Educate • Inspire • Connect

Educate Inspire Connect

Programs like Generation W’s annual signature event and bi-weekly REfresh series bring together speakers from throughout the country to educate, inspire, and connect women and their communities. Each program explores thought-provoking topics with the goal of cultivating a greater understanding of today’s most relevant issues, as well as steps we can take to affect change.

Events

Generation W REfresh - December 13

December 13 at NOON on Zoom & Facebook Live
Join the conversation with, Malea Guiriba Founder & Executive Director of Pie in the Sky, Belinda Ohmer Founder of Love Lunches and Jamie Olken Psychotherapist and Life coach, for a REfresh on feeling good when you do good!
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Generation W REfresh - January 10

January 10 at NOON on Zoom & Facebook Live
Join the conversation with Tiffany Wilding-White, Mental Performance Consultant to athletes, Author and Owner of Mind Over Motion.

Generation W: BELIEVE - April 5, 2024

Join us at the University of North Florida’s Fine Arts Center for a day that will resonate with you throughout the year!
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Previous Speakers

Donna Orender

Founder, Generation W
Donna Orender, CEO of Orender Unlimited, is an innovator, trailblazer, game changer and highly respected business executive.

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Joyce Russell

President, Adecco Group US Foundation
As President of the Adecco Group U.S. Foundation, Joyce is committed to making the future work for everyone. The Foundation launched in January 2019 and focuses on up-/reskilling American workers and helping to ensure work equality for all.

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Sophia Mickelson

Student/Filmmaker/Activist
Sophia radiates thoughtfulness, leadership, caring, and creative soul in her full embrace of the world around her. In her work as a photographer and filmmaker, Sophia seeks to tell stories that span the full palette of the human experience and unpack judgements we don’t realize we carry.

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Jennifer Allyn

Campaign Lead/Climate Voice
Jennifer Allyn leads campaigns at ClimateVoice to move companies to advance climate policy. The mission is to accelerate decarbonization by engaging the private sector as a critical voice for change.

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Michele Meyer-Shipp

Principal, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, KPMG
Michele C. Meyer-Shipp joined KPMG LLP as Principal and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer in August 2018. In this role, she leads the National Inclusion and Diversity (I&D) team and oversees its strategy and objectives, including supporting the recruitment, retention, and development of a diverse workforce; inspiring broad perspectives and innovative client solutions; and fostering an inclusive and accessible culture.

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Dr. Edith Eger

Psychologist & Author of The Choice, Embrace the Possible
Dr. Eger is a sought-after clinical psychologist and lecturer, helping individuals discard their limitations, discover their powers of self-renewal, and achieve things they previous thought unattainable.

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Dr. Richard Lapchick

World-Renowned Human Rights Activist
Human rights activist, pioneer for racial equality, internationally recognized expert on sports and social issues, scholar and author Richard E. Lapchick is often described as “the racial conscience of sport.”

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Patrick J. Geraghty

President and Chief Executive Officer, GuideWell Mutual Holding Corporation
Pat Geraghty is President and Chief Executive Officer of GuideWell, a $19 billion mutual insurance holding company headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla. A mission-driven health solutions enterprise, GuideWell is the parent to a family of forward-thinking companies focused on transforming health care.

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Delana Lewis

Student/Activist/Artist
Delana’s mission is to create and affect the black community through art and creativity, and all over the world. She believes that expression through art is healing and allows for better human connectivity.

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Margo Georgiadis

President & CEO, Ancestry
Margo Georgiadis is the President and CEO of Ancestry and also serves on the company’s Board of Directors. Bringing together content, science and technology, Ancestry is a human centered company with a mission to empower journeys of personal discovery to enrich lives.

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Ita Ekpoudom

Partner, Gingerbread Capital
Ita is a Partner at venture capital firm GingerBread Capital, which backs high growth female founded companies. Her mission is to engage, educate, and elevate the next generation of successful women business leaders and investors.

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Tina Lifford

Actress/Author
Hollywood veteran Tina Lifford plays the vivacious breakout character Aunt Vi on the critically acclaimed television drama, Queen Sugar. She has played over 100 characters in her long-standing career, including notable roles on Scandal and Parenthood.

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Winnie Lerner

Managing Partner, Finsbury
Winnie Lerner is the Managing Partner for Finsbury’s North American operations. She specializes in counseling CEOs and other senior executives, Boards of Directors and outside advisors through complex situations, including changes to leadership, sensitive litigation, control contests, shareholder activism and governance, cybersecurity and data privacy issues, SEC investigations and regulatory issues.

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Dr. Olenda Johnson

Professor of Strategic Leadership and Leader Development, U.S. Naval War Collage
A native of Cheyenne, Wyoming, Dr. Olenda E. Johnson is Professor of Strategic Leadership and Leader Development at the U. S. Naval War College – a graduate-level institution for highly select military officers and government civilians.

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