Schedule
10TH ANNUAL SUMMIT
ARMY WOMEN: LEAD, NETWORK, GROW
11:00 a.m. – 11:15 p.m.
WELCOME REMARKS
BG Anne Macdonald, (Ret) USA, President of the U.S. Army Women’s Foundation
11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
KEYNOTE
General James C. McConville, 36th Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
LUNCH
1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
KEYNOTE
The Honorable Gina S. Farrisee, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Department of Veterans Affairs
1:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
PANELS
Leadership and Readiness: From Boots to Business
Perspectives on leadership, readiness, ethics, and service from veterans who have transitioned to successful careers in the private sector. Moderated by: James Beamesderfer, Prudential, Vice President for Veterans’ Initiatives
First to Achieve: Army Women Leaders and Trailblazers Who Paved the Way
Hear the stories of extraordinary Army women who were the first to achieve. Learn about their journeys to success and the steps it took to achieve their goals. Moderated by: CSM Billie Jo Boersma, US Army, Fort Belvoir Army Garrison CSM
CLOSING REMARKS
BG Anne Macdonald, (Ret) USA, President of the U.S. Army Women’s Foundation
SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS AND CLASS OF 2018 HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY
RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING FOYER
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Reception Host: CSM Cindy Pritchett, (Ret) USA, First Vice President U.S. Army Women’s Foundation
Legacy Scholarship Presentation
Class of 2018 Hall of Fame Ceremony
CLASS OF 2018 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
MG Patricia P. Hickerson, USA Ret.
BG Malinda Dunn, USA Ret.
BG Anna Mae Hays, USA Ret. (Posthumously)
CW5 Mary Cara Smalley, USA Ret. (Posthumously)
CW4 Petrice McKey-Reese, USA
COL Patricia Jernigan, USA Ret.
CSM Evelyn Hollis, USA Ret.
First Female Army Rangers
MAJ Lisa Jaster, USAR
CPT Kristen Griest, USA
*1LT Shaye Haver, USA
Female Sentinels at Tomb of Unknowns
SSG Tonya D. Bell, USA 1998
SGT Heather L. Johnsen, USA 1996
SGT Danyell E. Wilson, USA 1997
SGT Ruth Hanks, USA 2017
Special Recognition of Champions Awards
Ruth VanDyke, USA Ret.
Dr. Yvonne Doll, LTC USA, Ret.
2018 Annual Summit, Capitol Hill, Washington, DC
General James C. McConville, US Army, the 2018 Annual Summit Keynote Speaker talks to the crowd about the importance of taking care of the Army’s greatest asset, its People.
The Honorable Gina S. Farrisee, Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration, Department of Veteran’s Affairs addresses the US Army Women’s Foundation 2018 Annual Summit.
James Beamesderfer, Prudential, Vice President for Veterans’ Initiatives talks to 2018 Summit attendees.
COL Adam Rocke, US Army, Retired, speaks to a guest.
US Army Women’s Foundation 2018 Annual Summit participants listen to the keynote speaker.
COL Patty Collins, US Army, Retired, and US Army Women’s Foundation 2017 Hall of Fame Inductee
CPT Drake, US Army Aviation (left) and Mr. Philip Seale, Wounded Warriors Have Families Too (right)
James Beamesderfer, Vice President for Veterans’s Initiatives, Prudential, shares a word with SGM Tolbert, US Army.
Ms. Marene Allison, World Wide Vice President for Information Security, Johnson & Johnson shared sage words of advice on the “Boots to Business” panel.
COL Angie Holbrook, US Army, Commander, Fort Belvoir Garrison
CPT Kristin Griest, US Army, US Army Women’s Hall of Fame 2018 Inductee
CPT Shaye Haver, US Army, US Army Women’s Foundation Hall of Fame 2018 Inductee
CSM Billie Jo Boersma, US Army, Retired, (left) and CSM Natasha Montgomery, US Army, (right) were members of the “First to Achieve: Army Women Leaders and Trailblazers Who Paved the Way” panel.
Two Summit guests pose for a picture.
“First to Achieve: Army Women Leaders and Trailblazers who Paved the Way” Panel members from left to right – CSM Billie Jo Boersma, US Army Retired; COL Patty Collins, US Army Retired; CPT Kristen Griest, US Army; CPT Shaye Haver, US Army; CSM Natasha Montgomery, US Army; and LTC Pat Locke, USA Retired
CW5 Phyllis Wilson, US Army Retired asks a question, while moderator, LTC Janelle Roberts, US Army Retired, stands by.
CSM Billie Jo Boersma, US Army, Retired, moderates the “First to Achieve: Army Women Leaders and Trailblazers Who Paved the Way” panel at the US Army Women’s Foundation 2018 Annual Summit.
A 2018 Summit participant asks a question.
LTC Isabel Sliver, US Army, Retired, and US Army Foundation Board of Directors Member addresses the 2018 Annual Summit.
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