Women in Leadership
Women in Leadership encourages, inspires and develops women as they grow into their roles as business leaders in our community. The group hosts quarterly luncheons aimed at building leaders and networking events designed to broaden business contacts.
Interested in serving on the committee? View guidelines
Title Sponsor
Associate Sponsor
2018 Women in Leadership tri-chairs
Dana Shepperd, Dana Shepperd & Associates
Kelly Bowman, V.P. Bank Manager, Amegy Bank
Amy Spawn, Executive Director, The Warren Center
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2018 Theme
Speak Up, Speak Out
WIL Committee Meetings:
3rd Wednesday of every month 8:15 am - 9 am
Richardson Chamber Boardroom
411 Belle Grove Dr. Richardson 75080
Women on the Go Committee Meetings:
4th Wednesday of every month 8:30 am - 9:30 am
Amegy Bank
1901 N Central Expy, Richardson, TX 75080
If interested in attending, contact Mallory Crumb
Women in Leadership Luncheon Series
Quarterly luncheons provide members with the opportunity to enrich their knowledge and expand their network.
2018 Luncheons scheduled for March 7th, June 6th, September 5th and December 5th
All luncheons for 2018 will be held:
11:30 am - 1 pm
NOAHs of Richardson
2251 N. Greenville Ave, Richardson 75082
December 5th Luncheon:
Power of an Influential Voice
Featuring Gertrude G. Van Horn, CIO, NCH Corporation
Gertrude G. Van Horn is the CIO for a $1B privately held, global corporation and has spent years as a member of the C-Suite and Executive Teams at corporations across the US. Frequently the only woman in the room, she offers advice and perspective from the front line in developing an influential voice. She’ll cover the Challenge, the Opportunities, the Obligation and the Homework.
Do you want to develop and leverage an influential voice? Join us for the discussion.
December is our annual charity event for the Women in Leadership committee. Please bring a small stuffed animal or teddy bear to be donated to The Counseling Place in an effort to comfort children when there is a family tragedy.
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Women on the Go Networking Event
Stay tuned for information on our next event!
Mentoring program
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Previous Programs
Named Committee of the Year 2013 Left to right: Elizabeth Hart, CEO of the RISD Excellence in Education Foundation Susan Kassen with Ebby Halliday Realtors Courtenay Tanner, co-owner of 4 Women Shopping Chris Luna, Chairman of the Board 2013
2018
Theme: Speak Up, Speak Out
March 7 - Rabbi Elana Zelony, Blazing the unconventional trail
June 6 - Shaunna Black, Building, leading and living your culture
September 5 - Betsy Martin, My charge to keep: Be a good one
2017
Theme: People, Purpose, Passion
March 1 - Fran Harris, TV Personality, Business Coach, Speaker
June 7 - Panel discussion on health innovations with Donise W. Pearson, Mary Cooley, Shradha Aiyer, moderated by Tanis Cornell
September 6 - Panel discussion with female leaders in the real estate industry including Emily Hoffman, Janice Peters and Elysia Ragusa
December 6 - Panel discussion with leaders in the Richardson arts community about the business of arts and our community, including Dennis Kratz, Katherine Wagner, and Kitty Goddard.
2016
Theme: Professional Development: Change-Challenges-Opportunities
March 2- "Make your mark & make it count!" Valerie Sokolosky, founder, Valerie & Company
June 1- "Navigating the river of career success" Tanis Cornell, certified Lumina learning practitioner, business coach, speaker, EWF International, TJC Consulting
September 7- "Political pitfalls for women: Avoid losing through language" Holly Peck, Peck & Associates
December 7- "Optimize brain performance" Deirdre O'Neill-Warren, UT Dallas & Dianna Purvis-Jaffin, UT Dallas
2015
Theme: Builders of Community
Dec 2 - "Catalysts for change in a global community" Betsy Martin, Deputy Director, Women's Initiative at George W. Bush Institute
September 2 - "The keys to building a vibrant community"
Panelist: Nicole Fontayne-Bardowell, DART; Ken Hutchenrider, MRMC; Sandra Hayes, RISD; Susan Rogers, UTD; moderator Mary Bedosky, LegacyTexas
June 3 - Lead with LUV: A conversation with Colleen Barrett, president emeritus, Southwest Airlines
February 25 - "Building Community: A stone carver's view" Dan Johnson, Richardson City Manager
2014
Theme: Learn to Lead: Learn to Succeed Essential business principles to build your professional value
December 3 - "Childlike change, leveraging experiences of our youth! What we can learn about the management of change from our youth. Susan Danko, Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Fujitsu Network Communications
September 3 - "Opportunities, challenges & lessons on the climb to success"
Panelist: Linda Hem, Attorney at law; Ann Pomykal, TI Foundation; Erica Yaeger, UT Dallas and moderator Mayor Laura Maczka, City of Richardson
June 4 - "Get up, Suit up, Show up" Featuring Mary Frances Burleson, president and CEO of Ebby Halliday Realtors
February 26 - "Essential business principles for success" Featuring Holly Reed, regional vice president at AT&T