Panelists

Deborah Koeingsberger

Opened in 1989 and tucked into New York City’s Flatiron/NoMad District, Noir et Blanc is a contemporary boutique for the fashion-conscious shopper in all of us!​ The store’s French-inspired essence is about sophistication, class, French chic and timelessness. Owner Deborah Koenigsberger, former model and stylist, blends sharp design and material […]

Marcia Gay Harden

Appearing in television, theater and of course movies since the 80s, she has had tremendous success topping out with an Oscar, a Tony and several Prime Time Emmy nominations. ( If her latest role of Margaret Wright in CBS’s So Help Me Todd keeps up the quality it has shown […]

Lt Col Laura

MD FACEP US ARMY New York Moves: What is your name, and what do you do? Laura Tilley: My name is Laura Tilley, and I’m an emergency medicine physician in the United States Army. NYM: We live in a world today where we’re still talking about diversity and inclusion. If […]

Rachel Cirelli

Director of the Center of Career Development – Manhattan College In your opinion, what qualities make a Moves Mentor?  “I think someone that brings, like, a consistent commitment to their life’s work. And that means, like, there’s times in our lives where things are difficult, and we’re stretched thin, but […]

Gena Pemberton

Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer – Omnicon PR Group Gena Pemberton is the Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer at Omnicom Health Group (OHG).  In this role she is responsible for developing and driving forward the diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy for the network of agencies.  She joined OHG […]

River Sage

Singer-songwriter River Sage (they/them), 15, is a rising sophomore at Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts where they study all elements of performance art. They also attend the prestigious Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center, where they most recently appeared in productions of “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” and “A Little […]

Alisa Petrosova

Alisa Petrosova is an artist, climate storyteller, organizer and recent graduate of the inaugural class of the Columbia Climate School. She holds a BFA from The Cooper Union, where her climate journey began as the founder of the Cooper Climate Coalition. She believes that change starts with people and community, […]

Hazel Sanchez

Hazel Sanchez is an anchor on the PIX11 Morning News from 6 – 10 a.m. on weekdays. Before joining the PIX11 News team in 2021, Hazel was a general assignment reporter and fill-in anchor at CBS New York since June of 2000. Prior to joining WCBS-TV in 2000, she was […]

Seema Lisa Pandya

ARTIST STATEMENT My percussion teacher once reminded me that all matter vibrates and so rhythm is literally everywhere and everything. This means that the fabric of the universe, nature, and even the structure of our own cells is states is like rhythm vibrating and oscillating between at least two states.   […]

Major Blondene Patrice Goulbourne

Major Blondene Patrice Goulbourne joined the United States Army Reserve in November 2000 as a PV1. She attended Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training in Fort Jackson, South Carolina as a Personnel Service Clerk. In 2004 while deployed to Kuwait during Operation Iraqi Freedom, she was promoted to the […]