The Link for Women's Diamond Level Early Supper Salon - August 2017
Monday, August 7, 2017 (5:30 PM - 8:00 PM) (PDT)
Description
Early Suppers provide Diamond Members of The Link for Women the opportunity to get to know other powerful women in an intimate and compelling environment, introducing a thought-leader to the group to stimulate conversation.
For our August gathering, we are delighted to have two leaders from New Avenues for Youth: Sean Suib, Executive Director and Vanessa Sturgeon, Board Chair, as our thought leaders.
We will have an educational conversation with Sean and Vanessa about New Avenues approach to addressing youth homelessness and its root causes.
We hope you can join us for this special evening!
Jensine Larsen, Founder of WorldPulse
Susannah Morgan, CEO of The Oregon Food Bank
Melanie Billings-Yun, author
Bruce Carey, Founder of Bruce Carey Restaurants
Hellen Nkuraiya, founder and director of Enkiteng Lepa School in Kenya
Tito Chowdhurry, creator of FashioNXT and Project Runway star, Becky Ross
Suzanne Stephens, Editor of Portland Business Journal
Sue Hennessy, former VP of Strategy at Kaiser Permanente
Carol Gardner, co-founder of Zelda Wisdom Inc.
Greg Bell, speaker and author of Water The Bamboo®
Gale Castillo, President and one of the founders of the Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber
Sandra McDonough, President and CEO of Portland Business Alliance (HMC)
Nadya Okamoto, founder of Camions of Care and general rock star
Chris Farentinos, Vice President at Unity Center for Behavioral Health
Maureen Bradley, Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer at Legacy Health
Emily Evans, Executive Director at the Women's Foundation of Oregon
Dr. Sarah Stebbins, organizational change management consultant
Teresa Younger, , President and CEO of the Ms. Foundation for Women
Sean Suib
Executive Director, New Avenues for Youth
Sean is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who has been working with homeless, foster, and at-risk youth in Portland since 1992. He joined New Avenues for Youth as a program manager shortly before New Avenues opened its doors in 1997. In the past twenty years, Sean has had a hand in developing and implementing all of New Avenues programs and has played a leadership role in creating a County wide safety net system for at-risk youth. As New Avenue’s Executive Director, Sean has focused the organization around increasing early intervention and prevention programs, developing innovative housing solutions, and growing New Avenue’s portfolio of job training/social enterprise businesses.
About The Link
The Link For Women is a community that helps you flourish and reach your full potential by connecting with respected experts and peers from all walks of life as reliable resources. Our events and seminars connect you with other interesting, accomplished women, provide knowledge to make informed decisions and inspiration to think beyond in a safe, relaxed environment.
About Vanessa Sturgeon
Board Chair for New Avenues for Youth
Board Chair for New Avenues for Youth
Vanessa Sturgeon is President & CEO of TMT Development in Portland, Oregon and has spent the last fourteen years developing and managing mixed-use high-rise assets, retail shopping centers, and industrial parks in Oregon and Washington.
As an active member of her community, her civic involvement includes serving as Board Chair for New Avenues for Youth, Treasurer for Portland Business Alliance, and sitting on the boards of Downtown Clean & Safe District, The Knight Cancer Council, and Greater Portland Inc. Vanessa formally chaired the Central City Standing Committee of the Portland Business Alliance where she served as the Vice Chair of Downtown Services, has served on the board of NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association, and NAIOP Public Affairs Committee, the Portland Chief of Police Foundation, and on the Board of the Pioneer Courthouse Square from 2007 to 2011 as well as the Salvation Army Board of Directors from 2004-2007.
About The Link
The Link For Women is a community that helps you flourish and reach your full potential by connecting with respected experts and peers from all walks of life as reliable resources. Our events and seminars connect you with other interesting, accomplished women, provide knowledge to make informed decisions and inspiration to think beyond in a safe, relaxed environment.
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Monday, August 7, 2017 (5:30 PM - 8:00 PM)
(PDT)
Event Date
Monday, August 7th, 2017
Event Schedule
5:30 - 6:15 Linking, Drinks and Appetizers
6:15 - 7:00 Dinner
7:00 - 8:00 Conversation with Sean and Vanessa and more Linking
Event Date
Monday, August 7th, 2017
Event Schedule
5:30 - 6:15 Linking, Drinks and Appetizers
6:15 - 7:00 Dinner
7:00 - 8:00 Conversation with Sean and Vanessa and more Linking
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