Thursday, October 26
Alexandria Museum of Art
Opening Session & Conference Reception
4 pm: Welcome | Deborah Randolph, IOM, President, Central LA Regional Chamber of Commerce
4:05 pm: Message from Reception Sponsor | Lafe Jones, APR, Vice President/Executive Director of Industry Relations, Louisiana Central
4:15 pm: Opening Presenter | Jessica Thacker, Department Chair, Communication, Languages & Arts, LSUA
Courage and Communication: Telling My Story My Way
5 pm: Reception
Friday, October 27
The Community Center at England Airpark
8 am: Breakfast
8:30 am: Open and Welcome | Deborah Randolph
8:40 am: Welcome | Jacques Roy, Mayor, City of Alexandria
8:50 am: Welcome | Monte Wilson, CEO/President, CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Health System, and Chair of the Board, Central LA Regional Chamber of Commerce
8:55 am: Message from Presenting Sponsor | Brooke Taylor, Director of Talent & Communication, RoyOMartin
9:05 am: Samantha B. Zeringue, MD, Trauma Surgeon, Rapides Regional Medical Center
She Did It Her Way…Empowering Others to Do the Same!
9:45 am: Jamilla Bynog, Assistant United States Attorney, Lafayette, LA, Criminal Civil Rights Coordinator
Empowerment, Resilience, and Success!
10:25 am: Panel Discussion: Women Who Inspire, Women Who Lead
Facilitator: Dr. Abbey Bain, Vice Chancellor for Student Engagement, LSUA
Panelists: Valencia Sarpy Jones, Immediate Past Chair, LSU Board of Supervisors | Mary Werner, LSU Board of Supervisors, and Director/Vice President, The Sweet Lake Land & Oil Company and The North American Land Company
11:20 am: Senator Beth Mizell, President Pro Tempore, LA State Senate
The World Waits for a Woman’s Heart
12:20 pm: Welcome Back | Deborah Randolph
12:25 pm: Lunch / Keynote Lunch Speaker | Lauren Haydel, Founder, Fleurty Girl
She Did It Her Way
1:25 pm: Annie Beard, International Elite Gymnast
What’s Your Story?
1:30 pm: Message from Diamond Sponsor | Optimum
1:40 pm: Shelley Jinks Johnson, Poet, Entrepreneur, Maker, and Performer
Shattered by Grief, Rebuilding a Life on My Terms
2:15 pm: Wrap Up | Deborah Randolph
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2023 Women in Business Conference Committee
Mary E. “Beth” Palmer, PhD
Assistant Vice Chancellor Holistic Education & Career Development, Academic Affairs, Louisiana State University of Alexandria, WIB Committee Chair
Heather Poole, EdD, MBA
Executive Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, Student Services & Enrollment Management/Director of Foundation Relations, Central Louisiana Technical Community College
Charla H. Ducote
Vice President of Marketing, Public Relations & Business Development, Rapides Regional Medical Center
Melinda F. Anderson
Chief of Staff, Office of the Chancellor, Louisiana State University of Alexandria
Connie D. Baker, PHR, SHRM-CP
Senior Director of Human Resources, RoyOMartin
Deborah Randolph
President, Central LA Regional Chamber of Commerce
Cindy Cespiva
Events Director, Central LA Regional Chamber of Commerce, and CEO, CAC Consulting Group, LLC
Sandra McQuain
CEO, McQuain Group, LLC
Catrice Johnson
Founder, CEO, Broker/Owner, Johnson & Johnson Realty of Cenla, LLC
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