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Over 160 attend 100 Wise Women breakfast
The River Pointe Room at the Ali Center provided a beautiful setting for the gathering of Louisville's established and emerging women leaders. More than 30 wise women (see photos below) were on hand to meet with talented female professionals and executives. Many thanks to all who attended to teach, learn, and share.
Phoebe Wood (LL '05), vice chairman and chief financial officer of Brown-Forman Corporation, was the keynote speaker.
Phoebe's talk covered a brief history of women's roles in the world, and explained that our personal stories take shape in the context of three factors: geography (the place where we grow up), time (the era in which we live), and our DNA (the traits we inherited and our family environment).
Phoebe took time to share several engaging stories of unique experiences she's had in the course of her career. She offered a few lessons learned and encouraged the group to use their talents to their maximum, saying the world deserves that from each of us.
The Wise Women...
A special thanks to all of our Wise Women who served as hosts of the event,
many of whom are pictured here:
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Rita Hall,
BB&T |
Mary Morrow,
Mary Morrow
& Assoc. |
Treva Wright
Donnell,
Common-
wealthof KY |
Leisa Speer,
Archdiocese
of Louisville |
Councilwoman
Ellen Call,
Louisville
Metro Council |
Bekki Jo
Schneider,
Derby Dinner
Playhouse |
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Dr. Jo Ann
Rooney,
Spalding
University |
Barbara Sexton
Smith,
Fund for the
Arts |
Dr. Shirley
Willihnganz,
University of
Louisville |
Katheryn
Higgins,
Morgan
Stanley |
Denise
Vazquez
Troutman,
The Center for
Women and
Families |
Maria Gerwing
Hampton,
Federal Reserve
Bank of St. Louis,
Louisville Branch |
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Dr. Beverly
Keepers,
duPont Manual
High School |
LouAnn Atlas,
Fifth-Third
Bank |
Stephanie
Bateman,
Jefferson Co.
Public Schools |
Janet Norton,
Baptist
Healthcare
Systems |
Dawne Gee,
WAVE 3 |
Linda Valentine,
Presbyterian
Church USA |
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Cyndi Caudill
Harding,
Shymanski
and Company |
Laura Lee
Brown,
Brown/Wilson
Ventures |
Angela
McDonald-
Hackett,
National City
Bank |
Cynthia Coffee,
Southeast
Christian
Church |
Claire Alagia,
Bittners, LLC |
Tori Murden
McClure,
Spalding
University |
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Dr. Sue Davis,
Bellarmine
University |
Judge
Lisa Abramson,
Kentucky
Supreme
Court |
Toni Clem,
Creative
Alliance |
Gail Becker,
Louisville
Science Center |
Sue Stout
Tamme,
Baptist Hospital
East |
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Photos by Ben Moore, Leadership Louisville Center |
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One Hundred Wise Women is sponsored by:
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