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2nd Annual Women in Leadership Symposium Covers Leadership, Work-Life Balance and Career Management




Fort Worth, TX

7/9/2010


“Purpose, Passion and Performance – A New Era!” is the topic for the 2010 Women in Leadership Symposium sponsored by the Texas Diversity Council and the Neeley School of Business at TCU. A diverse panel of successful women will lead the half-day symposium on Friday, August 13, at TCU’s Dee J. Kelly Alumni & Visitors Center. This is the second year that the Neeley School of Business has brought the Women in Leadership Symposium to Fort Worth.


The interactive panel will feature these female business leaders: A. Shonn Brown, Partner with Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP; Leslie S. Gunawan, Senior Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management; Crystal R. Marra, Vice President of Wealth Management with OmniAmerican Bank; Leah Chevalier Mouton, Senior Manager of Leadership Planning and Performance with American Airlines; Angie Sherrell, Vice President/General Manager of GS Marketing Inc.; and Paula L. Yoder, Director of Executive Development for the Tandy Center for Executive Leadership at the Neeley School of Business at TCU. Shivaun Palmer, Founder and Executive Producer of Women’s Broadcast Network, will be the moderator

The women will discuss leadership, career management, workplace taboos, work-life balance, “A Brand Called ‘You’” and “What If You Don’t Play Golf?”

The Women in Leadership Symposium will take place Friday, August 13, 8:30-11:45 am, at the Dee J. Kelly Alumni & Visitors Center, 2820 Stadium Drive on the TCU campus. Networking, registration and continental breakfast begin at 7:30 am. Cost to attend the half-day symposium is $69 per person, $35 for students, $500 for a half-table, and $150 for a vendor/exhibitor table.

For more information, visit http://www.texasdiversitycouncil.org/WilsFW2010.html . To register, go to https://texasdiversitycouncil.org/10WomenSymposiumFW.php . For questions, please contact Mae Marshall, Program and Event Manager, Texas Diversity Council, 972-298-6447 or via email at Mae.Marshall@texasdiversitycouncil.org .

About the Texas Diversity Council (www.texasdiversitycouncil.org )
The Texas Diversity Council (TXDC) is committed to fostering a learning environment for organizations to grow in their knowledge of diversity and inclusion. The TXDC is a great opportunity for organizations to learn from some of the top corporate leaders in both areas.. The organization is currently comprised of four (4) regional Advisory Boards throughout the state of Texas, which serve the Greater Metropolitan Areas of Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio.

About the Neeley School of Business at TCU (www.neeley.tcu.edu )
Located in Fort Worth, Texas, the mission of the Neeley School of Business is to develop ethical leaders with a global perspective who help shape the business environment. Programs focus on personal development, vital connections and real experiences. Neeley is consistently recognized among the best business schools in the country by BusinessWeek, Forbes, US News & World Report, Fortune Small Business and The Princeton Review.



MEDIA CONTACT
Elaine Cole
Public Relations Manager
Neeley School of Business at TCU
817-257-5724
e.cole@tcu.edu