Student Affairs at the West campus for Arizona State University (2005-2007). Luoluo holds a BA in Psychology from Amherst College, a Master’s in Public Health from Yale University, and a PhD in Educational Leadership & Research from LSU in Baton Rouge. Luoluo is the proud parent of two rambunctious felines: a seven-year old orange tabby named Phoenix and a one-year old Siamese mix who loosely answers to Comet.
Jessica Ladd, Founder and CEO of Sexual Health Innovations
Jess has been honored as a Fearless Changemaker by the Case Foundation, an Emerging Innovator by Ashoka and American Express, and as the Civic Hacker of the Year by Baltimore Innovation Week. She has been asked to speak at events such as TEDxMidAtlantic, Health 2.0, and TEDxUChicago. Before founding Sexual Health Innovations, Jess worked in the White House Office of National AIDS Policy, as a Public Policy Associate at The AIDS Institute, and as a sexual health educator and researcher for a variety of organizations. Jess also founded The Social Innovation Lab in Baltimore and a chapter of FemSex at Pomona College. Jess received her Masters in Public Health at Johns Hopkins and her BA in Public Policy/Human Sexuality at Pomona College. She left a PhD program in infectious disease epidemiology at Johns Hopkins in order to pursue work at Sexual Health Innovations full-time. In her free time, Jess enjoys baking cookies, playing Scrabble with close friends, planning for Burning Man, and learning to code better. |

Kimberly Ellis, Executive Director of Emerge California
Kimberly Ellis has been the executive director of Emerge California since 2010. Under her leadership, Emerge California has expanded its reach, effectiveness, and visibility. Prior to joining Emerge California, Kimberly worked at the national headquarters, Emerge America, as the National Affiliate Director. In this capacity, Kimberly was responsible for launching new state programs and working with existing affiliates to strengthen program quality, sustainability and growth. During her tenure at Emerge America, Kimberly developed and implemented systems to improve operational infrastructure and strengthen and standardize the Emerge program and curriculum to preserve brand quality, effectiveness, and consistency across the national network. The majority of Kimberly's background and experience is in organizational management and infrastructure development and implementation. She has worked in private industry, state government and the non-profit sector. Kimberly has two children, one husband, a dog, a turtle and three goldfish, and holds a B.A. in English from Jacksonville University and a J.D. from the John F. Kennedy School of Law.
Kimberly Ellis has been the executive director of Emerge California since 2010. Under her leadership, Emerge California has expanded its reach, effectiveness, and visibility. Prior to joining Emerge California, Kimberly worked at the national headquarters, Emerge America, as the National Affiliate Director. In this capacity, Kimberly was responsible for launching new state programs and working with existing affiliates to strengthen program quality, sustainability and growth. During her tenure at Emerge America, Kimberly developed and implemented systems to improve operational infrastructure and strengthen and standardize the Emerge program and curriculum to preserve brand quality, effectiveness, and consistency across the national network. The majority of Kimberly's background and experience is in organizational management and infrastructure development and implementation. She has worked in private industry, state government and the non-profit sector. Kimberly has two children, one husband, a dog, a turtle and three goldfish, and holds a B.A. in English from Jacksonville University and a J.D. from the John F. Kennedy School of Law.

Meredith Fineman, Entrepreneur
Meredith Fineman is the founder of FinePoint, a communications and professional development company that empowers leadership through public relations tactics. Fineman is an adviser to startups, brands, and individuals on issues from writing to personal press. Fineman has written for the web for ten years, currently specializing in business and entrepreneurship. Her writing has been featured in Harvard Business Review, Forbes, FastCompany, Entrepreneur, Marie Claire, The Washington Post, among others, and she and her company have been covered by Elle, New York Magazine, and more.
Meredith Fineman is the founder of FinePoint, a communications and professional development company that empowers leadership through public relations tactics. Fineman is an adviser to startups, brands, and individuals on issues from writing to personal press. Fineman has written for the web for ten years, currently specializing in business and entrepreneurship. Her writing has been featured in Harvard Business Review, Forbes, FastCompany, Entrepreneur, Marie Claire, The Washington Post, among others, and she and her company have been covered by Elle, New York Magazine, and more.