Host Committee Members

Who is planning this wonderful event for International Women's Day? Take a peek at the Host Committee Members!

Megan Nakra, Organizer Chicago Oxfam Action Corps : 
Research Scientist at Rush University Medical Center

Nancy Carpenter : 

Director of Member Relations for POPAI

James Marcell Robinson : 

Geological Engineer at Sullivan International Group

Lizzie Nolan : 

Vice President and Founding Member of Double Helix Group, a health and technology start-up located in 1871
Susana Perez : 

PhD Candidate in Literature at University of Chicago

Rachel Henry : 
Trade Marketing Coordinator at GrubHub Seamless
Simone Blake : 

Market Researcher at Volt

Sandra Agik : 
Clinical Research Associate

Kathryn Sokolowski, Organizer Chicago Oxfam Action Corps:  

Special Education Teacher Joliet Township High School

 

Sharing some Buzz(feed)

There's an awesome Buzzfeed article that's being passed around and we figured we'd share. Check it out and let us know what your favorite pictures are and why in the comment section!

Oxfam America Sisters on The Planet

The Oxfam America Sisters on the Planet have been posting about a bunch of awesome things for the past few years. If this is the first time you've heard about it, check it out here!

In a recent post by Danielle Nierenburg, co-founder of Food Tank (an uber-rad agriculture focused nonprofit worth learning more about), a recent food-policy boot camp is discussed as is the Daily Meal's list of the 50 Most Powerful People in Food in 2014.

Even cooler - the first person blog has an entire section devoted to stories about women and girls, so check it out!

Expo Details

We are very pleased to announce the details of the Oxfam Women in Decision Making Expo!

Where:
Lincoln Hall in the Levy Mayer Hall at the Northwestern University School of Law, 357 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 

Schedule:
10:30 Registration
11:00 Introduction and Panelist Discussion
12:30 Break for Networking Event
02:30 Adjourn 

Admission to the event is free and there will also be free food! 

If any details change, you can be sure we'll add and revise this post! Get excited!

(the above information is accurate as of 2/6/2014)