Julianne Skrivan is a community builder and storyteller, with a passion for bringing people together to learn and grow. Currently, Julianne is the Director of Community at Her Campus Media where she oversees exclusive weekly newsletters, social media accounts, and launches innovative education efforts. She has worked on award-winning events and has appeared on multiple panels and podcasts relating to influencing, writing, and emphasizing how to create content in a way that feels genuine. Julianne holds a Masters in Communications from Johns Hopkins University, certificates in Women’s Leadership and Diversity & Inclusion from Cornell, and Political Science, Communications and Film & Media Arts degrees from the University of Utah. She lives in Salt Lake City with her dog and future-husband.

Allison Piwowarski is a seasoned media professional with over a decade of experience in digital content and brand strategy. She has driven significant audience growth and brand engagement by overseeing high-impact partnerships, special projects with A-list talent, and editorial initiatives across leading women's media brands. Allison has led teams in producing award-winning content and pioneered innovative approaches to storytelling through web, social, and audio platforms. As Director of Content Strategy at Her Campus Media, she currently spearheads audience growth and editorial initiatives, including events and partnerships with impactful social-first organizations. She is passionate about mentoring young content creators and specifically spotlighting and amplifying women's stories in new and emerging ways.

Anna is a communications professional and licensed social worker whose years in social impact intersect the government, nonprofit, education and healthcare sectors. Her work focuses on creating, implementing, and scaling programs that break down barriers to the resources that all communities deserve.

As Vice President of Community and Strategic Initiatives at Her Campus Media, the number one media and marketing ecosystem for college women, Cara Chiaramonte has spent the last near-decade scaling, developing, and managing HCM's campus and influencer communities and supporting its 50,000+ members plus tens of thousands of alumni launch their careers, find their confidence, build their personal brands, and more. Chiaramonte has produced award-winning, large-scale event programming both in-person and virtually, has secured and worked directly with A-list talent, and has partnered with major consumer brands to create one-of-a-kind brand ambassadorship and campus/influencer marketing campaigns. She is passionate about growing communities and businesses with impactful missions that strive to help push women's leadership forward and make the next generation more successful, safer, and smarter than the generations before them. Cara received her undergraduate degree in journalism from the University of Florida with minors in Women's Studies and Leadership. She currently resides in Tampa with her husband and their two dogs.

Deepa Lakshmin is a Webby-winning writer and editor based in New York City who's covered everything from travel to entertainment to politics. She's currently the director of social media at Lonely Planet, where she leads social strategy and creates travel content for @lonelyplanet’s 13 million followers. She was previously the managing editor of Meta (formerly Facebook) and Instagram's B2B content marketing blogs and as a journalist, she’s written for National Geographic, Vox, MTV News, NYLON and more. Over the past decade, she’s brought her love of words to many industries—ad agencies! tech giants! marketing campaigns!—through a variety of in-house and freelance roles both inside and outside of newsrooms. Follow her work (and see photos of her cat) on Instagram and Twitter at @deepa.

Hannah Orenstein is the author of Maine Characters (out May 13, 2025), Meant to Be Mine, Playing with Matches, and other novels. She's also the Deputy Editor of Lifestyle and Wellness at Bustle. Previously, she held editorial roles at Seventeen and Elite Daily, and once worked as a matchmaker for a luxury dating service. In 2010, she was Her Campus's first editorial intern. She splits her time between Brooklyn and Maine.

Kayla Goldman is an emerging event programming specialist and talent lead with a focus on curating digital and IRL experiences that resonate with Gen Z audiences. Since graduating from UMass Boston with a degree in Women's Studies, she has worked with high-profile talent, such as Hannah Berner, Tefi Pessoa, Alyah Chanelle Scott, Kelley O'Hara, Midori Francis, and more. Kayla is currently on the Events team at Her Campus Media, leading on programming and talent relations.

Kim Macharia is the Founder and Executive Director of Brave Leap, a nonprofit that uses the wonder of exploration to inspire engagement in environmental stewardship. Prior to launching Brave Leap, she served as Executive Director of Space Prize, a non-profit dedicated to empowering young women to participate in the growing space economy. She has worked on a range of projects driving the future of the space economy forward including projects related to space situational awareness and human spaceflight. Kim has also had the privilege of representing companies at international events including the UN World Space Forum. Throughout her career, she has made a concerted effort to advocate for marginalized communities and create pathways for nontraditional actors to engage in the growing space economy. Kim is deeply passionate about diversifying and democratizing industries that are vital to how our world operates. In addition to her work in the space sector, Kim also consults on grant programs and inclusion initiatives in the agriculture and maritime sector.

Larissa May is a digital wellness entrepreneur and the founder of #HalfTheStory, a non-profit dedicated to improving the next generation’s relationship with technology. Larissa founded #HalfTheStory after facing her own struggles with social media, and has spent the past 10 years driving the rapidly growing global movement towards digital wellness. As the first youth-led non-profit of its kind, #HalfTheStory is focused on progressing education and advocacy work surrounding social media and tech use. Through #HalfTheStory's evidence-based education program, Social Media U, young people across schools in the US and UK are taught the skills needed to have a healthy relationship with their screens and are empowered to understand and advocate for their digital health. Prior to #HalfTheStory, Larissa helped build some of today’s buzziest D2C brands, including Kin Euphorics and Otherland, winning the Business Insider Brand Marketing Rising Stars Award for her work. Larissa has been featured in the WSJ, TIME, Forbes, Vanity Fair, Refinery29, Good Morning America, The Today Show, and CBS This Morning.

Laurise has spent the major of her career in editorial, sharpening her teeth at places Elle magazine, Bustle, Seventeen mag, harpers bazaar, and refinery29. She is currently leading the charge for the Facebook social team at Meta.

Rachel graduated from Barnard College of Columbia University and, after a decade working at Harry's (a high-growth startup that scaled from 15 to more than 1,000 employees globally) received an Advanced Personal and Executive Coach certification from the College of Executive Coaching. Today, Rachel is the founder and CEO of Metronome — a coaching and talent development consulting firm that believes professional development should be research-driven, action-oriented, and genuinely fun.

Rosa currently leads brand strategy for Hearst's iconic group of fashion and luxury brands (ELLE, Harper's Bazaar, Esquire, Town & Country, ELLE Decor, and Veranda) with a focus on digital innovation and growth. Previously, she was the executive digital editor for Cosmopolitan, where she worked on numerous award-winning projects. She started her career in social media.