Mayor Nagin Put On A Successful Women's Empowerment Conference

2004 Women’s Empowerment Workshop Schedule

Workshop #1 | HealthTime: 9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.Mask Room
Stress Less: Tips to Emotional & Spiritual Wellness Speakers: Dorria Amer & Bridgette Baker Moderator: Dr. Sandra Robinson
Workshop #2 | Home OwnershipTime: 9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.Coker Room Home Alone: Basics on Home Ownership Including Tips on Acquiring Abandoned & Blighted Properties Speakers: Danette O’Neal & Kristine B. Kendrick Moderator: Alberta Pate
Workshop #3 | Education Time: 9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.Scheuring Room Back to School & Financial Aid: How Continued Education Can Lead To Career Enhancement Speakers: Ed Marshall Moderator: Andrala Walker
Workshop #4 | HealthTime: 10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Mask Room 411 Health: Facts Women Can’t Ignore Speakers: Dr. Cheryl Taylor & Dr. Monique Hamilton Moderator: Dr. Migel Elie
Workshop #5 | Community Empowerment Time: 10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.Coker Room Serve the Community: Start a Nonprofit Speakers: Lauren King, Wanda Anderson Davis, Esq. & Deirdre Y. Harris Moderator: Catherine Flowers
Workshop #6 | Human ServicesTime: 10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.Scheuring Room A Child’s World, Safe House for the Elderly & NORD’s After School Program Speakers: Judy Watts, Pearlie Elloie, Cathy Harris & Sandra Guthans Moderators: Clarice Thomas-Kirkland, MSN & Charlene Braud
Workshop #7 | Entrepreneurship Time: 11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.Mask Room Entrepreneurship Development: Start Your Own Business & Build a Fortune Speakers: Rhonda Woods, Phyllis Cassidy, Jo Ann Lawrence & Rajender Pannu Moderators: Alice Kennedy
Workshop #8 | Community EmpowermentTime: 11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.Coker Room Is Your Neighborhood Still Watching -Affecting Change on the City, State & Federal Levels Speakers: Brenda Thornton, Ann Zoller Kiefer, Cheryl Teamer, Esq.,Secretary Angele Davis & Capt. Bernardine Weaver-KellyModerator: Brenda Hatfield, Ph.D.
Workshop #9 FinanceTime: 11:00 a.m. – 11:45Scheuring Room LUNCHEON | 12:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M. Financial Literacy: Basics to Money Management Including Life After Retirement – You Can’t Take It With YouSpeakers: Tamara Jackson & Tina Nguyen Owens Moderator: Linda Mills
Workshop #10 | Professional DevelopmentTime: 2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.Mask Room The Competitive Edge to Land Your Dream Job Speakers: Hope Encalade, Carla Majors & Mary Ann Francois Moderator: Tiffany Taylor
Workshop # 11 | FinanceTime: 2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.Coker Room Building Personal Wealth, Good Credit & Children’s Financial EducationSpeakers: Nancy Montoya, Jeralyn Major & Gail PsilosModerator: Wynecta Fisher
Workshop #12 | Family LawTime: 2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.Scheuring Room Behind Closed DoorsSpeakers: Honorable Madeline Landrieu, Melissa Barrois & Cassandra McClainModerator: Joanne Schmidt

WORKSHOP TIMES, TOPICS AND SPEAKERS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
15 MINUTE COMFORT BREAKS & NETWORKING BETWEEN SESSIONS