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Continuing Education
Email: continuing.ed@uwrf.edu
Phone: 715-425-3256
Join UW-River Falls in partnership with the UW-Green Bay Schreiber Institute for an engaging event featuring inspiring women leaders. You'll leave feeling energized, supported, and ready to advance on your leadership journey. Bring a friend or colleague to make it an even more memorable experience. Choose to participate virtually or attend in person.
A thrilling one-day event perfectly timed to capture the growing excitement in Green Bay around the NFL Draft! Scheduled earlier in the day to accommodate the busy lives of women balancing work, home, and community responsibilities.
Date: Feb. 27
Time: 2-5 p.m.
Cost: $50
Location: Livestream or in-person event at The Weidner, UW-Green Bay
Schedule:
Keynote, 3 p.m.- Alicia Pelton, Program Director for Coaching HER
Special Guest, 4:30 p.m.- Abbey Sutherland, NCAA Division I Head Women’s Volleyball Coach
Keynote Speaker
Alicia Pelton
Program Director, Coaching HER
Playing Outside the Lines: Breaking Barriers and Leading in Sport and Life
Pelton delves into how managing emotional and mental well-being through life's highs and lows has been key to overcoming barriers, embracing successes and pushing forward—breaking traditional boundaries in both sport and leadership along the way. Pelton is the program director for Coaching HER at the University of Minnesota Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, with over 30 years of experience in youth sports and a deep commitment to gender equity in athletics. With a unique perspective shaped by challenging societal norms, she has championed the advancement of girls' sports while advocating for women in leadership roles and promoting equitable policies in athletics.
Special Guest
Abbey Sutherland
NCAA Division I Head Women’s Volleyball Coach
More Than Just a Head Coach
Sutherland is an advocate for people and a promoter of holistic growth. Her credibility springs from her commitment to nurturing well-being and her success leading teams on and off the volleyball court. As an NCAA Division I Head Women’s Volleyball Coach and Senior Woman Administrator at UW-Green Bay, as well as a graduate of the NCAA Women Coaches Academy, Sutherland is on a mission to create environments and opportunities where individuals can thrive.