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Home - Fellowship Programs for Women Leaders - Vital Voices

Connecting women leaders around the world through mentorship.

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vitalvoices.org

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Currently a senior studying Honours Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo. Seeking New Grad Software Engineering roles for 2026. Strong interest in Trust and Safety, Security, and Backend systems.

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Startup Consultant | Investor | Financial Technology | Former VC & Banker

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Founder, ProsperWorks | Mission-driven leader leveraging tech to increase economic empowerment and create inclusive prosperity.

Dana Sleeper, CDE

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Learning Designer & Developer

Erin Amato, M.A.

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Experienced project manager with 8+ years of cross-functional collaboration, procurement and budget management, and program design. • Skilled project lead successful at keeping strategic initiatives on track and effectively managing change. • Recognized for ability to form strong, collaborative partner relationships through listening and empathy. • Strategic advisor in business operations and data-driven problem solver versed in making timely, impactful decisions to optimize organizational performance and increase efficiency. • Exceptional communicator adept at facilitating engagement across diverse program stakeholders.

Stephanie Eidelman (Meisel)

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“If you want something you've never had, you have to do something you've never done.” This saying is so true. Everything I’ve achieved has come as a result of stretching beyond my comfort zone. Today, I provide a transformative platform for women at all career stages within the consumer finance community (lenders, creditors, servicers, collections, and related tech companies) to enhance their network, their leadership skills, and their personal and professional lives. But here’s how I got to this point… After college, I moved across the country to Los Angeles to work in entertainment. I knew nobody and built a life from scratch. It took courage -- and it led to the job of my dreams, working as a stage manager for The Walt Disney Company. Several years later, I went to business school to earn an MBA. Talk about facing imposter syndrome. It took courage -- and it led to opportunities in industries I hadn’t imagined as an undergraduate theater major. Business school convinced me not to pursue a career in theater. Instead, I took a job in operations at an aerospace manufacturing plant. I was young, female, and had a graduate degree. This did not make me one of the crowd. It took courage and resilience -- and it led to one of the most challenging yet rewarding experiences in my career. A few years later, I found myself at the epicenter of the Internet start-up world, taking a job that required living in a new city every few months to open a new office. For this introvert who loves to be home, constant travel and meeting new people were way out of my comfort zone. It took courage -- and it led to a career in media and entrepreneurship that I had not even known was a thing. Eventually, I became a business owner. This had not been on my radar. I was an operations person, largely behind the scenes. Owning a business meant putting myself out there, doing marketing …and sales, and strategy, and everything else. This took courage on so many levels -- and it pushed me to grow as a professional, a leader, and a human being. Finally, selling the business (another comfort zone departure) in 2023 gave me the opportunity to focus on Women in Consumer Finance and my passion for helping women build what I never had – a genuine network of professional champions, mentors, and sponsors. In my spare time, I love organizing, creating with digital tools, walking, hiking, and reading (well, listening to) while I walk 6+ miles a day. Also, I'm an active board member of LIFT, an amazing organization on a mission to break the cycle of poverty by investing in parents.

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VP of Operations & Chief of Staff at Tuckernuck

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Strategy & Operations Leader

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Chief of Staff at Kudos