Fashion and Beauty
Moderator: Courtney Pellegrino
Courtney Pellegrino is an Assistant Buyer for Jewelry at Anthropologie in Philadelphia, PA. While new to buying, Courtney is not new to Anthropologie's parent company, URBN, as she worked as a Sourcing Coordinator for their China operations for three years. She started at URBN as a co-op during her time at Drexel University, where she graduated from in 2020 with a degree in Marketing and Organizational Management. Before transferring to Drexel, Courtney spent two years at The George Washington University and was an active member of GWWIB, Delta Sigma Pi, and the Residence Hall Association. She is excited to be moderating this panel as a previous member of GWWIB and is honored to be a part of this Spring Conference!
Ashley Ann Renz
Ashley Ann is currently the Merchandising Coordinator at Christian Dior Couture for the Fine Jewelry & Timepieces, Baby, and Maison Business Development team. Based in NYC, she has a background in buying, business development, and data analytics from her time at various luxury and start-up retail brands. During her time at GW, she served on the executive board of GWWIB for 3 years as the New York Trip Co-Chair & Spring Conference Co-Networking Director and served as the VP of Recruitment for the Panhellenic Association. She graduated in 2020 with a BBA in Finance/Marketing, and a minor in French Literature.
Fiona Co Chan
Founder of Youthforia, Fiona Co Chan in under a year has launched a viral-TikTok product and is leading the way in clean makeup innovation. From Ivy league to leading sales during the cloud software boom, then onwards to makeup school in Asia. And now building a fossil-fuel free and texture-driven makeup brand from the ground up, one terrific formula at a time.
Taylor Frankel
Taylor Frankel is one of the savvy, female founders of NUDESTIX and NUDESKIN. Embodying the easy- going ideals of the millennial generation, Taylor was the natural inspiration to her mother, Jenny Frankel, who developed the brand. Growing up surrounded by beauty, Taylor believes beauty is a lifestyle. She was always drawn to the industry and created NUDESTIX for a minimalist, natural and no-fuss look and most recently, she launched NUDESKIN to provide a simple, multi-tasking vegan powered skincare regimen for a confident, nude-faced look.
Temma Richman Palermo
Temma is an experienced Sales Development professional, working with luxury goods within the beauty industry. She is a highly skilled in Business and Sales Analysis, Retail, Financial and Sales Planning, and Account Management. She is an expert in the execution and analysis of sales and marketing programs. She has a strong understanding of corporate strategies, with a solid reputation for consistently delivering results. She is a strong mentor to her direct reports and a leader of cross-function teams. Temma is an alumni of The George Washington University.