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SUMMARY:2024 LeadHER Conference
DESCRIPTION:2024 LeadHER Conference\n\nInspiring Women to Be Leaders\n\n\nThis inaugural Aurora Regional Chamber of Commerce LeadHER Conference aims to empower and inspire women in business and leadership roles. The event will feature a keynote speaker\, insightful panel discussions\, interactive breakout sessions\, and networking opportunities alongside informational exhibitor tables and LeadHER merchandise for purchase.\n\n\n\nAttendees will also enjoy breakfast\, lunch\, and refreshments from Bureau Gravity\, along with a 360 Photo Booth\, an Exhibitor Zone\, and LeadHER-FOCUSED Basket Raffle filled with goodies from our partners and exhibitors. (Proceeds from the LeadHER raffle baskets will be used to sponsor women to attend 2025 LeadHER events.) Then attendees will experience the keynote speaker\, panel\, and two breakout sessions. Come join this growing network of women in the Aurora area\, learn from others' stories\, and let your own story be heard! \n\n\n\nAbout the Keynote Speaker: Commander Liz Robinson-Chan\n\n\n\nCommander Liz Robinson-Chan\n\nCommander Liz Robinson-Chan\, a Florida native\, began her career as a police officer at the Aurora Police Department in 1993. Commander Robinson-Chan earned her Bachelors' Degree in Sociology on the Criminal Justice Track at North Central College in Naperville\, IL (class of 1993). She then went on to obtain a Masters' Degree at N.C.C. in Business Administration with a dual focus in Leadership and Management (class of 2006).\n\n\n\nDuring her 29-year tenure at the Aurora Police Department\, Commander Robinson-Chan has worked in the Division of Patrol\, Community Oriented Policing\, Field Training\, the Crisis Intervention Team\, Sergeant of the Evidence Unit\, the Deadly Force Investigative Team\, the Administrative Sergeant\, Lieutenant of Patrol\, and Administrative Lieutenant before being promoted to the rank of Commander in April 2022.\n\n\n\nIn addition\, Commander Robinson-Chan has been a member of the Board of Directors for the Aurora Women's Empowerment Foundation (AWEF) since March 2022. \n\n\nAbout the Panel\n\nPanel Discussion on Women in Leadership\n\nModerated by Fatimah Kahiga\, Pure Skin Solutions\n\n\n\nPanelists \n\nMarcella Raymond\, Marcella Raymond Media\n\nKimberly Montesinos\, Crystal Klear Cleaning\n\nZelma Chamberlain\, Science of Spirituality\n\nMinerva Calatayud\, Women's Business Development Center\n\n \n\n\nAbout the Breakout Sessions\n\n\n	Empowerment and Leadership - Maria Malayter\, Innovations in Change LLC\n	Business Development Strategies - Terrie Simmons\, Strategic Exceptions\n\n\n\n\nExhibitor Tables Available SOLD OUT\n\n\n\nExclusive Table Showcases    Windowsill Showcases             Bistro Table Showcases\n\n(6-foot table and chair\,            (2-foot x 3-foot windowsill        (2.5-foot-round bistro-style \n\nnot shown)                              space and stool)                       table and chair)\n\nSOLD OUT                               SOLD OUT                                    SOLD OUT\n\n\n\n              \n\n\n\nExhibitor* tables are intended for informational purposes only\; selling of physical products is prohibited. For questions\, please contact Jen Mendoza at jmendoza@aurorachamber.com.\n\n\n\n*Exhibitors will contribute to raffle baskets along with the sponsor and partners. Proceeds from the LeadHER raffle baskets will be used to sponsor women to attend 2025 LeadHER events.\n\n \nExhibitors\n\n\n\nExclusive Table Showcases\n\n\n\n     \n\n\n\nWindowsill Showcases\n\n\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n\nBistro Table Showcases\n\n\n\n         \n\nLeadHER Partners\n\n\n\n \n\nBusinesses Contributing to the LeadHER Conference
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><span style="font-size: 16px\;"><span style="font-family: verdana\;"><span style="color: rgb(128\, 0\, 128)\;"><strong><span style="font-size: 24px\;">2024 LeadHER Conference</span></strong></span></span></span><br />\n<span style="font-size: 16px\;"><span style="font-family: verdana\;"><span style="color: rgb(226\, 99\, 217)\;"><span style="font-size: 20px\;"><strong>Inspiring Women to Be Leaders</strong></span></span></span></span></p>\n\n<hr />\n<p><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-size: 14px\;">This inaugural Aurora Regional Chamber of Commerce LeadHER Conference aims to empower and inspire women in business and leadership roles. The event will feature a keynote speaker\, insightful panel discussions\, interactive breakout sessions\, and networking opportunities alongside informational exhibitor tables and LeadHER merchandise for purchase.<br />\n<br />\nAttendees will also enjoy breakfast\,&nbsp\;lunch\, and refreshments&nbsp\;from&nbsp\;<strong>Bureau Gravity</strong>\, along with a 360 Photo Booth\, an&nbsp\;<strong>Exhibitor Zone</strong>\,&nbsp\;and <strong>LeadHER-FOCUSED&nbsp\;Basket Raffle</strong>&nbsp\;filled with goodies from our partners and exhibitors. (Proceeds from the LeadHER raffle baskets will be used to sponsor women to attend 2025 LeadHER events.)&nbsp\;Then&nbsp\;attendees will experience the keynote speaker\, panel\, and two breakout sessions.&nbsp\;Come join this growing network of women in the Aurora area\, learn from others&rsquo\;&nbsp\;stories\, and let your own story be heard!&nbsp\;</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="color:#800080\;"><strong>About the Keynote Speaker: Commander Liz Robinson-Chan</strong></span></span><br />\n<span style="font-size: 14px\;"><strong><img alt="" height="200" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/20/Image/ARCC_Events/LeadHER/Liz9.jpg" style="width: 200px\; height: 200px\;" width="200" /><br />\nCommander Liz Robinson-Chan</strong></span></span></span></p>\n\n<p font-size:="" open="" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 20px\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: ">Commander Liz Robinson-Chan\, a Florida native\, began her career as a police officer at the Aurora Police Department in 1993.&nbsp\;Commander Robinson-Chan earned her Bachelors&rsquo\; Degree in Sociology on the Criminal Justice Track at North Central College in Naperville\, IL (class of 1993).&nbsp\;She then went on to obtain a Masters&rsquo\; Degree at N.C.C. in Business Administration with a dual focus in Leadership and Management (class of 2006).<br />\n<br />\nDuring her 29-year tenure at the Aurora Police Department\, Commander Robinson-Chan has worked in the Division of Patrol\, Community Oriented Policing\, Field Training\, the Crisis Intervention Team\, Sergeant of the Evidence Unit\, the Deadly Force Investigative Team\, the Administrative Sergeant\, Lieutenant of Patrol\, and Administrative Lieutenant before being promoted to the rank of Commander in April 2022.<br />\n<br />\nIn addition\, Commander Robinson-Chan has been&nbsp\;a member of the Board of Directors for the Aurora Women&rsquo\;s Empowerment Foundation (AWEF) since March 2022.&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<hr />\n<p><strong style="color: rgb(128\, 0\, 128)\; font-family: verdana\; font-size: 18px\;">About the Panel</strong></p>\n\n<div style="margin-bottom: 0in\; line-height: normal\;"><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><strong>Panel Discussion on Women in Leadership</strong></span><br />\nModerated by Fatimah Kahiga\, Pure Skin Solutions</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:16px\;"><strong>Panelists&nbsp\;</strong></span><br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\;">Marcella Raymond\, Marcella Raymond Media<br />\nKimberly Montesinos\, Crystal Klear Cleaning<br />\nZelma Chamberlain\, Science of Spirituality<br />\nMinerva Calatayud\, Women&#39\;s Business Development Center</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="font-family: arial\;">&nbsp\;</span></div>\n\n<hr />\n<p><strong style="color: rgb(128\, 0\, 128)\; font-family: verdana\; font-size: 18px\;">About the Breakout Sessions</strong></p>\n\n<ul>\n	<li style="margin-bottom: 0in\; line-height: normal\;"><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;"><strong>Empowerment and Leadership</strong> - Maria Malayter\, Innovations in Change LLC</span></span></span></li>\n	<li style="margin-bottom: 0in\; line-height: normal\;"><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;"><strong>Business Development Strategies</strong> - Terrie Simmons\, Strategic Exceptions</span></span></span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<div style="margin-bottom: 0in\; line-height: normal\;"><br />\n<strong style="color: rgb(128\, 0\, 128)\; font-family: verdana\; font-size: 18px\;">Exhibitor Tables <s>Available</s><span style="color:#B22222\;"> SOLD OUT</span></strong><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;"><strong>Exclusive Table Showcases</strong></span></span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<strong style="font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;">Windowsill Showcases</strong>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<strong style="font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;">Bistro Table Showcases</strong><br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;"><strong>(6-foot table and chair\, </strong></span></span>&nbsp\; 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height: 233px\;" width="210" /><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;">Exhibitor* tables are intended for informational purposes only\; selling of physical products is prohibited. For questions\, please contact Jen Mendoza at <a href="mailto:jmendoza@aurorachamber.com">jmendoza@aurorachamber.com</a>.</span><br />\n<br />\n<em><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family: verdana\;">*Exhibitors will contribute to raffle baskets along with the sponsor and partners. 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URL:https://business.aurorachamber.com/events/details/2024-leadher-conference-32934
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