Phenomenal Women’s Alliance (PWA)
The PWA was formed in 2007 as a strategic alliance of individuals and organizations that support and encourage the advancement of women in leadership, education, and economic development. Women's development has been a focus of the Siegel Institute since the first Phenomenal Women's Conference (PWC) held in 2000.
While PWC conferences have been held every year since 2000, many women have expressed the need for "sustainability" in between our annual gatherings. The PWA now provides a variety of meaningful forums for exchange among women who are committed to shaping a leadership legacy and who want to make a significant difference in the world. The PWA relies on volunteers, individual initiative, collaboration, and private funding to support its programs.
Annual Conferences and bi-annual mini-conferences
Ethical Leadership Development Programs (degree and non-degree)
Speaker Series featuring women
Alliances/Partnerships: The White House Project (TWHP); The American Association of University Women (AAUW); The Atlanta Women's Network (AWN); ProWIN; HumanArts, and more.
LINKS to women's groups
To sponsor our women's initiatives or an event call Joann Trodahl at 678-797-2204. Email her at jtrodahl@kennesaw.edu. See sponsor brochure.
To collaborate on marketing and promotion of events, contact Karen Pressley at 770-499-3307 or email her at kpressl1@kennesaw.edu.
We offer conferences to inspire, empower and equip women from all walks of life. Each event focuses on a theme to help women acquire realistic ideas and tools for personal and professional development. Our speakers include scholars, leading executives, practitioners, political leaders, authors, entrepreneurs, and women’s activists. Speakers inspire women with fresh ideas and insight into women in all spheres of leadership roles. Women get motivated to venture from where they are now to where they want to be. Our goal is to help women identify and access their strengths to fulfill their potential, and empower women toward success through the contexts of ethical leadership and character development.
Annual Phenomenal Women's Conferences
- 9th Annual Phenomenal Women's Conference and Gala Phenomenal Woman Awards Celebration - April 23, 2009
Opening keynote speaker: Ann Cramer, Director, Corporate Citizenship & Corporate Affairs, IBM North America.
- 8th Annual Phenomenal Women's Conference (PWC): Shaping a Legacy of Leadership: Economic Empowerment of Women - April 3, 2007
"Economic Empowerment of Women" through the contexts of leadership, ethics and character development.
Opening Keynote speaker: Peggy McCormick, President of the Atlanta Development Authority, Office of the Mayor. Closing keynote speaker: Sandra Hofmann.
For details, see the 2008 Phenomenal Women's Conference page...
7th Annual Phenomenal Women's Conference (PWC), March 2007 - Shaping a Legacy of Leadership: Investing in Yourself for Ultimate Results" - For information about the conference please visit the 2007 PWC event page.
Bi-Annual Mini-Conferences
November 8, 2007 - Phenomenal Women's Alliance - Women of Character, Networking for Change Mini-Conference
November's conference features a panel discussion, "Real, Raw and Relational Power." Today, more than ever, it is critical for women to acquire and share economic, political and social power to help transform our distressed world. This evening's illustrious group of four panelists have risen to that challenge, serving as empowering role models for all of us:
Panel moderator is Phyllis Carrera CEO and founder of HumanArts, a human development company spcializing in women's empowerment and personal and workforce integration.
Panelists are: Patricia Harris, Executive Director and CEO of The Edge Connection, a non-profit entrepreneurial center with a mission to assist women and men in the start-up, expansion, and growth of micro-enterprise and small business ventures;
Jacqui Welch, Vice President, Employee and Organizational Effectiveness, Rock-Tenn Company. Jacqui is one of Atlanta's most respected corporate executives and civic-minded leaders and recipient of Business to Business Magazine's 2007 Women of Excellence award, and was recognized as one of Atlanta's Most Powerful Women of 2007 by Atlanta Woman Magazine;
Karen Benjack Glatzer, president and founder of GH Consulting, a well-recognized thought leader who works with Boards of Directors, C-level executives, senior executives and high potentials to create high performing organizations.
Phyllis and the panel invite influential women from business and non-profit organizations to engage in a provocative discussion on how to wield power and influence in a culture that continues to label women for their strength. 6:30-8:30 pm, Kennesaw State University Center (off-campus), Room 400. $15. Register here.
IMPORTANT LINKS: Phyllis Carrera, HumanArts
Patricia Harris, The Edge Connection
Jacqui Welch, Rock-Tenn Company
Karen Benjack Glatzer, GH Consulting
Read brochure describing the event and panelists.
August 7, 2007 - Phenomenal Women's Alliance - Women of Character, Networking for Change Mini-Conference
The Siegel Institute is committed to create meaningful forums for exchange among women who are committed to shaping a leadership legacy and who want to make a significant difference in the world. August's conference featured Astrid Pregel on "Feminomics: Unleashing the Economic Power of Women." Astrid is former first woman Canadian Consul General to the southeastern U.S. and first woman appointed to the Canadian Embassy in Washington. Currently she is President of Atlanta consulting firm Feminomics and assocate with the Institute of Leadership and Entrepreneurship at the School of Management at Georgia Tech. Her passionate advocacy of women's economic development was a networking opportunity not to be missed. $15.00. Kennesaw State University Student Center, Fireside and Leadership Rooms. Download flier.
IMPORTANT LINKS: Astrid Pregel
WHY LEADERSHIP AND ETHICS MATTER SPEAKER SERIES FEATURING WOMEN
November 11, 2007 - Dr. Claudia Stevens, "An Evening with
Madame F”
The Why Leadership and Ethics Matter Speaker Series, in co-sponsorship with the KSU College of the Arts, is proud to feature Dr. Claudia Stevens in this special event--a wrenching one-woman musical performance about choices faced by victims of the Holocaust who survived atrocities of concentration camps by providing music for Nazi oppressors. Created and performed by Dr. Claudia Stevens. KSU Stillwell Theatre, 3:00 pm. Reserve tickets.
March 11, 2008 - Ms. Deborah Richardson, President, Atlanta Women's Foundation
As part of our celebration of Women's History Month in March (and Black History Month in February), we are pleased to host Atlanta Women's Foundation President Deborah Richardson. She will speak on the evolution of women's leadership with emphasis on today's challenges. KSU Center (off-campus), Room 400. 7:00 - 8:30 pm.
(ARCHIVE): September18, 2007 - Rhonda Briggins-Ridley, "Add Women, Change Everything"
The Why Leadership and Ethics Matter Speaker Series was honored to feature Rhonda Briggins-Ridley, southern strategist for The White House Project, a hands-on corrective to a longstanding American dilemma: the lack of gender parity in the country's political, cultural, and economic leadership. Ms. Ridley spoke on "Add Women, Change Everything." KSU Center, Room 400. Read news story. IMPORTANT LINKS: The White House Project
SPECIAL DAYS & EVENTS
MARCH 2008- Celebration of Women's History Month
March 8, 2008 - International Women's Day
March 6 - Atlanta Women's Network "Women UP" Annual Conference
The Siegel Institute encourages women to attend this conference at the Fabulous Fox Theatre! For details about the conference and ticket information, use this link to the Atlanta Women's Network website.
ALLIANCES/PARTNERSHIPS
Strategic alliance with The White House Project (TWHP):
Increasing the number of women in the leadership pipeline in Georgia
TWHP is committed to increasing the number of women in the political pipeline to attain a richly diverse, critical mass of progressive women in positions of political power. Their “Vote, Run, Lead” initiative engages women in the political process as voters, activists, candidates and leaders through a series of trainings and other activities. “Go Run” is the crux of this training, specifically aimed at demystifying the political process for women and increasing the number of women candidates at every political level.
- For more information about The White House Project, please visit www.thewhitehouseproject.org
- To read about the recent partnership between The White House Project and the Siegel Institute, and our upcoming collaborated webpage "Women Helping Women Resources," read the story here.
- To learn more about our Sept. 18, 2007 event featuring White House Project southern strategist Rhonda Briggin-Ridley, see our calendar of events.
- Connect with SheSource here. SheSource.org is an on line brain trust of female experts on diverse topics, designed to serve journalists, producers and bookers who need experts guests, and commentators. It has developed into an expansive practical resource and an urgently needed response to a major cultural absence: the lack of women cited as authorities in news media.
SheSource.org includes over 300 spokeswomen from a variety of backgrounds, representing demographic and ethnic diversity as well as expertise in areas ranging from security to the economy, politics to law, peacekeeping, humanitarian crises, and more.
Alliance with The American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Please watch this page for details about this new alliance between the Siegel Institute and the AAUW. Meanwhile, for more information about the AAUW, click here.
ETHICAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Women are encouraged to enroll in either of our academic certificate or non-degree programs to acquire theory and practical application in the areas of leadership, ethics and character. Our paths of study explore the interface and interdependence of leadership and ethics.
- The Ethical Leadership Certificate (non-degree) – Is a online, multi-tiered development program delivered in three competency-based concentrations of
1) character development and values; 2) Ethics development; and 3) Leadership development. This certificate offers a program that enables women to add a valuable dimension to their personal and business skills. For more information, please visit our Degrees and Certificates page.
- The Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Ethics Program (academic credit). Is a master's level for-credit program comprised of 15 hours of ILEC courses and other selected courses. Enables women to add a marketable dimension to their master’s degree through this new program. For more information, please visit our Degrees and Certificates page.
WOMEN'S CIRCLES - ATLANTA AREA
Discover this worldwide phenomenon in which the feminine values of relationship, nurturing, and interdependence are empowering women to develop their full potential and achieve transformational change. Using the philosophy and principles of Parker J. Palmer and the work he calls "formation," women will experience a quiet, focused, and disciplined space in which the noise within us – and the noise around us – can subside and the voice of what Parker calls our “inner teacher,” can be heard. Gathering with other women in circle permits us to hear our inner teacher, identify what is meant by a meaningful, intentional life – our intentional life – and gives us courage to follow our true path. It is through connection – in a safe and confidential environment – that we allow ourselves to deepen and grow as individuals within community.
Conducted by Phyllis Carrera, Director of HumanArts. Find out more about HumanArts here.
For more information about Women's Circles, click here
VALUABLE LINKS TO WOMEN'S GROUPS
Atlanta Women's Foundation
Atlanta Women's Network
Georgia Executive Women's Network
Possible Women
ProWIN (Professional Women's Information Network)
SheSource
The Edge Connection
The White House Project
