Whitney H. Lull
Whitney Lull is vice president of talent acquisition at M&T Bank, overseeing recruitment efforts for its Commercial Bank group throughout the M&T footprint. Prior to joining M&T, she was president of Hopkins-Lull Associates and Calvert Search Group, corporate search practices specializing in finance, marketing, human resources, and administrative professionals.
For past 30 years, Whitney has been an active volunteer with the Chesapeake Human Resources Association, Family & Children’s Services, the Junior League of Baltimore, St. Paul’s School for Girls, United Way of Central Maryland’s Women United—as well as for several M&T Resource Groups, including the Women’s Interest Network, African American Resource Group, Inter-Generational, and PRIDE. She is currently leading the Baltimore Diversity Pilot, which seeks to hire more diverse candidates from Baltimore City.
Whitney grew up in New York, attended The Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, NY, Wheaton College (MA), and Tobe-Coburn School (now the Fashion Institute of Technology). The mother of two adult daughters, she lives in Cockeysville with her husband and an incorrigible golden retriever, Huck.
Jennifer Quinlan
Jennifer Quinlan is Chief Executive Officer of R2integrated, a full-service digital marketing agency. Prior to joining R2i, Jennifer led the Digital Practice for IBM Global Business Services North America Distribution Sector which included healthcare, consumer products, retail and travel, and transportation industries. At IBM she worked with leading brands to define their next generation digital strategy across marketing, sales, supply chain and product distribution to improve revenue growth, optimize operations and improve customer experience. Prior to IBM, Jennifer was a Senior Vice President at Merkle, Inc. During her 19-year tenure at Merkle, she focused on leading and evolving clients digital marketing maturity, developing industry offerings, scaling agency service capabilities, account leadership, and operations.
Jennifer is an industry leader in marketing and digital transformation with deep skills in digital innovation, technology platforms, advanced analytics and artificial intelligence, customer experience, marketing services and operational enablement. In addition to her responsibilities as CEO, Jennifer is passionate about cultivating future leaders and goes out of her way to help young women navigate building a career in advertising and marketing.
Jennifer holds a BS in Journalism with a concentration in Advertising from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. In her spare time, Jennifer is an avid runner. She lives in Severna Park, Maryland with her husband and four children.
Dan Yardley
Dan Yardley is a Managing Director of Patriot Capital and responsible for all aspects of new deal generation, underwriting, due diligence, and portfolio management. Dan joined Patriot Capital in 2008 through the merger of the management teams of Patriot Capital and Allegiance Capital. Prior to Patriot Capital, Dan joined Allegiance Capital, as an Associate, in 2001. Prior to joining Allegiance, Dan was an Analyst in the Strategic Investment group of Allegis Group. Dan currently has board observation for many Patriot Capital investments. Dan is a graduate of Mount St. Mary’s University and Johns Hopkins University (MBA). Dan is also the Chair of the Finance Committee for the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Towson, MD and is the Race Director for the Jessica Meredith Jacobsen Memorial 5k and Fun Walk.
Pamela M. Conover, Esq.
Pam Conover is a vice president of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. She is a managing counsel in the Legal Department of T. Rowe Price, responsible for all litigation, employment matters, and corporate and funds administration matters. Before joining T. Rowe Price in 2005, she was a partner at Whiteford, Taylor & Preston. Prior to that, she was a law clerk for the Honorable Walter E. Black, Jr. Pam earned a B.A. from Harvard University and a J.D. from William and Mary Law School. Pam is a member of the firm’s Diversity and Inclusion Operating Council and formerly served as the Chair of the T. Rowe Price Women’s Roundtable. Pam currently serves as a board member for House of Ruth Maryland and is a member of the Urban Teachers Baltimore Leadership Counsel. She formerly served as a board member for Caroline Center.