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2006 DINNER TOPICS/SPEAKERS

Women in Arts and Entertainment
  Host:
  • Rebecca Ford Terry, Board of Trustees, Goodman Theatre; Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Draper & Kramer
  Speaker:
  • Gail Kalver, Executive Director, Hubbard Street Dance Company
  • Regina Taylor, Resident Artistic Associate, Goodman Theatre; Playwright and Director, "The Dreams of Sarah Breedlove"
  • Alene Valkanas, Executive Director, Illinois Arts Alliance/Illinois Arts Alliance Foundation
Women and Changing Career Tracks
  Host:
  • Barbara Lumpkin, Chief Procurement Officer, Department of Procurement Services, City of Chicago
  Speakers:
  • Carol L. Adams, Secretary, Illinois Department of Human Services
  • Rohini Dey, Founder & Owner, Vermilion
  • Pamela B. Strobel, Former Executive Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer, Exelon Corporation
Women on Corporate Boards
  Host:
  Speakers:
  • Barbara M. Knuckles, Managing Director, Development and Corporate Relations,
    North Central College
  • Cheryl Mayberry McKissack, Founder, President & Chief Executive Officer, Nia Enterprises, LLC
  • Victoria Husted Medvec, Professor and Executive Director, The Center for Executive Women; Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Women in Corporate Leadership
  Host:
  • Sandra Rand, Manager, Supplier Diversity,
    United Airlines
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Women in Education
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Women Entrepreneurs
  Host:
  • Allegra Biery, Senior Vice President, The Northern Trust Company
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Women in Finance and Banking
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Women in Government
  Host:
  • Wendy Farley, Vice President of Government Affairs, Comcast Communications Corporation
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Women in Health
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Women in Law
  Host:
  • Sharon R. Barner, Partner, Chair of Intellectual Property Department,
    Foley & Lardner, LLP
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Women in Marketing and Advertising
  Host:
  Moderator:
  • Paula A. Sneed, Executive Vice President, Global Marketing Resources & Initiatives, Kraft Foods, Inc.
  Speakers:
  • Kay Allison, Founder, President and Board Breaker, The Energy Infuser, Inc.
  • Anita Y. Tang, Managing Director,
    Royal Roots Global Inc.
Women in Media
  Host:
  • Patricia Keenan, Vice President of Communications for the Greater Chicago Region, Comcast Cable Communications
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Women in Not-For-Profit
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Women in Philanthropy
  Host:
  • Marguerite H. Griffin, Senior Vice President, National Director of Philanthropic Services, The Northern Trust Company
  Speakers:
  • Merri Ex, Vice President of Philanthropic Services, Chicago Community Trust
  • Hannah Rosenthal, Executive Director, Chicago Foundation for Women
  • Unmi Song, Executive Director, Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
Women in Technology
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POWER's 2004 Inaugural Event
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