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Before we heard into the holiday, we spent the morning together making care packages with Forum Ally Why Not Prosper for 350 women in the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center which we will hand out tomorrow. ? Thank you to everyone who donated to our drive, we were able to purchase over $3,000 of goods to distribute in "love bags." Since 2001, Why Not Prosper has supported women in their re-entry from prison to the community. Why Not Prosper provides programing and residential and community services through their Resource Center. ?? If you haven't already please check out all that the organization Why Not Prosper does. Visit their website or stop by their Formerly Incarcerated Renaissance Museum. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e_ZGZktS Thank you for volunteering your time! Nina Markey, Melissa Novak, CFA, Rev. Dr. Lorina Marshall-Blake, Elizabeth Murphy, Meghan Pierce, Karin Copeland, Mary Jacquinto, MBA, Kristin McKenna, Dena Herrin

We ?? our mentees! Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/dqApUpww

Don't cry because you missed the Leadership Breakfast, one of Philadelphia's favorite networking events. Smile because you can still register for our last Signature Event of 2024! Register here: https://lnkd.in/eS-kMWrj Join us on Wednesday, December 11 at 6 p.m. at the beautiful Kimmel Center and kick off the ? holiday season ? with The Forum. Enjoy heavy hors d’oeuvres with beer & wine service as you celebrate and network with Forum colleagues, sponsors and guests.

At last week's Leadership Breakfast, keynote speaker Mary Purk explored how AI could be a great equalizer for women in the workplace. If you want to dive deeper into AI topics, join The Forum for "AI Empower," a new event series designed for women professionals looking to leverage the potential of AI for their professional and personal development. ? Join us this Thursday, November 21 for our kick-off virtual event! Register: https://lnkd.in/ejgb6M_5

Thank you to everyone who attended The 2024 Leadership Breakfast, we are incredibly proud to be a connector for those who care deeply about the status of women's professional leadership in the region. ?? If you haven't already please read our 2024 Women in Leadership Report created in collaboration with PwC: https://lnkd.in/d4xhyWsu ?Thank you to all of our speakers Doneene Damon, Meghan Pierce, Michelle Simmons, Colleen Crowley, Kristin McKenna, and Sushma Akunuru. ? Thank you to our keynote speaker Mary Purk for demystifying AI technologies and outlining how AI can serve as a catalyst for equility and advancement in the workplace. ? Thank you to CreateXChange for speaker curation, Karin Copeland and Gabriella Rudnick. ? Thank you to Maven Communications for helping get the word out, Jessica Sharp and Abigail Stryker. ?Thank you Mary Jacquinto, Forum program manager. ? Thank you to our 2024-2025 Board of Directors for your leadership: Doneene Damon, Kate (Groark) Shields, Tracey Jasey, Kathy Gaddes, Rev. Dr. Lorina Marshall-Blake, Jessica Sharp, Erin (Ritter) Allsman, APR, Marcine Pickron-Davis, M.S.W, Ph.D. (she, her, hers), Nina Markey, Sarah Brand, Karin Copeland, JoAnn M. Magnatta, Richonda Pelzer CPA, SHRM-SCP, PMP, MBA, Jacqulynn Broughton Hugee, Jeanine Conley Daves, Andrea Kirshenbaum, Lara Rhame, Elizabeth Murphy, Colleen Crowley, Dena Herrin, Deana C., Lauren Cristella, Rina Desai, The Honorable Kelley Hodge, Jane Scaccetti, Katerina Bakh Simonetti, CFP?, Jennifer Platzkere Snyder, Tiffany Spraggins-Payne, MBA (She/Her), and Colleen Vallen ?And a special thank you to our event sponsors: Fulton Bank, RIA Advisory, SEI, Trilogy, and UGI Corporation. ?? Congratulations to all of our Champions of Board Diversity: https://lnkd.in/ebMDD6hz We have another signature event (Holiday Party!) coming soon on December 11, learn more and register here: https://lnkd.in/eS-kMWrj

“We have differing priorities and policies that matter to us,” Meghan Pierce said, referring to the diversity of members of the Forum, which number over 600. “However, we are united in this room under a shared mission and values. We all believe in advancing women in their workplaces, their homes, and their communities.” Thank you Ariana Perez-Castells of The Philadelphia Inquirer for this piece which captured why The Forum publishes the Women in Leadership Report every year. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eZZwT_Gx

We are grateful and empowered by all of the messages we have received from attendees of our Leadership Breakfast this week. In case you missed it, here's our Women in Leadership 2024 report: https://lnkd.in/d4xhyWsu

After an inspiring morning at our annual Leadership Breakfast we are thrilled to publish our ?Women in Leadership 2024 report?. For over 20 years, The Forum of Executive Women has published the Women in Leadership?report. This is the only report of its kind specific to our region and brings transparency to how public companies in Philadelphia support the advancement of women as leaders. We are grateful to have worked alongside PwC on this important project for the past twelve years. Thank you for your invaluable contributions Meghan Pierce, Colleen Crowley, Caroline Kelley, Marianne A. Fray, MBA, CAE, CAPM, IOM, Marcine Pickron-Davis, M.S.W, Ph.D. (she, her, hers), Monique St. John, and a special thank you to Kristin McKenna who led this project on The Forum team. ?? Please share this report at work and with your community! This year, our report is future focused and provides insights on how we can create meaningful change toward leadership parity.

?? Support The Forum's 2024-2026 Ally Why Not Prosper and make a donation today by purchasing an item on our Amazon registry: https://lnkd.in/eFiQAZth ?? We have one more week to meet our goal and get the resources we need to make care packages for 350 women in the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center. Note: When checking out you should select Why Not Prosper's Address (saved under Rev. Michelle Simmons - 717 E Chelton Ave, Philadelphia PA 19144). ???Please share this registry with friends and family. Anyone can donate by making a purchase through Amazon. Also note that Why Not Prosper is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and that donations through the gift registry are tax deductible. ??Since 2001, Why Not Prosper has supported women in their re-entry from prison to the community. Why Not Prosper provides programing and residential and community services through their Resource Center. Learn More: About - Why Not Prosper (why-not-prosper.org) Thank you to the Forum Ally Committee for supporting this initiative, please repost! Dena Herrin, Allora Buckshon, Kimberly Burkert, Sheri C., Jeanine Conley Daves, Sara Hertz, Rev. Dr. Lorina Marshall-Blake, Melissa Novak, CFA, Richonda Pelzer CPA, SHRM-SCP, PMP, MBA, Kayci Petenko, and Sheila Woods-Skipper

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