APRIL 10
1:00 PM - 6:30 PM
FREE AND OPEN TO ALL
Located at Luther F. Carter Center for Health Sciences
(200 W. Evans St., Florence, SC)
WHAT’S HER STORY?
This symposium brings together women leaders from the Pee Dee and across the state of South Carolina to tell their stories and offer advice on how the next generation of women leaders can build community and make a difference.
The Gender Studies Program, Governor Robert E. McNair Institute for Research and Service, and the Kelley Center for Economic Development at Francis Marion University are honored to host a day of panel discussions and networking opportunities to discuss the challenges and possibilities of working and serving in and beyond our region.
Panelists come from a range of backgrounds in local government, community development, healthcare, non-profits, and business. Each speaker’s journey illuminates how everyday decisions can yield lasting impacts and empower others.
This symposium is free and open to all.
DAY OF SCHEDULE
12:15 pm: Registration
12:45 pm: Brief Welcoming Remarks and Introductions
1:00 pm: Panel One: Politics/Government
Panelists: Florence’s Mayor Barnes; Mary Finklea, League of Women Voters; Lake City’s Mayor Robinson
2:00 pm: Panel Two: Healthcare
Panelists: Donna Isgett, President and CEO of McLeod Health; Octavia Williams-Blake, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, McLeod
3:00 pm: Coffee Break and Students’ HerStories Fair
3:30 pm: Panel Three: Nonprofit
Panelists: Beverly Hutchison, Executive Director of the Dee Norton Child Advocacy Center; Meg Temple, Executive Director of the CARE House of the Pee Dee
4:30 pm: Panel Four: Business
Panelists: Jeanette Altman, Executive Director for the Continuum in Lake City; Paige Ard, Assistant Vice President, People Business Partner for Assurant and the Chair-Elect for the Florence Chamber of Commerce;Doris Lockhart, Owner, Spherion Staffing & Recruiting
5:30 pm: Brief Closing Remarks
5:45 pm: Networking and Reception
PANEL ONE: POLITICS/GOVERNMENT
Lethonia Barnes – Mayor of Florence
Mary Finklea – League of Women Voters
Yamekia Robinson – Mayor of Lake City
PANEL TWO: HEALTHCARE
Donna Isgett – President and CEO of McLeod Health
Octavia Williams-Blake – Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, McLeod
PANEL THREE: NON-PROFIT
Beverly Hutchison – Executive Director of the Dee Norton Child Advocacy Center
Meg Temple – Executive Director of the CARE House of the Pee Dee
PANEL FOUR: BUSINESS
Jeanette Altman – Executive Director for the Continuum in Lake City
Paige Ard – Assistant Vice President, People Business Partner for Assurant and the Chair-Elect for the Florence Chamber of Commerce
Doris Lockhart – Owner, Spherion Staffing & Recruiting
https://www.spherion.com/our-offices/florence-south-carolina_1163/
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