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WOMEN OF ALPFA SYMPOSIUMMaximizing the Power of Relationships and Networks

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Symposium Agenda National Museum of American Jewish History Philadelphia, PA Wednesday, June 5, 2019 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm

5:30PM Registration & Networking

6:35PM Opening Remarks Damian Rivera, CEO of ALPFA

6:40PM Keynote Speaker Mariana Castro, Vice President of Design for Comcast - Xfinity Mobile

7:00PM Panel 1 - Barriers and Bias: The Status of Women in Leadership Moderator: Alondra Anaya Panelists: • Carolina Parpinelli • Christine Funkhouser • Diane Weinberg • Raquel Tapia 8:00PM Break

8:05PM Panel 2 - Male Allies: How to Recognize Them & How to Become One Moderator: Raquel Arredondo Panelists: • Anthony Curtis • Bernie Perez • Eric Almonte • Pedro Macedo 9:05PM Closing Remarks Chad Workman, President of ALPFA Philadelphia

Letter from the President

Dear attendees,

On behalf of the Philadelphia Chapter of the Association of Latino Professionals for America (“ALPFA”), I thank you for being a part of the 2019 Women of ALPFA Symposium (“Women of ALPFA”). This event is part of a national platform to celebrate Latina

success and to provide valuable resources for further personal and professional development.

This year’s theme for Women of ALPFA is “Maximizing the Power of Relationships and Networks”. Today’s symposium will address how to maximize one’s network of colleagues, corporate leaders, entry level associates, external acquaintances, professional organizations, friends and family to create a pipeline for development & ultimately career advancement. Specifically, we will discuss strategies women can use to leverage their network to attain positions in leadership and how to recognize male allies who will support women in their career journeys. Additionally, we will address how men can become successful champions for women in the workplace and how doing so can benefit their careers.

I’m pleased to welcome our esteemed group of speakers and the presenters to not only address these topics, but also to share their own journeys toward career success through the power of relationships. I encourage you to interact with other attendees and presenters throughout the evening to make this an engaging and worthwhile event for all.

After Women of ALPFA, we hope you continue the conversation with the colleagues, peers, and mentors you meet today.

Lastly, if you have ideas for how to make next year’s event even better, we would love to hear from you. Once again, thank you for your support, and please enjoy the 2019 Women of ALPFA Symposium.

Sincerely,

Chad WorkmanALPFA Philadelphia PresidentChad WorkmanALPFA Philadelphia President

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WHO WE ARE...

Connect • Inspire • Impact

ALPFA is the premier professional association dedicated to empowering and developing Latino leaders in every sector of the global economy. ALPFA currently serves more than 92,000+ professional and student members across the country.

The Philadelphia chapter of ALPFA’s mission is to connect and inspire the next generation of Latino leaders for purposeful impact in the Greater Philadelphia community. This connection is created each time you attend an ALPFA event where you meet our leadership team and our members.

Our goal is to inspire you with our message, our passion and our e�orts to better the community around us. Through ALPFA Philadelphia, we hope to have a positive impact on your professional life as well as motivate you to give back to the community through service.

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Mariana CastroVice President of Experience Design, Comcast - Xfinity Mobile -

Keynote SpeakerMariana leads Experience Design for Xfinity Mobile, and Brand & Packaging Design for all Xfinity products at Comcast. In her role, she’s responsible for oversee-ing all aspects of design for Xfinity Mobile end-to-end experience, from strategy through consumer testing and implementation. She’s also responsible for the evolving Xfinity Brand Design Language and for creating delightful unboxing experiences for our TV, Internet and Home products.

Before joining Comcast, Mariana served as Director of Advanced Concept Development at Samsung, with the team responsible for the creation of Gear VR,

Samsung’s first virtual reality product. Prior to that, she led Customer Experience Design at Motorola for Latin America, creating new features and services for over 50 products launched globally, including Feature Phones, Smartphones and Tablets.

Mariana was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and always wanted to be a designer, even before she knew what design was. This passion inspired her through design school and shaped a diverse, international career, developing projects across Brazil, Germany and Portugal, infusing di�erent cultural influences into her work. Since 2011, Mariana has called the United States home.

Damian RiveraCEO - ALPFA National

Guest SpeakerDamian Rivera is the CEO of the Association of Latino Professionals for America (ALPFA). Prior to taking on the CEO role of ALPFA in 2018, Damian was a Managing Director in Accenture’s Utilities practice for 21 years where he started his career as a coder in their Tech Practice. Most recently, Damian focused on Customer Care Transformation work for utilities including helping clients with strategically pivoting to digital capabilities as they improved their

customer engagement. Damian holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Rutgers University and an Executive MBA from Columbia University specializing in

Social Entrepreneurship.

In addition to his client focus, he served as Accenture’s Managing Director responsible for North American Hispanic American Employee Resource Group from 2011 - 2017. In this role he led the strategic direction of 16 ERG’s across the US engaging in internal career progression as well as local market activities focused on improving the community in which the ERG is based. Damian also serves on the National Board of Directors of Per Scholas, whose mission is to “Break the cycle of poverty by providing technology education, access, training and job placement services for people in underserved communities”.

Damian is married to his High School sweetheart Idanis, and has 2 children, Damian Francisco, 17, and Ilanis, 14. Damian enjoys watching his son run track, and watching his daughter also run track and grow in photography. Damian also enjoys triathlons and will be completing his 11th this year.

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Alondra AnayaWeather Anchor -Telemundo 62

Moderator - Panel 1Alondra Anaya is a weather anchor for Telemundo62. You can watch her live forecasts weekday mornings at 6 a.m. and 12 p.m. on Telemundo62. Alondra has been passionate about weather conditions since a young age and she now enjoys sharing her passion with the tri-state area.

Prior to joining Telemundo62, Alondra was a weather anchor/reporter, and fill-in anchor at KNVN/KHSL in Chico-Redding, California. She graduated from California State University, Chico with a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Design: Media Arts and a minor in Broadcasting. Currently, she is attending Mississippi State University to receive her certificate in Broadcast and Operational Meteorology.

A first generation Mexican-American, Alondra was raised in Fontana, California. When she is not reporting the weather, Alondra enjoys running outdoors, hiking, and watching movies. Alondra is looking forward to working closely with community outreach organizations in the Greater Philadelphia Area.

Raquel M. Arredondo Associate Director of Outreach, Engagement & Professional Development - Drexel University LeBow College of Business

Moderator - Panel 2In this role, Raquel drives initiatives and strategies in order to develop relationships with employer partners, and to connect students and faculty with co-curricular, internship, and employment opportunities.

Raquel has worked at Penn State University and Rutgers University within the o�ce of student a�airs providing such services as educational, professional, and diversity programming. Raquel transitioned into corporate human resources as a training consultant for Cendant Corporation, facilitating professional and leadership development workshops to Fortune 500 companies, and later led their university relations recruitment team.

Dedicated to issues that impact diversity, women, and wellness, Raquel has been recognized by the Association of Latino Professionals-Prospanica with the 2018 Brillante Award, and in 2017 AL DIA News Media awarded her the Woman at the Top Award. Currently she serves as a board member for Prospanica Philadelphia, AL DIA News Media, City Year Philadelphia, PHLDiversity, a division of the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau, and The POWER of Professional WoMen. In addition, she is the president of Drexel University’s colleague resource group, Bienvenidos. Raquel received a BA in Psychology from George Mason University, an MA in Higher Education from Rowan University, and a Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification from The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).

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Raquel TapiaAssociate Vice President of Marketing,

Hospital & Specialty Business - Merck & Co.

PanelistRaquel is AVP of marketing for Hospital & Specialty business at Merck & Co. She leads a high performing team of marketers to drive the organization to tackle the health care challenges in the US. Raquel started her career at Eli Elly in Spain holding leadership positions in marketing and sales. In 2001, she left the pharma industry and joined Monsanto,

where she was the South Europe Marketing Manager leading teams in France, Italy, Greece, Portugal and Spain.

In 2006, Raquel moved back to pharma and joined Wyeth to lead the Immunology organization. In 2010 she moved to MSD Spain to lead the Schering Plough merger in the immunology space and became the Business Unit Director for the Hospital franchise leadership team.

Raquel was born in Spain where she earned a bachelor’s degree of Science in Business Management at Oviedo University and received an MBA from Instituto de Empresa, Madrid. Raquel has lived in the UK, France and US. In 2016 she moved to Bryn Mawr, PA where she currently lives with her 3 daughters and husband.

Carolina ParpinelliUS Finance Director Consumer - Johnson & Johnson

PanelistCarolina Parpinelli is currently US Finance Director Consumer at Johnson & Johnson, and has been with J&J for 8 years. In her role she provides broad leadership in shaping and achieving strategic financial objectives, and helps influence new products, channels, and cross functional resource allocation decisions. Prior to J&J, Carolina served as

Senior Finance Project Manager at Unilever, and has over 14 years of industry experience.

Carolina has an MBA from Kellogg/FDC (Fundação Dom Cabral), and a B.S. in Business Administration from FACAMP, Campinas, Brazil. She was born in Brazil, is married, and has a four year old son. She loves adventure, being outside, running, and spending time with family and friends. She welcomes the NEW and the opportunities it brings.

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Diane WeinbergSenior Director - CBRE

PanelistDiane Weinberg joined CBRE in 2013 as Senior Director upon the sale of Fameco Real Estate, L.P., the Philadelphia region’s leading retail brokerage firm, to CBRE, Inc. In this role, she is responsible for leading the sales management initiative for 80+ advisory and transaction services professionals. She plays a key role in driving occupier and agency business development, facilitates collaboration across all services lines and ensures strategic team formation. As part of the Philadelphia region’s management team, Diane also oversees the training of the region’s young advisory professionals.

Diane joined Fameco in 2004 as Executive Vice President. Diane oversaw the brokerage services division and the overall operation of the Fameco organization including business planning, development of new client relationships, resource management, corporate communications, recruiting, training and database administration.

Prior to joining Fameco, Diane served as Managing Director for Insignia/ESG. During her 15 year tenure with these organizations she was responsible for the development and implementation of a Strategic Services Provider Program, the management of a 12 broker retail operation in New York, and the supervision of the managed brokerage process for over 70 brokers in the Philadelphia region.

Christine A. FunkhouserManaging Director - Global Tax Management (GTM)

PanelistChristine is a Managing Director responsible for leading the Managed Tax Services (MTS) practice, GTM’s outsourced tax process. Championing the MTS process has allowed Christine to identify and deliver opportunities for increased e�ciencies, greater transparency, and reduced cycle times to the firm’s middle market clients.

Prior to joining GTM, Christine spent seven years in the corporate tax department of KPMG in Philadelphia, where she specialized in delivering tax provision and compliance services to financial institutions. Christine also leads GTM’s Women’s Networking Committee, a group dedicated to mentoring, leadership development, and special events focused on upward mobility of women. She received her B.S. in Business Administration, Accounting, and Finance from Drexel University and M.S. in Taxation from Villanova University.

Christine was raised in the Philadelphia area and now resides in Newtown Square, PA with her husband and two sons. In her free time, she enjoys seeking out new adventures with her sons.

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Pedro MacedoCFO - Merrill Lynch Wealth Management at Bank of America

PanelistPedro Macedo is currently the CFO for Merrill Lynch Wealth Management at Bank of America. Over the past 15 years Pedro has held various roles within the finance organization primarily supporting the Wealth Management business: including Latin America Wealth Management, Private Banking, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management & GWIM Banking. Most recently he was in the Bank’s Corporate Planning group responsible for CFO Enterprise

Strategic Initiatives.

Pedro started his career at Accenture as a pricing analyst for consulting & outsourcing engagements focused on Communications & Technology. He holds a

B.S. in Management from Montclair State University and an MBA in Finance from Rutgers University and is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese.

Pedro lives in New Jersey and is an active member of ALPFA, on the executive advisory board of the HOLA NY Employee Network and the Hispanic Latino Leadership council at Bank of America.

Anthony CurtisPrincipal, Global Transfer Pricing Services - PWC

PanelistA lifetime ALPFA member who has attended each ALPFA National Convention since 2003, Tony has been a principal since 2000 and is a senior economist and U.S. Consumer Markets Transfer Pricing (TP) Sector Leader for PwC. Tony has 28 years of experience conducting economic analysis and for the last 26 years, he has specialized primarily in the economics of

inter-company pricing, including planning studies to help taxpayers determine appropriate transfer prices for future transactions, economic studies for use in the

defense of transfer prices under examination, and economic analyses for APA and competent authority negotiations with the IRS and foreign tax authorities.

He currently is negotiating several APAs, Transfer Pricing Audits, and Competent Authority cases with the IRS for his clients, including bilateral and multilateral cases involving China, Italy, Switzerland, and the UK. Over his career, Tony has served as the NYC Tax Controversy Practice Leader, the TP leader for PwC’s NY metro transfer pricing region, has led the practice's Globally Coordinated Documentation service o�ering, as well as the Americas editor for PwC’s transfer pricing news articles.

Tony has a MBA with a concentration in marketing and a BBA with a concentration in Business Economics and Public Policy from The George Washington University.

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Bernie PerezDirector of Digital Testing & Optimization, Comcast - Xfinity Web Properties

PanelistBernie owns Digital Experiments and Optimization for Xfinity’s Web Properties, improving the e-commerce experience for users and for the business alike (roles, responsibilities, tools, process).

Prior to joining Xfinity, Bernie worked at Vanguard, Fannie Mae and Capital One. Bernie earned a Bachelors in Finance from Carnegie Mellon University and MBA from Wharton at the University of Pennsylvania. Bernie has held various leadership positions on Comcast’s Unidos employee resource group.

In his spare time he enjoys making his award-winning spicy guacamole and playing futbol.

Eric R. Almonte, J.D.Associate Vice President of Major Gifts - Saint Joseph University

PanelistEric R. Almonte, J.D., serves as Associate Vice President of Major Gifts at Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA. In this role, he manages a talented group of university advancement professionals, they are responsible for raising $300 million to support the Haub School of Business, the College of Arts and Sciences and the Kinney Center for Autism Education and Support. In addition, the capital projects that enhance the teaching and learning opportunities at the University.

Prior, he served as Assistant Vice President, Major Gifts O�cer at Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA. Eric has also served in various roles at The Vanguard Group, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, Montgomery County Community College, and Ohio Board of Regents, Denison University.

Eric earned his Juris Doctorate at the University at Bu�alo, Bu�alo, NY, where he also earned his undergraduate degree in Sociology and African American Studies and was a member of the University football team. Eric is first generation Dominican, who was born in Brooklyn, NY. Eric lives in Ardmore, PA with his wife Michele, daughter Sofia and son Eric.

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D Y N A M I C S P O N S O R

C O R N E R S T O N E S P O N S O R S

This event was made possible through the support of

our sponsors

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ALPFA PHILADELPHIA BOARD MEMBERS

Adria CordovaCo-Vice PresidentGeneral Mills, Inc

Danny RoqueCo-Vice PresidentJanney Montgomery Scott LLC

Allan NunezCo-TreasurerBlackrock

Andrea Solorzano Co-TreasurerYour Outsourced CFO

Falon ShrokmanCo-Director of CommunicationsComcast

Xavier AriasCo-Director of CommunicationsALPFA

Ariadna SingerO�cer of CommunicationsMexican Consulate

Erick Barragan RamirezO�cer of CommunicationsEsperanza

Martin AlfaroO�cer of CommunicationsAL DIA

Sonny MendezDirector of Corporate RelationsMorgan Stanley

Corina SantiagoO�cer of Corporate RelationsDeloitte

Marilitza ZayasO�cer of Corporate RelationsDeloitte

Sandra AcostaO�cer of Corporate RelationsTalson Solutions, LLC

Dan BastidasDirector of Employee Resource Groups- Leng-d’Or

Je�rey RodriguezDirector of Delaware RelationsJP Morgan

Carlos CottoO�cer of Delaware RelationsJP Morgan

Rayner Alvarez RojasO�cer of Delaware RelationsJP Morgan

Phillip Entsua-MensahO�cer of Delaware RelationsJP Morgan

Cynthia Sobral Director of EventsVanguard

Francisco MichaudO�cer of EventsKeller Williams

Karla Santamaria CastroO�cer of EventsAxalta

Melva TorresO�cer of EventsMerck

Luis Morales Director of MembershipJP Morgan

Jose RiosO�cer of MembershipPershing

Sergio GomezDirector of Student A�airsCentri Business Consulting

Nicole MagnelliO�cer of Student A�airsJohnson & Johnson

Chad WorkmanPresidentGlobal Tax Management (GTM)

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SHARPEN YOUR LEADERSHIP SKILLS. VOLUNTEER WITH US!

ALPFA Philadelphia is always seeking enthusiastic and energetic volunteers to join our leadership team. If you are interested in becoming more actively involved, please contact: Luis Morales at [email protected]

Salsa Night with ALPFA & NABAThursday, June 13, 2019 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Three 12 Sports Lounge - Philadelphia, PARegister at: https://alpfa-naba-salsanight.eventbrite.com

2019 ALPFA National ConventionAugust 3rd - 6th, 2019

Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center - Nashville, TNRegister at: https://www.alpfa.org/page/alpfaconvention

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