AGENDA & PRESENTERS
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NETWORKING CONTINENTAL
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HEALTHY LIFESTYLES
PRESENTED BY UC HEALTH
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CARDIOLOGIST, UC HEALTH
DR. UMAMA GORSI
DR. UMAMA GORSI IS AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF CLINICAL INTERNAL MEDICINE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE. SHE COMPLETED HER MEDICAL EDUCATION AT ALLAMA IQBAL MEDICAL COLLEGE AND WENT ON TO COMPLETE FELLOWSHIPS IN ADVANCED HEART FAILURE AND TRANSPLANT CARDIOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN AND IN PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY AT THE MAYO CLINIC. SHE IS BOARD CERTIFIED IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, INTERNAL MEDICINE, ADVANCED HEART FAILURE, AND TRANSPLANT CARDIOLOGY.
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PEACE + POWER IS THE NEW PINK
HOLISTIC LIFE AND EMOTIONAL HEALING COACH & OWNER
WHOLLY HEALING
CHRISTY COTTERMAN
CHRISTY COTTERMAN IS A HOLISTIC LIFE AND EMOTIONAL HEALING COACH AND THE OWNER OF WHOLLY HEALING LLC AND TIMEOUT RETREATS LLC. SHE CONSULTS WITH CLIENTS NATIONWIDE, OFFERING GUIDANCE AND COMPASSION THROUGH PERSONAL COACHING, SMALL GROUP WORKSHOPS, AND RESTORATIVE WOMEN'S RETREATS. CHRISTY LEADS CLIENTS ON A JOURNEY TO EMOTIONAL HEALING THROUGH ENERGY WORK, MINDFULNESS, STRESS MANAGEMENT, AND HOLISTIC WELLNESS THAT HELPS THEM BREAK DOWN BARRIERS AND EXPERIENCE TRUE AND LASTING BREAKTHROUGH.
INTRODUCTION
HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS, KROGER HEALTH
DANIELLE LEWIS JONES
DANIELLE LEWIS JONES IS THE HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS FOR KROGER HEALTH WHERE SHE LEADS A TEAM TO DEVELOP AND EXECUTE STRATEGIES AND INITIATIVES TO HIGHLIGHT THE DIVISION. PRIOR TO THIS, SHE SERVED AS VICE PRESIDENT & SENIOR MANAGER OF PUBLIC RELATIONS FOR FIFTH THIRD BANK. IN 2015 AFTER THE DEATH OF HER INFANT SON, SHE STARTED ANGEL BABY NETWORK TO HELP FAMILIES COPE WITH THE DEVASTATING EFFECTS OF CHILD LOSS.
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WOMEN OF POWER: BDR TALKS
(BE BRAVER | DREAM BIGGER | RISE HIGHER)
PRESENTED BY PROVIDENCE SWEDISH
VICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF HEALTH EQUITY OFFICER
PROVIDENCE SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES
DR. NWANDO ANYAOKU
DR. NWANDO ANYAOKU IS A BOARD-CERTIFIED PEDIATRICIAN AND SERVES AS VICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF HEALTH EQUITY OFFICER FOR PROVIDENCE SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES. WORKING CLOSELY WITH CLINICAL AND COMMUNITY LEADERS, SHE LEADS EFFORTS IN ADVANCING EQUITY IN HEALTHCARE AND THE DELIVERY OF CULTURALLY COMPETENT CARE, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON TECHNOLOGY AND DIGITAL INNOVATION. DR. ANYAOKU IS ALSO FACULTY AT CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY MASTER OF MEDICAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.
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LUNCH FEATURING ASHLEE CLARKE
ASHLEE CLARKE
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
EMPOWER MEDIA
ASHLEE CLARKE IS WHAT YOU CALL A POWERHOUSE ENTREPRENEUR! SHE HAS CULTIVATED AN ARRAY OF SKILL SETS AND USED THOSE LEARNINGS AT EACH STEP OF HER 20-YEAR CAREER…FROM JOURNALIST TO START-UP BUSINESSWOMAN, TO KEYNOTE SPEAKER, TO ADVERTISING MAVEN, AND TONY AWARD WINNING BROADWAY PRODUCER.
FIVE YEARS AGO, ASHLEE FOUNDED NITROC, AN INDEPENDENT, INTEGRATED ADVERTISING AND MEDIA AGENCY. MOST RECENTLY, SHE ACQUIRED EMPOWER MEDIA, MAKING HER THE CEO OF THE LARGEST WOMAN MAJORITY-OWNED AGENCY IN THE UNITED STATES.
ASHLEE IS ALSO A FIERCE ADVOCATE FOR WOMEN. JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF THIS WORK IS WHEN SHE STOOD BEFORE CONGRESS ALONGSIDE “THE SAFE HOUSE” WOMEN’S RESOURCE CENTER ON WOMEN’S DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DAY AND COMPELLED THE LEGISLATURE TO IMPLEMENT LAWS THAT
PROTECT WOMEN.
SHE IS ALSO THE CO-PRODUCER OF THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED BROADWAY ADAPTATION OF THE MOVIE, TOOTSIE, WHICH DEBUTED IN APRIL 2019, GROSSING $39 MILLION AND EARNING 11 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS AND TWO WINS.
FROM THE LANDSCAPE OF GEORGIA TO THE BIG CITY AND BRIGHT LIGHTS OF NEW YORK CITY, ASHLEE HAS AND WILL CONTINUE TO FORGE A PATH FOR WOMEN STUDENTS, BUSINESS WOMEN, AND
WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS.
MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES
CO-HOST OF CINCY LIFESTYLE
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MICHELLE HOPKINS
MICHELLE HOPKINS IS THE CO-HOST OF CINCY LIFESTYLES ON WCPO. SHE RECENTLY FOUND HER WAY BACK TO TELEVISION AND WCPO SPECIFICALLY AFTER SPENDING THE LAST FIVE YEARS DOING COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS AT CINCINNATI CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER. SHE ALSO WORKED AT MERCY HEALTH AND THE CINCINNATI-HAMILTON COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY AFTER TIME AT WCPO-TV IN THE 90’S AND WLWT-TV FROM 2000 TO 2010.
INVOCATION
MARDIA SHANDS
CHIEF DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION OFFICER
PROVIDENCE SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES
MARDIA SHANDS IS THE CHIEF DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION OFFICER FOR PROVIDENCE SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES. SHE DEVELOPS AND DIRECTS PROGRAMS THAT INCREASE WORKFORCE DIVERSITY, IMPROVE EQUITY IN HIRING AND EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND ENSURE AN INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE FOR ALL PROVIDENCE SWEDISH CAREGIVERS AND PROVIDERS. SHE ALSO CO-LEADS THE OFFICE OF HEALTH EQUITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION WITH THE CHIEF HEALTH EQUITY OFFICER TO REDUCE BARRIERS TO HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND IMPROVE HEALTH EQUITY.