CMWP FOUNDATION - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Founder
• Vice President
• Data Scientist

Latisha is an avid and vocal member of the New Haven, Connecticut community. In addition to being the Vice President and founding member of the Collaboration of Minority Women Professionals (CMWP), Latisha also serves on the Connecticut Alliance of Foster and Adoptive Families Board of Directors (CAFAF). Latisha also facilitates financial literacy training for teenagers, young adults, members of the community, and business professionals. As an accomplished technical and analytical professional, Latisha is a data scientist in the aerospace industry. Prior to this, Latisha devoted over two decades of her talents to Prudential Financial until 2020. Latisha's career with Prudential included an exciting evolution from her early days as an intern. Later progressing into increasingly challenging roles at the former Prudential Securities in New York City and Gibraltar in Tokyo, Japan. Latisha's final role was as a Senior Database Specialist, where she helped manage and maintain system data and servers for new and existing financial services applications. Latisha is now a small business automation and data analytics consultant. Latisha completed a dual Master's degree in Data Analytics and an MBA in Technology from the University of Connecticut (UCONN), Latisha also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Seton Hall University. Latisha is a graduate of the Data Science For All (DS4A) fellowship program and is also a MongoDB Certified Database Administrator. Latisha is also committed to her family, and enjoys including her daughter, Kaylee, and son, Kaiden, in her career and passion of stock market and real estate investment.

Job Titles:

• Founder
• President

Samantha (Sammi) is a distinguished content engineer with over twenty years of executive-level, corporate, and professional writing experience. She is also a recognized business coach and social media manager who is committed to supporting the Black community.

Job Titles:

• Compliance Expert and Owner of Simpkins Associates

Sydney is well-known and well-respected pillar of the local New Haven community. Sydney is a Compliance expert and Owner of Simpkins Associates, where she oversees contract compliance for major construction projects. Sydney earned her Master's in Community and Urban Planning and Development through Southern Connecticut State University and her Bachelor's in Human Services and Social Work through New Hampshire College. Sydney is also a graduate of Turner School of Construction Management, and she earned a Title Abstracting / Title Search Certification from Fairfield University. Sydney has also completed the New Haven Middlesex Real Estate School's Principles & Practices of Real Estate program.