3rd ANNUAL VIRTUAL CAREER PANEL

 
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Tuesday, April 7th

6:30 – 8:30 pm EST


This annual event brings together panelists from diverse industries to share their inspirational career journeys, provide mentorship, and connect with our student-athlete community.

Join us as we expand opportunities for the young women of Harlem Lacrosse, fostering mentorship and support to guide them on their professional and personal journeys.

 

What is the Women’s Impact Network?

The Women’s Impact Network (W.I.N.) addresses systemic and programmatic challenges, provides intentional opportunities for networking and mentorship and raises funds in support of the girls of Harlem Lacrosse.

OUR COMMUNITY

We are an inclusive network of thought leaders that represents a cross-section of professional experiences and backgrounds. We work in synergy to cultivate the academic, professional, and personal development of the girls of Harlem Lacrosse.

OUR GOAL

Building an impactful community of women is our top priority. We work to break down barriers of inequity while providing the girls of Harlem Lacrosse resources and pathways for fulfilling advancement.

OUR COMMITMENT

We aim to connect the girls of Harlem Lacrosse with inspiring role models who can open doors to opportunity, provide insight into educational and career paths, and support them on their journey to success.

 

MEet Our Panelists

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Marguerite Adzick is the CEO and Founder of Addison Bay, a women’s elevated activewear company. Addison Bay was born from the idea that activewear should go beyond the gym and where fashion forward doesn’t mean less function. The Philadelphia-based company is a seamless merge of Marguerite’s passion for an active lifestyle as a former lacrosse player at the University of Virginia and her successful career in the fashion industry. Addison Bay is carried on its e-commerce site, at its two brick-and-mortar locations (Avalon, NJ and Philadelphia, PA), and in numerous national retailers such as Shopbop and Bloomingdale's. When not working alongside her team to continue the growth of Addison Bay, Marguerite enjoys spending time with her husband and four children.

Marguerite Adzick

Rochelle Jones is an attorney and Boston native who began playing lacrosse with Metro Lacrosse, which ultimately merged with Harlem Lacrosse, in seventh grade and continued through high school on the Varsity Bulldogs team. During that time, she also served as a Teen Ambassador with the program and worked as a summer camp counselor.

Rochelle attended Temple University in Philadelphia, where she played club lacrosse, and after graduating, found her way back to Metro Lacrosse as a coach to youth girls grades 5th through 8th grade. During this time, Rochelle worked at Boston Housing Authority in the Grievances and Appeals Department. What began as an internship evolved into a role as a Senior Hearing Officer, where she presided over public housing and Section 8 applicant appeal hearings as well as public housing resident grievances. Rochelle credits her time at BHA as a pivotal experience that inspired her to pursue a career in law. During this time, she attended law school at New England Law | Boston while balancing her studies with her work at BHA. 

After graduating from law school, Rochelle focused her legal career on litigation and direct client representation. Her legal experience includes insurance defense, eviction defense, divorce, and child custody issues and civil appeals. Rochelle served as the Housing & Appeal Supervising Attorney at the Volunteer Lawyers Project. In that role, she provided direct representation to tenants facing eviction and those at risk of losing their housing subsidies. She also supervised staff attorneys and paralegals while mentoring private bar attorneys on housing law and civil appeals. Rochelle is currently a Senior Staff Attorney with Veterans Legal Services, where she represents and advises veterans on a slew of civil legal issues, primarily focusing on housing and family law related matters. Rochelle also serves on the Supreme Judicial Court's Committee for Pro Bono Work as part of the Lawyers in Training Subcommittee, focusing on supporting new lawyers and law students engaged in pro bono work. Outside of work, you can find Rochelle at the gym lifting weights, taking a Pilates class or enjoying long bike rides. 

Rochelle Jones

Penda Sarr is an Account Executive at Cisco and a proud alumna of Harlem Lacrosse (HL). She first joined the HL community as a freshman at Frederick Douglass Academy, where she was a member of the women's lacrosse team, and has been connected to the organization ever since.

Harlem Lacrosse played a pivotal role in shaping her journey — from college counseling to landing her first internship with Cisco as a college freshman. Nearly two years after graduation, Penda has turned that opportunity into a full-time career with one of the world's leading technology companies.

PENDA Sarr

Heather Waters Borthwick is a partner in the Capital Solutions practice at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP in New York. Her practice focuses on representing private credit investors, direct lenders, and other asset managers on complex financing transactions, including senior secured loans, cross-border financings, preferred equity participations, and other bespoke capital solutions.

Heather also has extensive experience in the broadly syndicated lending market, advising on leveraged buyouts, tack-ons, and dividend recapitalizations. She holds a J.D. from New York University School of Law and a B.A. in International Relations from Johns Hopkins University.

Heather Waters Borthwick

Layla Lisiewski is the Founder and CEO of the Local Moms Network (LMN), a national media platform connecting 3.5 million mothers across 30 states to trusted local resources, experiences, and brands. Layla is a mom of four.

A graduate of Brown University, D1 lacrosse player, and former private wealth advisor at Merrill Lynch, Layla launched her first site, Greenwich Moms, after recognizing how fragmented and time-consuming it was for mothers to find reliable local information. What began as a single community hub has evolved into one of the largest hyperlocal parenting networks in the country. In January 2026, LMN celebrated its 10-year anniversary — marking a decade of community building, brand partnerships, and measurable impact.

Since 2018, LMN has partnered with more than 15,000 businesses, delivering authentic connections to one of the most powerful consumer demographics in the U.S.

Audience & Impact
3.5M moms nationwide
1.4M+ social followers
5M+ average weekly social impressions
220K+ average weekly engagements
90% female audience
Core demographic: ages 25–54

Mothers influence 85% of household purchasing decisions, and U.S. women represent $2.4 trillion in annual spending power. Through trusted, community-driven content and national scale, LMN offers advertising partners a rare combination: hyperlocal credibility with broad, measurable reach.

Under Layla’s leadership, LMN continues to empower mothers while creating meaningful opportunities for brands to connect where trust matters most — at the local level."

Layla Lisiewski

Hannah Burgess is Head of Growth at Ostium Labs, a New York-based decentralized perpetuals platform for global markets. She brings experience from previous roles at Galaxy Digital and Goldman Sachs, giving her a strong foundation across both traditional finance and digital assets.

She grew up in Chicago where she started playing lacrosse in high school before heading to Yale to play Varsity Women’s lacrosse for the Bulldogs. Hannah graduated Yale in 2020 with a B.S. in Cognitive Science with a concentration in machine learning. Outside of her professional life, Hannah has been actively involved with Harlem Lacrosse and is excited to continue to grow the organization and the lacrosse network!

Hannah Burgess

Caroline O'Dea is a Recruiting Analyst at Five Rings in New York City, where she focuses on talent acquisition for Quantitative Trading roles. A Connecticut native, Caroline grew up in New Canaan where she first discovered her passion for lacrosse and was introduced to Harlem Lacrosse.

She went on to play goalie at Denison University, graduating in 2023. After college, Caroline made the move to New York City and launched her career in recruiting, bringing the same competitive drive and teamwork she developed on the field to her professional work.

Caroline is excited to deepen her involvement with Harlem Lacrosse in New York City, and remains passionate about the organization's mission of empowering young people through sport, education, and mentorship.

Caroline O’Dea

With over three decades of experience at the forefront of the hair industry, Susanna Burns is a premier celebrity hairstylist whose artistry has left an indelible mark on Broadway, major motion pictures, and the global music scene. Known for her versatility and precision, she has shaped the iconic looks of legendary performers, including The Jonas Brothers, Blink-182, Mark Ronson and many others. Beyond her high-profile clients Susanna operates a bespoke private business, traveling to provide elite, personalized service to her international clientele. Her enduring career is a testament to her creative vision and her reputation as one of the most trusted names in professional styling.

Susanna Burns

Katie Ramsay is an Account Executive within Creative Artists Agency’s Brand Consulting group, where she helps manage Google’s sports and entertainment partnerships across some of the world’s largest sporting stages, including the Olympic Games, FIFA World Cup, and the National Women’s Soccer League. In this role, she supports end-to-end partnership strategy and execution, working cross-functionally with internal teams, leagues, athletes, and rights holders to deliver brand activations that connect authentically with fans and culture.

In addition to her work in Brand Consulting, Katie brings experience from CAA’s venture arm, Connect Ventures, where she supported the firm’s $400M venture capital portfolio. Leveraging the connectivity and scale of the CAA ecosystem, she helped enhance portfolio company strategy, identify partnership opportunities, and support investment growth by bridging talent, brand, and business resources across the agency.

A former Division I student-athlete and two-time team captain at the University of Southern California, Katie went on to compete professionally as a lacrosse player with Athletes Unlimited. Her experience as an athlete deeply informs her professional approach, bringing an athlete-first perspective and a nuanced understanding of how brands can meaningfully support and elevate sports communities—particularly in women’s sports. Katie’s passion for advancing women’s sports is central to her work.

She is motivated by the opportunity to help brands invest intentionally in female athletes and leagues, ensuring representation, equity, and long-term growth are embedded into partnership strategy rather than treated as moments or one-off initiatives. Her background across agency, venture, and brand environments allows her to bridge strategy with execution while keeping cultural relevance at the forefront.

Katie Ramsay