Women’s Summit Past Presenters
Women’s Summit Past Presenters
Julie Lancaster
President of Lancaster Leadership; Cultivating Lifelong Leaders. Leadership Coach, Trainer, & Consultant
Keynote session: Attention management: managing priorities, energy, and dynamics
Julie Lancaster knows that being a leader takes guts. Before being the founder of Lancaster Leadership, she walked the talk. Julie first found her calling decades ago as a rock-climbing instructor. She helped thousands to look challenge in the face, to be vulnerable, to enthusiastically strive for tall goals, and to celebrate hard work together. Through finding her calling, she found her true voice. Today, as the President of Lancaster Leadership, she now supports others to delight in their successes and overcome their challenges. She has been honored to be Dean of Education, Career Services Director, Entrepreneur of the Month, Businesswoman of the Month, and Adjunct Instructor of the Year, and to support outstanding clients as a leadership coach, consultant, and trainer in many sectors. Now with decades of leadership in the U.S. and beyond, her experience guides her practice. Although she travels around the country working with teams who aspire to flourish, she calls Flagstaff, Arizona home. Learn more about Julie: www.LancasterLeadership.com
Deborah Ostreicher
President of Distinguished Communications; Speaker, Author, Leader & Award Winning Business Woman
Keynote session: Female Assertiveness and Powerful Presenting for Women Professionals
Deborah Ostreicher has spent over 25 years in leadership positions around the globe, including as Marketing Director for a multi-national hi-tech company in Central Europe, as Events Manager for Prince Charles in the U.K. and most recently as the Vice President of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. She is now the President of Distinguished Communications, an international firm that dramatically improves communication for individuals, teams and entire companies. She is recognized as an expert presenter and communication coach. In fact, she is constantly flattered by the awards she receives; from “Athena” to “Business Woman of the Year” to “Most Influential” to “Most Outstanding”. She created Distinguished Communications because she is passionate about communication and about sharing her secrets with others so that they can achieve success. Her undergraduate degree in Liberal Arts is from the University of Maryland, College Park; her MBA is from the American University, Washington, D.C., and her certificate in Leadership Communications is from Harvard University, Boston. Learn more about Deborah: www.DistinguishedComm.com
Marney Babbitt-Pierce
Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator; Dare to Lead: The Four Skillsets of Courage
Keynote session: Dare to Lead: The Four Skillsets of Courage
Marney knows that courageous leaders are developed, not born. Her interest in applying evidence-based techniques to leadership challenges lead her to the work of Dr. Brené Brown, which she now shares in Dare to Lead workshops across the United States. In her day job, Marney supports clients as they make change to choose a healthy lifestyle. Previously, Marney helped young girls discover their limitless potential as the Council Director of Girls on the Run of Northern Arizona. A mentor at heart, Marney started her career in Higher Education supporting students as they forged their path into the world. Marney has been recognized for her contributions to the Northern Arizona community: Athena Young Professional Award, Northern Arizona University College of Health Sciences Community Partner of the Year, Greater Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce 20 Under 40, and Leaders & Entrepreneurs Women of Sedona- Verde Valley. A third generation Arizonan, Marney calls Clarkdale her home. Learn more about Marney: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marney-babbitt/
Cierra Winters
B.S. Fitness Wellness, ACE Personal Trainer; Head Coach at Orangetheory Fitness Flagstaff, Fitness Professional, Lululemon Ambassador
Breakout session: The Art of Kicking Ass
Cierra is one of the first graduates of the Fitness Wellness program at Northern Arizona University. She has been leading fitness classes for more than 10 years, managing three of the studios that she has worked at. Her work is her passion, and she is dedicated to not only helping others achieve the physical results they desire but also to improving their overall quality of life and happiness. She believes that fitness begins with creating strong, positive habits, and is committed to being the driving force of direction that others need.
Ivy Banks
Assistant Vice President, Student Affairs, Engagement & Inclusive Excellence , Northern Arizona University
Breakout session: Engagement & Inclusive Excellence
Ivy Banks earned her Masters in Education from Northern Arizona University and her Juris Doctor from the University of Akron. With over 15 years of executive leadership experience in private industry and higher education, Ivy specializes in educating others on the value of leading with inclusion, diversity and equity. Ivy is heavily involved in the community, serving as a member of the historic Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc and the White Dove Foundation of Arizona. Her awards and accolades include: Akron BLSA Alumni of the Year, NAU LGBTQIA Commission Ally of the Year and the Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Award. Lean more about Ivy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivy-banks-esq/
Kate Carey
Owner of A Blissful Life
Breakout session: Cultivate Wholeness through Self-Care
Kate Carey is a personal growth enthusiast who finds meaning in life by sharing what she has learned on her journey with open-hearted souls. At the end of her life, she would most like to be remembered for being a soul-awakener, a joy-revealer and all around wise woman who was generous of spirit. A native Arizonan, Kate is a married mother of two amazing young people and splits her time between NAU and her craft business, A Blissful Life. Learn more about Kate: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ablissfullife/
Erin Widman
Owner of The Yoga Experience
Breakout session: Embody Your Learning: Move on your Momentum
Erin Widman is the owner of The Yoga Experience, a yoga studio that has been offering Flagstaff top quality yoga instruction for over 20 years. She is passionate about enhancing the health and well-being not only of her students but also the community as a whole. Her specialty is training teachers to be clear, effective and profound in their ability to communicate and teach. She has degrees in both Human Psychology and Environmental Planning and is the author of Sleeping Bag Yoga: For Hikers, Bikers, and Paddlers. Learn more about Erin: https://www.theyogaexperience.com/teachers/
Jeannie Duncan
JSDuncan LLC Coaching
Breakout session: 4 Essential Coaching Skills to Help Others GROW (without solving it for them)
Jeannie works with brilliant leaders to make a big difference in the world. Her passion is helping technical experts who become organizational leaders align their quest for excellence with the talents and well-being of their teams and organizations, and fully takeoff on their path to stardom. Jeannie has 25 years of corporate executive experience in talent management and organizational development roles across the U.S., Middle East, Southeast Asia and South America. With her support, leaders have shifted organizational cultures to strengthen engagement and contribution at all levels and re-engineered talent management processes resulting in increased productivity and unparalleled employee and community loyalty. To broaden her impact, she founded her executive coaching business, JSDuncan LLC, in 2014. She now serves the top executives who need her most, across a broad range of industries, to create successful, healthy, mutually-rewarding and thriving workplaces everywhere. A graduate of Fielding Graduate University’s Evidence Based Coaching Program and certified in group coaching, Jeannie also has three Master’s degrees―in Educational Administration, Human Resources Management and Development, and Organizational Development―and her PhD in Human and Organizational Systems. Learn more about Jeannie: https://www.differentkindofsmart.com