NEW YORK, NY– United Way of New York
City’s Women’s Leadership Council will
host its ninth annual
Power
of Women to Make a Difference awards
luncheon on
Wednesday,
March
11, celebrating female leaders
who have positively impacted their
communities and made a difference in
the lives of others. Net proceeds
will benefit United Way of New York
City’s education initiatives,
serving thousands of young people
across the five boroughs each year.
The event is co-sponsored by luxury
Italian fashion house
Max
Mara, banking and financial
services company
Barclays and
Source Media, parent company of
financial services industry
newspaper
American
Banker.
The event will be hosted by
Tracie
Strahan, Emmy Award-winning
reporter for NBC 4 New York. This
year’s honorees include
Andrea
Jung, President and CEO of
Grameen, America, and
Hayley
Boesky, Vice Chairman of Global
Markets at Bank of America Merrill
Lynch.
Sheena
Wright, President and CEO of
United Way of New York City,
Marianne
Collins, Chief Revenue Officer
of Source Media,
Maria
Giulia Maramotti, U.S. Retail
Director of Max Mara,
Lori
Silverbush, filmmaker and hunger
relief advocate, and
Kathryn
Wylde, President and CEO of the
Partnership for New York City, will
also be in attendance.
The Women’s Leadership Council (WLC)
engages the power, talent and
passion of women to transform
communities. Previous honorees and
keynote speakers of the annual Power
of Women to Make a Difference
luncheon include
Susan
Taylor, former Editor-in-Chief
of
Essence magazine,
Soledad
O’Brien, former CNN anchor and
CEO of Starfish Media Group,
Diane
Von Furstenberg, fashion
designer and President of the
Council of Fashion Designers of
America, and
Deanna
Mulligan, President and CEO of
Guardian Life Insurance Company of
America and member of the
President’s Advisory Council on
Financial Capability for Young
Americans.
WHO:
United Way of New York City’s
Women’s Leadership Council
Sheena Wright, President and
CEO, United Way of New York City
Andrea Jung, President and CEO,
Grameen, America
Hayley Boesky, Vice Chairman of
Global Markets, Bank of America
Merrill Lynch
Tracie Strahan, Emmy
Award-winning reporter, NBC 4 New
York
Maria Giulia Marimotti, U.S.
Retail Director, Max Mara
Lori Silverbush,
filmmaker
and hunger relief advocate
Marianne Collins, Chief Revenue
Officer, Source Media
Monique Nelson, Chairman and
CEO, UniWorld Group
Kathryn Wylde, President and
CEO, Partnership for New York City
WHAT:
Women’s Leadership Council’s ninth
annual Power
of Women to Make a Difference awards
luncheon, celebrating iconic female
leaders positively impacting their
communities.
WHEN:
Wednesday, March 11
Luncheon: 12:00PM – 2:00 PM
WHERE:
Cipriani 42nd Street
110 E 42nd Street
New York, NY 10017
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