Join the Nevada Women’s Fund for an uplifting day celebrating leadership, accomplishment and service to community
RENO, Nev. –The Nevada Women’s Fund is pleased to announce the 2019 Salute to Woman of Achievement Luncheon is scheduled for Thursday, May 23 at Grand Sierra Resort in the Grand Ballroom from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Salute to Women of Achievement provides an opportunity for organizations in northern Nevada to recognize women who have excelled in their fields and made significant impacts in the workplace and community.
Dana Bennett, PhD, President of the Nevada Mining Association (NMA), is the 2019 Chair of the Nevada Women’s Fund Woman of Achievement luncheon. Dana is the first female president of the NMA in its 106-year history. She received her PhD in history, with a dissertation on the intersection between women legislators and tax policy development in Nevada before 1960.
“It is an honor to chair the Salute to Women of Achievement luncheon this year,” said Bennett. “This year’s theme of Lift You Up is so appropriate given the inspiring story of our keynote speaker as well as our honorees. Our Salute to Women of Achievement event is a wonderful way for organizations to honor one of their own and at the same time support the good work of the Nevada Women’s Fund.”
Honorees of the Women of Achievement Luncheon will participate in a morning of professional development followed by the recognition luncheon. The theme for this year’s event is Lift You Up and will be an uplifting day to celebrate leadership, accomplishment and service to our community.
This year’s keynote speaker for the Salute to Women of Achievement luncheon is Ieshia Champs, J.D. Ieshia and her family truly have an uplifting story. Facing a barrage of obstacles that would test the determination of anyone, her journey is one that highlights the importance of lifting others for the upward mobility of self, family, professional, and civic engagement. Ieshia went from having no high school diploma to becoming a lawyer in nine years, all while raising five children as a single mother. Her story will surely lift you up.
For more information about the Salute to Women of Achievement Luncheon, including nominating an honoree, visit nevadawomensfund.org or call (775) 786-2335.
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About the Nevada Women’s Fund
Established in 1982, the Nevada Women’s Fund (NWF) works with community donors and supporters to raise financial contributions and other resources to support northern Nevada women and families. NWF identifies critical social needs and addresses them through the award of individual education scholarships and grants to community non-profit organizations that share the NWF mission to strengthen, empower and inspire achievement of women in our community.
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