Our Leadership & Staff
The Chick Mission creates real-time impact and inspires systemic change with the help of many passionate peeps behind the mission. Get to know our flock!
Executive Board
Get to know our Executive Board!
- Emily Fritz, LibreMax Capital
- Laurie Katz, Grayscale
- Dr. Jaime Knopman, CCRM Fertility New York
- Samantha Levenstein, Beach Point Capital Management
- Jamie Parrot, The Chick Mission
- Dana Petitto, Brookfield Asset Management
- Jane Rice*, The Chick Mission
- Amy Schneidkraut Kessler, Centerbridge Partners
- Dr. Rohini Singh, Merck & Co
- Lindsey VanEgmond, Investor
- Naomi Wender Leslie, Goldman Sachs
(*) Board Emerita
Staff
- Amanda Rice, Founder & CEO | amanda@thechickmission.org
- Tracy Weiss, Executive Director | tracy@thechickmission.org
- Jackie Alm, Director of Individual Giving | jackie.alm@thechickmission.org
- Vanesalyn Davis, Hope Grant Program Coordinator | v.davis@thechickmission.org
- Camryn More, Advocacy & Education Program Associate | camryn.more@thechickmission.org
- Emma Rohrbacher, Executive Assistant | emma.rohrbacher@thechickmission.org
- Izzi Wayner, Director of Development | izzi.wayner@thechickmission.org
- Mary Lynn Wentway, Director of Operations | marylynn.wentway@thechickmission.org
- Jodie Winters, Hope Grant Program Manager | jodie.winters@thechickmission.org
Medical Advisory Board
Get to know our Medical Advisory Board!
- Dr. Asima Ahmad, Carrot Fertility
- Meryl Arenstein, RMA of New Jersey (Retired)
- Dr. Janet Bruno-Gaston, Shady Grove Fertility Houston
- Dr. Janet Choi, Progyny
- Lily Leibner, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Dr. Callum Potts, CCRM Fertility Miami
- Dr. Lucky Sekhon, RMA of New York
- Rosemary Semler, NYU Langone
- Jennifer Straub, CCRM Fertility Houston
- Dr. Stephanie Thompson, CCRM Fertility IRMS
- Virginia Wettlaufer, Survivor & Advocate
Peeps Committee
- Elaine Asher, Eve Wealth
- Katie Asher, Barrow Neurological Institute
- Sheena Banerjee, Sona Asset Management
- Ryan Beauregard, 400 Capital Management
- Samantha Berlin, DoorDash
- Liberty Buttenwieser, Cocoon
- Jessica Carps, Skyline Construction Enterprises
- Abby Castaldi, Amis Patel & Brewer LLP
- Julia Dworkin, Jefferies
- Alisia Escobar, Wharton School of Business
- Nneka Etoniru, Avenue Z
- Jessica Gavarkovs, ITE
- Rebecca Gigliotti, Real Estate Attorney
- Sophia Guinchard, Serhant
- Claudia Hatef, SUNY Downstate
- Emily Hazel, Memorial Sloan Kettering
- Lexi Henkel, Maverick Ventures
- Darcy Horn, 154 Partners
- Kylie Jordan, Gameto
- Roshni Kamta, Inc. Magazine
- Gail Kegolis, Chick Champion
- Melissa Knight, Partners Group
- Julia Lamorelle, Malk Partners
- Meghan Leddy, Warburg Pincus
- Emily Leder, SPMB
- Jenni Leong, DFJ Growth
- Gabrielle Lewis, Morgan Stanley
- Maria Liberopoulos, Alston & Bird
- Jennifer Mann, Jennifer Mann Therapy
- Andrea Mazzocchi, Mazzocchi BioConsulting
- Kelly McCarthy, Palladium Equity Partners
- Megan McDonald, MidOcean Partners
- Sarah Mellor, Brown Advisory
- Katie Mulhern, Brigit
- Ali Pruzan, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
- Mimi Ricker, Branding & PR Consultant
- Shelley Rosensweig, Haynes Boone
- Lauren Sachs, Chick Champion
- Emily Schwartz, Organa Collective
- Jaci Schoeder, Pinnacle Partners
- Isabelle Stone, Warburg Pincus
- Katie Sudduth, Chick Champion
- Liz Timmons, J. Wood Capital Advisors
- Lauren Timms, CPI
- Beini Yin, Neuberger Berman
Reach out to Jackie Alm, Director of Individual Giving at jackie.alm@thechickmission.org to learn more about our Peeps Committee and other ways to get involved. Contact Izzi Wayner, Director of Development at izzi.wayner@thechickmission.org to learn more about Board leadership roles and employment opportunities. We’re always eager to connect with other passionate peeps who are interested in joining the flock!
*Listings as of June 2025