The 2020 Women’s Leadership Summit
Women Inspiring Women
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14
9:00AM – 3:30PM VIA ZOOM
Join WNC for a day of inspiration, networking and motivation through keynote speakers, breakout sessions and forums. Leaders from various occupations throughout Nevada will share stories and advice for women at the Women’s Leadership Summit.
Registration and Attendance
The Women Inspiring Women Leadership Summit is a free virtual web conference. Registration is currently closed because we have reached capacity! We appreciate your interest and plan to record the event, so please check back at a later date for the recorded version of the event.
Confirmed and Featured Speakers
Kate Marshall, Lieutenant Governor
State of Nevada
Dr. Joyce Helens, President
Great Basin College
Dr. Summer Stephens, Superintendent
Churchill County School District
Crystal Abba, Vice Chancellor of Academic and Student Affairs
Nevada System of Higher Education
Rhonda Turnipseed, Principal
Clayton Middle School
Sarah Lobsinger, Instructor
Western Nevada College
Carolyn Barbash, Vice President of Community Relations
NV Energy
Regent Lisa Levine
NSHE Board of Regents
Genevieve Fredericks, Founder
Pets of the Homeless
Regent Amy Carvalho
NSHE Board of Regents
Shannon Ernst, Director and Public Guardian
Churchill County Social Services
Kim Oelschlager
PA OIC
Lori Bagwell, Mayor-Elect
Carson City
Emily Howarth, Professor
Western Nevada College
Lauren White, Neuroscientist
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Regent Laura Perkins
NSHE Board of Regents
Sena Loyd, Director of Research and Workforce Development
Blockchain
Lila Sieg
Ellsworth Dispensing Solutions
Dr. Jennifer Verive, Instructor
Western Nevada College
Devin Sizemore, Area Director
BBSI
Dr. Shadi Martin, Founding Dean
School of Social Work, UNR
Michelle Hale, Community Outreach Supervisor
Greater Nevada Credit Union
Regent Carol Del Carlo, Vice Chair
NSHE Board of Regents
Faith Syfrett
UNR Police Services
Yvanna Cancela, State Senator
State of Nevada
Karen Hilgersom, President
Truckee Meadows Community College
Vanessa Vancour
Bilingual Community Engagement Specialist
Michelle Joy, Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Carson Tahoe Health
Mariana Kihuen, Director of Government Affairs
CSN
Dr. Kristen Averyt, Research Professor & Climate Policy Coordinator
UNLV
Dominique Hall, President
Associated Students of UNR
Denise Wong
Television Anchor
Ronele Dotson, Owner
RAD Strategies
Jennifer Maxwell
UNR Police Services
Clarissa Arriage
Navy Corpsman
Dr. Karen Gedney
Former NDOC Medical Doctor