Concurrent Session 1:  9:30 am – 10:30 am  Life-Work Balance
Concurrent Session 4:  2:30 pm – 3:30 pm  Life-Work Balance

“Chasing Sunshine, Finding Purpose in Life and Career”
Regina Sunshine Robinson

Why am I here? In this workshop, we will help you answer this question and begin to live a purpose filled life and career.

Regina is CEO of Regina Sunshine Global Network, a multi-show studio that produces entertaining, motivating content that empowers audiences worldwide. Author of three books and contributor to “Chicken Soup for the Soul: Curvy & Confident” and “Be You”, Acclaimed Motivational Speaker, Award-Winning Talk Show Host, National Workshop Presenter, Empowerment Coach, Certified Educator and Community Leader, Regina’s motto is “It’s not over til I win,” and she wins when she sees others WINNING!” www.ReginaSunshine.com

Concurrent Session 1: 9:30 am – 10:30 am  Self-Care

Heels vs. Slippers…Who is taking care of you while you are taking care of the world?
Dr. AudreyAnn Moses

Do you often find yourself caring for others, doing for others, and helping others only to realize that you’ve forgotten to include “me time” in your plans?  Learn how to save time for you in your busy life! During this session the presenter will discuss  “The Three Me’s” – Me in the world, Me in the home, and Me in myself. Who are your “Me’s” and how do they take care of you?

Dr. AudreyAnn Moses is a Certified Christian Life Coach, Mental Wellness Counselor, Speaker/Workshop Facilitator and Author. Her specialty is Personal, Spiritual and Family Growth. She is involved in several community based programs focusing on personal and professional behavior. She is an experienced program facilitator, keynote and topic specific speaker/trainer for seminars and workshops. She has published several articles and four novels. She is married and attends Zion Temple SDA Church, Greenwood. Learn more about Dr. AudreyAnn Moses at www.transitionlifecoach4u.com.

Concurrent Session 1: 9:30 am – 10:30 am  Career Exploration and Non-traditional Careers

Working Remotely and Setting Up a Home Office
Holly Brown and Brittney Wells

What began as a temporary solution to combatting the pandemic is becoming normal! Establishing a permanent home office while maintaining a life-work balance can be tough! Learn to thrive in the work-from-home world. Topics will include time management, self-care, and finding opportunities for growth.

Holly Brown is the Manager of Global Supply Chain, Logistics, and Intercompany Customer Service at Lonza. Holly completed her undergraduate degree at Presbyterian College. She is currently pursuing her Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Southern Wesleyan University. Holly is a 2011 graduate of the Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Greenwood program and in 2019, was selected as one of Greenwood’s Under 40 Stars. Holly and her husband Josh have two sons, Sully and Finch.

Brittney Wells is the Regulatory and Quality Manager for Essential Ingredients, located in Lawrenceville, GA. Prior to joining Essential Ingredients, Brittney spent thirteen years in various roles including Quality Control, Regulatory, and Quality Assurance, at Lonza. Brittney received her master’s degree in Management from Lander University where she completed her undergraduate degree in Biology. She is a graduate of Leadership Greenwood and was selected one of Greenwood’s Under 40 Stars. Brittney enjoys photography, spending quality time with her family, baking, and cooking.

Concurrent Session 1: 9:30 am – 10:30 am  Communication Skills 

Creating a Capabilities Statement
Sherry Pittinger

This presentation will explain the importance of using a Capabilities Statement to make your business stand out from its’ competitors and lead you through the process of creating a “real time” Capabilities Statement that includes pictures and words and captures the attention of “decision-makers.”

Sherry Pittinger currently serves as a Government Contracting Consultant for the South Carolina Small Business Development Center.  Prior to her current position, she was career Air Force, holding several positions within the area of Logistics.  She retired from the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO in July 2008.  She is a cum laude graduate of Regis University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and earned a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Webster University.

Concurrent Session 1: 9:30 am – 10:30 am  Financial Health
Concurrent Session 2: 10:45 am – 11:45 am Financial Health

It is Time for a Change!
Latia Gary

Time is valuable.  We cherish our time.  How are we going to spend our time?  Affluent America is rushing to early retirement but what should those of us who are not near retirement do?  This session will help you discover your strength and encourage you to be brilliant, bold, and beneficial while preparing for retirement.

Latia Gary is from Cleveland Ohio, graduate of Kettering University (formerly General Motors Engineering Institute) with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Master’s in Business Administration. She has nearly 20 years in engineering, construction, and manufacturing field.  After moving to South Carolina in 2012 for the opportunity to work in construction and energy, she launched LG Solutions, LLC, a Compliance and Quality Assurance Consulting Firm.

Concurrent Session 2: 10:45 am – 11:45 am  Life-Work Balance

Living a Visionary Life: The Art of Work-Life Integration
Antonette Montalvo

With so much attempting to assault our mental, emotional, physical and spiritual well-being and disrupting our life balance, we need to stop to look at the essence of vision, leadership, and resilience.  We should create intentional space to live a visionary life.  We will discuss the art of work-life integration. This interactive session will provide practical vision and leadership tips, and motivate and empower you to be influentially visionary in your personal and professional life.

Antonette Montalvo is a wife and mother, Owner of Antonette Montalvo Consulting and Coaching Services, Founder/Author of Visionary Nurse™, Co-founder of Montalvo International Community Health Initiative – a community focused grassroots effort, and board-certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner.  Antonette released Visionary Nurse™: 90 Days of Inspirational Musings on being Influentually Visionary in 2019 to encourage and empower vision, leadership, cross-sectoral collaboration, and the resilience to dare to be influentially visionary!

Concurrent Session 2: 10:45 am – 11:45 am   Career Exploration and Non-traditional Careers

How to Dress Yourself Well
Monica Barnett

This session will walk through the most influential tenets of the psychology of style and, show you how personal style can affect your business relationships.  Color and color therapy can be instrumental in influencing your personal and professional interactions! The human reaction to color is powerful!

Monica Barnett is your Chief Image Curator and the Founder of Blueprint for Style, a wardrobe styling and branding company based in Washington, DC. She is an author of two books (Without Saying a Word: The Silent Power of Style, and The Creatives’ Closet), speaker, style coach, and the curator of your Visual Resume™. Her branding insights focus on putting your best foot forward to expand influence to drive better outcomes.

Concurrent Session 2: 10:45 am – 11:45 am   Communication

Bikini Medicine
Dr. Joanne Boggs

This session will explore the ramifications of “bikini medicine” and other women’s health issues. Come let’s learn together!

Joanne Boggs, M.D., received her bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Georgia in Athens, GA. She taught English overseas in South Korea for several semesters before obtaining her medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, GA. She is a hospitalist at Self Regional Hospital and works at Full Circle Care as part of the Women’s Health Clinic and the Bone Health Clinic. She serves as chair of the Covid-19 Therapeutics committee in the hospital and is also a member of the GME/CME Committee.

Concurrent Session 2: 10:45 am – 11:45 am   Financial Health

Building Community through Women’s Collective Giving
Mary Woodiwiss and Louise Robinson

In this presentation, we will give a brief summary of GWC’s development, core values, and organizational structure and build on this introduction with interactive methods to demonstrate how coming together with women (from within and without one’s usual circles) for collective good enables women to know, connect with, and invest in their local community.

Mary Woodiwiss serves as Director of Grants & Projects for the Greenwood County Community Foundation. Mary serves as the Chair of Greenwood Women Care, a women’s giving collective. She is a graduate of Leadership Greenwood and has served on numerous community boards. Mary and her husband, Ashley, are the parents of four daughters and three sons, and have four grandchildren.

Edris Louise Robinson is the Activity/THERAP/Intake Coordinator for BURTON CENTER for disabilities and special needs. She serves as Minister of Music at the Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Greenwood, SC. She is a graduate of Columbia College, SC with a bachelor’s degree and a Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership. Louise is active in many civic and community organizations.

Concurrent Session 3: 1:15 – 2:15 pm Life-Work Balance

Women, Circle and Lean In!
Barbara Rackes and Anita Garrett

How do we fill the pipeline to leadership with qualified women? SC WIL Lean In Circles challenge and champion women in attaining their leadership goals whether they want to run for office, apply for an appointed state or local board or commission, support others running for office, rise-up the ranks professionally, or develop leadership skills to create change within their local communities.

After Barbara Rackes’ business beginnings in the women’s apparel industry when she built a $10 million company doing business in three southeastern cities and employing more than 100 people, Rackes launched several technology companies. Prior to her years as a traditional and online pioneer, Rackes served as a press secretary to a U.S. Congressman in Washington while attending law school.

Anita M. Garrett is a journalist and management consultant. She has worked in the fields of philanthropy and community engagement for more than 20 years helping develop leaders, build capacity and create public/private partnerships globally. As a principal with The Weathers Group, a South Carolina-based consulting firm, Ms. Garrett has devised strategies for the business challenges and opportunities of diverse clients.

Concurrent Session 3: 1:15 – 2:15 pm  Self-Care

Self-care and Why it is Important for Women
Jacquelyn Blakley

This informative, fun, interactive session will give participants an opportunity to participate in activities to evaluate how well they take care of themselves and highlight several self-care tips women can incorporate into their daily lives.

Dr. Jacquelyn Blakley is Dean of Business and Public Services at Tri County Technical College.  She has a BBA from UGA, an MBA and PhD from Clemson University.  Jackie is President of SCAAWCC and a representative for SC Women in Higher Education. Jackie volunteers with the Girl Scouts, and is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.  She is youth director at her church and is married and has three children, Dr. Sterlin Jones, Briana Eubanks and Jamal.

Concurrent Session 3: 1:15 – 2:15 pm Career Exploration and Non-traditional Careers

I S.E.E. Y.O.U.
Kristi Byrd and Dee Carpenter

Participants will identify biases and increase self-awareness, learn techniques to improve relationships, and embrace unique differences using the acronym, I S.E.E. Y.O.U.

Kristi Byrd, LMSW has over ten years of experiences in health, mental health (micro and macro practices), and higher-level education.  She is a graduate of Limestone College and earned a Master of Social Work in social work macro practice at the University of South Carolina. She is currently a doctoral candidate at Walden University specializing in Human Services and Social Sciences. Her dissertation emphasis is on women’s studies.  Kristi’s daily focus is helping others maximize their potential. 

Dee Carpenter, a licensed master’s level social worker with years of experience in the social service arena. A graduate of Lander University, she obtained her B.S in Sociology, emphasis in CJ/Minor in A.A. Studies and earned a Master of Social Work from USC Columbia. She is committed to helping cultivate future human service professionals.

Concurrent Session 3: 1:15 – 2:15 pm  Communication Skills

Common Ground
Ann Skinner with Erin Nodine

Learn how to identify common values to build a productive relationship. While working with other participants, you will gain tips for making cold calls, acing interviews, forming strategic alliances, and negotiating win-win outcomes.

Ann Skinner is  the Workforce Development Director at Upper Savannah Council of Governments. She is a creative problem-solver. She brings employers, trainers, and job seekers together to address workforce needs. She has 30 years’ experience in workforce development and holds an MBA from Clemson University and is a proud graduate of Lander University, too.

Erin Nodine is the assistant director of workforce development for Upper Savannah.  She is a wife, mother and engaged member of the community. Erin has a passion for connecting individuals with opportunities that will change lives.

Concurrent Session 3: 1:15 – 2:15 pm   Financial Health

Hmmm! I Think I Will Buy A House Today!
Anne Gunby with Brandy Poore

Buying a home is a big commitment. Whether this is your first attempt or if you’re getting back into the home buying process, you need a plan. You just don’t wake up one morning and decide this is a good day to  buy a house. Don’t start the process without getting the facts.

Anne Jones Gunby began her real estate career with A-Z Realty, the first female, minority-owned brokerage in Greenwood. She’s now an agent with Morton’s Realty. She earned the ABR, GRI, CRS, SFR and C2EX designations and certifications. She served as the President of Greenwood Association of Realtors. Anne  is a Life Member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. She is wife to James, mother to Keisa and Kyle, GG to Keaton and Kelby and her grand dogs, Major and Kruz.

Brandy Poore is a Certified Mortgage Advisor/Senior Mortgage Banker with Atlantic Bay Mortgage who has the “Heart of a Teacher” and loves to share her 28 years of banking/finance knowledge to help her clients achieve home ownership and educate them on their options to purchase, refinance, or build the home of their dreams.  She started her banking/lending career in 1994 and loves helping people to accomplish their financial goals by sharing her wealth of knowledge.  Mrs. Poore has been a resident of Greenwood for over 30+ years and gives of her time and financial resources to educate her clients, college students, and high school students to better understand the world of finance and to make wiser financial decisions and understand the importance of maintaining good credit.  Brandy, is a graduate from Lander University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Marketing/Management.  She has been married to her husband, Travis Poore for 25 years and has 2 beautiful children,  RJ (18), Cami (12).

Concurrent Session 4: 2:30 – 3:30 pm  Life Work Balance

Are You Wearing Too Many Hats?
Kim Spangler

Women wear so many hats, it is often hard to define roles and focus on what is most important. Find out how to balance the work and home. This interactive presentation includes several low intensity activities.

Kim Spangler is a senior lecturer at Lander University where she teaches in the Physical Education and Exercise Science Department. She has taught in higher education for over 20 years and has taught exercise classes for 30 plus years.  She earned a Master of Arts from the University of Georgia. Kim loves spending time with her husband and three children and is a junk gypsy, repurposing furniture and odd items.

Concurrent Session 4: 2:30 – 3:30 pm  Career Exploration and Non-traditional Careers

Developing Executive Courage
Chunsta Miller

Developing executive courage will allow you to push through the fears associated with taking that next step to build your career. This fun, interactive session will help you understand executive courage and how to use  it.

Chunsta Miller is the regional goodwill ambassador for Washington Prime Group. She takes a simple statement, “I want to be successful” and inspires students, young professionals, and women to find and claim their personal power. With energy, enthusiasm, and hilarious heartfelt stories, Miller connects the dots between today and the future.

Concurrent Session 4: 2:30 – 3:30 pm  Communication Skills

Marketing and Effective Use of Social Media
Ellesor Holder

 This engaging session provides you with tools and knowledge to implement a marketing strategy to connect with your customers and instill loyalty. Holder will share proven tactics that build brand awareness, take advantage of the power of word of mouth, zero in on laser focused targeting and creative strategies – all allowing you to reach your target audience and stay true to your brand. This session will help you make the most of your voice and message and rise above an ever-increasing crowded marketplace.

Ellesor G. Holder is a marketing strategist who works with clients to develop and execute their offline (traditional marketing) and online promotional programs. She is a Certified Festival and Events Executive. She has an extensive background in advertising, marketing and public relations. She is owner of Gray Marketing & PR where she assists clients with branding, implementing comprehensive marketing strategies, website development and social network integration.