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2016 ATHENA INTERNATIONAL REGIONAL SUMMIT
  IGNITE 8
CELEBRATING 35 YEARS 
REGISTER TODAY!

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IGNITE YOUR PASSION.
IGNITE YOUR 
LIFE.

Registration is open for the ATHENA International 35th Anniversary Leadership Conference. Join us for three days of world-class inspiration, motivation and business networking at Ignite8.

For more information, contact us at winmichigan@gmail.com.

 

September 25-27, 2016
Lansing, Michigan, USA, where ATHENA was founded.

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ATHENA Proud.
Transforming Women 
Leaders.

Join us as we commemorate 35 years of supporting women leaders around the globe at the ATHENA International 35th Anniversary Celebration Leadership Conference, Ignite8, September 25-27 in Lansing, MI. This once-in-a-lifetime event features keynote speakers Martha Mayhood Mertz, founder of ATHENA International, and MaryLee Davis, Ph.D., first recipient of the coveted ATHENA Award. Register now to hear inspiring messages from these transformative women leaders.

 
 
Martha Mayhood Mertz
Mertz was a successful real estate entrepreneur and the only woman on the board of the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce when she spearheaded the ATHENA Award® program to support, develop and honor women leaders. A global board now leads the Chicago-based nonprofit and Mertz serves as a board member and worldwide ambassador for achieving a balance in the voices of leadership. Mertz wrote Becoming ATHENA: Eight Principles of Enlightened Leadership.
 
 
MaryLee Davis, Ph.D.
Davis has served as an administrator and faculty member at Michigan State University since earning her doctorate in higher education administration while working as a residence hall director. Here primary teaching, consulting and research interests are in post-secondary education, healthcare, and other not-for-profit organizations. She currently is professor and senior advisor/consultant to the Dean of the MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine and Professor Emerita in the College of Education.
 

Numbers Savvy.
Investing in Women.

These breakout session speakers will share how they are investing in attracting and retaining women leaders, financial literacy for women and women-owned companies at the ATHENA International 35th Anniversary Celebration Leadership Conference. Learn more about these three financially savvy women at athenaignite.com.  

 
 
 
 
 

Innovators & Influencers.
Women Modeling ATHENA Leadership.

If you are focusing on professional growth this year, you don't want to miss the opportunity to mingle with innovators and influencers at the ATHENA International 35th Anniversary Celebration Leadership Conference.  

 
 

Susan Maples, DDS

 
 
 

Jennifer Maxson

 
 
 

Marisa Smith

 
 
 

Megan Torrance

 
 
 

 

IN THIS ISSUE
REGIONAL SUMMIT
ATHENA CELEBRATIONS
ATHENA BOARD
ATHENA Award
Celebrations

 
 
APRIL
4/1/2016 York, PA
4/5/2016 Alliance, OH
4/7/2016 Columbia, MO
4/7/2016 Chambersburg, PA
4/15/2016 Lufkin, TX
4/19/2016 Sharon, PA
4/20/2016 Denver, CO
4/20/2016 Windsor, ON
4/20/2016 Indiana, PA
4/20/2016 Fort Wayne, IN
4/26/2016 Reading, PA
4/27/2016 Stroudsburg, PA
4/28/2016 Alma, MI
4/28/2016 Rutherford, TN
4/28/2016 Sherman, TX
4/29/2016 Traverse City,
MI
 
MAY 
5/4/2016 Lima, OH
5/4/2016 St. Peters, MO
5/6/2016 Warren, MI
5/6/2016 Olney, MD
5/6/2016 Washington, PA
5/6/2016 Framingham, MA
5/11/2016 Adrian, MI
5/12/2016 Colorado Springs, CO
5/12/2016 Mountain View, CA
5/12/2016 Wooster, OH
5/12/2016 Orange, TX
5/13/2016 League City, TX
5/19/2016 Bowling Green, KY
5/19/2016 Hendersonville, NC
5/19/2016 Hazleton, PA
5/19/2016 Youngstown, OH
5/25/2016 Riverside, CA
5/26/2016 Lancaster, PA
5/26/2016 Barrington, IL
5/26/2016 Crystal Lake, IL
 
JUNE
6/9/2016Richmond, IN
6/10/2016Brockton, MA
6/14/2016Wilkes-Barre, PA
6/16/2016Anderson, SC

For event details, click here
 
ATHENA International
Board of Directors

Judith Lancaster  
Chair   
   
Mary MacLaren 
Vice-Chair
 
Tiffany Hughes
Secretary
 
Cathleen Harris
Treasurer
 
Martha Mertz
Founder

Angie Boyd Chambers
Director 

Christine Brown
Director Emeritus

Andrea Conner
Director 

KL Daly
Director  

Joselyn DiPetta
Director 
 
Joanne Eberhardt
Director

Janet Green
Director

Michael Herald
Director

Janine Janosky
Director 

Ruth E. Johnson
Director 

Mary Ann Jones
Director 
 
Karen Keene
Director  
 
George Lemon
Director 
 
Jan Maddox
Immediate Past Chair

Jan Davies McDermott
Director 
 
Colleen Mezler
Director 

Carla R. Michelotti
Director Emeritus

Debbie Peterson
Director

Patricia Pierce
Director Emeritus

Anne Playter
Director

Kristine Quade
Director

Norma Rist
Past Chair 
Director Emeritus

Kathryn Robinson
Director
    
Ellen Ruddock
Past Chair   
Director Emeritus 

Linda Peek Schacht
Director   
 
William Shivers
Director

Debra Adams Simmons
Past Chair 
Director Emeritus  
  
Chuck Spadafora
Director 
 
Linda Stevenson
Director
 
Mona M. Stone
Director
 
Brendan Surma
Director
 
Lolita Toney
Director 

Brittany Zaehringer
Director
 
Yvonne Wood
Past Chair
Director Emeritus 
ATHENA International Mission
  Supporting, developing and honoring women leaders. 
  Inspiring women to achieve their full potential.
  Creating balance in leadership worldwide.
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