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Linsey McDonald
Senior Risk Control Consultant
Travelers
Linsey McDonald has been with Travelers as a senior risk control consultant in the Walnut Creek, California, office since 2001. Her responsibilities include working with customers to develop service strategies that utilize risk management resources to mitigate and reduce losses. Previously, Linsey worked as an environmental health and safety engineer and holds a master’s of environmental health and safety from the University of Minnesota. Travelers is a leading insurance carrier offering a variety of property and casualty insurance products designed to meet your business’ unique needs and protect you from a potential financial loss.
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Seleen McKinnies
Commercial Loan Officer
Southern California Business Banking Division
Wells Fargo
Seleen is responsible for identifying, acquiring and growing new and existing relationships with San Diego County businesses with annual revenues between $2-$20 million.
Seleen previously served as an Assistant Manager with Wells Fargo Financial. Before joining Wells Fargo in 2008, she served as Finance Manager for American Honda.
Seleen is passionate about giving back to her community. She is actively involved with Calpirg Initiatives and the Invisible Children’s Network. She also regularly volunteers at the Special Olympics and the San Diego Youth Services. She is a San Diego native.
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Miriam Muléy started her career in product development at Johnson & Johnson, then launched a successful hair-care line for Clairol—Lasting Color by Loving Care, before transitioning to Avon, where she became general manager and successfully reversed the company’s market-share erosion among women of color. Now running her own business, The 85% Niche, Muléy does strategic marketing and sales consulting with corporations that want to better reach women or that have a foothold but aren’t reaching specific groups, such as Latina women. She recently authored The 85% Niche and speaks both virtually and in person to audiences around the country.
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Marguerite Rangel & Andrea Schaffer
Chartered Financial Consultants and Certified Life Underwriters
Pacific Advisors
Marguerite received her Bachelor of Arts in French from Humboldt State University and her Juris Doctor from the University of San Francisco School of Law. She studied at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico in Mexico City and at the Alliance Française and the Institute of International and Comparative Law, both in Paris. Andrea earned her Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of California in Los Angeles and a Master of Arts in English Literature from Claremont Graduate School. Their practice focuses on all aspects of planning for individuals and businesses, with special knowledge in charitable and investment planning, estate tax issues, executive benefits and business succession. They serve clients on a nationwide basis.
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Denise Rodriguez
American Express OPEN Advisor on Teaming
Denise, an Attorney and native of New York City and former U.S. Department of Transportation OSDBU Director, is the President of her own federal procurement consulting business, The KMJ Company (KMJ). KMJ is dedicated to connecting businesses, especially small, disadvantaged and minority firms with federal contracting opportunities, by helping those businesses new to federal procurement as well as enhancing the opportunities of experienced federal contractors. She participates actively as a speaker at business and diversity events and also serves as the American Express OPEN Advisor on Teaming. In this role, Denise travels across the nation talking to small businesses about the Teaming USA joint initiative between American Express OPEN and Business Matchmaking, Inc., that encourages teaming among small businesses to increase their procurement capacity and opportunities.
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A specialist in communications for almost 30 years, Mary Schnack is an award-winning entrepreneur and advocate. Mary Schnack & Associates represents sophisticated organizations from corporations and small businesses to government agencies and associations and non-profit organizations. They have placed client’s stories in national publications, regional and local newspapers, radio shows and programs, television news programs and internet based media. They also help build their client’s branding and expertise recognition through social media. Mary gives speeches and conducts communication trainings worldwide. Her topics are interesting and thought provoking and offer communication and entrepreneurial tips that can be put to immediate use.
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Syndi Seid is recognized as world’s leading authority on business protocol and etiquette and has appeared on ABC’s Good Morning America, CBS’ Eye on America, Fox’s Trading Spouses, HGTV’s Party At Home and Discovery Channel’s Picture This. Major companies like Hewlett-Packard Worldwide, Sprint International, National Semiconductor, Marriott Hotels, Mandarin Oriental Hotel and the Miss Universe Pageant trust her to train their employees to avoid social faux pas that could lead to major business and political blunders. As founder of Advanced Etiquette worldwide, Syndi helps senior executives, business professionals and main-line employees overcome their fears and insecurities to find poise, confidence and authority in any social situation, anywhere in the world.
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Candace Waterman serves as WBENC’s resident expert in all matters related to certification. This includes oversight of the WBENC WBE and WBENC WOSB certification programs.
Additionally, she works to achieve acceptance of WBENC’s certification by government and quasi-government entities; and assists in driving new initiatives and policies which affect international certification.
Candace has more than 22 years of diverse experience in business relations, finance and real estate and holds an MBA and CCA. Her commitment to diversity, inclusion and excellence has earned her awards and recognition.
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