The candidates must be women who empower other women. Leave their name in the comment section and why they should be honored. The women must be from the state of Pennsylvania. More details to come. Click on the link below to nominate.
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Early Registration: $75.00 plus $3.50 service charge. Before April 30, 2023
Regular Registration: $85.00 plus $3.50 service charge. After April 30, 2023
In honor of MOTHER'S DAY, we have extended the early registration rate until May 15th.
We now have approximately 20 registrations available as of 5/12.
Location: Energy...
Shawna Solomon is a business magician with the expertise, skills, and experience needed to break these shackles and help small businesses progress toward a consistent path of productive growth. Previously working as a celebrity fashion stylist, she conceived and launched her boutique, which has garnered some notable corporate awards...
Cassandra A. Cooper is the Vice-President, Diversity & Inclusion Manager of First National Bank
She is a dynamic presenter, facilitator, and leader with over 30 years of professional experience in the airlines, banking, and healthcare industries. Her experience in these industries encompasses Sales & Service Management, Organizational Development, Operations, and...
Rickquel “Rikki” Tripp, MD MPH, is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, EMS faculty, and Medical Director of four different EMS agencies: Penn Hills, Lower Valley, SouthEast Regional, and Foxwall. Dr. Tripp is Board Certified in Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medicine Services (EMS). She has chaired the Networking...
Dr. Alaine M. Allen is the Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Distinguished Service Professor, Engineering and Public Policy for the College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University of Higher Education
She is an is an educator who intentionally works to uplift the voices of and create opportunities...
Dr. Karen Hall is a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is established in careers in education, athletics, communications, and leadership.
She earned her bachelor’s in communications from the University of Nevada Las Vegas while playing collegiate basketball for the Lady Rebels. She holds a Master’s Degree in Organizational Leadership and...
Ayanna Lee-Davis, Esq. is Lead Counsel in the Business Transactions Group of the Legal Department at FedEx Ground Package System, Inc., where she is responsible for complex domestic and international real estate negotiations and transactions and the enterprise’s general corporate and environmental matters.
Prior to joining FedEx, Ayanna was an attorney in the Real...
Carol Adams is a Senior Systems Analyst and Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity Coordinator for Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. One of the highlights of her career includes serving as a liaison for ALCOSAN to work collaboratively with Federal, State, and Local Partners, with an emphasis on Critical...
Jerimaine Ward is the Assistant Director of Procurement for the Pittsburgh Regional Transit. She is a contract management professional with over 20 years of experience concentrated in the Finance, Government, and Transit industries. With over nine years of experience with Port Authority of Allegheny d/b/a Pittsburgh Regional Transit, Jerimaine...
Dionna is a highly accomplished Speaker, Author, Award-Winning Business Owner, and Certified Master Life Coach with 30 years of human service experience. Throughout her career, she has worked to mitigate disparities in systems serving families, re-entrants, disabilities, and workforce development.
Dionna's outstanding work has been recognized with multiple awards, including...
Doreen L. Upshaw is the Founder/CEO and Lead Counselor of Compass Counseling and Support Services
Doreen L. Upshaw is a gifted and rising pastor, professional counselor, speaker, mother, award-winning author, innovator, and advocate for healthy family relationships. Doreen is a fifteen-year Army Staff Sergeant Veteran. She holds three degrees; B.S....
Stephanie Simmons is the CyberSecurity Consulting Manager for Accenture, a Technology Consulting Company
Upon graduating from Weir Senior High School, she enrolled in the ICM School of Business, where she received an Associate Degree in Specialized Business. Some years later, she returned to school and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in...
Veronica B. Toran is an 86’ graduate of RMU and is currently the VP of Finance and Administration at Sci-Tek Consultants, Inc. (Sci-Tek), an MBE engineering and surveying firm owned by her husband. Veronica and her husband of 35 years reside in Monroeville, PA, and they have a 29-year-old...
