Girl Fest Panelist

Sherry Boston
Sherry Boston

As District Attorney for the Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit, Sherry Boston oversees the prosecution of felony offenses filed in the Superior Court of DeKalb County, including murder, drug and sex...


Rachel Alterman Wallack
Rachel Alterman Wallack

Rachel Alterman Wallack, MSW, is the Founder and Mission Director of VOX Teen Communications. Her experience growing up in Atlanta and then writing for Junior Scholastic and Business Atlanta...


Mandy Sattler
Mandy Sattler

Mandy maintains significant experience in prosecuting and maintaining trademark applications on a world-wide basis. Mandy’s day-to-day responsibilities include preparing and filing trademarks...


Jill MacRae
Jill MacRae

Jill MacRae is currently Senior Vice President of Marketing & Communications at Anisa International. In this role she provides strategic leadership across all business segments supporting AI’s...


Melissa Long
Melissa Long

Melissa Long is an Emmy Award winning broadcast and digital journalist. She recently joined an start-up behind the new artificial intelligence-powered global news platform, Ground.  Most recently,...


Jenn Downs
Jenn Downs

Jenn Downs is the Director of User Experience Design at Points of Light and is currently studying how tech and design can shape the volunteer experience. She got her start...


Melissa Ingram
Melissa Ingram

Melissa M. Ingram is Vice President and Channel Manager for Aspire – the television entertainment network from Earvin “Magic” Johnson that reflects the people and modern day experiences of...


Georgia Milton-Sheats
Georgia Milton-Sheats

Georgia Milton-Sheats has been the CEO of Special Olympics Georgia since March 1999, where the mission is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type...


Parker Whidby
Parker Whidby

Parker Whidby joined Explore Georgia, the state’s official travel and tourism department, in 2015 as the Digital Content Specialist.  She is the voice of @ExploreGeorgia and is responsible for...


Maxine Cain
Maxine Cain

STEM Atlanta Women was founded in 2016 by Atlanta native, innovator, human resources business professional and technology advocate, Maxine Cain. She is also the visionary leader of the (Girl Centric...


Sara Haj-Hussein
Sara Haj-Hussein

Sara Haj-Hussein joined the Piedmont Healthcare Foundation in 2017 as a Gifts Officer, overseeing multiple events at Piedmont Healthcare. In her role, she supports the fundraising efforts of the...


Laura Good
Laura Good

Laura’s professional background includes 20 years of U.S. federal and state executive and legislative branch, non-profit advocacy, political campaign, and University teaching experience. Her work...