| 8:00 AM | Doors Open, Continental Breakfast |
| 8:15 AM | Welcome Deborah Randolph, IOM, Chamber President
& Mayor Jeff Hall, City of Alexandria |
| 8:30 AM | RoyOMartin Presenting Sponsor - Scott Poole, President and COO, RoyOMartin |
| 8:40 AM | Introduction of Opening Presenter and Panelists |
| 8:45-9:15 AM | “Breaking Barriers” Stephanie Finley, Louisiana Attorney and Keynote Speaker |
| 9:15-9:45 AM | “Breaking Barriers” Panel Discussion
Stephanie Finley joined by:
Sen. Heather Cloud, Louisiana State Senator - District 28
Trish Leleux, Broker and CEO of The Trish Leleux Group
Normanique Preston, Chief Human Resources & Diversity Officer at CLECO |
| 9:43 AM | Alexandria Emergency Hospital, Erin Roes, Chief Nursing Officer |
| 9:45 AM | Break |
| 10:00-10:35 AM | The Three R’s and the LSUA College of Business
Dr. Randall Dupont, Dean of the LSUA College of Business, Launchpad, Cenla Economic Dashboard
Evelyn Jones, LSBDC Business Consultant-LSUA, Small Business Development Center |
| 10:38 AM | Rapides Regional Video |
| 10:40 AM | What’s Your Story?
Jannease Seastrunk, M.S., Senior Vice President, Red River Bank |
| 10:45 AM | Break |
| 11:00-11:40 AM | Overcoming Gender Bias with Leadership
Dr. Heather Poole, Executive Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs and Student Services and Foundation Relations at Central Louisiana Technical Community College |
| 11:40 AM | Donna McMickens, Louisiana Eye and Laser |
| 11:40 AM | What’s Your Story? Kristen Lemoine, Aspen Bleu |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch Served |
| 12:25 PM | Crystal Mitchell, CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Hospital |
| 12:30 PM | "Women Empowered: Together WE will lead Louisiana to Prosperity" Dr. Kim Hunter Reed, Commissioner of Higher Education, Board of Regents, State of Louisiana |
| 1:00 PM | Civility: Does it Matter?
Julie Stokes, Executive Director, Ellevate Louisiana |
| 1:45 PM | Penny Wagoner, Suddenlink/Altice Regional Sales Manager for Louisiana, Mississippi, & portion of Arkansas |
| 1:45 PM | Break |
| 2:03 PM | Leigh Ann Purvis, Director of Marketing, Red River Bank |
| 2:05-2:35 PM | How to Overcome the Overwhelm and Get Your
Life Back Christy Pennison, LPC-S, Founder of Be Inspired Counseling & Consulting |
| 2:35-2:50 PM | Playing To Win Dr Mary Beth Palmer, Assistant Vice President for Institutional Advancement, Louisiana College |
| 2:50-2:52 | Crest Industries Video |
| 2:53-3:35 PM | Walking on Sunshine or Broken Glass Sandra McQuain, Executive Director, England Economic & Industrial Development District |
| 3:35-3:45 PM | Wrap Up, Door Prizes |
