Women's Leadership Colloquium at UMW

July’s Coffee Talk, led by Brittany M. Doughty, CFP®, Financial Advisor, Vice President, Cary Street Partners, will be a remarkable session on “Affirming Financial Wellness.”

Join us for an engaging and interactive conversation focused on financial wellness and the unique opportunities and challenges women face throughout their financial lives. Whether you’re leading a business, managing a career, supporting a family, or balancing all three, this session will explore practical strategies for building financial confidence, reducing stress, and aligning your financial decisions with your personal and professional goals.

Networking is one of the most powerful tools for your professional development. At Coffee Talk, you have the chance to share experiences, learn from others, and grow alongside professionals from across the Fredericksburg region.

Learn more & register >> https://www.umw.edu/lcpw/coffee-talk/

Save the date for next month's Coffee Talk!

July’s Coffee Talk, led by Brittany M. Doughty, CFP®, Financial Advisor, Vice President, Cary Street Partners, will be a remarkable session on “Affirming Financial Wellness.”

Join us for an engaging and interactive conversation focused on financial wellness and the unique opportunities and challenges women face throughout their financial lives. Whether you’re leading a business, managing a career, supporting a family, or balancing all three, this session will explore practical strategies for building financial confidence, reducing stress, and aligning your financial decisions with your personal and professional goals.

Networking is one of the most powerful tools for your professional development. At Coffee Talk, you have the chance to share experiences, learn from others, and grow alongside professionals from across the Fredericksburg region.

Learn more & register >> https://www.umw.edu/lcpw/coffee-talk/

Last chance to register for tomorrow's Coffee Talk!

June’s Coffee Talk, led by Beth Williams, Executive Director for Human Resources at the University of Mary Washington, will be a remarkable session on “Affirming Your Emotional Intelligence.”

How can you increase your impact through Emotional Intelligence? In our fast-paced world, technical skills can get you in the door, but Emotional Intelligence is what makes you a leader, a collaborator, and a resilient professional. In this session, we’ll talk about moving beyond automatic reactions to a more intentional way of working and living with Emotional Intelligence.

Networking is one of the most powerful tools for your professional development. At Coffee Talk, you’ll have the chance to share experiences, learn from others, and grow alongside professionals from across the Fredericksburg region.

Last chance to register >> https://www.umw.edu/lcpw/coffee-talk/

Have you registered for next week's Coffee Talk?

June’s Coffee Talk, led by Beth Williams, Executive Director for Human Resources at the University of Mary Washington, will be a remarkable session on “Affirming Your Emotional Intelligence.”

How can you increase your impact through Emotional Intelligence? In our fast-paced world, technical skills can get you in the door, but Emotional Intelligence is what makes you a leader, a collaborator, and a resilient professional. In this session, we’ll talk about moving beyond automatic reactions to a more intentional way of working and living with Emotional Intelligence.

Networking is one of the most powerful tools for your professional development. At Coffee Talk, you’ll have the chance to share experiences, learn from others, and grow alongside professionals from across the Fredericksburg region.

Learn more & register >> https://www.umw.edu/lcpw/coffee-talk/

🌟 Speaker Spotlight: Beth Williams

We’re excited to welcome Beth Williams, Human Resources executive, facilitator, and certified life and leadership coach, as our featured speaker for Junes Coffee Talk!

She began her career in Human Resources with an international government contracting firm in the DC area, and has worked in various industries throughout her 30+ year - career. She currently serves as the Executive Director of Human Resources for the University of Mary Washington, her alma mater. Beth also has a broad spectrum of leadership experience in the Fredericksburg community, including service as a board member for Rappahannock United Way and Women United. Beth is a 2011 graduate of Leadership Fredericksburg and has enjoyed working as a mentor for the program in the years since then. Beth’s desire to make a positive difference in the lives of others and the organizations in which she’s worked continues to fuel her career and her coaching.

Join Beth on June 9th at 8:00 AM at 718 Venue for a powerful and practical conversation on workplace relationships.

👉 Register here: https://www.umw.edu/lcpw/coffee-talk/

Have you registered for next month's Coffee Talk?

June’s Coffee Talk, led by Beth Williams, Executive Director for Human Resources at the University of Mary Washington, will be a remarkable session on “Affirming Your Emotional Intelligence.”

How can you increase your impact through Emotional Intelligence? In our fast-paced world, technical skills can get you in the door, but Emotional Intelligence is what makes you a leader, a collaborator, and a resilient professional. In this session, we’ll talk about moving beyond automatic reactions to a more intentional way of working and living with Emotional Intelligence.

Networking is one of the most powerful tools for your professional development. At Coffee Talk, you’ll have the chance to share experiences, learn from others, and grow alongside professionals from across the Fredericksburg region.

Learn more & register >> https://www.umw.edu/lcpw/coffee-talk/

June’s Coffee Talk, led by Beth Williams, Executive Director for Human Resources at the University of Mary Washington, will be a remarkable session on "Affirming Your Emotional Intelligence."

How can you increase your impact through Emotional Intelligence? In our fast-paced world, technical skills can get you in the door, but Emotional Intelligence is what makes you a leader, a collaborator, and a resilient professional. In this session, we’ll talk about moving beyond automatic reactions to a more intentional way of working and living with Emotional Intelligence.

Networking is one of the most powerful tools for your professional development. At Coffee Talk, you’ll have the chance to share experiences, learn from others, and grow alongside professionals from across the Fredericksburg region.

Learn more & register >> https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/esugxay/lp/b0f3acce-3e69-47f9-be43-90ac005b4a3e

⏰ Don’t miss this month’s Coffee Talk!

Join us TOMORROW for “Affirming Workplace Relationships” with Alicia Turner.

Affirming Others. Strengthening Ourselves. Working Better Together.

Strong working relationships are at the heart of every successful team—but they don’t happen by accident. In this engaging and interactive session, participants will explore what it truly means to create affirming working relationships and how those relationships directly impact communication, performance, and workplace culture.

This session goes beyond theory to provide practical tools that can be applied immediately.

Participants will:

✔ Understand what affirming working relationships are—and why they matter
✔ Identify whether their current workplace relationships are supportive or strained
✔ Learn simple, powerful strategies rooted in care, curiosity, and communication
✔ Gain tools to strengthen relationships with colleagues, leaders, and teams
✔ Explore how to affirm themselves at work—even in challenging environments

This session is designed to be highly interactive, relatable, and actionable—giving attendees space to reflect, engage, and leave with clear next steps they can implement right away.

Whether you are leading a team or contributing as an individual, this experience will help you show up more intentionally, communicate more effectively, and build stronger, more affirming connections at work.

Networking is one of the most powerful tools for your professional development. At Coffee Talk, you’ll have the chance to share experiences, learn from others, and grow alongside professionals from across the Fredericksburg region.

👉 Secure your spot today: https://www.umw.edu/lcpw/coffee-talk/

🌟 Speaker Spotlight: Alicia Turner

We’re excited to welcome Alicia Turner, CEO & President of North Compass Solutions LLC, as our featured speaker for May’s Coffee Talk!

Alicia Turner is an operations and leadership practitioner and consultant for non-profit, commercial, and government organizations. She primarily focuses her engagements on developing leadership and team capacity through consulting projects that drive organizational strategy and process improvement.

With over 20+ years of leadership and operations management experience—including roles within a billion-dollar health care corporation as a Human Resources and Organizational Development executive and Chief Operations Officer—Alicia brings a depth of knowledge that resonates at every level of an organization.

Her broad industry and community experience allows her to connect with front-line staff, supervisors, middle management, senior leadership, and executives alike. Alicia's business philosophy is rooted in sharing her hard-earned experience and lessons learned, making complex challenges simple, and empowering leaders to build high-performance teams.

Join Alicia on May 12 at 8:00 AM at 718 Venue for a powerful and practical conversation on workplace relationships.

👉 Register here: https://www.umw.edu/lcpw/coffee-talk/