WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT LUNCHEON

In This Issue

Female Veterans

Recognized

Men Step Up to

Serve

Luncheon Panel

Talks Empowerment

OVER 100 GUESTS ATTEND INAUGURAL EVENT

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MJC Women’s Empowerment Luncheon

The purpose of the

Women’s Empowerment

Luncheon is to bring

together members of our

community, MJC staff

and MJC students to

educate and celebrate

women’s empowerment.

The luncheon is a free

event open to anyone.

The event is hosted by

Campus Life & Student

Learning.

The event is paid for by

ASMJC through the

Student Activity Fee.

MJC Female Veterans Celebrated Modesto Junior College is home to over 50 female veterans. This

past semester the MJC Foundation awarded a program grant to

Veterans Services to incorporate female veterans into the

Women’s Empowerment Luncheon.

The female veterans in attendance were given a commemorative

pen. Additionally, Katie Jaycox presented each veteran with a

certificate on behalf of Congressman Josh Harder.

MJC Men Step Up to Serve An added bonus to this very powerful event was the men who

stepped up to serve food, refill drinks and breakdown the event

when it was over.

Members of Campus Life, ASMJC and Veterans Services took the

lead to show their appreciation for those in attendance.

LUNCHEON PANEL TALKS EMPOWERMENT The Women’s Empowerment Luncheon featured an all-star lineup of empowered women.

Campus Life and Student Learning/Veterans Services Program Specialist Megan Lee served

as mistress of ceremonies. The panel included Adrenna Alkhas, Amanda Cannon, Erica

Ormsby and Nancy Salmeron.

Alkhas is the Marketing and Communications Director for the Stanislaus County Fair in

addition to teaching part time at MJC. She is also the author of EMPOWHER: Empowering

Young Women. Cannon is a U.S. Army Veteran and Research Analyst for MJC. Ormsby is

President and Co-founder of Lighthouse Global and the author of I Am Happy Healthy Free:

How to Become the Person Who Lived Their Dreams. Salmeron is the founder of Believe

Change Become and the author of Believe Change Become: Remembering Who You Were

Destined to Be.

“Ladies, we have to pull

each other up. We have

to empower each other

instead of tearing each

other down.”

Adrenna Alkhas

___________________

“It is important to be

resilient and kind.

Resiliency is what builds

us, it’s a great word.”

Erica Ormsby

___________________

“Leadership is about

knowing when to lead

and when to follow. In

the Army that will save

your life.”

Amanda Cannon

___________________

“You cannot fail if you do

not stop trying. Ladies,

we must always keep

trying.”

Nancy Salmeron

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SAVE THE DATE

2nd Annual

Women’s

Empowerment

Luncheon

March 6, 2020

Coming Next Year…..

Women’s

Empowerment

Awards

Community

Empowerment Award

MJC Employee

Empowerment Award

MJC Student

Empowerment Award

MJC Male Mentor

“I stand before you all

today on the shoulders

of all the powerful

women who paved the

path.”

- Flerida Arias

Interim MJC Vice President of

Student Services

“The purpose of this

event is to have an

honest and powerful

discussion about

empowering women.”

- Harloveleen Hundal

ASMJC President