Our Team

Donna is a licensed clinical social worker with more than 30 years of experience. Her areas of practice include trauma, infertility, and perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. In addition to her private practice, Donna served as admissions and clinical director at the Motherhood Center of New York from 2017-2020, and has held supervisory roles at SUNY Stony Brook, the Jewish Board of Children and Family Services, and Safespace.

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Co-founder of DalyGonzalez, an M/WBE boutique government and community affairs firm, and a partner at the government relations firm Bolton St.Johns, Samara nurtures public-private partnerships to facilitate development projects in the cultural, workforce, and tech sectors. Previously, as director of strategic partnerships for Macro-Sea, she helped foster several iconic NYC initiatives, including the New Lab at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and the restoration of the Chelsea Hotel. In addition to Let’s Talk Menopause, Samara serves on the board of directors of SBIDC and Grow NYC, member of AllinBklyn and the advisory boards of the Service-Learning Project NYC and Girls Inc of Dutchess & Ulster Counties.

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As a primetime evening news anchor, the host of the podcast Coming Up Next and menopause advocate, Tamsen Fadal has spent the past three decades as a journalist, storyteller, and women’s health advocate. While reporting is her profession (she is honored to have earned 13 Emmys for her reporting on Hurricane Sandy, the Columbia Shuttle crash, and the war in Afghanistan among others), her passion is amplifying women’s stories that often happen behind the headlines.

But it was her own experience off-camera that changed her life. Tamsen landed on the bathroom floor as the result of severe menopause symptoms. Feeling isolated, ashamed, and experiencing these very severe symptoms with her hormones all over the place, in an industry that values youth – Tamsen decided it was time to change the narrative and talk openly about the uncertainty and fear that goes along with the intersection of midlife and menopause.

Today, she is a menopause advocate for women, including in the workplace. She has taken her advocacy to social media where she releases new videos each day to talk to other women who are going through the same life change. She has garnered a passionate, loyal social media following by sharing her journey of midlife, menopause and finding meaning.  She is working on her 4^th book and first documentary.

Dr. Robin Noble, Chief Medical Advisor for Let's Talk Menopause, has been a practicing gynecologist for more than 20 years. She completed her medical training at Columbia and her OB/GYN residency at Yale. Following a fellowship in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery and an academic position at NYU, she has built a practice helping her patients through the menopausal transition. She is a certified menopause provider through the North American Menopause Society (NAMS), a co-chair of the New England Chapter of the Yale Alumni NonProfit Alliance, and a member of the board of directors of Intermed, where she currently practices.

Risa Aronson is Vice President at The Knot Worldwide, the authority on wedding planning, offering everything couples need to take their celebration from inspiration to reality—from ideas, advice and the perfect local vendors to creating and managing all guest experiences, wedding registries and invitations.  Ms. Aronson oversees the Global Media Solutions team handling client global partnerships across a variety of mediums including digital, video, social and print. She is a proven leader with a successful track record in driving revenue growth and profitability. Ms. Aronson is an executive leader with expansive management and media experience in publishing leading sales teams, marketing, and business development.

Prior to joining The Knot Worldwide, Risa spent over 20 years at Conde Nast where she worked on world class brands such as The New Yorker, Bon Appetit and W where she was responsible for growing revenue across all categories and platforms. Ms. Aronson also oversaw the Luxury Category from clients marketing objectives, business challenges, targeting capabilities all while providing opportunities across Conde Nast brands and products.

Ms. Aronson lives in New York City with her husband and their twin boys. She volunteers with a number of organizations, including Park Avenue Synagogue, Dorot, Scope and is a founding member of the 18417 Networking Group, an organization created to help mentor and grow young talent.

Gabriella Espinosa has dedicated the last 20 years as an educator, coach and advocate for women’s health, menopause and sexual wellness. She is the founder of Women’s Body Wisdom, an innovative online coaching platform designed to empower women through their menopause transition with pleasure, power and purpose. To amplify her commitment to normalizing conversations around menopause and female pleasure Gabriella hosts the podcast Pleasure in the Pause, and contributes her writing on yoga and women’s health to leading international publications and has been featured in Oprah Daily and Oprah Quarterly.

Her expertise has been pivotal in the development of menopause education programs for major leading online platforms in the UK, alongside fruitful collaborations with US-based menopause brands to enhance their marketing strategies. As a bilingual and bicultural Latina, she is committed to broadening the menopause conversation within the Latina community, actively developing educational resources to inform and empower Spanish-speaking individuals and is active in supporting female-led start-ups as an investor and has excelled in fundraising for various charities and non-profits across the arts and education sectors.

As a mother of three college-aged children, Gabriella balances her professional endeavors with her personal life, sharing her time between Austin, Texas and New York City with her husband Ted. Her journey reflects a profound dedication to enhancing women’s lives through health, education and empowerment.

Katie is a podcaster, pro-aging advocate, and the founder of The Reboot Group, a communications consultancy that helps clients and companies to tell better career and brand stories. A former journalist (CNN, NY1) and PR executive, Katie now hosts A Certain Age, a podcast that spotlights women reinventing midlife and celebrates women who are aging out loud.

Katie is a longtime champion of organizations that connect women with resources to thrive in career and life. She is on the advisory council of Flow Health, supports the work of WAKE: The Women’s Alliance for Knowledge Exchange as an advisor in Cambodia and the U.S., and is a featured expert in Mika and Ginny Brzezinski’s book “Comeback Careers.”

She began her career on Capitol Hill working for Senator Bill Bradley (D-NJ).

Katie and her husband Mike, three kids, and rambunctious pandemic puppy Lilah live on Long Island.

Chair of the Women in Medicine Initiative at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons; Clinical Assistant Professor at NYU Langone Medical Center Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Principal Investigator of Manhattan Behavioral Medicine, where she leads over a dozen women researchers in mental health and neuroscience clinical research studies.

Terry Kung holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Columbia College, Columbia University, and a Master of Arts in Higher Education Administration from Teachers College, Columbia University, and is working on her doctoral degree in K-12 School Administration at Seton Hall University. She is an ardent Columbia alumna and alumni leader who was the founding president of the Columbia Alumni Association of Singapore, interviewed hundreds of applicants for Columbia’s Alumni Representative Committee (ARC), and currently serves as the inaugural president of the Columbia Alumni Association of Brooklyn. She was also Columbia University’s Assistant Director of Admissions in charge of Asia, Hawaii, and California, while directing the ARC, which has thousands of alumni interviewers around the world. Ms. Kung has spent over two decades working in schools from Columbia University to Oakwood School and Immaculate Heart High School in Los Angeles, and Brooklyn Friends School in New York City. In addition, she serves/has served on numerous boards ranging from the College Board, to education tech companies, to the Counselor Advisory Board at Washington University in St. Louis.

Long-time public affairs, government relations and political operative, and an alumnus of BerlinRosen and The Podesta Group, Cathy designs and leads complex and multifaceted campaigns designed to move the needle in many of the most prominent policy debates. During her time at BerlinRosen, she ran external affairs programs to secure large-scale state offshore wind procurements, advocated successfully for the renewal of economic development tax incentives, extricated a complicated portion of Medicaid reform from the NYS Budget, cultivated bipartisan support and passage of dedicated funding for the National Park System, developed a framework to disrupt systemic racism and inequity around maternal health outcomes and secured funding for supportive housing for people experiencing homelessness. She is a proud Ulster County resident and enjoys spending time with her husband Tommy, 4-year-old daughter E and two very over-privileged cats.

April L. McKenzie is the Vice President of Partner Marketing at Paramount Brand Studio. She leads a team which develops and executes custom sponsor opportunities for major brands, aligning marketing campaigns with Nickelodeon's events, TV shows, and movies to reach kids and families through various channels.

With over 28 years of experience in co-branded marketing and content development at companies like Hearst Magazines, The New Yorker, and Nickelodeon, April specializes in holistic campaigns for key advertisers across platforms including influencer marketing, digital video, linear content, experiential activations, and streaming. April is skilled at crafting multi-generational storytelling that resonates with audiences and drives client value and revenue growth. With her leadership, she fosters collaboration both internally and with external partners to deliver innovative marketing solutions.

Outside of her professional role, April mentors within her company and through She Runs It.  She also advocates for multiple non-profits, including The Red Door Community, some of which has consisted of raising money and awareness tied to her marathon training. After her own journey with perimenopause began, and upon researching endless amounts of conflicting information on health and well-being tied to peri/menopause, she founded a local Facebook group to facilitate discussions and share experiences, making women's health advocacy and accessible care a passion, especially regarding menopause.  Her active community group has grown exponentially over the last three years it's been live.

Attorney, advocate, and author Jennifer Weiss-Wolf is the executive director of NYU Law’s Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Network. Prior she was vice president and the inaugural women and democracy fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice. She also leads partnerships and strategy at Ms. – the feminist movement-making magazine. A passionate writer on and advocate for issues of gender and politics – and menstruation and menopause – Weiss-Wolf was dubbed the “architect of the U.S. campaign to squash the tampon tax” by Newsweek; her 2017 book Periods Gone Public: Taking a Stand for Menstrual Equity was lauded by Gloria Steinem as “the beginning of liberation for us all.” Her forthcoming book, Period. Full Stop. The Politics of Menopause will be published by NYU Press in 2025. Weiss-Wolf’s scholarship has been published by the NYU Review of Law and Social Change, Columbia Journal of Gender and Law, and William and Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice. Her writing and work have also been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, TIME, Cosmopolitan, Harper’s Bazaar, Teen Vogue, NPR, PBS, and NowThis, among others.

Marie is a nonprofit professional with over 20 years of experience in marketing, operations, fundraising, workforce development, advocacy, and community relations, among other areas. She has worked in leadership capacities for the NY-based nonprofit organizations SBIDC, Stockade Works and the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Prior to her nonprofit career she was a marketing and advertising executive in the music industry. Marie currently serves on the boards of Stockade Works, 78 Youth Sports, and the NY Public Radio Community Advisory Board.  She holds a BA from Rutgers University and a Developing Leaders for Nonprofit Professionals Certificate from Columbia Business School. Marie is thrilled to be working with the extraordinary team at LTM.

Stacey is a creative director dedicated to helping nonprofits and mission-driven organizations create impactful brand identities and campaigns. Her true passion lies in creating visual concepts from the ground up, ensuring every project resonates with purpose and meaning.

Stacey has been working with Let’s Talk Menopause from inception on their branding, marketing, website design, development and maintenance, and is proud to be part of a growing team making change around the subject of menopause.

Stacey is Founder & Creative Director of American Design Language, a Certified NYS and NYC Women-Owned Business Enterprise.

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Christopher, a seasoned communications professional with over 15 years of experience, has made significant strides in the fields of public relations, branding, and digital communications. As the Head of PR at Red Studio, he has been instrumental in driving business growth, operational efficiency, and cutting-edge technological integration. His diverse career includes impactful roles at renowned organizations such as Condé Nast, JetBlue, and Virgin Voyages, where he honed his skills in communications strategy, branding, and social media engagement.

At Zaddy Solutions, Christopher's leadership led to a dramatic 400% increase in audience engagement, underscoring his expertise in audience growth and brand impact. Beyond his corporate accomplishments, he is deeply committed to health and wellness, actively participating in marathons and supporting charitable causes.

Christopher operates at the Head of Public Relations at Let's Talk Menopause, bringing his wealth of experience to advocate for women's health and wellness. His dynamic approach and commitment to impactful communication align perfectly with the mission of Let's Talk Menopause.

Before joining Let's Talk Menopause, Jessica Levin had over 30 years of experience launching and advising education organizations/initiatives, developing education policy, conducting research, and organizing parents and communities to improve their schools. Among her leadership roles, she co-founded Education Leaders of Color (EdLoC); launched The New Teacher Project’s research and policy practice; developed policy at the US Dept. of Education; and taught at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education. Jessica’s first step into the menopause space was in 2018 when she published an article about her own (not happy) menopause experience.

With a dynamic 30-year career blending public relations, sales, and marketing, Judy Sage is a seasoned professional in beauty and luxury brands. Her expertise, honed through impactful roles with esteemed publications like ELLE and Harper's BAZAAR, has cemented her reputation as a strategic thinker and innovative brand builder. Judy's skill in conceptualizing growth opportunities and driving initiatives has consistently delivered outstanding results, even with limited resources.At the core of her success lies a network of senior-level editorial contacts, strengthened by solid connections across TV/film production, VIP celebrity stylists, and digital communications. This expertise now extends to her role as a Senior Care Advisor at Senior Care Authority, where she combines her professional acumen with a deeply personal commitment to eldercare.Judy's passion for advocacy is long-standing, evidenced by her 20-year tenure as a board member of Kids In Danger (KID), where she champions product safety and grandparent awareness. This role gained personal significance following the loss of her son in 2002 and her mother in 2012. Additionally, she contributes to Let's Talk Menopause, advocating for enhanced healthcare and information for women.Her personal journey includes over seven years of managing her father's Alzheimer's care and assisting her mother-in-law in her transition to senior living, fueling her dedication to helping others navigate similar challenges.A Northwestern University alumna, Judy has roots in Dallas, Texas, and has been a New York City resident since 1991. She values her family deeply, including her husband and two children at the University of Michigan.At Senior Care Authority, Judy is committed to guiding families through the complexities of eldercare, leveraging her extensive experience and empathetic approach to ensure the best care for loved ones.