The Center for Ethics in Society is proud to host Women of Influence, a three-part series devoted to topics relating to women’s success in business and governance.
Session Two: Maximizing the Mentor/Mentee Relationship (March 15, 5-7pm)
An exceptional mentor can help propel your career in numerous ways. Panelists in this session will discuss their experience with mentorship, and how it helped them grow their careers and the careers of those they mentor. More importantly, they will discuss how business and governance are improved when people are supported and encouraged by those around them.
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This three-part series will examine challenges and opportunities in getting a career started, the importance of a good mentor in professional development, and the courage, creativity, and patience required for innovative entrepreneurship. Research indicates that companies and organizations with a greater number of women at the executive or board level tend to perform better financially. Consequently, allowing women to progress without glass ceilings or sticky floors is a good business decision, as well as a great benefit to the economy and society overall, particularly in a context of talent shortage. Parity at the decision-making level of an organization is crucial. Enabling women at all levels to achieve career advancement creates a pipeline of female talent and increases the representation of women in sectors where they have historically been underrepresented.
Sponsored in part by the NH Business Review.
Location Information
The series will take place in the Dana Center at Saint Anselm College.
All members of the public are welcome to join us for one or all three sessions!
Contact Information
Hannah Beaudry
Program Coordinator - Center for Ethics in Society
603-641-7230
hbeaudry@anselm.edu
Additional Information
Session Two Panelists
Linda Johnson (moderator): Attorney Linda Johnson is a Director with the law firm of McLane Middleton, Professional Association where she serves as Vice-Chair of the firm’s Education Law Group. Linda focuses her practice on understanding and serving the needs of independent day and boarding schools. She is recognized as a national authority on student and campus safety issues, risk management, crisis response, employment law and independent school law issues. Linda has also been named as a leading labor and employment law attorney in a survey of the legal profession conducted by Business New Hampshire Magazine. She is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell which is the highest rating for legal ethics and services. She is listed in Woodward's Best Lawyers in America for both employment and education law, and in New England Super Lawyers. Linda is the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the New Hampshire Women’s Foundation. She has been selected as an Outstanding Business Woman of New Hampshire by N.H. Business Review, was awarded the Philip Holman Gender Equality Award, and was a recipient of the Jon Meyer Civil Rights Award and Marilla Ricker woman lawyer of the year. In 2019 and 2021 (the only two years of the award), she was selected by New Hampshire Business Review as part of the “New Hampshire 200” The Granite State’s Most Influential Business Leaders.
Angie Lane: Angie Lane serves as the Executive Director of Red River Theatres, a nonprofit independent cinema in Concord. A graduate of the University of New Hampshire with a bachelor's degree in communications, Angie brings significant experience in development, community relations, event creation, management, and marketing. Past roles include stints with New Hampshire Public Radio, the Concord Monitor, SiverTech, and Company C. Actively engaged in community efforts, Angie currently serves as a director for the New England Foundation for the Arts, the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce and Creative Guts. She likewise serves on advisory boards for the Currier Museum of Art and The Concord Coalition. In 2016, Angie was named Concord Young Professional of the Year and in 2018 was honored as part of the New Hampshire Union Leader's Forty Under 40 initiative. Angie grew up in Pembroke, N.H. and currently lives in Manchester with her partner Will, bonus-son Zeke and the cat of her dreams, Finn.
Sara Bee Pichette: Sara Bee Pichette is an Intermediary Sales & Business Development Senior Associate at Impax Asset Management, a specialty asset manager focused on the transition to a more sustainable economy in Portsmouth. Sara has been in the Financial Services Industry for almost a decade, working at Transamerica, BlackRock and Merrill Lynch. Sara holds Certified Private Wealth Advisor and Chartered SRI (Sustainable Responsible Impact) Counselor professional designations. Sara is a proud Manchester West High graduate who returned home to New Hampshire after earning her degree at the University of Colorado at Boulder and living in Denver and Nashville. Sara now lives in Manchester and enjoys being active in the community. She is passionate about empowering youth and serves on the Board of Directors of Manchester Police Athletic League (MPAL) and Mill Falls Charter School. She also coached a youth girls lacrosse team through the Boys & Girls Club of Manchester. Sara graduated from the Manchester Chamber’s Leadership Greater Manchester program in 2020 and was honored and humbled to receive a Good Samaritan Award from the Pastoral Counseling Services in 2020. Sara and her husband, Neil, live in the North End with their daughter, Skadi, and dog, Simba. They enjoy spending time outdoors skiing, biking and boating.
Laura Simões: Laura serves as the executive director of the Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications. Laura brings a strong background in strategic communications, and has managed outreach, crisis aversion and public policy campaigns for nonprofits, corporations, and local, state and federal government. She is a former staff member for U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, the Episcopal Church of NH and the NH Charitable Foundation. She has a B.S. in Communications, an M.B.A. and is a candidate for her PhD in Applied Linguistics, Communications & Language. Laura has served an adjunct professor in communications at Southern NH University. She is a partner in Wash Street, an innovative laundry services company based in Manchester, NH. She is a former Selectman for a town of 6000, a former Commissioner on Human Rights for the State of New Hampshire, as well as a current and former leader on statewide nonprofit boards of directors.
Katie Benway: Katie Benway Yerkes is a certified life coach, speaker, and author. Over the course of 13 years, Katie has worked with more than 11,000 individuals one-on-one and in small group settings, exploring the deepest human experiences, including death, grief, trauma, and life-altering change. Katie created Intrepid Eleven, LLC, in 2010, and began meeting with clients face-to-face at her office in Concord, NH.
Prior to creating Intrepid Eleven, Katie spent 12 years in corporate settings as a marketing and communications professional, including serving as the Marketing Director for the City of Manchester, NH, and as Director of Public Affairs at Granite State College. She served on the Board of Directors of Northeast Delta Dental, chairing the Corporate Governance and Executive committees, as well as serving two years as Board Chair, during her nine-year tenure.
As a volunteer, Katie co-founded and served as Board President of the Manchester Young Professionals Network, served as a Board member and Board President of the YWCA of Greater Manchester and was a Big Sister for ten years through Big Brothers Big Sisters. Katie was named 2010 Mentor of the Year by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Manchester, received a Good Samaritan Award from Pastoral Counseling Services in Manchester, NH, was named to the Union Leader’s 40 under Forty list in 2006, and was named a Rising Star by Business New Hampshire Magazine.
