November 2020
November 2020 Monthly Meeting
WPF Monthly Meeting - Small Group SPARKS Sisters Providing Advice, Recommendations, Kindness and Support Come together in small groups to share what you've been doing and learning in the midst of COVID. What advice and support do you need? What advice would you offer to your WPF sisters? What activities will you continue even after COVID? What business lessons have you learned? What challenges are you facing? Please also come prepared to share your favorite uplifting song - one that makes you…
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December 2020 Monthly Meeting
Each December WPF holds our Annual Business Meeting to recap the year- for both the Forum and the Foundation - and to hold our annual elections. After the business portion of the meeting, we will hear from motivational speaker Kelly Swanson. Kelly Swanson is an award-winning storyteller, comedian, motivational speaker, and author of Who Hijacked My Fairy Tale, and the Story Formula. She was a featured entertainer for Holland America Cruise Lines, a cast member of the Fashion Hero, and…
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January 2021 Monthly Meeting
Connection Rooms from 12:10-12:30 pm. Valda Ford presents "Living, Laughing, and Loving".
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February 2021 Monthly meeting
Note: Connection Rooms (on Zoom) are from 12:10-12:30 pm. Monthly meeting begins at 12:30 pm. Please wear red to the meeting on February 10 in memory of Amanda Patty, former WPF member. Since February is Heart Month, we are excited to celebrate with our speaker, Dr. Tiffany Randolph. Dr. Randolph specializes in non-invasive cardiology and cardiac imaging with Cone Health Medical Group Heart Care. She first became familiar with the Triad as an undergrad at Wake Forest University. Dr. Randolph…
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March 2021 Monthly meeting
Note: Zoom sign in begins at 12:10. Connection Rooms are from 12:15-12:30 pm. Monthly meeting begins at 12:30 pm. Nasha McCray, Director of Greensboro's Parks and Recreation Department will be the speaker this month. Nasha has been director of Greensboro’s Parks and Recreation department since January 2018 and has served in the department since 2009 as Planning and Project Development Division Manager, Deputy Director, and Interim Director. Nasha is active in the Greensboro community, serving on numerous Boards and committees. She…
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April 2021 Monthly meeting
Sign in begins @ 12:10 PM Connection rooms on Zoom: 12:15-12:30 PM. Meeting starts at 12:30 pm. Speaker: Regan Forman, Vice President, Creative Strategy & Editorial for ViacomCBS Global Creative Group Topic: “How I learned to bring my best self to corporate America” Regan Forman is the Vice President, Creative Strategy & Editorial for the ViacomCBS Global Creative Group. In this role, Regan is responsible for leading the development and implementation of strategic plans across all properties within the company.…
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May 2021 Monthly meeting
Note: Sign in to Zoom beginning at 12:10 pm. Connection rooms in session 12:15-12:30; meeting starts at 12:30 pm. This month's program focuses on the Women's Professional Forum Foundation. You will get a brief overview of what the Foundation does, its financial status and learn more about its Grants program. You will see a video highlighting 2020 grant recipients and the 2021 grantees will be announced. Come and learn more about the difference the Foundation is making in the lives…
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June 2021 Monthly meeting
Note: Sign-in (on Zoom) begins at 12:10 pm and Connection Rooms are from 12:15-12:30 pm. Monthly meeting begins at 12:30 pm. Our June meeting will feature Kathy Manning, our U.S. Congresswoman representing North Carolina’s 6th district. She will talk about what it's like being a member of Congress and the issues facing our country, especially those of the Education and Labor and the Foreign Affairs Committees, of which she is a member.
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July 2021 Monthly meeting
Margalit Murray, Supervisory Special Agent, Foreign Service and Diplomatic Services, US State Department will be our speaker this month. Margalit grew up in Hilo, Hawaii and the Northern Virginia area. She is a graduate of Boston University (B.A. in Political Science and International Relations) and the George Washington University (M.A. International Law and Security). Margalit received the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship to conduct independent research on how women’s roles were influenced by social and political organizations in Kuwait in 2001, arriving…
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August 2021 Monthly meeting
Connection rooms from 12:15 - 12:30 PM. Join us to hear speaker Suzanne Elise Walsh, President of Bennett College. Suzanne Elise Walsh became the nineteenth president of Bennett College on August 1, 2019. She was most recently deputy director of postsecondary success for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, leading and developing a team and a portfolio of over $70 million in postsecondary investments in institutional transformation in the United States. She previously served in leadership roles with the Lumina…
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