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Meet the 2024 Honorees <\/h1>

The 2024 Savvy Ladies Honorees are each exceptional leaders supporting & leading financial empowerment for women. Each honoree, recognized for their unwavering commitment to financial education & advancement of financial well-being for women, will be honored at our <\/span>Gala Celebration<\/span><\/a> on October 28th, 2024 at the Nasdaq MarketSite, Times Square, NYC.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Excellence in Mentorship Awards<\/h2>\n

The Stacy Francis Awards for Excellence in Mentorship<\/em> honor two individuals (mentor\/mentee) who mutually impact one another\u2019s lives and careers. The Awards reflect the legacy and impact of mentorship in advancing women\u2019s financial empowerment and leadership. Paying tribute to Stacy Francis, founder of Savvy Ladies, this pair of awards honor Stacy as a mentor to a generation of rising women leaders in the financial services industry and beyond.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Holly Horn<\/h3>\n

Chief Surveillance Officer<\/p>\n

Assured Guaranty<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Holly Horn has been Chief Surveillance Officer of Assured Guaranty since January 2022. Previously, Ms. Horn served as Chief Surveillance Officer, Public Finance, where she was responsible for ongoing surveillance, monitoring and loss mitigation of municipal risks insured by the Company across all sectors of the municipal market. Prior to that, she was a director in Assured Guaranty Municipal\u2019s (AGM\u2019s) health care surveillance group and a director in AGM\u2019s health care underwriting group, where she was responsible for analyzing and recommending the insurability of health care credits.<\/p>\n

Ms. Horn began her public finance career at Inova Health System, a nationally ranked integrated health care delivery system and subsequently served as a senior manager for the national health care strategy practice at Ernst & Young.<\/p>\n

Ms. Horn holds a Master of Health Services Administration from George Washington University and a B.S. in Education from Bowling Green State University.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Maria Smirnova<\/h3>\n

Assistant Vice President, Structured Finance<\/p>\n

Assured Guaranty<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Maria Smirnova has been an Assistant Vice President within the Structured Finance department of Assured Guaranty since September 2023, primarily focusing on Fund Finance transactions. Previously, Ms. Smirnova served as a CMBS trading analyst at Barclays, and was a CMBS ratings analyst at DBRS Morningstar.<\/p>\n

Ms. Smirnova holds a B.A. in Economics and Government from Connecticut College.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Male Ally Awards<\/h2>\n

Celebrating male allyship, the Male Ally<\/em> Awards honors men in the financial field who have gone above the call of duty to support their female colleagues, bringing about positive change, valuing equality, and actively working to achieve it.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Charles \"Chuck\" Privitera<\/h3>\n

Vice President of Workplace Advisory Solutions<\/p>\n

Goldman Sachs, Ayco<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Charles (Chuck) is a Vice President and Corporate Relationship Manager in the Workplace Advisory Solutions Group at Goldman Sachs Ayco. He has client relationship responsibilities in the Metro New York, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions. He assists corporate clients of Goldman Sachs Ayco in deliver services around the financial wellbeing of their employees.<\/p>\n

Prior to joining Goldman Sachs Ayco, Chuck spent much of his career in benefits and human resource consulting. He is a nationally recognized influencer around the topic of financial inclusion.<\/p>\n

A major focus for Chuck is on financial well-being of employees who are typically left behind by the financial services industry. He has identified serious gaps in 401(k) plan savings rates and large disparities in financial stress levels in the workplace based on race and gender.<\/p>\n

Chuck has bachelor\u2019s degree in management science\/economics from the State University of New York at Cortland and the London Metropolitan University. He is a SHRM Senior Certified Professional and has the SHRM Credential for Inclusive Workplace Cultures.<\/p>\n

Chuck resides in New Jersey with his wife Kathy and their 11-year-old son, Jack. He enjoys spending time with his family, coaching little league, and volunteering. He is a Deadhead, a Buffalo Bills fan, and competes in local and national powerlifting competitions. He has been called an ally to women, BIPOC, and LGBTQ+ individuals.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Change Maker Awards<\/h2>\n

The\u00a0<\/em>Savvy Change Makers of the Year Award<\/em>\u00a0is given to individuals who make a significant difference in building and empowering communities that support women\u2019s financial wellbeing.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s recipients are making an impact by leading with purpose and have demonstrated valuable actions that create positive, real, authentic engagements.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Wendy Dessy<\/h3>\n

Director of Corporate Social Responsibility<\/p>\n

Proskauer<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Wendy Hattler Dessy is the Director of Corporate Social Responsibility for Proskauer, where she oversees all aspects of employee community service engagement, board service, and corporate social responsibility, upholding the firm\u2019s mission of creating and supporting programs that lead to lasting change. Wendy\u2019s corporate social responsibility work at Proskauer focuses on the key areas of education enrichment, social justice, veteran affairs, hunger and poverty. Some of the most impactful programmings. Wendy has developed include creating an Adopt-a-School initiative which connects students from public and charter schools across the country to meaningful workshops designed to increase college and career readiness, a mentoring program for post-9\/11 veterans transitioning to civilian life, and raising awareness of social issues through educational programs by creating the next generation of advocates for social justice. She also has helped to establish partnerships with soup kitchens, pantries, veteran organizations and non-profits across the U.S. and in London to address food insecurity.<\/p>\n

Prior to joining Proskauer, Wendy served as Executive Director for the NYC Cool Roofs Initiative, an environmental volunteer initiative of Mayor Bloomberg\u2019s PlaNYC to reduce energy consumption, cooling costs and carbon emissions, and Manager of Public-Private Partnerships for The Mayor\u2019s Office of Service and Volunteerism from 2010-2014. Wendy held various positions within the Bloomberg Administration and campaigns from 2005-2014.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Jacqueline \"JaQ\" Campbell<\/h3>\n

President, CEO, & Senior Wealth Advisor<\/p>\n

Alexander Legacy Private Wealth Management<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Jacqueline \u201cJaQ\u201d Campbell\u2019s professional background began in 1993 as a high school intern for Comerica\u2019s Private Bank. She ascended from high school intern to running a $1.8 billion investment team for Chase Wealth Management, and now leads Alexander Legacy Private Wealth Management, as Founder, CEO and Senior Wealth Advisor, where her mission is to advance the next generation of advisors and investors in wealth management. JaQ holds her bachelor\u2019s degree in Liberal Arts with a focus area on Diverse Leadership in Financial Services from DePaul University. She also holds her Series 63 & 65 securities registrations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Molly Kohrs<\/h3>\n

Pro Bono Engagements Lead, Data Citizens with Purpose\u00ae\u00a0<\/p>\n

KPMG<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Molly is a 15+ year KPMG veteran; she is a results-driven professional who, throughout her career, has worked with a variety of government, healthcare and nonprofit organizations to address pressing social issues including education and opportunities for youth, housing and health equity.\u202f Currently, Molly leads the scoping and delivery of pro bono engagements as a part of the Data Citizens with Purpose\u00ae program.\u202f Annually, her team delivers 45 engagements to nonprofit entities that are important to KPMG and its people.<\/p>\n

Molly is an experienced leader who thrives on bringing people together, amplifying voices, and finding solutions grounded in evidence and data-driven facts.\u202f She is a passionate volunteer, dedicating her efforts to organizations like CASA of Los Angeles, Downtown Women\u2019s Center, and the National MS Society. Molly received a BA in Music Industry from SUNY Oneonta and an MS in Accounting from the University of Albany. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Alicia Groscost<\/h3>\n

Executive Director: Chief of Staff & JPM WM DEI Champion<\/p>\n

J.P. Morgan Wealth Management<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Alicia started her career with the firm by joining Banc One Securities in 2001. She started in the Wealth space and quickly moved through the ranks leaning into her passion for continued learning (Series 6, 7, 24, 63, and 66) and found her second passion; the employee experience.<\/p>\n

In her current role, Alicia focuses primarily on running the business. Within Service & Administration the largest group provides phone-based and digital support for advisors and clients across J.P. Morgan Wealth Management. The organization also offers internal administration and support solutions, and most recently built out the new Client Welcome Group and the Affluent Service Group to better assist clients, no matter where they are in their investing journey.<\/p>\n

Alicia\u2019s passion for the employee experience positioned her well as she\u2019s led the Employee Engagement Strategy for the ~1200 people organization for the past 6 years. In 2022, Alicia expanded her responsibilities by stepping into the role of DEI Champion for Wealth Management (~8K FTE) and quickly launched the DEI Council. The Council is comprised of leaders across the organization to action the DEI agenda (Talent, Culture, and DEI Skills).<\/p>\n