Women in Forest Products Leadership Seminar

Women working in a cardboard making factory.
AMETA Center

Connect with industry leaders across Wisconsin at the Women in Forest Products Leadership Seminar. This seminar aims to create a space for women professionals and those interested in the industry to network, mentor, and build skills that can aid their growth in the forest products industry. The seminar will feature keynote speaker Gina Glover from GinaConnects, a panel discussion, guided networking, a scholarship awarding, and a giveaway.

Event Details

Thursday, May 22
8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Mid-State Technical College AMETA™ Center
5000 Coye Drive, Stevens Point, WI 54481
Fee: $75 for Wisconsin Paper Council Members • $100 for Non-members

Keynote Address

Gina Glover
Gina Glover is a professional speaker motivating audiences to think differently about networking and career development. She is a Printing Management graduate of Ferris State University and has been in northeast Wisconsin since 1996. In addition to speaking and coaching, she’s actively writing her first book and is on a quest to run a race in every state in the U.S. Gina delivered a TEDx talk in Oshkosh, Wisconsin about the critical importance of connection in a world focused on individual achievements and continues working to connect business professionals to the skills they need for building better relationships, communicating with confidence, and achieving their personal best.

Registration

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Agenda

8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Registration & Coffee Networking
9:00 – 9:15 a.m. Welcome
9:15 – 10:45 a.m. Morning Keynote: Gina Glover
The 5th Question
10:45 – 11:00 a.m. Networking Break
11:00 – 11:45 a.m. Pa Lee Moua
Executive Director, Schreiber Institute for Women Leadership
The Leadership Landscape for Women
11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Lunch
12:15 – 1:00 p.m.

Lunch Program: Lee Ann Steigerwaldt
Chief Executive Officer/President, Steigerwaldt
Lessons in Communication and Leadership
1:00 – 1:15 p.m. Networking Break
1:15 – 2:00 p.m.

Panel
Michelle LeMere
Vice President of Engineered Specialties, Pixelle Specialty Solutions

Kelly Guay
Plant Manager, Ahlstrom

Kelly Helein
Sr. Director Business Development, Sabert

Jacquelyn Beauleiu
Environmental Manager, Georgia-Pacific
2:00 - 2:45 p.m. Women in Forest Products Scholarship Award Presentation
2:45 - 3:00 p.m. Giveaway

Questions

Contact Brenda Hudak (Mid-State Technical College) or call 715.422.5339

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Mykaela Chaffin (Wisconsin Paper Council) at chaffin@wipaper.org or call 608.733.0188.

If you have a disability and need accommodations to take part in this activity, please let us know. Contact the event coordinator as soon as possible, ideally 14 days in advance.

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