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In the annual Marchand Leadership Lecture, Joanne Ramos, author of “The Farm,” will be joined by Samantha Skey, CEO of SHE Media, to discuss the role and possibilities of art in times of polarization.
This program is part of the annual Phyllis Marchand Leadership Lecture series.
About the Speakers:
Joanne Ramos was born in the Philippines and moved to Wisconsin when she was six. She graduated with a BA in Political Science from Princeton University. After working in investment banking and private-equity investing for several years, she became a staff writer at The Economist. She lives in New York City with her husband and three children. Ramos is on the board of The Moth, a storytelling/arts group that takes as one of its missions to use stories and the art of stories to increase empathy.
Samantha Skey is Chief Executive Officer of SHE Media, a top 10 lifestyle media company reaching 74M monthly unique visitors. SHE Media, including the flagship brands SheKnows, Flow, StyleCaster, Soaps and BlogHer, was acquired by Penske Media Corporation in March 2018.
From the organizers of the Phyllis Marchand Leadership Lecture at the Princeton Public Library:
The Marchand Lecture, dedicated to “inspiring excellence in community based leadership,” is an annual library event held in honor of Phyllis Marchand, Princeton Township’s longest serving mayor and a leader and leadership mentor in the community for five decades.
Phyllis Marchand, former Princeton Township mayor and Township Committee member, died in the spring of 2021, after serving in Princeton’s local government for 22 years, 14 of them as mayor. In addition to her government service, she had leadership roles in several community non-profits including: the D&R Greenway (she was chair of Board of Trustees at the time of her death); Princeton YWCA; McCarter Theatre; HomeFront; Planned Parenthood; the Coalition for Peace Action; the D&R Canal Commission; Princeton-Pettoranello Sister City Foundation; the New Jersey League of Municipalities; the Mercer Council for Alcohol and Drug Addiction; Corner House; the Jewish Center of Princeton; Cancer Care; the Princeton Garden Theatre; and the Lymphoma Research Foundation.
Community Room Accessibility:
-- Wheelchair accessible
-- Assistive listening system compatible with personal T-coil-enabled devices (compatible headphones also available for use during programs)
-- English-language subtitles for films (when available)
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AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Lectures & Panels | Author Talks | *Registration Requested |
TAGS: | Women's History Month |
