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