Executive Committee
Mayara Ledoux - President
Mayara (May) is originally from Brazil, she's currently pursuing a Master’s in Accountancy and expects to graduate on Dec/2021. She’s a bachelor’s degree in International Business and an MBA in Finance from Brazilian Universities, Universidade da Regiao de Joinville and Fundacao Getulio Vargas respectively. She’s worked in international logistics, strategic planning and finance. May’s career goals are focused on Audit & Assurance professional services.
She’s passionate about diversity and that’s one of the reasons that made her move to New York. She's been part of the ZWiB community since Spring 2020, where she has made great friends and connected with amazing women who seek to empower each other. During her free time, she loves yoga, visit restaurants, get together with friends and travel.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/mayara-r-l-ledoux-souza/
She’s passionate about diversity and that’s one of the reasons that made her move to New York. She's been part of the ZWiB community since Spring 2020, where she has made great friends and connected with amazing women who seek to empower each other. During her free time, she loves yoga, visit restaurants, get together with friends and travel.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/mayara-r-l-ledoux-souza/
Carla Jimenez - Vice President
Carla Aviles Jimenez is pursuing an MBA with a Marketing focus, graduating in May 2022. After earning a B.A. in English from UNC Chapel Hill in 2018, Carla spent two years as a Publicity Coordinator for a non-profit publisher. She then moved to New York to begin her Master's, and during the summer of 2021, she interned at the McCann advertising agency. She joined ZWiB from the beginning, loving the networking events and the group's mission of empowering women. She enjoys reading and cooking, and her Instagram (@carlaaj96) is full of book reviews and photos of delicious food!
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/carla-aviles-jimenez/
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/carla-aviles-jimenez/
Taylor Cox - Secretary
Taylor Cox is an information system graduate student with accounting background. Taylor is determined to be a CFO or CIO. Now, Taylor is an IT audit intern at a Cohn Reznick and Secretary of ZWIB . Besides study and work, Taylor loves music, watching tv and walking in the park.
Here's what Taylor is sharing about ZWiB "ZWIB was a great way for my to expand my network of people who mission and vision is to see equality for women in the workplace. ZWIB gave me the opportunity to learn and grow as an individual so that I can take my skills into my professional and personal life. ZWIB also gave me a network of friends who I continue to build bonds with to this day."
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/taylor-cox-379616b6/
Here's what Taylor is sharing about ZWiB "ZWIB was a great way for my to expand my network of people who mission and vision is to see equality for women in the workplace. ZWIB gave me the opportunity to learn and grow as an individual so that I can take my skills into my professional and personal life. ZWIB also gave me a network of friends who I continue to build bonds with to this day."
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/taylor-cox-379616b6/
Crismely Pena - Treasurer
Crismely is an MBA in Accountancy student striving towards a career in audit. She started working in education – tutoring, teaching in China, managing programs at a community center – and later transitioned to a finance role at a nonprofit.
She brings four years of experience in compliance – ensuring compliance with company policies, auditing financial transactions, and communicating with various stakeholders to ensure transparency, efficiency, and sustainability in business practices.
Crismely's hobbies include traveling internationally, exploring new places in NYC, reading, and volunteering.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/crismelypena/
She brings four years of experience in compliance – ensuring compliance with company policies, auditing financial transactions, and communicating with various stakeholders to ensure transparency, efficiency, and sustainability in business practices.
Crismely's hobbies include traveling internationally, exploring new places in NYC, reading, and volunteering.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/crismelypena/