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Courtney Walton is an accounting and finance professional with 18 years of experience in local government finance. She currently holds dual roles as the Assistant Controller and Payroll Director at a local quasi-government agency where she manages operational and logistical support for several departments. Courtney earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting with a concentration in finance from Peirce College and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix. She is a member of the Government Finance Officers Association and a candidate for both the Certified Public Accountant and Certified Public Finance Officer designations.

Dana Legett is a Global Banking professional with over 15 years of experience. She is an Enhance Due Diligence Specialist with a premiere financial institution. Prior to this role, Dana majored in Human Resources and served as a Learning and Development Specialist where she designed and delivered trainings on client service, collections, credit card, lending, anti-money laundering, and bank teller operations. Dana’s extensive experience in the financial industry has afforded her the opportunity to travel extensively both domestic and internationally to train and develop fellow employees. During her down time she assists family, friends, and colleagues with rebuilding their personal credit. Dana is currently creating an online platform to teach young children how to establish and maintain good credit. 

Khalilah Medley is an Accounts Payable Coordinator at local quasi-government agency with over 20 years of service.  She has a passion for fitness and is an avid runner.  Khalilah currently serves as a Running Coordinator (RC) for the national running organization, Black Girls Run.  In her role as an RC, she encourages women of color to run as part of an active fitness regimen, commit to living a healthier lifestyle, and support each other in achieving goals. Growing up in Philadelphia, Khalilah saw first-hand the challenges underserved communities faced due to decades of disinvestment.  As a result, she actively encourages people of color in her social and professional networks to become entrepreneurs and to intentionally support Black-owned businesses as an economic strategy for local community development.  

Zakiyyah Ali has over 20 years of experience as a human resource and workforce development professional across corporate, higher education, non-profit, and local goverment sectors.  She is skilled at creating and implementing workforce and economic solutions that support businesses with accessing talent pipelines to fill vacancies and creating avenues for underserved populations to achieve economic independence via sustainable, meaningful employment. Zakiyyah graduated with honors from West Chester University with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and minor in Psychology and earned a Master of Leadership Development from Pennsylvania State University-Great Valley. She also holds a Senior Certified Professional certification from the Society for Human Resource Management, a Professional Human Resource Management credential from Villanova University, and is a graduate of the Women’s Leadership Series at Temple University’s Fox School of Business-Center for Executive Education.