AT&T South Carolina Recently Retired President to Highlight Women’s Leadership Symposium
The Greater Hartsville Chamber of Commerce will present the second annual Women’s Leadership Symposium at the Harris E. and Louise H. DeLoach Center on September 21 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is presented by Sonoco.
Themed “Positive Change on your Professional Path,” the event will highlight women who are successfully navigating through their professional journeys. The chamber will present newly-retired South Carolina President of AT&T Pamela Lackey with the Chrysalis Award. Lackey will be delivering the keynote address, explaining how her career began in the public school system and culminated as president of a major South Carolina company. Keeping with tradition, the Annual Woman of Achievement award and Women’s Leadership Symposium scholarships will also be presented.
A panel discussion will highlight “Life Stages: It’s a Journey” in which women in different stages of their careers will discuss their professional and personal paths. Breakout sessions will highlight topics on successful strategies for managing and communicating your brand, professional development-finding creative resources and championing work/life success. Closing out the day will be Jeanne D’Orleans presenting an interactive session titled “Harassment in the Workplace- NO! Managing Conflict- YES!”
“The Women’s Leadership Symposium is like no other event in our area and provides an outstanding opportunity for women in the workforce of all levels to interact with one another, learn from the experiences of some of the best in the business and have a full day of professional development,” said Hartsville Chamber President Quinetta Buterbaugh.
For more information or to purchase tickets for the Women’s Leadership Symposium, visit www.hartsvillechamber.org, or call the Greater Hartsville Chamber of Commerce at 843-332-6401.