In Business Las Vegas, July 27th, 2007
The Las Vegas ethnic chambers of commerce have teamed up with MGM Mirage to hold the city's first Women of Color Conference.
The Aug. 3 event will bring together the women of
Las Vegas
(and a few men) to explore various issues concerning women including financial strategies, health, work/home life balance and career building.
The day-long event includes several workshops, a networking breakfast sponsored by In Business Las Vegas and an evening reception. Most workshops will be held twice so that participants can attend all of them.
The conference will be held at the Cox Pavilion at UNLV and will begin at 7:30 a.m. with registration. The event is sponsored by MGM Mirage, American Family Insurance and Nevada Power.
Tickets are $130 per person and include breakfast and lunch.
The seven workshops are sponsored by Stations Casinos. The are:
• A healthy Start: A Holistic Approach to Minding your Body and Soul, featuring self help book
author
Terrie M.
Williams
,
cancer survivor and entrepreneur
Tina
Lewis
,
personal trainer
Patricia
Norman
, Nevada Cancer Institute Special Projects
Coordinator
Erin
West
and Southern Hills Hospital
Dietician
Mary
Svare
.
• Unlocking Opportunity: Education is the Key, featuring Univision
News Director
Adriana
Arevalo
, College of Southern Nevada
Chair of Business Administration
Mary
Williams
, UNLV
Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion
Christine
Clark
, MGM Grand University
Executive Director
Barbara
Hewitt
and American Family Insurance
district sales manager
Julie
Shroeder
.
• Trailblazing New Paths: Keys to the Corner Office, a panel featuring Excalibur Hotel and Casino
President
Renee
West
, Sachi Koto Communicatios
President
Sachi
Koto
,
Las Vegas
Assistant Fire Chief
Cherina
Kleven
, Communication Experts
President
Richelle
Shaw
and MGM Mirage
Vice President of Corporate Diversity for Communications and Community Affairs
Debra
Nelson
.
• Unlocking the Doors to Careers in Gaming, Insurance and Public Utility, featuring American Family Insurance
district sales manager
Michele
Weith
, ID Media
President
Alicia
Gibbs
, Sierra Pacific Resources
Manager of Compensation
Frederica
Harvey
and New York, New York Hotel and Casino
Vice President of Human Resources
Michelle
DiTondo
.
• Saving for a Rainy Day: building Wealth Beyond Your Greatest Expectations, featuring Whitsette
owner
Marie
Ray
,
Prudential Consultant
Sandra
Mack
, Nevada Small Business Development Center
communications manager
Elaina
Bhattacharyya
and Nevada MicroEnterprise Initiative
Operations Manager
Anna
Siefert
.
• Cultivating Women Leaders: Skills for Success in the Community, at Work and at Home, featuring
Energy Works Consulting President
Rose
McKinney-James
, MGM Mirage
Senior Vice President for Corporate Diversity and Community Affairs
Punam
Mathur
,
Nevada
Attorney General
Catherine
Cortez
and Wells Fargo Bank
Assistant Vice President
Eloiza
Martinez
.
• Discovering the Secret: a Guide to Relationships, Self Esteem and Beauty, featuring motivational
speaker
Linda
Clemons
,
Life Coach
Frances
Richards
,
Beauty Consultant
Song
Lopez
and KVVU
anchor
Monica
Jackson
.
The event will also include a workshop called Dialogue With Sisters, a discussion about issues relevant to women of color, hosted by Mestiza Leadership International
President
Juana
Bordas
.
For more information log on to www.lvwomenofcolor.com.
