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Jill Peck / Henderson Shapiro Peck

Jill serves as Vice President & COO for Henderson Shapiro Peck, a relationship driven, award winning marketing and business support company with 23 employees. Over the past 18 years, Jill and her partner, founder of the company, Debbi Shapiro have been instrumental in supporting women driven initiatives both personally and professionally.

She is the President of the National Association of Women’s Business Owners (NAWBO Atlanta), a member of the Certified Women’s Business Enterprise Council (WBENC) and the Metro Atlanta Chamber.

Jill has volunteered for Scottish Rite known as Children’s Healthcare of America, The Girl Scouts of America, The Council on Alcohol and Drugs, The Atlanta Food Bank, The Tolerance Education Program and was the marketing chair for Emerge Scholarships for three years.

Jill graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Advertising and a minor in marketing from the College of Journalism and Communications.

Kara Cleary / Barnes & Thornburg LLP 

Kara Cleary is a senior associate in the Atlanta office of Barnes & Thornburg LLP, where she is a member of the firm’s Litigation Department. Ms. Cleary concentrates her practice on insurance coverage litigation on behalf of policyholders in various industries. Additionally, she has experience in complex commercial lawsuits. Ms. Cleary received her B.A. magna cum laude in conflict studies from DePauw University, where she was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society and DePauw’s Management Fellows program. She earned her J.D. magna cum laude from Valparaiso University School of Law.

Lissa C. Versteegh / Georgia Sales Development, Inc.