InPower Women is powered by a fantastic team. Get to know us!

Dana Theus, Founder Dana is a 25 year business veteran of corporations, start-ups, non-profits and so much more. Read Dana’s posts and follow her on LinkedIn, Google+ and Twitter. Want to activate The Woman Effect in your organization? Learn more about Dana and contact her here.

April Sweazy, Editor April is a writer, budding artist and deep soulful woman who has spent her career protecting women in every way you can imagine (and maybe some you can’t). Read April’s posts and follow her on Google+ and Twitter.

Pearl Roth, Web Guruette and Editor who brought InPower Women to life. Pearl has 10 years front-end web design and interactive web design experience. Capabilities include: HTML/CSS production, graphic, ad, and logo design, online ad design and management, SEO, and wordpress CMS. Follow her on Twitter and read her blog.

InPower Women’s Advisory Board

Cindy Atlee, – Principle, Storybranding Group Cindy Atlee enjoyed a 20+ year career as a strategist, facilitator and coach. She is currently principal of The Storybranding Group, a brand and culture consulting firm that helps clients create more authentic brands, develop more inspired leaders and more deeply engage their workforces. Previously, she was Senior Vice President, Branding & Organizational Culture at the global public relations firm Porter Novelli. Learn more about Cindy and follow her on Twitter and LinkedIn

Cynthia di Lorenzi – CEO, Success in The City
Cynthia is a founder of Success in the city, a networking organization for senior level women executives. Previously, ms. de Lorenzi led he creation of the north Texas Technology Council (NTTC), a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting North Texas as a premier technology region, where she served as Chief Executive Officer. Read her bio and follow Cynthia on LinkedIn Google+ and Twitter.

Heidi Lorenzen, Global Marketing Executive – Heidi’s life journey has taken her around the globe and back. She has worked at publishing powerhouses Business Week and UPI-Taiwan, run a boutique strategy consultancy in Germany and – most recently – held the top executive marketing slots for several Silicon Valley international software firms. Read her bio and follow Heidi on LinkedIn, Google+ and Twitter.

Nancy Porte – Vice President, Vovici With over 20 years experience, Nancy Porte is responsible for the Voice of the Customer program while managing customer support, customer training, and CRM systems. Nancy has implemented successful client support and retention strategies at several other DC-area companies including Monster Government Solutions, iDEFENSE, and CareerBuilder. Follow Nancy on Twitter LinkedIn Google+.

Marcia Reynolds, PsyD, MCC – Executive Coach & Leadership Speaker Marcia amuses, inspires and fascinates her audiences as she translates the latest discoveries of how the brain works to workable strategies for dealing with life’s challenges. She has published two books, Outsmart Your Brain and Wander Woman: How High-Achieving Women Find Contentment and Direction. Marcia also writes for InPower Women (read her posts). Read her bio and follow Marcia on LinkedIn, Google+ and Twitter.

 
Karen Riordan – President, SmithGifford Advertising Karen has over 25 years in advertising & marketing strategy, leading great brands, including Volkswagen, Staples, Royal Caribbean International, Amtrak, John Hancock, Inova, Washington Gas, USA Today, Bahamas Tourism and Blue Cross & Blue Shield. SmithGifford, a top ten DC advertising agency, known for its memorable creative content. She is active in the Washington DC marketing community and serves on the DC Ad Club, Artisphere, and the Washington Board of Trade. Read her bio & follow her on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.