Nicole Merhill is the Director of the Office for Gender Equity (OGE) at Harvard University and serves as the University’s Title IX Coordinator. Nicole has more than 15 years of civil rights experience in various protected class statuses, including sex, race, color, national origin, disability, and age. Nicole is a licensed attorney and holds a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and English from Purdue University (1998), and a J.D. and a Master in Education Law from University of New Hampshire School of Law (2001). In July 2016, Nicole was diagnosed with breast cancer, a diagnosis she was very familiar with,…

Ami is a patient-focused, innovative and energetic results oriented senior leader with over 20 years of Clinical Data Management Strategy and Professional Services experience spanning MedTech, Life Sciences, Research & Development (R&D), and Consulting. She is passionate about the life sciences industry and improving human health. She recently joined Benchling, a start-up focused on providing modern technology for the bench scientist in research. Ami is a two-time cancer survivor and was diagnosed with breast cancer under 40. She was diagnosed with a life threatening meningioma brain tumor in 2019. Since that time she has been sharing her story, promoting early detection,…

Linda Matzkin was a speech pathologist by profession, and was fortunate enough to have two great jobs in the field at an early age. During this time, however, she frequently found her brain wandering from its intellectual side to its creative side! She started an event planning company, Hopple Popple, Inc, in her garage-turned-office. When she closed Hopple Popple 30 years later, she had built a business of 18 strong (mostly) women and enjoyed a reputation as a leader in the industry of event planning. Most recently, Linda is consulting part-time with her daughter Abby and friend Tamar, who are the power…

Suzanne Lowell President and Lead Designer for Suzanne B Lowell Lighting Design, Inc. since 1995. Previously on the faculty and staff of the Boston Conservatory. Breast Cancer Survivor since 2006, a preventative, second mastectomy in 2007 showed cancer in the pathology. Working with Runway for ten years, providing the lighting for the entire event. I have been a long time supporter of charities that relate to animal welfare with primary focus upon Baypath Humane Society and Buddy Dog Humane Society. My favorite activity is anything that involves my partner, Liz. View Suzanne’s Story

Tim Llewellyn As a photographer, Tim Llewellyn has shot on location all over the world for major corporations, agencies, and non-profits. With a particular focus on healthcare and lifestyle portraiture, his work combines high production value and a captured moment style, blurring the line between the orchestrated and the candid. He has been included three times in the Communication Arts Photography Annual and has won the People’s Choice Award for Professional Advertising at the Prix de la Photograhie in Paris. On the motion side, Tim’s directing, writing and cinematography concentrate on shaping compelling and emotional narratives. His production company, Copper…