Junior League of St. Joseph hosts 3rd annual Women’s Forum

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) -- Local female leaders will take the spotlight at the 3rd annual St. Joseph Women's Forum hosted by the Junior League of St. Joseph.

The forum will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 7, at the Albrecht Kemper Museum of Art.

Throughout the morning, attendees will hear from keynote speaker and internet personality Elisabeth Wykert, along with a curated panel of local women community leaders, and will be encouraged to set goals on how they will impact our community through the improvement of women's lives.

Other panelists include Mosaic Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Deborah White, St. Joseph School District Superintendent of Academic and Education Services Stacia Studer, Author Brandi Dredge, LaVell Rucker and business owner Tori Blevins.

The goals of the annual event are to cultivate the time and space for women to come together, connect a wide range of women in the community for networking opportunities and to provide resources across various interests and ages.

The third and final goal is to engage women to better understand themselves and their relationship to the community and its needs.

"The energy in the room when you gather together strong female leaders that genuinely care about each other and their community is unmatched," Junior League member Erin Bradley said. "Women's Forum is an event dedicated to education, encouragement and transformation. I would encourage any woman who is looking to better themselves, to network, or to learn more about our community to join us."

Registration is $50 and is due by Monday, Feb. 16. Lunch will be provided.

Anyone who wishes to attend can visit www.juniorleaguesj.com/st-joseph-womens-forum/.