2025 Women Who Amaze | Schedule of Events
SATURDAY continued
2:00-3:00 PM BREAKOUT SESSION 5 Location: Great Room Changing Pain to Purpose
BREAKOUT SESSION 6 Location: Highlands Room
Nourish to Flourish: How to Connect to Your Body’s Appetite Cues and Embrace Balanced Nutrition Over Restrictive Diet Rules Claire Chewning (’17) Through her personal food journey and professional experience as a Registered Dietitian, Claire knows that the “diet starts Monday” mentality is not the way to build a long-lasting healthy relationship with food and nutrition. If you’re ready to break free from yo-yo dieting and nutrition misinformation, join her for this session where you’ll learn how to nourish your body with feel-good nutrition and listen to your body’s cues instead of diet rules. Wrap Up and Rally Get excited and gear up for an unforgettable evening!
Caroline Stoaks (’25), Dr. Teresa Haase (’95, ’02M, Ed.S.) This session will cover the transformative journey of turning pain into purpose. Caroline will share her powerful story of resilience and how she founded Pain to Purpose, a nonprofit supporting foster youth. Attendees will reflect on their own experiences and learn how to shape their purpose from their challenges. Join this session for an opportunity to connect, grow and be inspired! Wrap Up and Rally Get excited and gear up for an unforgettable evening!
Brix and Columns Vineyard
5:00-5:15 PM PICK-UP FOR PURPLE BALL AT BRIX AND COLUMNS Location: Hotel Madison Lobby Pick up at Hotel Madison Lobby (both buses leave in five to 10-minute intervals from Hotel Madison) 5:30-6:15 PM COCKTAILS AND CONVOS Location: Brix and Columns Vineyard, 1501 Dave Berry Rd., McGaheysville, VA 22840 6:15-7:45 PM WELCOME Executive Advisory Council Chair Carol Anderson (’86), Past Chair Angela Russell (’85), Vice Chair Sierra Stanczyk (’09); Summit co-chair Julie Flournoy (’89) KEYNOTE 3 (Un)Becoming Gretel: A Poetry Performance Lauren K. Alleyne (’93) Lauren K. Alleyne offers a look into how the stories we receive shape the stories we tell ourselves.
DINNER Enjoy a delicious dinner provided by Shenandoah Provisions! Savor grilled pork topped with a flavorful romesco sauce, paired with oven-roasted potatoes and sautéed zucchini. A vegetarian option is also available, featuring a hearty grilled cauliflower steak in place of the pork. REMARKS Summit co-chair McKenna Kendrick (’16) and Women for Madison Assistant Director Meghan Schenker-Fulcher, Cannie Graham (’95, ’20M, ’25Ph.D.) PRESENTATION OF SPIRIT OF PHILANTHROPY AWARD & OUTSTANDING YOUNG PHILANTHROPIST AWARD 8:00-9:30 PM DANCING WITH A LIVE DJ 9:30-9:45 PM BUSES DEPART
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