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2017 Women in Business Celebration
Date: October 3, 2017
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Event Description
The Chamber's 9th Annual Women in Business Celebration is set for Tuesday, Oct. 3, 11:30 a.m., at the Doubletree by Hilton Decatur Riverfront and presented by Nucor Steel Decatur.
The event will feature a keynote address from Lee Marshall, a 20 year local news veteran and CEO of Kids to Love, the foundation she started in 2004 that has impacted the lives of more than 190,000 foster children. In 2015 - the same year she signed off from television news - Marshall founded the Kids to Love Center, which is home to KTech, a workforce training site for young adults focusing on those in foster care, vets needing a skill set to re-enter the workforce, and others who are underserved through traditional constraints of education. The Kids to Love Center also houses current program and volunteer operations.
Taking Kids to Love from a grassroots to a global outreach has landed Marshall on the list of the 500 Most Influential CEOs in the World. Lee has been named an "Angel in Adoption" by Congress and honored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for her adoption awareness efforts. A three-time Emmy award winner, she has been honored by the Alabama Broadcaster's Association for her journalistic contributions.
The luncheon will also feature the presentation of the International Athena Leadership Award to a member of the Morgan County business community who demonstrates excellence, creativity and initiative in her profession. Recipients not only provide valuable service by contributing time and energy to improve the quality of life for others in the community, but also actively assist other women in realizing their full leadership potential.
Tickets are $30 for members and $50 for non-members. To RSVP, click here.
The event will feature a keynote address from Lee Marshall, a 20 year local news veteran and CEO of Kids to Love, the foundation she started in 2004 that has impacted the lives of more than 190,000 foster children. In 2015 - the same year she signed off from television news - Marshall founded the Kids to Love Center, which is home to KTech, a workforce training site for young adults focusing on those in foster care, vets needing a skill set to re-enter the workforce, and others who are underserved through traditional constraints of education. The Kids to Love Center also houses current program and volunteer operations.
Taking Kids to Love from a grassroots to a global outreach has landed Marshall on the list of the 500 Most Influential CEOs in the World. Lee has been named an "Angel in Adoption" by Congress and honored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for her adoption awareness efforts. A three-time Emmy award winner, she has been honored by the Alabama Broadcaster's Association for her journalistic contributions.
The luncheon will also feature the presentation of the International Athena Leadership Award to a member of the Morgan County business community who demonstrates excellence, creativity and initiative in her profession. Recipients not only provide valuable service by contributing time and energy to improve the quality of life for others in the community, but also actively assist other women in realizing their full leadership potential.
Tickets are $30 for members and $50 for non-members. To RSVP, click here.
