ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 29, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- More than 110 leading Black women managers participated in an invitation-only 2011 Executive Leadership Council® Black Women's Leadership Symposium on Tuesday, July 19 in Chicago, Illinois, at The Metropolitan Club in the Willis Tower. Ertharin Cousin, Ambassador, United States Mission to the U.N. Agencies in Rome delivered the luncheon keynote address. Immediately following the symposium, an additional 125 women joined the group for the Black Women On…Public Policy, a free event that targeted high potential junior to mid-level Black women executives.
The 2011 theme was Public Policy and explored Black women's influence and involvement in the political process and legislation. Topics ranged from the creation of legislation to the presence of Black women in the political arena to the impact of media on the political process.
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| wkr0001.jpg | Attendees at the 2011 Executive Leadership Council® Black Women's Leadership Symposium on Tuesday, July 19 in Chicago, Illinois, at The Metropolitan Club in the Willis Tower (Photo Credit: Dot Ward, Inc.) |
| wkr0002.jpg | The Executive Leadership Council President and CEO Arnold Donald provides remarks at the 2011 Executive Leadership Council® Black Women's Leadership Symposium on Tuesday, July 19 in Chicago, Illinois, at The Metropolitan Club in the Willis Tower (Photo Credit: Dot Ward, Inc.) |
| wkr0003.jpg | (l to r) Yanik Rice Lamb, associate publisher and editorial director, Heart & Soul magazine; Leilani Brown, chief marketing officer, Starr Companies; and Dr. Julianne Malveaux, president, Bennett College for Women at the 2011 Executive Leadership Council® Black Women's Leadership Symposium on Tuesday, July 19 in Chicago, Illinois, at The Metropolitan Club in the Willis Tower (Photo Credit: Dot Ward, Inc.) |
| wkr0004.jpg | Committee members and speakers at the 2011 Executive Leadership Council® Black Women's Leadership Symposium on Tuesday, July 19 in Chicago, Illinois, at The Metropolitan Club in the Willis Tower join event co-chairs seated (l to r) Susan E. Chapman, senior vice president, global real estate and workplace enablement; Nicole Lewis, vice president global marketing, Kelly Services; Leilani Brown, chief marketing officer, Starr Companies; and Julia Brown, senior vice president, global procurement,... |
| wkr0005.jpg | Ambassador Ertharin Cousin, United States Mission to the U.N. Agencies in Rome provides remarks at the 2011 Executive Leadership Council® Black Women's Leadership Symposium on Tuesday, July 19 in Chicago, Illinois, at The Metropolitan Club in the Willis Tower (Photo Credit: Dot Ward, Inc.) |
| wkr0006.jpg | (l to r) Faith Morris, CEO & chief strategist, Merge Consumer Marketing; Leilani Brown, chief marketing officer, Starr Companies; Nicole Lewis, vice president, global marketing, Kelly Services; Susan E. Chapman, senior vice president, global real estate and workplace enablement, American Express; Julia Brown, senior vice president, global procurement, Kraft Foods; and Kimberly Corbin, president & CEO, National Black MBA Association at the 2011 Executive Leadership Council® Black Women's Leade... |
| wkr0007.jpg | Co-chairs and speakers at the 2011 Executive Leadership Council® Black Women's Leadership Symposium (4th from r), Tina Walls, member/moderator and former Altria executive; (far, l) Nicole Lewis, vice president global marketing, Kelly Services; (2nd from l) Susan E. Chapman, senior vice president, global real estate and workplace enablement; and (far, r) Julia Brown, senior vice president global procurement, Kraft Foods on Tuesday, July 19 in Chicago, Illinois, at The Metropolitan Club in the ... |
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