Mary Beth has more than 20 years of leadership experience in marketing, communications and business development. Throughout her career, she has successfully managed highly complex marketing and communications organizations and led business development functions that created demand in underserved markets. She currently serves as Vice President of Communications for Siemens, a leading global supplier of electrification, automation and digitalization solutions for energy, infrastructure, healthcare and industry.

Mary Beth previously led Communications for Siemens’ Infrastructure and Cities sector in North America and managed marketing and marketing communications functions for Siemens Healthcare.

Mary Beth earned her bachelor’s degree in English from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. She enjoys traveling with her family, hiking, music and experimental cooking. She serves as a mentor for emerging talents and is actively engaged with organizations that contribute sustainable value to the community, including GoodWorks, a non-profit organization helping low-income homeowners to repair homes; Habitat for Humanity and the Women’s Transportation Seminar, an international organization dedicated to the professional advancement of women in transportation.

Ashwini Walde is a Business Technology Leader at Janney Montgomery Scott who manages IT projects with Legal and Compliance, Human Resources, Finance, and Marketing and Corporate Communications. She is the liaison between IT and these departments to discover and address what each department’s needs are. From data requests to large-scale projects such as building software, Ashwini is the manager who makes sure that it all comes together successfully.

Since joining Janney in 2015, she has made her mark on the firm. Ashwini is an ambassador for all things Janney, serving on our Diversity & Inclusion Council, Toastmasters, the Green Initiative, the Women’s Interactive Network (WIN) and the Early Career Professionals Employee Resource Group.

In 2017, Ashwini was presented with the Janney Values Recognition Award. This is the fifth year that Janney awarded this honor to a team member who has made a positive impact on the firm. As an active leader in the Janney community, Ashwini has proven herself as a deserving recipient.

In 2017, Ashwini was presented with the Janney Values Recognition Award. This is the fifth year that Janney awarded this honor to a team member who has made a positive impact on the firm. As an active leader in the Janney community, Ashwini has proven herself as a deserving recipient.

Ashwini’s active lifestyle does not end with the workday. She has taken contemporary dance and ballet and enjoys having a fun outlet to express herself. She also has a passion for traveling and hiking with her husband. She was bit by the travel bug in her early 20s when she went on a 17-day trip to hike the Himalayan Mountains. Her wanderlust has taken her to Peru, Jamaica, and throughout the U.S., allowing her to learn about other cultures and hike through beautiful parks such as her last trip to Glacier National Park in Montana.

Chaundra Daniels, The Humor Consultant, is a Business Consultant, Producer, and Socialpreneur. She was born and blessed with the gift of humor. A NYC native, she is invited to speak at numerous corporate events, conferences, churches and performs comedy shows throughout the country.

A graduate of Temple University, Chaundra holds a Bachelors of Arts in Psychology, and a Masters of Education in Rehabilitation Counseling from Hofstra University. She has over 20 years working as a seasoned professional with a diverse background in the corporate, education, and nonprofit sectors.

An advocate for people with disabilities, she has worked as a job coach, job developer, and career counselor. She has written award winning grants and developed successful initiatives to assist people, especially people with disabilities to become more independently involved with their career planning endeavors and to secure purposeful employment.

Chaundra has worked in the nonprofit sector as a Project Manager on career development projects for Fortune 500 companies such as Colgate, the Federal Reserve Bank, McDonald’s, Pepsi, Starbucks, and Verizon. With a vision in her heart, and passion for entrepreneurship, Chaundra left the corporate sector to become Owner and Principal Consultant of Monarch Productions, LLC,​ a boutique consulting company that conducts Strengthsfinder 2.0 Workshops for Leaders and specializes in Business Strategy, Team Building, Time Management, Diversity Initiatives, and Workplace Culture, for individuals and small businesses. She is currently the Career Consultant at Hofstra University Zarb School of Business Graduate Career Services office, working with MBA and MS students on job search and career development strategies.

A professional comedian, she is the Executive Producer and Host of “The​ BFF COMEDY SHOW”​celebrating the Beauty, Fabulous, and Funny women of comedy. To date, Chaundra has produced (15) successful comedy shows, of which proceeds were dedicated to Philadelphia based organizations, assisting women living with HIV, and the homeless population living in Philadelphia.

An enthusiastic and resourceful communicator, Chaundra is often sought out to facilitate presentations, and host events. She is an effective communicator offering a unique communication style with the ability to successfully engage and motivate audiences through critical thinking and humor. She has a fond appreciation of butterflies and uses their symbolic nature of “transformation” as part of her message providing inspiration to her audiences. She resides in Queens, New York, and is the primary caregiver for her elderly father. She balances networking with professionals, working with clients, and spending quality time with family and friends while traveling when time allows.

Lauren Footman, a native of Yeadon, PA graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 2014, with a bachelor’s degree in English, and double minors in Political Science and Africana Studies.

While at Bryn Mawr College, she chartered a College Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; serving as President until she graduated. Since graduation, Lauren has continued her advocacy work, and serves as the President of the NAACP PA State Conference Youth and College Division. Besides advocacy work, Lauren is still very involved with her undergraduate institution. She and a fellow alumna, have created a mentoring initiative, Bryn Mawr Students Committed to Opportunities Progress and Empowerment (SCOPE). The group’s objective is to enhance Bryn Mawr’s current initiatives that support students of the African and Latin Diasporas, and aid in retention of students of color.

In 2016, Lauren completed the New Leaders Council Fellowship, where she participated in leadership development training, with the intent of creating positive change in Philadelphia, and its surrounding communities. She currently serves as Institute Community Relations Chair of New Leaders Council Philadelphia, and is a member of New Leader Council’s National Diversity Committee, where she chairs the Leadership Development Committee.

Lauren is currently employed at PricewaterhouseCoopers, and is working toward her Master of Science in Organizational Dynamics at the University of Pennsylvania. Lauren remains committed to advocating for marginalized populations, and is always looking for ways to strategically create change in her community.