PANELISTS & MODERATORS
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KATRINA ADAMS
Katrina Adams is the first African American to lead the United States Tennis Association (USTA), the first two term Chairman and President of said organization and the first former player to hold that honor. As vice president of the prestigious International Tennis Federation, Chairman of the Billie Jean King Cup Committee, Chairman of the Gender Equality in Tennis Committee and the Executive Director of the Harlem Junior Tennis and Education Program, Adams believes this is just the beginning. She has branched into the private sector as Board Members of Pivotal Acquisition Corp III and GSE Worldwide. She also serves on multiple Advisory Boards; Athletes Unlimited, Highlight Pro Skydiving, Full Court Tennis and Racquet Magazine. Adams served an unprecedented two consecutive terms as USTA Chairman and President, and served the board 2005-2020. |
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VICKY CHUN
Victoria M. "Vicky" Chun was appointed Thomas A. Beckett Director of Athletics at Yale University by President Peter Salovey on February 1, 2018 and began her tenure with the Bulldogs on July 1. A true trailblazer in collegiate sports, Vicky is the first woman and first Asian American to serve in this role at Yale University, with oversight of 35 varsity teams, over 50 club and intramural sports, as well as the portfolio of athletic facilities enjoyed by the Yale community. |
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ABIGAIL DISNEY '82
Volleyball
Abigail Disney is an Emmy-winning director and producer, philanthropist and the CEO and president of Fork Films. An active supporter of peacebuilding, she is passionate about advancing women's roles in the public sphere. Abigail's films and series focus on social issues and spotlight extraordinary people who speak truth to power.
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KERRY DOCHERTY FAHERTY '05
Lacrosse
Kerry is the Co-founder and Chief Impact Officer for Faherty Brand- a sustainable clothing brand launched in 2013. A lawyer with a background in human rights and mindfulness, Kerry uses Faherty's platform to create community and conversation through the event series, Sun Sessions, which spotlights good people doing good work. She loves to write, and her first children's book will be published by Flamingo in 2022. |
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CHRIS ERNST '76
Crew
Chris is best known for leading female rowers in 1976 to protest unequal treatment; they marched into the director of women's athletics at Yale with a New York Times photographer in tow and stripped, revealing "Title IX" scrawled across skin. For nearly 40 years she's been a plumber, 20 as owner of Pipelines, in Roslindale, Mass. In the 1986 World Rowing Championships, she won gold in the women's lightweight doubles event. In 2012, Ernst was honored at New England Sports Museum's "The Tradition" in honor of her role in leading the Yale protest. Former United States Secretary of State and 1966 Yale graduate John Kerry, has referred to Chris as the Rosa Parks of Title IX.
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AMY GADSDEN '94
Squash
Amy serves as the Associate Vice Provost for Global Initiatives at the University of Pennsylvania. She has a demonstrated history of working in government and the higher education industry. In her current role, Amy oversees dynamic, growing division focused on all aspects of global strategy and operations.
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RAIME JONES '23
Swimming & Diving
Raime is a senior on the swim and dive team. She competes in the 50, 100, 200, and 500-yard freestyle as well as the 100 and 200 backstroke. Raime took a gap year in 2020 and served as the Head of Branding and Marketing for Barista, a subscription-based coffee start-up in New Haven. Raime is a Cognitive Science Major. She plans to attend law school after graduation. |
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SUSIE KRENTZ '80
Basketball; Volleyball
Founder of Krentz Consulting, Susie has over 30 years of experience as a strategic adviser. As a recognized leader in strategy development for healthcare organizations, she has worked with numerous hospitals and healthcare systems across the country in the development of strategic plans, physician strategy, growth plans, and competitive strategy.
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CHELSEA KUNG '23
Tennis; SAAC President
Chelsea is a senior on the women's tennis team. During the 2021-2022 season, she played in the number 1 doubles and singles position. Chelsea and her doubles partner Jessie Gong '22 made the Fall National Championship. Chelsea finished ranked 70th nationally and was the Ivy League Player of the Year while also beating the #1 player in the country this past season. She is serving as President of SAAC for the second consecutive year and is a Political Science major.
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ZENA KEITA '14
Basketball
Zena is the Manager of Partnerships with The Athletic. Prior to joining The Athletic, she worked for the Miami Dolphins and Golden State Warriors. Zena serves as the sideline reporter for the Santa Cruz Warriors. Zena was a four-year member of the women's basketball team at Yale, appearing in 88 career games for the Bulldogs. |
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REE REE LI '16
Tennis
Ree Ree serves as a legal specialist for Google via Adecco. Upon graduation Upon graduation she has worked in tech for six years including roles at two different start-ups. Ree Ree was active during her four years at Yale and volunteered with YSACC (Yale Student-Athlete College Council), Yale Refugee Project, Yale Special Olympics, and Pi Beta Phi. She was captain of the tennis team her senior year.
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DONNA LOPIANO
Donna is the President and Founder of Sport Management Resources, a consulting firm that focuses on bringing the knowledge of experienced, expert former athletics directors to assist scholastic and collegiate athletics departments in solving growth and development challenges. Donna was also the Chief Executive Officer of the Women's Sports Foundation from 1992–2007. She served as the University of Texas' Director of Women's Athletics from 1975–1992 and is a past president of the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women. |
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PATRICIA MELTON '83
Track & Field, Field Hockey
Patricia has been the executive director of New Haven Promise since 2012, where she has overseen the disbursement of more than $25 million to more than 2,200 city students. The program, funded by Yale and the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, covers tuition at in-state colleges for New Haven public-school students who maintain at least a 3.0 GPA and 90% attendance record in school, perform community service, and keep up a positive disciplinary record. Throughout her career, Patricia's initiatives have impacted tens of thousands of students.
A former U.S. Olympic Trials finalist and All American in track and field, Patricia was honored with a career achievement award by the NCAA with a 2007 Silver Anniversary Award that recognizes former student-athletes who have distinguished themselves in their professional field since completing their college athletic careers. In 2013 she was the first African American female to earn Yale's George H.W. Bush Award, the most prestigious honor given by Yale Athletics. Most recently, she was selected by the CoSIDA Executive Board of Directors as the 2022 Dick Enberg Award recipient.
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LAWRIE MIFFLIN '73
Field Hockey
Lawrie currently serves as the Senior Editor at The Hechinger Report where she is responsible for overseeing all editorial aspects, with a focus on higher education coverage. Before joining Hechinger in 2015, she spent 30 years at The New York Times where she was the first woman sports reporter at the New York Daily News, covering professional hockey, soccer, and Olympics, and is best known for her long (1982-2013) career with The New York Times. Mifflin won the 1998 NCAA Silver Anniversary Award, given annually to former NCAA student-athletes recognizing their collegiate and professional achievements. She is a 2019 recipient of the George H.W. Bush Award, the most prestigious honor given by Yale Athletics.
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MISSY PARK '84
Basketball; Lacrosse
Missy is the Founder of Title Nine, an American manufacturer of athletic clothing and women's workout clothes. It is the largest independently owned and operated retailer of women's fitness clothing. The company has grown into a $100 million dollar business without ever taking outside investment. Today, Missy remains the sole owner. In July 2021, Missy announced that the company would donate US $1 million to support the players of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team in their equal pay dispute with US Soccer.
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ANNE WARNER '77
Crew
Anne is the chief legal officer of Algorand, responsible for all legal matters worldwide. Anne joins Algorand after a 20+ year career of progressively responsible in-house counsel positions, including Senior Counsel roles at Alexion Pharmaceutical and Inverness Medical, and General Counsel positions at Pegasystems and Velcro USA. Anne is an international law generalist, with experience in corporate law, employment law, M&A, securities law, and a variety of other areas of expertise, and has practiced in more than 30 countries.
Anne rowed eights for the United States in the World Championships in 1975, 1977 and 1978. She finished second in the 1975 World Championships with the "Red Rose Crew." Her team placed sixth in 1977 and fourth in 1978. In 2007, she received a Congressional Gold Medals created especially the members of the 1980 Summer Olympic team. In 2016, she was inducted into the National Rowing Hall of Fame. Anne is a U.S Hall of Fame coach and has served on the U.S Olympic Committee for rowing. She is the first Yale female student-athlete to win an Olympic medal. |
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NICOLE WELLS '16
Field Hockey
Nicole is the Senior Manager of Business Operations at Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. She oversees the brand marketing, sponsorship and sales strategies, as well as the overall business objectives, for the Westchester Knicks (NBA G League; New York Knicks affiliate) and Knicks Gaming (NBA 2K League) properties. Prior to joining MSG, Nicole worked for the Brooklyn Nets at BSE Global, and served as an NBC Sports Olympic Researcher for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. She was a standout player during her four years on the Yale Field Hockey team. Nicole was captain of the team in her junior year, and was on the NFHCA National Academic Squad for two seasons, 2x Second Team All-Ivy League, 2x Honorable Mention All-Ivy League and led the team in assists during her senior year. She ended her career with 11 assists, tied for 18th on Yale's all-time list. During her time at Yale, Nicole was also on the Yale Daily News staff as a sports beat reporter.
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YULIIA ZHUKOVETS '23
Squash
Yuliia is a senior on the squash team and is the first player from Ukraine to play at Yale. She was the country's #1 player in the U17 and #2 in the U19 and is a member of the Ukrainian National Team. Outside of squash, Yuliia serves on the Yale Women Athletes Network and is Vice President of Health, Wellness and Accountability at Alpha Phi Iota Chi chapter. She is also the Co-President of the Yale International Student Organization. Yuliia is a Statistics and Data Science major.
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