"As a longtime supporter of the YWCA and the mission of empowering women, I am thrilled to be a part of this leadership development program. I have had opportunities to work with many tremendous men and women. This is an opportunity for personal and community investment in the rich resource of women's leadership, which is central to the success of a business, family, community and nation."

-Elizabeth Kearney

                                        6.7 CEUs are available through Minnesota Sate university Mankato, Extended  Learning  

The YWCA and the Mankato Business and Professional Women's organization (BPW) are proud to sponsor the Elizabeth Kearney Women's Leadership Development Program. This program builds skills and mentors women to become future leaders in our workplaces and community.

This is a gender specific leadership development program that takes a cohort of 30 women through nine months of capacity building, mentoring and support. It focuses on the unique challenges women face in becoming leaders in our workplace and community.

Holly Anthony

Anthony Office Solutions, LLC

Pam Jagdfeld

United Prairie Bank

Mari Riquelme

Read it Again

Beth Bachtle

Greater Mankato CVB

Carrie Watkins- Jeffrey

Volunteer, Domestic Engineer

Dawn Schaefer

Creative Ad Solutions

Janice Berndt

Greater Mankato Growth

Chantill Kahler- Royer

Bolton and Menk INc.

Dana Schneider

Taylor Corporation

Laura Bowman

Greater Manakto United Way

Lynn Kuechle

MSU- Mankato

Jennifer Shain

Taylor Corporation

Pat Brandstad

Eden Praire Public Schools

Becky Kunst

LEEP

Lynn Shiery

UCC

"The Elizabeth Kearney Women's Leadership Development Program has transformed the way I view my role as a leader. The program has taught me how to live in my areas of strength and to be deliberate in how I lead my life. I feel I have renewed energy to help me make a difference at my workplace, in the community, and with my family. The program has provided an exceptional networking opportunity to meet and work with amazing women from diverse backgrounds. My confidence as a leader has increased exponentially and I know I can lead both a successful and happy life".

Kari Juni

Director of Customer Relations- Hickory Tech

"The Women's Leadership Program has given me a glimpse into my community I didn't have before. It made me look inside as well as outside myself. We were a powerful, enthusiastic group of women that has dormant dreams awakened; internal challenges calling us to a new level. Each month we heard women share their real-life stories on how they impacted their world. It made me realize. ..I'm just like her and if she can change her world, I can to! Every month we walked away with a new set of tools to use in our lives; things that no one can take away from us. Now it's our turn to use them change our world. What a great gift that we will keep on giving. Thanks for this opportunity."

Press On!

Julie Hawker

Outsource Training Providers, LLC