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Save the Date for the 2026 Women’s Conference

March 20, 2026

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Previous Events

2025-2026 Academic Year

Growing Courageously: March 21, 2025

  • Emcee: Alexis Cruz, Morning News Anchor, Fox19 Now
  • Keynote | Always Growing: Narratize’s Female-founder Startup Story 
    • Katie Trauth Taylor ’08, CEO and Co-Founder
    • Catherine O’Shea ’10, COO and Co-Founder
  • Breakout Sessions
    • Brenda Beers-Reineke ‘90/’02, Retired Executive VP & Criminal Law Advocate
    • Kerry Tuttle, Corporate/Community Program Director, 1N5
    • Stephanie Wright ‘03, Owner & Managing Director, BrandFuel Company
    • Samantha Mosby ‘23, Associate VP of Organizational Engagement, YMCA of Greater Cincinnati 
  • Panel Discussion
    • Kim Kehoe Goodwin ‘92, Senior Director Global Business Development, P&G
    • Becky Shelton ‘18, Shareholder and Divisional President of Skyline Chili, One Holland Corporation

2024 – 2025 Academic Year

Our Responsibilities to Others: March 15, 2024

  • Emcee: Payton Marshall, FOX19 NOW
  • Keynote Speaker: Alecia Webb-Edgington, President- Life Learning Center
  • Sr. Mary Kay Kramer CDP ’86, Nurse Midwife/Family Nurse Practitioner, St Elizabeth Healthcare
  • Lunch and Leadership Panel
    • Danielle Amrine ’20, CEO- Welcome House of NKY
    • Jayne Murphy ’91, co-author “Holy Chow: Hospitality”
    • Brittany Mention Ed.D., Assistant Professor of Education, Thomas More University, and CEO of Mention Consulting, LLC. 
    • Kathy Fields (alumna), The $19 Billion Dollar Bully Coach and CEO/Founder of Heroes R Forever Inc.

2023-2024 Academic Year

Women Who Innovate: March 3, 2023

Opening Keynote Speaker- Jeni Al Bahrani, Inaugural Director of Zembrodt Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Thomas More University – “Women Who Inspire Us Through Innovation”

  • D. Lynn Meyer | Producing Artistic Director, Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati – Innovating Around the Detours
  • Suzi Franceis | Medical Liaison, Obesity (KY/IN) – NovoNordisk
  • Lunch and Leadership Panel
    • Moderator: Judith Marlowe, Ph.D. (’69), Chair of the Thomas More University Board of Trustees
    • Kim Halbauer (’00), President, Kentucky Region; Fifth Third Bank
    • Vashti Chatman (’23), Global Chief Human Resources Officer, Big Village
    • Sue Ellen Stuebing (’84), Vice President/Chief Development Officer, CET/Think TV
  • Jill Morenz | CEO, Aviatra Accelerators

2022-2023 Academic Year

Inaugural Conference: March 4, 2022

Opening Keynote Speaker- Kathrine Nero | Social Media Host/Reporter | Enquirer Media

  • Finding Yourself
    • Becca Gardner | Founder and CEO | ALT Distilling
    • Angela Rivers-Harper | Programs Director | Dress for Success
  • SELF-DEFENSE MASTERCLASS: Latorria Myles | Assistant Dean of Students | Thomas More University
  • Breaking Through
    • Heather Ackels ‘07 | Executive Director | INTERalliance
    • Jenni Crowley ‘03 | Senior Manager | Deloitte
  • Boss Lady: A Panel of High-Power Leaders.
    • Moderator- Dr. Laura Koehl ’80, Executive Director, SND USA National Sponsorship and Network Office
    • Moira Weir ‘00 | President and CEO| United Way of Greater Cincinnati
    • Rachael Sampson ‘20 | SVP, Director of Key4Women | KeyBank
    • Priya Dhingra Klocek | President and CEO | Consultant on the Go
    • Amy Spiller | President | Duke Energy