2026 ACG NY Women of Leadership Series - Holiday Luncheon

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Jane Aronson, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

Jane Aronson, D.O., FAAP, is a board-certified pediatrician with 40 years of experience and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Her expertise spans pediatric infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS, adoption medicine, and child and adolescent psychiatry, with a focus on helping children, teens, young adults, and families navigate challenges including anxiety, ADHD, depression, trauma, and family dynamics. Dr. Aronson is also the founder of Worldwide Orphans Foundation, which she led for 22 years, supporting more than 150,000 children in 20 countries. A passionate advocate for children and families, she brings a collaborative, compassionate, and family-centered approach to her clinical practice, drawing on decades of experience in medicine, global health, and nonprofit leadership. 

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Jennifer Hodson, CFP, RICP, VP Wealth Management

As a Certified Financial Planner™ and VP of Wealth Management, Jennifer serves as a personal CFO to busy executives and business owners—especially women facing pivotal life transitions such as retirement, divorce, or the loss of a loved one. 

With over two decades of experience, Jennifer strives to bring clarity and confidence to complex financial lives. She takes a strategic, relationship-driven approach that integrates investment management, tax planning, estate planning, and business exit strategies into a cohesive plan that supports what matters most to each client.

More than a financial advisor, Jennifer and her team act as financial advocates and guides—helping clients align their wealth with their values and make informed decisions with confidence.

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Karen Lawson, Ph.D., Founder & Director, NYC NeuroCog

A humanitarian and clinician working at the intersection of clinical care and program development, focused on individual and large-scale management of acquired and developmental trauma.
 

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Kristy Sadocha, Origination, Netrex Capital Markets - Moderator

Kristy Sadocha is a Sponsor Coverage rep at Netrex Capital Markets, a boutique investment bank, where she focuses on originating and executing debt financings for private equity-backed and privately held businesses. She works closely with sponsors, founders, management teams and lenders on acquisition financings, refinancings, growth capital and dividend recapitalizations, helping clients navigate the lender landscape and find financing partners that support their broader objectives. Since joining Netrex in 2021, Kristy has helped expand the firm’s national sponsor coverage and strategic partnerships and supported the development of its M&A advisory practice. 

Kristy also serves on ACG New York’s Women of Leadership Committee and as Marketplace Chair for its annual summit for three consecutive years, bringing female-founded brands into a gathering of women across private capital. Before finance, she lived and taught in France. Outside the office, you'll usually find her at one of New York's jazz clubs.

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Melissa Norden, 
Executive Director
Bottomless Closet

Prior to her appointment as Executive Director at Bottomless Closet in 2016, Ms. Norden worked at The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) for 13 years, where she was Senior Vice President, Chief of Staff and General Counsel in the Office of the President.  She helped found New Yorkers for Clean Livable and Safe Streets (NYCLASS), a nonprofit dedicated to phasing out New York City carriage horses.  Prior to joining the ASPCA, Ms. Norden served as counsel to Madison Square Garden, where she collaborated with the management of the New York Knicks, the New York Rangers and the New York Liberty on the Madison Square Garden Cheering for Children Foundation, raising funds for after-school programs for at-risk urban youth.  Ms. Norden is a member of the Tufts Alumni Council, a former member of the board and a current member of the Tufts Lawyers Association (TLA), the Tufts Non-Profit Group, the Tufts NYC Women's Networking Group and the Non-Profit Committee of the American Corporate Counsel Association, as well as a former member of the Committee on Non-Profit Organizations of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.  Ms. Norden received her Bachelor of Arts from Tufts University, where she was named to the Dean's List with a double major in American History and Spanish.  She has been an alumni interviewer for Tufts University for 20 years.  She earned her Juris Doctor from Brooklyn Law School where she was on The Journal of Law and Policy and received numerous awards for academic achievement.  Ms. Norden was admitted to the New York State Bar in 2000