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Women in Leadership: Breaking Barriers - New Jersey
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Berkeley College
430 Rahway Avenue Woodbridge Township, NJ 07095Description
In honor of Women’s Entrepreneurship Week, Berkeley College will host a special event that includes panel discussions with prominent women leaders in New Jersey. Women in Leadership: Breaking Barriers is part of a global initiative to elevate the voices of women on key issues. The event will focus on strategies for empowering women economically and politically, incubating the future of women entrepreneurs, and other important issues.
The audience will be comprised of more than 100 students, faculty, business leaders and media professionals. There is no cost to attend. Berkeley College will collect gently worn business clothing for a student Career Closet at the event.
Thursday, October 18, 2018
Berkeley College
430 Rahway Avenue
Woodbridge, NJ
9 a.m. – Registration and Networking Breakfast
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Keynote Address and Panels
Livestream – https://livestream.com/accounts/18082567/events/8351147
Keynote Speaker: Michele N. Siekerka, Esq., President and CEO, New Jersey Business & Industry Association
Panelists include:
• Jessica Ballew, Chief Empowerment Officer and Founder, J.E.S.S.I.C.A. Cares
• Elisa Charters, President and Co-Founder, Latina Surge
• Zuleika Cuevas, Manager of Training and Development, Berkeley College
• Wilda Diaz, Mayor, City of Perth Amboy
• Joanna Gagis, Producer and Correspondent, NJTV News
• Sally Glick, Principal and Chief Growth Strategist, Sobel & Co.
• Angela Harrington, Vice President, Communications and External Relations, Berkeley College
• Patricia Perkins-Auguste, Council member, City of Elizabeth
• Mary Wagner, PhD, Interim Dean, Berkeley College School of Graduate Studies
• Diane Walsh, Executive Vice President, Communications and Programs, Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey
• Linda Wellbrock, CEO and Founder, Leading Women Entrepreneurs
• Allison C. Williams, Esq., Founder and Owner, Williams Law Group, LLC
Opening Remarks: Michael J. Smith, President of Berkeley College
Student Speaker: Shaiasia Boyd-Dorchy, Fashion Merchandising and Management, Berkeley College
More Information: A New York Women’s Entrepreneurship Week panel will be held on October 17 at Berkeley College in Midtown Manhattan. For more information, contact Kelly Depsee, Director, Communications and External Relations, at KME@BerkeleyCollege.edu
Join the Conversation: @BerkeleyCollege #WEW2018
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A leader in providing career-focused education since 1931, Berkeley College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and enrolls more than 7,100 students – including more than 440 international students – in its Master’s, Bachelor’s, and Associate’s degree and Certificate programs. Students can study in more than 20 career fields. Berkeley College is comprised of the Larry L. Luing School of Business®, the School of Professional Studies, the School of Health Studies and the School of Liberal Arts. The School of Graduate Studies offers an MBA in Management online and in Woodland Park, NJ.
Berkeley College has three New York campuses – Midtown Manhattan, Brooklyn and White Plains. In New Jersey there are four campuses – Newark, Paramus, Woodbridge and Woodland Park. Berkeley College Online® serves a global population. For five consecutive years, U.S. News & World Report has named Berkeley College among the Best Colleges for Online Bachelor’s Programs and among the Best Online Bachelor’s Programs for Veterans. The website address is www.BerkeleyCollege.edu.