Provided by Old Dominion (VA) Chapter, The Links Incorporated
On Saturday, March 31, Old Dominion (VA) Chapter, The Links, Incorporated in partnership with Old Dominion Foundation, Incorporated, will celebrate Women’s History Month with its First Annual Women’s History Month Luncheon. Proceeds from the luncheon will benefit the Foundation’s scholarship program. The event will take place at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center, 5000 Seminary Road, Alexandria, from 11:00 a. m. to 2:00 p.m.
The keynote speaker for the luncheon will be the preeminent anthropologist, college president, university professor and museum director Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole. She is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, among them the TransAfrica Forum Global Public Service Award, the Alexis de Tocqueville Award for Community Services from United Way of America and the Joseph Prize for Human Rights presented by the Anti-Defamation League. Dr. Cole taught at UCLA, Washington State University, University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Hunter College. After a decade of service to Spelman, she returned to Emory University where she held the position of Presidential Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, Women’s Studies and African American Studies. In 2002, she became the president of Bennett College. In 2009 she was named director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art. In 2017 she was named Senior Consulting Fellow at The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
The panel discussion moderated by Dr. Cole will feature several influential women in the Northern Virginia area who are shaping dialogue on current issues capturing widespread attention. Included are Benita Fitzgerald-Mosley, Chief Executive Officer, Laureus Sport For Good Foundation USA and 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist; Jane M. Reynolds, Founder and Principal Attorney, The Law Offices of J.M. Reynolds and President, Old Dominion Bar Association, Virginia; Nyree Wright, Senior Vice President, Qorvis MSL Group; Tina Laguna, Assistant Chief of Police, City of Manassas, Virginia; Charniele Herring, serves the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 46th district and the first African-American woman ever elected to represent Northern Virginia in the General Assembly.
Old Dominion (VA) Chapter has a record of award winning service since its chartering in 1993 and is grateful for the continued support of individuals, organizations who have made it possible to provide programs and community services that provide enrichment to those we serve. Old Dominion Foundation, Incorporated is a 501(c)(3) established in 1991 in Northern Virginia.
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