Liz Capants, Founder

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Liz Capants, Founder of Erudites Networking Group, spearheaded the group with the goal of curating a global community of affiliate referral partnerships to drive business growth, while also serving the community. The goal of Erudites is to bring like-minded professionals together in an environment that encourages and facilitates referrals, exchange of knowledge and ideas, and ways to give back.

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Leadership Team

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Gary Ireland, Law Offices of Gary Ireland
• Helping clients maximize income and benefits when joining a company, enhancing severance and asserting legal rights when leaving.
• Gary is active as an advocate for inclusion and non-discrimination. He recently prevailed in an advocacy campaign to allow girls and young women to participate at all levels of scouting within the Boy Scouts of America.

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Simone Vinocour, Financial Advisor
• Highly regarded for her product and markets knowledge and demonstrated ability to build long-term relationships with clients, Simone Vinocour is a Financial Advisor and Financial Planning Specialist with Morgan Stanley..
• Simone is a recognized leader in diversity and inclusion initiatives. She is passionate about empowering women in the financial services community and beyond to have the necessary skills for financial and professional success. • Simone has been involved actively in the Financial Women’s Association (FWA) of New York since 2002 and served as its President and Chair of the Board of Directors from 2019 – 2021.

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David Cunic, CEO, U.C.S. Advisors and Investor Relations
• Providing advisory services with three verticals: cannabis business advisory, investor relations services, and Cannabis Industry Awareness Program.

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Kathleen McMorrow, Principal, Public Relations
• Lead comprehensive national B2B and B2C enterprise communications firm specializing in cohensive impression management across all media (website content, publicity, social media, thought leadership, branded events)
• Significant expertise in global law firms, commercial real estate and allied services, authors/speakers, hospitality, consumer products, cybertechnology, biotech/pharma, animal wellness/equestrian and faith-based organizations
• More than two decades of expert corporate and consumer storytelling with editorial placements in elite national and international media
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Shaline Jane DeGuzman, Founder, Owner
• Shaline has 20+ years of experience consulting with executive-level management teams on public relations, business strategy, and information technology. Casas Law Firm, Go Green Consultants, and Union Bank are among her many clients.
• Her educational background lies in Political Science, Business Management, and Marketing. As a health & wellness advocate, Shaline has partnered with professional athletes, top fitness professionals, and health industry business owners. A natural leader, she has always gravitated to the center of the action where the decisions are being made.
• Shaline is a current board member of the Asian Pacific Association for Political Affairs (APAPA). Empowering women and speaking out on behalf of those who have no voice are her the passions.
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Heather Barrie, Founder, Owner
• Heather Barrie is the owner and Inspirational Facilitator behind Effective Entrepreneurs, Three Cornered Hat Training and Harrie’s Coffee.
• Heather shines as an outgoing and inclusive community host, ideator, trainer, MC, moderator and award-winning coffee entrepreneur and politician from the UK. She is also passionate about hats!
• Heather has built her businesses through her growing her network and connecting and inspiring others. She bases everything that she does on her ethics, her passion and working to her strengths. She wants her business to make a difference and believes that the creativity, connection, and collaboration that happens over great conversation (and coffee) is central to every successful business!
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Christine Meggan Nyakwaka, Program Coordinator

• Christine Meggan Nyakwaka is an Environmentalist, and dynamic professional with a strong background in Community Development. She works as a Community Engagement Manager and works with a passion for driving change by empowering communities.
• She has demonstrated expertise in Community and project management. Christine is a proactive problem-solver and collaborator, dedicated to achieving impactful results.
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Shaakira Satterwhite, Community Engagement Manager

• Shaakira Satterwhite, MPA serves as a Community Engagement Manager for Erudites Networking Group. Shaakira has been making a community impact globally since 2007 with health advocacy work in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
• Shaakira received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from UNC Charlotte and a Master of Public Administration from North Carolina State University. With over 10 years of experience in philanthropy, higher education, public policy, foundations, and corporate social responsibility, she has expertise in promoting health equity, organizing outreach programs and program management to aiding those in need.
• Her background includes working on initiatives to eliminate social, political, economic and environmental issues that affect everyone. She is a resourceful and strategic problem-solver who thrives on challenges and the opportunity to make a difference with extensive knowledge of program administration, grants and contracts, strategic planning and establishing relationships with stakeholders. She has demonstrated expertise through expanded programing, development, and equity initiatives.
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