By SALINA POST
Registration is now open for Kansas Wesleyan University's Women in Leadership Conference.
The event will be emceed by Luci Larson, owner of Action Travel, Inc., and is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. March 30 in Mabee Arena. In addition to the speakers, there will be time for networking. Appetizers will be served.
Admission is free, however, participants are asked to bring feminine or other hygiene products, which will be donated to the Salina Emergency Aid Food Bank.
Registrations must be made before March 24. To make a reservation, go to www.kwu.edu/womeninleadership23.
Now in its second year, Women in Leadership "provides an opportunity for all women, including students, to network with female community leaders," Kansas Wesleyan noted in a news release.
This year's speakers include the following.
Mollie Hale Carter, executive chairman, Sunflower Bank – Keynote Speaker
Karen Couch, executive director, Salina Emergency Aid/Food Bank
Donna Pearson McClish, founder/CEO, Common Ground
Dr. Alysia Starkey, CEO/dean, Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus
Vickee Spicer, executive director, Prairieland Market
Lindsey White, recruiter, SFC Global Supply Chain
The Honorable Angela Coble, ’94, judge, Kansas Court of Appeals
Renee Duxler, interim president/CEO, Salina Area Chamber of Commerce
Madyson Beckett, ’22, graduate student speaker
Alexis Utz, student speaker