“BE ALL YOU CAN BE”

 

MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2023
AUSA – 2023 Annual Meeting & Exposition
Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Room 202B  1300-1500

Schedule

2023 Leadership Symposium at the AUSA Annual Meeting

“Be All You Can Be”

WELCOME REMARKS

BG Anne Macdonald, (Ret) USA, President of the U.S. Army Women’s Foundation

        KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

COL Clydea Prichard-Brown
Chief of Staff, 1st Theater Sustainment Command

COL Clydellia Prichard-Allen
J1, Joint Task Force, Military District of Washington

       PANEL DISCUSSION
       “The Limitless Possibilities of Army Women – Be All You Can Be”
Moderator:  CW5 (Ret) Phyllis Wilson

       PANELISTS:
CW5 Yolondria Dixon-Carter
Senior Chief Warrant Officer Advisor to the Chief of Staff of the Army
MAJ Sidney Jaques
       Chief, Plans and Operations IPPS-A
CSM JoAnn Naumann
        Command Sergeant Major, US Army Special Operations Command
CSM Tonya Sims
       Former Command Sergeant Major, 82nd Sustainment Brigade

CLOSING REMARKS

This year, the U.S. Army Women’s Foundation partnered with AUSA to present an exceptional group of Army leaders who shared their leadership experiences, philosophies, challenges, and wisdom at the 2023 Army Women’s Leadership Symposium. Following opening remarks by BG (Retired) Anne Macdonald was the dynamic keynote address featuring COL Clydea Prichard-Brown, Chief of Staff, 1st Theater Sustainment Command, and COL Clydellia Prichard-Allen, J1, Joint Task Force, MDW, who talked about their path to “being all they can be,” and their passion for assisting others through the foundation of the Female Mentoring Morale Program platform that provides mentoring and professional development. Their presentation was followed by a panel discussion entitled “The Limitless Possibilities of Army Women – Be All You Can Be,” moderated by CW5 (Ret) Phyllis Wilson. The panel was exceptional and included the input of the panelists CW5 Yolondria Dixon-Carter, Senior Chief Warrant Officer Advisor to the Chief of Staff of the Army; MAJ Sidney Jaques, Chief, Plans and Operations IPPS-A; CSM JoAnn Naumann, Command Sergeant Major, US Army Special Operations Command; and CSM Tonya Sims, Former Command Sergeant Major, 82nd Sustainment Brigade.