WoWE Forum: Encouraging a New Leadership Model for Wind Industry Success
Tuesday, November 13, 2012 - Chandler, AZ
WoWE News and Events
May 2013: Women of Wind Energy (WoWE) 2013 Honors
Women of Wind Energy (WoWE) Honors Lucille Olszewski, Dr. Julie Lundquist and Ian Baring-Gould at Annual Luncheon . Read more...
March 2013: Honoring leading women in the wind power industry (cross-posted from AWEA's Into the Wind)
Great article from the American Wind Energy Association highlighting the leading women in the wind power industry.. Read more...
Please consider staying in Chandler and registering to attend the AWEA Fall Symposium just after the WoWE Leadership Forum.
What did last year's WoWE Leadership Forum Attendees have to say?
It was amazing seeing so many talented women in wind energy in one place.
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I felt so empowered when I left. It was an incredible experience to hear the stories of the successful women around me and I learned some tools to help push me further in my career.
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Validating to see all the different avenues there are to becoming a leader in the industry
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Meeting high profile and successful women in the wind industry and hearing their encouragement.
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Great event. Can’t wait for next year!
Encouraging a New Leadership Model for Wind Industry Success
Date: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 - Chandler, AZ
Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
AGENDA (tentative):
8:00A Registration Opens, Breakfast Buffet
9:00 - 9:30A Opening Session
Kristen Graf, Executive Director, Women of Wind Energy (WoWE)
Jennifer Martin, Partner, Stoel Rives (event Co-Chair)
9:30 - 11:00A Keynote and Strengths-Based Leadership Workshop
Karen Ramsey, President and CEO, Lead for Good
Karen Ramsey, ACC, SPHR has over 20 years of leadership experience which includes serving as VP of Human Resources for a Fortune 500 company, successfully running her own company for nine years, and chairing 16 boards of directors for various nonprofit organizations.
A published author and national speaker, she is currently serving as a faculty associate teaching High Impact Leadership as part of ASU’s Nonprofit Management Institute and her second book, entitled Lead for Good Field Guide: Seven Steps for Unleashing the Great Nonprofit Leader Within will be published in early 2013. 11:00 - 11:15A Networking Break 11:15A - 12:00P Industry Trends/Renewable Energy Blast Moderator: Panelists: 12:00 - 1:00P Networking Lunch 1:00 - 1:45P Workshop Session - Giving, Taking & Receiving Feedback Facilitator: 1:45 - 2:00P Networking Break 2:00 - 2:45P Small Group Discussion and Mentoring Facilitator: 2:45 - 3:00P Networking and Snack Break 3:00 - 4:30P Wise Women Panel and Q&A Moderator: Panelists: 4:30 - 5:00P Closing Session
- what's on the horizon, who's innovating, where's the cutting edge
Kristin Swenson; Manager, Construction & Commissioning;
Gamesa Energy USA
Jennifer Jenkins, Executive Director,
Distributed Wind Energy Association (DWEA)
Ruth Heffernan Marsh; Senior Engineer, Consulting;
DNV KEMA Energy & Sustainability
Shanelle Evens Montana, Associate Legislative and Regulatory Affairs,
EDF Renewable Energy
Khianti Silver; Manager, Human Resources;
American Wind Energy Association (AWEA)
William H. Holmes, Partner,
Stoel Rives (2012 WoWE Champion Award Recipient)
Aaron Tippie; Director, Renewable Energy;
Westwood Professional Services, Inc.
Kimberlee Centera, Real Estate/Project Development
independent contractor
Susan Greene, President,
American Solar Energy Society(ASES)
Amanda Ormond, Owner, Ormond Group and
Southwest Representative, Interwest Energy Alliance
Darlene Snow, Executive Director,
Wind Energy Foundation
Jennifer States; Program Manager, Wind & Water Power;
Battelle, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
(WoWE 2010 Rising Star Award Recipient)
