GUIDED BY GLOBAL EXPERIENCE
Meet the experienced professionals who help shape Revel 49's vision, ensuring our cultural experiences are authentic, educational, and sustainable.
Aliah Berman, J.D
Global Chief Diversity Officer
TBWA/Worldwide
Aliah leads the global vision, strategy, and execution of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, and will work closely with market leads and parent company Omnicom. Since joining TBWA in 2021, Berman has led the strategic development and implementation of TBWA's DE&I by Design framework – a blueprint for collective responsibility and engagement that considers every facet of the organization and provides a roadmap for growth. Aliah also serves as the President and Board of Directors for the Shlitz Audubon Nature Center.
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Janet L. Batoon
CEO/Owner
Balikbayan International Logistics Co. Ltd., (BILCO)
Janet Batoon has lived in China for 15 years and is the owner of a nationally successful logistics company that she started in 2013 in Tianjin, China. It currently operates throughout China and has recently extended to the Philippines. Simultaneous to starting an international company, Janet achieved a Master's of Law degree, with a focus in International commercial and business law.
John Lopez, PhD
President
Lopez Research & Consulting
John Lopez, PhD, is president of Lopez Research & Consulting based in suburban Denver, Colorado. Dr. Lopez has over two decades of thought-leadership, strategic and operational management, and public policy experience as chief administrative officer and multiple vice president positions and senior staff roles at higher education institutions, nonprofit, public, private and publicly traded organizations. Lopez is an Amazon bestselling author of An Immigrant in the C-Suite: From the Journey, Lessons for the Business Community.
Isaam Lutfiyya, DBA
Founder and CEO
Novo Genesis
Isaam has 25 years of experience in the Healthcare, Technology and Manufacturing industries. He has held numerous cross-functional and executive-level positions in companies ranging from small, private, non-profits to global, publicly traded, F500 companies. He's lived in the US and overseas and has led people and teams in the Americas, the UK, EMEA, and Asia. He has a Doctorate in Business Administration with a concentration in strategic management from the University of Wisconsin - Whitewater.
Ian Lutfiyya
Head of Industry
Be Real
Ian is Head of Industry at Be Real, where he leads the GTM and client strategy for the entertainment and media sector. With over 10 years of experience in product, sales, and marketing, he has a proven track record of driving sustainable revenue growth, product innovation, and customer satisfaction for global advertisers. His successful projects have resulted in significant incremental advertising budgets and product enhancements for the SMB segment at Google and agency and commerce ecosystems at META.
Noelle (Kolega) Lutfiyya
Senior Project Manager - Finance Transformation
Meta
With over 12 years of experience in program management and finance transformation, Noelle is a seasoned professional who has led complex initiatives to drive continuous process improvement and streamline operations. Her expertise lies in creating future ways of working across Financial Planning & Analysis, enabling organizations to optimize their resources and achieve their long term goals.
Dawn Stevens
Chief Executive Communications Strategist
Alpha Mission
Dawn is an accomplished tv broadcast journalist and Black business leader. After 20 years as news anchor for several tv stations including Fox News, she recently retired as the morning anchor in the Twin Cities and became the Owner and Principal of her own organization, Change the World Challenge. The organization is taking an intentional approach to fill a void and change inequities in our communities through educational curriculum and videos.
Marlon Lutfiyya, JD
Director of Talent & Diversity
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
Marlon serves as the Director of Talent & Diversity at Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP, bringing extensive experience in legal talent management and diversity initiatives.
Scott Berman
CEO
River North Financial Group
CEO of River North Financial Group. He provides services and expense reduction expertise that optimizes the cost of your business and employs their innovative solutions to best meet your business needs.
Max Downham
Co-Founder & VP, NutriSweet Worldwide
Global Organization Leader & Strategic Advisor
Max spent 30 years as CEO of the International College of Surgeons. Today, Max is a consultant, working with organizations on the challenges of building, scaling, and aligning mission with strategy.
Molly Heyen
Broker Associate & Co-Founder / Board President
Sokol Group & Gear Head Workspace Education
Broker Associate at Sokol Group and Co-Founder & Board President for Gear Head Workspace Education, bringing deep expertise in real estate, community-driven education, and non-profit leadership.