All CEW Foundation Board Members personally support Cancer and Careers.
Jenny B. Fine
Editor-in-Chief, WWD's Beauty Inc.
Chairwoman, CEW Foundation
Jenny B. Fine is Editor-in-Chief for WWD's Beauty Inc, where she oversees beauty content across Fairchild Media Group, WWD's parent company. Fine began working at Beauty Inc in 2001 and has been Executive Editor of Beauty for WWD since November 2017. Prior to joining Beauty Inc, Fine was Editor of Luckymag.com, where she was responsible for overseeing its launch and editorial content. She was previously Director of iVillage.com’s beauty channel, and Beauty Director at Self. She began her magazine publishing career at Fairchild as Senior Associate Editor of Salon News and Beauty News Editor of WWD. Fine is a native of Louisville, Kentucky, and holds a B.A. in Art History and an M.A. in Journalism from New York University.
Elana Drell Szyfer
President, Cosmetic Executive Women
President, CEW Foundation
Elana Drell Szyfer is an experienced CEO, board member, and private equity operator and advisor, with deep knowledge of the global beauty industry. She has a proven track record of brand development, long term strategy development, building out organizations, partnering with creative founders, international business development, and mentoring and developing high performance teams and individuals, including first-time C-suite executives, and CEO’s.
Elana is currently the President of CEW (Cosmetic Executive Women) the largest beauty member community dedicated to the advancement, development, education, and recognition of women in the Beauty, Health, and Wellness industry. Elana assumed this role in January 2026 following ten years as a Board member of the organization.
Previously, Elana was the CEO of ReVive Skincare, a luxury skincare brand. She served in the role from 2017, when Tengram Capital Partners purchased the brand from Shiseido Americas, through its sale to S’Young, a publicly traded Chinese beauty conglomerate in October 2024. Elana and her team lead this transaction, and Elana remained in her role as CEO through April 2025.
Prior to ReVive, Elana ran Laura Geller Beauty, also a Tengram Capital Partners Portfolio company which sold to Warburg Pincus/Glansaol in 2016. Elana led North American and Global teams in the role of CEO at Ahava Dead Sea Laboratories , a Skincare company headquartered in Israel. Prior to her fifteen years of experience with private equity portfolio companies, Elana spent nearly twenty years at three global beauty giants; L’Oreal, Avon and Estee Lauder, where she held roles of increasing responsibility in marketing and strategy across a variety of product categories and distribution channels.
In addition to her reputation as a skilled marketer and growth driver, strategist and leader, Elana is often called upon for thought leadership by the media and professional organizations on a range of topics including beauty, retail, health and wellness, luxury goods and the China market.
Elana currently sits on the Board of Malin & Goetz, Nest Fragrances, Dime Beauty and the Marcy Company, a fragrance manufacturer. Elana also served on the board of Cos Bar, This Works Skincare, Algenist Skincare and Gotha, an Italian color cosmetics contract manufacturer. Elana is a founding member of the Alumnae Legacy Circle of Columbia College and has served as an executive Mentor for FIT’s Cosmetic and Fragrance Marketing and Management Program, as well as an Adjunct Professor in the program. She was also a member of Chief Women’s Executive Network and is a current member of The Board, The WIE Suite, and DealmakeHERS three women’s executive membership organizations. In 2020, Elana was awarded the prestigious Achievers Award by CEW, and was named to the Glossy 50 in Fashion, Beauty and Retail. In 2019, Luxury Daily named her a Luxury Woman to Watch. Select additional recognition includes the March of Dimes Spirit of Beauty Award and she was named as one of the 50 Most Influential Jewish Americans by The Forward.
Elana holds a B.A. in History from Columbia College, Columbia University and a M.B.A. from Stern School of Business, New York University.
Nancy Berger
Founder, Start with a Good Idea
In 2023, Nancy launched Start With A Good (SWAG) a venture rooted in the belief that great beginnings start with something good … ideas, collaborations, connections…even a good hair day(!). Through this platform, she advises a diverse array of esteemed clients, all culture-defining brands, such as Art Basel; Tribeca Film Festival and Tribeca X; Katie Couric Media; Her Campus Media; Yik Yak/Sidechat social channels; The Daily Beast; Hearst Labs; Statusphere; BEAM Impact; Highlight; and PlanetFWD. Nancy also creates and hosts bi-annual Power Retreats on the East and West Coasts, offering a space for discovery with a curated group of female leaders to connect, innovate, and recharge.
Nancy has held key leadership roles at both Condé Nast and Hearst, managing iconic brands like Vanity Fair, Allure, Gourmet, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, and Women’s Health. Her efforts have consistently driven record-breaking revenues, repositioned brand identities, and expanded global footprints.
Carly Guerra
Founder & CEO, Savoir
Carly Guerra is a seasoned beauty and fashion industry executive with 20 years of experience shaping world class brands including Dior, La Mer, Lancôme, Estée Lauder, and MAC Cosmetics. A recipient of the prestigious Cosmetic Executive Women Visionary Award, she has built her career at the intersection of brand strategy, product innovation, and luxury positioning.
Drawing on this expertise, Carly founded SAVOIR™, an award-winning beauty brand pioneering the first clinically backed, dedicated skincare for the breast area. Under her leadership, SAVOIR™ launched its breakthrough Breast Beauty Serum, a patent-pending formula and iconic design that elevates breast care with the same thoughtful innovation as prestige facial skincare.
Carly is committed to education, community, and purpose driven growth. A portion of SAVOIR™ proceeds supports Cancer and Careers as part of the brand’s ongoing philanthropic mission.
In addition to her work as a founder, Carly serves as an adjunct professor at Fordham Gabelli School of Business, where she teaches Marketing to emerging brand leaders.
Sonia Kashuk
Founder, Sonia Kashuk Beauty
Sonia Kashuk is a makeup artist and beauty entrepreneur who pioneered the concept of luxury at mass. After arriving in New York from the Midwest, she built her reputation as a top editorial makeup artist, collaborating with photographer Arthur Elgort on assignments for Vogue, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, and other major publications throughout the 1980s and ’90s.
From 1989 to 1997, Sonia served as Creative Director of Cosmetics at Aveda. In 1997, she co-authored Cindy Crawford’s Basic Face, and in 1999 she partnered with Target to launch her namesake beauty brand — becoming the first makeup artist to create a line for a mass retailer. The move redefined expectations around quality and design at an accessible price point, effectively creating the “masstige” beauty category. Her second book, Real Beauty, followed in 2003.
Sonia’s work has been recognized with the Cosmetic Executive Women Achiever Award, Allure’s Innovator/Influencer of the Year honor, and the Cancer and Careers Beauty of Giving Award. In 2015, Target acquired the Sonia Kashuk brand, which continues as one of the retailer’s signature beauty lines, anchored by its professional-grade tools, brushes, and accessories
Lucy Kriz
VP Global Brands, Criteo
As a senior executive with 20+ years of experience launching and growing profitable and culturally-relevant media brands, Lucy Kriz is known as a trailblazer in the advertising industry. Lucy joined Criteo in October 2022 to lead global consumer goods strategy as the company drives toward becoming the world’s leading Commerce Media Platform.
Most recently, Lucy served as Chief Industry Officer of Beauty for Condé Nast beginning in 2017. In this role, Kriz oversaw strategic category initiatives and advertising solutions, within the beauty category, across the Condé Nast portfolio. Lucy was successful in re-engineering the business from 75% print to 75% digital and video over the course of her tenure and was recognized as a CN Top Performer in 2019 and 2020 for business and organizational transformation.
Prior to leading the Beauty vertical at Conde Nast, Lucy Kriz was publisher and chief revenue officer of W Magazine. In addition to posting W's third consecutive year of revenue growth in 2015 and winning the Condé Nast Bronze Award for Business Performance in 2014, Ms. Kriz was also the recipient of the company's coveted Collaborative Leadership Award for her partnership with editor-in-chief Stefano Tonchi. Under her leadership, W was named to Advertising Age's A-List in 2016 and 2013, and the magazine was honored with a spot on Adweek's Hot List in 2015.
Kriz came to W from the Condé Nast Media Group, where as senior executive director she oversaw omnichannel sales across fashion, beauty, accessories, and other key categories. Previously, she was associate publisher at Details from 2009 to 2010 and, prior to that, corporate fashion director at Condé Nast Media Group, where she was named Corporate Salesperson of the Year in 2008.
In 2002, Kriz joined the launch team for Teen Vogue as fashion and retail director. The brand received numerous awards during this time, including Adweek's Startup of the Year. She was named Teen Vogue Salesperson of the Year in 2003 and 2004, and was honored with Condé Nast's overall Salesperson of the Year Award in 2004.
Kriz began her career in publishing in New York at Hearst with posts at both Harper's Bazaar and Marie Claire. She earned a BA from Eckerd College.
Melissa Mahler
Counselor and CEO
Melissa Mahler is a highly sought-after strategist, lawyer and social impact entrepreneur. She is the managing partner of Mahler Law Group PLLC and founder of People Purpose Impact and Great Good Tech LLC. For over 15 years Melissa has advised C-Suite executives, boards of directors and NGO's in negotiating complex transactions, advancing policy objectives and managing strategic and diverse relationships. She has collaborated with management teams on social impact initiatives, emerging technologies, closed financing and commercialized technology with universities, governments and Fortune 100 companies.
Prior to graduating from law school, she was a news anchor and communications executive. She was awarded an associated press award for spot news coverage and developed and coordinated several campaigns in the healthcare arena.
She has worked with United Nations Office on Sports for Development and Peace International Power of Sport Summit, developed and hosted a panel series with athletes and experts on domestic violence, created a leadership program for youth using athletes for inspiration, and regularly works with athletes, their families and NGOs that use sports as a vehicle for inspiration and change.
As a cancer survivor, Melissa is honored to join the Board of Governors of the CEW Foundation / Cancer and Careers and support the organization's mission of helping people Be the Boss Over Cancer.
In addition to her other activities, Melissa is an Ordained Minister and frequently writes and speaks on the intersection of law, technology and social impact. She is a trustee of The Cobbles and Global Legal Director of Universal Palm Tree Women an NGO that works in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Melissa has a BS in Broadcast Journalism from Syracuse University's SI Newhouse School of Public Communications with a minor in Political Science from Maxwell School of Citizenship. She has Juris Doctor from Syracuse University College of Law.
Diane Paccione Rizzo
Diane brings 40+ years of experience in retail and wholesale industries including beauty and apparel. She now focuses on mentoring, consulting, and contributing where experience and perspective make a difference.
Prior to retiring, from 2021-2024 Diane was Vice President at Orveon Global (brands include bareMinerals, Laure Mercier and Buxom) handling QVC and Spa/Independent accounts.
From 2010-2015 she held the position of Vice President of Merchandising for Beauty and Jewelry at QVC.
Diane was also President and CEO of Deb Shops and also held positions of President at Charming Shoppes .
Jadzia Zielinski Tirsch
Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, Shiseido Americas
Jadzia Zielinski Tirsch is the Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications at Shiseido Americas, a regional division of Shiseido Company, Limited. Since 2016, Jadzia has led the company's corporate external communications, internal employee communications, and its many philanthropic and charitable initiatives across the regions.
A passionate communications expert, Jadzia joined Shiseido in 2002 as Vice President of Public Relations for the Shiseido and clè de peau Beautè brands. During her tenure, she helped to establish the public relations department as a key stakeholder within the brands, partnering closely with marketing and sales to integrate communications into a holistic brand-building business model which succeeded in driving awareness and sales of both brands in the US market. Eventually Jadzia also assumed responsibility for media buying and creative services for both brands.
From 2000 to 2002, Jadzia worked as an independent consultant for a variety of beauty brands including Ralph Lauren Fragrances, Dr. Eris Skincare and Beauty.com.
From 1989 to 2000, Jadzia held various roles of increasing responsibility at Revlon, Inc. including Vice President, Corporate Initiatives where she ran the company's corporate sponsorships and philanthropic endeavors including the Revlon Run / Walk for Women. She also served as Vice President, Public Relations for the Revlon brand where she oversaw strategic communications campaigns for key franchises such as ColorStay and Age Defying with the company's iconic spokeswomen, including Cindy Crawford, Halle Berry, and Claudia Schiffer.
Jadzia began her career at L'Oréal where she held various roles within the Public Relations function for both L'Oréal Makeup and Haircare.
As an enthusiastic supporter of the Foundation's Cancer and Careers Program, Jadzia has led Shiseido's sponsorship efforts for this initiative for more than a decade.
Born in Poland, Jadzia is a (nearly) native New Yorker, who resides in Westchester County with her husband and two children.
Jhaymee Tynan
Principal, Healthcare Services, Korn Ferry
Jhaymee Tynan serves as Principal, Healthcare Services at Korn Ferry, a leading global organizational consulting firm. In her role, she provides executive search and leadership advisory services for academic medicine, hospitals, health systems, private capital, not for profit and for-profit healthcare services organizations. She is a key member of Korn Ferry’s Board and CEO practice where she specializes in working with search committees and boards on CEO placements and succession.. Passionate about health equity, Jhaymee enjoys working with leadership teams across the healthcare ecosystem to bring greater representation of diverse talent into executive level roles. Previously, Jhaymee was Enterprise Assistant Vice President, Integration at Atrium Health (now Advocate Health), an academic healthcare system where she led multi-billion-dollar post-merger integrations for health system mergers and acquisitions (M&A) across the Southeast. She was also a Manager at Deloitte Consulting, focused on business model transformation in healthcare. In addition to her full-time work, Jhaymee serves on the Emory Alumni Association Board. She has received numerous industry awards for her work in healthcare strategy and M&A and for championing sponsorship for women of color to include Modern Healthcare’s Top 25 Emerging Leaders, Becker’s Healthcare 70 African American Leaders in Healthcare to Know, Diversity MBA’s Top 100 Executives under 50, and Bizwomen’s Headliners in Healthcare. Jhaymee is also a published author and regularly presents on the importance of sponsorship in healthcare leadership. Her first book, Inclusive Sponsorship – A Bold Vision to Advance Women of Color in the Workplace was published in 2022. Jhaymee holds a BS in Finance from Virginia Tech and an MBA from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University. She is also board certified in healthcare management as a Fellow by the American College of Healthcare Executives.