Sponsored by the College of Business, the College of Communication and Information, the College of Social Work and the Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship, the four-hour event drew more than 300 participants from FSU and the Tallahassee community, double the number attending the first conference in 2014.
Workshops covered practical areas such as mapping career strategy, advocacy, work and life balance, personal finance, negotiations, women in tech careers, and civic and community engagement.
The workshop titled "Mapping Career Strategy" was presented by business alumnae Cristina Larkin (MAR '92), chief operating officer, Spero Therapeutics; Krista Campbell (MAN '97/MBA '06), chief operating officer, FBMC Benefits Management Inc.; and Virginia "Ginny" Dailey (Multinational Business Operations '96/JD '99), partner, Panza Maurer & Maynard.
Other notable panelists included Nina Ashenafi-Richardson, Leon County judge; Kathleen Daly, associate vice president for University Relations at FSU; Kristin Dozier, Leon County commissioner; Holly Raschein, state representative for District 120, Florida House of Representatives; and Claudia Villegas, Student Senate president pro tempore, FSU Student Government Association.
"Always be learning and always reflect on what's important to you and what's important to your family," Campbell said.