2014 Women’s Leadership Colloquium
Brenau University Women’s College has a rich, 135-year legacy of cultivating confident, capable female leaders. To celebrate this legacy and conclude observation of its 135th anniversary, Brenau hosted Beyond 135: A Women’s Leadership Colloquium on March 21, 2014. The colloquium brought together alumnae, students, faculty and community leaders for conversations about the unique potential and challenges of women’s leadership and offered inspiration and practical information for seasoned and aspiring leaders and those who wanted to support women in leadership roles.
Keynote speaker Maria Saporta, columnist with Atlanta Business Chronicle, founder of SaportaReport.com and longtime Atlanta Journal-Constitution columnist, kicked off the colloquium with insights gleaned during her 30 years of reporting on leadership in the metro area.
Other featured speakers included Women’s College alumnae Gail Smith, WC ’83, Lee Anne Romberg White, WC ’82, and Tracy Rhodes, WC ’02. Ms. Smith, Brenau trustee and director of environmental, sustainability and issues management communications at Georgia-Pacific, discussed lessons learned about collaborative leadership during her career in the corporate world. Author and photographer White led an interactive workshop that emphasized the relationship between creativity and leadership, and attorney Rhodes examined the critical role communication skills play in her success as managing partner of her firm.
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- Brenau University’s Lea Mason laughs with her fellow students during Lee Anne Romberg White’s portion of the Women’s Leadership Colloquium.
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- Maria Saporta, columnist with Atlanta Business Chronicle, founder of SaportaReport.com, and longtime Atlanta Journal-Constitution columnist, addresses attendees at the Women’s Leadership Colloquium.
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- Lee Anne Romberg White, a Brenau alumna and renowned author and photographer, listens on during the Women’s Leadership Colloquium. White led an interactive workshop during the event where she emphasized the relationship between creativity and leadership.
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- Brenau University students, faculty and staff, and Gainesville community members raise their hands to share the most creative thing a cardboard box could be used for during Lee Anne Romberg White’s portion of the Women’s Leadership Colloquium.
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- Lee Anne Romberg White, a Brenau alumna and renowned author and photographer, lead an interactive workshop during her portion of the Women’s Leadership Colloquium where she emphasized the relationship between creativity. One of the activities made Brenau University students, faculty and staff, and Gainesville community members come together to raise figure out the most creative thing a cardboard box could be used for.
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- Brenau University’s Emily Stockton, left, shakes hands with Sarah Rooker as Ariel Simmons looks on during the Women’s Leadership Colloquium.
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- Speakers and attendees take time to mingle during a break in the Women’s Leadership Colloquium.
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- Gail Smith, a Brenau University alumna and trustee and director of environmental, sustainability, and issues management communications at Georgia-Pacific, passes down a set of handouts at the Women’s Leadership Colloquium.
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- Lee Anne Romberg White gives a hug to Brenau student Emily Burgess during the Women’s Leadership Colloquium.
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- Gail Smith, a Brenau University alumna and trustee and director of environmental, sustainability, and issues management communications at Georgia-Pacific, speaks to attendees at the Women’s Leadership Colloquium.
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- Tracey Rhodes, a Brenau alumna and attorney at Evans & Rhodes, LLC, speaks to the Women’s Leadership Colloquium about how communication skills play a critical role in successful leadership.
