The Women’s Leadership Summit, will be held on March 8, 2024  featuring a diverse line-up of speakers and sessions including an inspirational keynote speaker, an opening plenary, and nine breakout sessions. Breakout session topics had three focus areas — professional development, personal growth, and community engagement — with all sessions reflective of JLNO’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Lelia Gowland

Keynote Speaker Lelia Gowland

Lelia (rhymes with “Amelia”) is a sought-after speaker and writer. She works with people and organizations that want to lead with authenticity to create happier, more effective teams.

Described as “the confidence fairy godmother we all need,” Lelia has delighted audiences ranging from experts in international shipping, to doctors, to fancy bartenders.

In addition to writing her much-loved weekly newsletter on authenticity, Lelia’s written over 150 articles in national publications including Huffington Post, Forbes, and Harper’s Bazaar. As a devoted fan of teen magazines growing up, she was particularly delighted when Cosmopolitan and Marie Claire profiled her for her affirming approach.

Her book You Got This: The Ultimate Negotiation Guide for Professional Women provides a “fresh and instantly applicable” toolkit for anyone ready to develop their own authentic voice in negotiation.

For more information on Lelia, please visit: https://www.leliagowland.com

Breakout Session 1 Speakers

Leadership

Fireside Chat- Conserving Your Community

Cara M. Lambright President & CEO City Park Conservancy
Moderator: Sara Hargrove Howard JLNO Ways and Means Council Director

Entrepreneurship

Starting Up: Launching a Small Business

Camille Terk Business Planning & Capital Raising Expert Terk Consulting, LLC	Evie Poitevent Sanders Director of Innovation & Entrepreneurship GNO, Inc.
Jolie Bernard Principal Owner & Chief Strategist The Bernard Group	Moderator: Blair Broussard JLNO Planning & Development Director

Personal Growth

Midlife and Menopause: What to Expect, Before and During

Emily Eustis Physician Assistant, Certified Ochsner Baptist	Kellye Ritter Nurse Practitioner Ochsner Baptist
Dr. Elizabeth Lapeyre Medical Doctor Ochsner Baptist	Moderator: Dale Ellen O’Neill JLNO Nominating Council Director

Breakout Session 2 Speakers

Beth Walker CEO Ochsner Baptist	Brandy Christian President & CEO, Port of New Orleans CEO, New Orleans Public Belt Railroad
Deanna Rodriguez President & CEO Entergy New Orleans	Moderator: Ashley Cangelosi Llewellyn JLNO President

Tara Quinn, PCC, CPCC, CDC

Founder and Certified Executive & Organizational Coach

Three Month Visa Coaching and Consulting

Introduction by: Rachel Robinson

JLNO Community Council Director

 

Personal Growth: Fireside Chat

Taking Up Space as a Woman

Sabrina Short

Founder and CEO

NOLAvate Black

Moderator: Hope Clay

JLNO Membership Council Director

Breakout Session 3 Speakers

Leadership

Trailblazers in the Legal Community

Judge Dana M. Douglas Judge United States Court of Appeals for Fifth Circuit	Jee Park Executive Director Innocence Project of New Orleans
Madeleine Landrieu Dean Loyola University College of Law	Moderator: Michelle Clark Payne JLNO President-Elect 2024-2025

Entrepreneurship

Women Founders: Building Your Business

Kaelin Bass CEO & Founder Kmboobies Boob Tape	Jennie Diemont President & Chief Creative Officer Deep Fried Advertising
Kelsey Campion Chief Sequin Officer Fringe + Co.	Moderator: Robin Carubba JLNO Business Council Director

Personal Growth: Workshop

Prioritizing Self-Care in Your Life

Dr. Alisha Reed

Founder

Your Self-Care Prescription, LLC

Introduction: Allison Shapiro Dandry

JLNO Communications Council Director