Michigan City Area Schools: Women Supporting Girls

Women-in-leadership-article-2017Women in Leadership of LaPorte County recently presented a check for $500 to the LaPorte County Career and Technical Education program, in support of the "N.E.W. (Non-traditional Employment for Women) Conference."

The annual conference, which introduces middle school girls from across the county to careers in which women are typically under-represented, was held at the A. K. Smith Center in Michigan City on October 17. Pictured are Women in Leadership Board Members (L-R) Sherri Waddle-Cummings, President Elect; Jerra Barnes LaPorte County CTE Counselor; Fonda Owens, Board Member; Nancy Robinson, Secretary; Kim Presley, Treasurer; and Nancy Nelson Taylor, President.