A mentorship training program that has graduated over 190 women in 13 years is launching its newest class of participants.
Game ChangeHer, offered through the Chattanooga Women’s Leadership Institute, delivers a combination of personal and professional development over 16 sessions to provide women with the tools to serve as effective mentors and leaders throughout the region.
After participants work through a module, they are paired as mentors with young women from Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy to apply their knowledge in real time. The program will run from August 2021 and will conclude with a graduation ceremony in May 2022.
This year’s 14 participants include: Bethany Gardner (Regions); Megan Freeman (Urban Story Ventures); Julianne Clark (Chattanooga Food Bank); Jenny Martin (EPB); Lori Cordell (Hamilton County); Renee Swafford (Koch Foods); Judy Torres (Advent Health); Lisi Chavarri (RE/MAX Realtor); LaToya Williams (City of Chattanooga); Liz Norell (Chattanooga State); Leanna Young (First Bank); Jessica Seard (HHM); Sue Luse (Astec Industries); Rebecca Sosebee (BCBST).
“I loved participating in the Game ChangeHer program and would highly recommend the experience to any woman seeking to network with professional women in the community, learn from women leaders who excel in their careers, as well as participate in a dynamic mentoring experience with the women leaders of the future,” said Martha Burkhart, Class of 2019-20 and co-chair of the 2021-22 Game ChangeHer Committee.