Women in Charge:
Building Our Path Forward

At One Girl, we empower women to be leaders. Therefore, each year we unite women, from all walks of life, to share their expertise and experiences with the community. This year’s Women in Charge Conference is all about Building Our Path Forward. We proudly present the following panels: (1) Embracing Change in the Workplace Panel and (2) Bridging Then and Now Panel. No matter what you want to accomplish or where you are in life, our panels are curated to make you feel inspired and help you find the right tools and resources for your next step! Join us at our Fifth Annual conference to network, learn, share and discover how YOU can make a change in society and within yourself.

AGENDA

9:00 - 9:30 AM: Breakfast

9:30 - 10:15 AM: Welcome by Women in Charge Co-hosts

Angelia Malin (MC & Moderator)
Dr. Debra McPhee
Meaghan Barakett (Founder of One Girl)

10:15 - 11:15 AM: Embracing Change in the Workplace Panel

Sharifa Murdock
Mayssa Chehata
Kat Garcia
Brittany Lo
Angelica Malin

11:15 - 11:40 AM: Mini Standing Yoga by Sarah Otey + Break

11:40 - 12:40 PM: Bridging Then and Now Panel

Dr. Lyn Slater
Mattie Kahn
Mia Jackson-Rosenthal
Jaslin Kaur
Angelica Malin

12:40 - 1:00 PM: Fishbowl Questions + One Girl Closing Remarks

Meaghan Barakett
Vanessa Molina

1:00 - 2:00 PM: Networking + Shop Vendors

The Sourced Studio
Auve Beauty
PastForward

Embracing Change in the Workplace Panel

As the CEO and Founder of Beautini, the NYC-based bridal beauty experience featured in People Magazine, The New York Times, The Knot, BRIDES and more, Brittany Lo and her team of 80 stylists have empowered thousands of brides and their closest circles through confidence-skyrocketing makeovers on the big day.

With her new beauty company, Beia, she’s taking on a larger mission: to empower women everywhere to feel their best, look their best—and basically dominate the world—24/7. How? Through a diverse line of clean beauty and wellness products that’s all about self-love sans guilt.

See, in her fieldwork, Brittany has all too often witnessed incredible women connecting over problems rather than accomplishments, and shielding themselves from experiencing true pleasure.

After a lifetime of dreaming of her own beauty brand (Seriously, read her second grade journal!), it all clicked for Brittany. Drawing from her Chinese heritage and unwavering passion, Beia was born to shatter the taboo of indulging oneself.

Brittany’s ultimate goal: to inspire the embrace of all forms of “me moments” that ultimately unleash the very best, most beautiful version of you.

Sarah Otey is a fitness and wellness expert with over 15 years of experience. She started her career as a model with Wilhelmina Models in 2009 and has worked as a yoga instructor, trainer, marketing consultant, and model with companies such as Nike, Peloton, Womens Health, Fitness Magazine, Ralph Lauren, Free People, Carbon38, Cosmoplitan Magazine, Lexus, and Adidas among many others.

Sarah holds two 200hr Yoga Certifications and multiple personal training certifications such as NASM, Corrective Exercise, pilates, Pre/Post Natal, Functional Range Conditioning, Kettlebells, Breathwork, and Transcendental Meditation. She has worked as a performance coach and healer for A-list Actors, Athletes, Entrepreneurs, CEOs, hedge funds and private equity groups. 

Sarah believes in the power of connection, community, and creativity and that our practice on the mat can heighten our vibration while providing clarity and awareness. Her tagline for over a decade has been “Yoga Everywhere” because she has witnessed the practice transform so many clients in their way of being with themselves, family and friends, in business, and in creative pursuits. Sarah attended Alvin Ailey's BFA dance program from 2005-2007 and she is an advocate for Female Founders, Creatives, and facilitating conversations that get more women to the negotiating table.

Bridging Then and Now Panel

Mattie Kahn is an award-winning writer and editor. Her work has been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue, Vox, and more. She was the culture director at Glamour and staff editor at Elle, having profiled the likes of Greta Thunberg and Jill Biden. See her new book, YOUNG AND RESTLESS, for how "fandom, friendship, and gossip" lay the work for powerful social movements!

Dr. Lyn Slater is a writer, activist and former professor. She has a Ph.D. in Social Welfare and has been a social worker for 45 years. She started her blog, Accidental Icon, in September 2014 because she could not find a fashion blog or magazine that offered an urban, modern, intellectual aesthetic and also spoke to people who live “interesting but ordinary lives.” Since then, Lyn has reinvented herself as an influencer of popular culture and promotes the use of fashion as a window into society and a vehicle to make personal and social change. Her rejection of age as a variable to be considered in how one dresses, lives and represents oneself has garnered her a loyal fan base of all ages. Her Instagram has 767K followers. She is the author of the book, How To Be Old, Penguin Random House, March 12, 2024, of the popular Substack newsletter, How To Be Old.

Mia is currently the Director of Student Engagement and Counseling at Fordham Law School’s Public Interest Resource Center (PIRC @pirc.fordhamlaw). There she advises students interested in pursuing public interest internships and careers. She also supports PIRC student-led groups and coordinates public interest-focused events and panels. Mia is also the point person for diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, and outreach within PIRC.

Before Fordham, Mia spent eight and a half years as a Staff Attorney in the Criminal Defense Practice of The Bronx Defenders, where she represented indigent clients on misdemeanor and felony cases. In addition to her role as a Staff Attorney, she was the Pro Bono Coordinator for her practice, helping to facilitate pro bono legal partnerships between her colleagues and firm associates. Throughout her time at The Bronx Defenders, Mia engaged with law students through her role as a supervisor in the Summer Internship Program and the Desk Appearance Ticket Marijuana Project.

Mia received her J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law and her Bachelor’s degree from Boston College.

Jaslin Kaur is the Alumni Support Manager at Run for Something, where she supports young progressive candidates nationwide. She comes from a Sikh Punjabi union family, through a working class upbringing in Queens, NY. This pushed her to run for City Council in her hometown in 2021 with support from Senator Bernie Sanders, Congress Member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and the Working Families Party. After the campaign, she organized with the New York Taxi Workers Alliance, a 20,000+ member union, to win a citywide medallion debt forgiveness plan for over $350 million in relief. Prior, Jaslin has worked on federal survivor and education justice policy at Know Your IX, immigration policy advocacy at the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum, and in administrative roles at New American Leaders. She is a proud graduate of CUNY Hunter College and Nassau Community College.

Official MC & Moderator

Angelica Malin is a highly sought-after global emcee, moderator and award host in New York. Angelica is a proficient and talented on-stage presence, having worked over 150 in-person, virtual and hybrid events. Her goal is to delight audiences with natural charisma and bring the best out of speakers and talent on the day. As an emcee, Angelica has graced stages from London to Paris, New York to Lisbon. She’s facilitated fireside conversations with high-profile entrepreneurs and political figures alike, including Shai Weiss, CEO of Virgin Atlantic, Ella Mills, Founder of Deliciously Ella, Melanie Whelan, CEO of SoulCycle, Cherie Blair MBE, former NFL stars, members of the House of Lords and senior leaders from Penguin Books, Barclays and Men’s Health. From intimate fundraiser dinners to conferences attended by thousands, Angelica is a dynamic on-stage host, well-placed to host conferences and events around entrepreneurship, empowerment, and the future of work. She’s been chosen to lead events for household names including WeWork, The British Library, NatWest, Santander, QuickBooks and Courier Media. In the last year, she’s been the lead EMCEE for large-scale events including ChangeNOW, Evening Standard’s SMEXPO, AllBright’s #StepForward Summit, Innovate Finance’s Fintech for Good Forum and AdWeek NYC. Angelica is also a three-times bestselling author of #SheMadeIt: a Toolkit for Female Founders in the Digital Age (Kogan Page, January 2021); Unattached: Empowering Essays on Singlehood (Penguin Random House, February 2022) and The PR Bootcamp: Take Your Business from Invisible to Unstoppable (Little, Brown, November 2022). Inspired by her bestselling books, Angelica delivers keynote speeches and workshops on public speaking, women’s entrepreneurship and The Visibility Method, her signature personal brand approach.

Co-hosts

Dr. Debra M. McPhee has been Dean of the Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service since 2013. She has more than 25 years of leadership experience in academia, professional social work practice, and the private sector and has worked throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. She holds a Masters in Social Work from Columbia University and a Ph.D. from the University of Toronto. Her funded research and scholarship include work in the areas of international healthcare policy, child welfare, welfare reform, inter-professional collaboration, and social work/higher education. Dr. McPhee has held deanships at two academic institutions. In between, she served as the Chief Operating Officer for a health education and technology company in Silicon Valley. In addition to her current academic leadership responsibilities, Dr. McPhee has held multiple leadership roles with the national accrediting body, the Council of Social Work Education (CSWE) including serving for six years as Chair of the Commission on Educational Policy & Accreditation Standards (COEP) and a member of the CSWE Board of Directors. She is currently the Chair of the Program Quality Improvement Committee for Catholic Charities, a member of the Catholic Charities Community Services Board as well as a member of the Board of Trustees for Catholic Charities.

Meaghan Barakett is an advocate for the empowerment and advancement of women and girls, and is also the founder and president of One Girl New York Inc., an organization dedicated to helping young women effectively serve their communities. Under her leadership, One Girl created Women in Charge: A Forum on Women’s Leadership, an annual conference in partnership with the Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service.

In 2020, Barakett's nearly three year old son Lincoln passed away suddenly and unexpectedly. As a result, she became a fierce proponent for SUDC research and awareness, embarking on a focused mission to find its possible medical and environmental instigators, and to save future children from this puzzling cause of death. Barakett. and her husband, Brett, established memorial scholarships for Lincoln at Harvard University, Brown University, Fordham University, Ivey Business School at Western University and the Brunswick School in 2022.

Barakett has also been a champion for laws to protect victims of cyberbullying and online impersonation. She assisted in drafting and pushing for the passage of the E-Impersonation Prevention Act, New York Senate Bill S5871-A, which would elevate the crime of cyberbullying and online impersonation - with intent to harm - to a felony in the State.

A graduate of Pace University, she earned her master’s degree in nonprofit leadership from Fordham University.

She is a former model, yoga and meditation instructor, Miss New York USA and Mrs. New York America.

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