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Honoring our Past, Empowering our Future
Sunday, October 2, 2016
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Registration - 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Networking and Resource Fair - 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Morning Brunch - 10:00 - 12:00 p.m.
Honoring the 40th anniversaries of women being accepted into the US Coast Guard Academy and the founding of the SECT Women’s Network and of Safe Futures with table discussions on women’s leadership - past, present and future.
Keynote Address - 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
"Evidentiary Truths and Cultural Beliefs: Film as a Tool for Social Change"
Geralyn White Dreyfous, Oscar-winning Producer
Oscar-winning Producer of the documentary film "Born into Brothels - Kids With Cameras" and Executive Producer of many award-winning films, Dreyfous will speak on "Evidentiary Truths and Cultural Beliefs: Film as a Tool for Social Change." Read her complete bio here.
Women Trailblazers Panel - 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Vice Admiral Sandra Stosz, USCG, the first woman superintendent of a U.S. military academy; Grace Jones, past president of Three Rivers Community College; Maryam Elahi, President and CEO of the Community Foundation of Eastern CT; Chris Soto, Founder and Director of Higher Edge; and Attallah Sheppard, a passionate spoken word poet, teacher and community ‘artivist’ will focus on the topic of “Ethical Leadership for a Sustainable Future.”
Awards & Closing Remarks - 3:30 - 4:00 p.m.
Attire: Business Casual
U.S. Coast Guard Academy
Leamy Hall
37 Mohegan Avenue, New London, CT 06320
All are welcome!
High & Middle School Students may attend the afternoon program free of charge.
Sponsorships are available. Please click here for the complete list.
Erica Mohr (emohr74@yahoo.com), USCG Women's Leadership Initiative
Emily Herbette (eherbette@cgaalumni.org), USCGA Alumni Association
Lisa Giordano (ldgldg7@gmail.com), SECT Women's Network
$55 for the whole day
$30 for brunch only
$35 for the afternoon program only
All middle school, high school and college students are welcome to attend the afternoon program only free of charge.
Scholarship Opportunity
High
School Junior and Senior girls who attend the Women’s Leadership Forum
afternoon program will be eligible to apply for a scholarship sponsored
by the Women’s Leadership Forum. The scholarship will be awarded in the
spring of 2017. Learn more here. |