Event Calendar

Francis Marion University will host a free women’s symposium entitled, “What’s Her Story? Conversations with Women Leaders in South Carolina” on Thursday, April 10. This event is open to the public and will be held at the Carter Center for Health Sciences in downtown Florence.
The event schedule is as follows:

12:15 pm: Registration Begins

12:45 pm: Welcome Remarks and Introductions

1:00 pm: Panel One: Politics/Government
Panelists: Florence’s Mayor Barnes; Mary Finklea, League of Women Voters; Lake City’s Mayor Robinson

2:00 pm: Panel Two: Healthcare
Panelists: Donna Isgett, President and CEO of McLeod Health; Octavia Williams-Blake, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, McLeod

3:00 pm: Coffee Break and Students’ Her Stories Fair

3:30 pm: Panel Three: Nonprofits
Panelists: Beverly Hutchison, Executive Director of the Dee Norton Child Advocacy Center; Meg Temple, Executive Director of the CARE House of the Pee Dee

4:30 pm: Panel Four: Business
Panelists: Jeanette Altman, Executive Director for the Continuum in Lake City; Paige Ard, Assistant Vice President, People Business Partner for Assurant and the Chair-Elect for the Florence Chamber of Commerce; Doris Lockhart, Owner, Spherion Staffing & Recruiting

5:30 pm: Brief Closing Remarks

5:45 pm: Networking and Reception

For more information and to register, go to www.fmarion.edu/womens-symposium/.