Women Rise Series

Women Rise Series

The RWN Women Rise Series is a virtual four-part panel series focused on personal and professional development. Moderated by Rochester’s own Norma Holland, each hour-and-a-half panel will focus on one aspect of development, with the goal of helping women become more confident and better equipped to identify and seize opportunities. Our impressive group of panelists will be available to answer participant questions live. This program is appropriate for women at every stage of their careers. Programs will be recorded and can be viewed after their live airing.

Pricing

• Series Tickets: $120 for members / $130 for non-members 

  • The first 20 people to register for the full series will receive a FREE copy of Eliza VanCort’s “A Woman’s Guide to Claiming Space” (Available for pre-order now)

• Single-session tickets: $35 for members /$40 for non-members

Panels:

• May 4, 2021 – 5:30 PM – Keynote Presentation

  • Raise Your Voice: National TEDx Speaker, Coach and self-proclaimed “Space Claimer” Eliza VanCort will teach participants how to speak up for themselves in business and in life using no-nonsense tips outlined in her new book “A Women’s Guide to Claiming Space.” Like her book, this talk is a must see for any woman seeking to “make her own luck and create her own destiny.”

• May 12, 2021 – 12:00 PM 

  • Raise Your Profile: Our panelists will talk through what works and what doesn’t in professional and personal branding strategies, how to be an effective networker, and how to make personal and lifelong connections with people in your community.

  • Panelists: 

    • Kelly Clark, Director, Q Center, Binghamton University

    • Amanda DeVito, Vice President, Marketing & Growth, Butler/Till

    • CaTyra Polland, Founder, Love for Words & Polland Enterprises, LLC 

    • Elaine Spaull, Executive Director, Center for Youth

• May 18, 2021 – 12:00 PM

  • Raise Your Position: Our “CEO Panel” will discuss how they built the skills to climb the ladder, and how you can, too. 

  • Panelists:

    • Kim Allen, Chief Executive Officer, Dixon Schwabl

    • Julie Camardo, Owner & CEO, Zweigle’s Inc. 

    • Jamie Saunders, President & CEO, United Way of Greater Rochester

    • Alyssa Whitfield, Founder of Dress for Success

• May 25, 2021 – 12:00 PM

  • Raise Your Pay: There is a gender pay gap, and we can close it. Our executives and human resource professionals will talk about effective salary and raise negotiation strategies, office policies they are using to keep women active and engaged in the work place, and laws that protect us when we can’t protect ourselves. 

  • Panelists: 

    • Hope DellaStua, Director of Operations, EFPR Group

    • Christie Joseph, Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Pegula Sports and Entertainment

    • Lorisa LaRocca, Partner & Chairperson of the Labor & Employment Department, Woods Oviatt Gilman

    • Yversha Roman, Senior Relationship Manager, Resource Development, United Way of Greater Rochester; and Founder, Pay Equity Coalition of Rochester

    • Seanelle Hawkins, President adn CEO of the Urban League of Rochester

Series and panel sponsorship opportunities are available. Call Teresa Delibert at 585-755-1587 for more information.