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Women in Sports Leadership

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[vc_row][vc_column][mk_fancy_title size=”24″ font_family=”none”]Participate in this community dialogue about the various roles women play in the field of athletic sports.[/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1551195832413{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]After viewing our “Breaking Barriers: Sports for Change” exhibition, created in partnership with ESPN, guests will be able to participate in this community dialogue about the various roles women play in the field of Athletic Sports.[/vc_column_text][mk_padding_divider][vc_text_separator title=”Guest Speakers” title_align=”separator_align_left”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][mk_circle_image heading_title=”Andrea Carter” src=”https://www.civilandhumanrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/andrea-carter-pic-640×960-1.jpg”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][mk_padding_divider][mk_padding_divider][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1551196811623{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]As Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility and Inclusion for the Atlanta Hawks & State Farm Arena, Andrea Carter leads initiatives seeking to improve local communities and help grow the sport of basketball and the Hawks brand.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][mk_padding_divider][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][mk_circle_image heading_title=”Renee Montgomery” src=”https://www.civilandhumanrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/renee_montgomery-dmid1-5gq117n7z-640×360.jpg”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][mk_padding_divider][mk_padding_divider][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1551196412422{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]A basketball player for the Atlanta Dream of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). She won national championships with the UConn Huskies in 2009, and with the Minnesota Lynx in 2015 and 2017.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][mk_padding_divider][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][mk_circle_image heading_title=”Moderator Melani Carter” src=”https://www.civilandhumanrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_5599.jpg”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][mk_padding_divider][mk_padding_divider][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1552316100897{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Melani Carter is a sports content producer and writer. She offers over seven years of experience in the sports industry working for top media companies such as Turner Sports and ESPN. Now, as a sports content producer, her mission is to empower women who want to be seen and heard in sports media.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][mk_padding_divider][vc_text_separator title=”Program Partners” title_align=”separator_align_left”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”43458″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][mk_padding_divider][vc_single_image image=”27412″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Details

Date:
March 21, 2019
Time:
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Cost:
Free

Event Space

Center for Civil and Human Rights
100 Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd
Atlanta, GA 30313 United States
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