[Durham INC] Durham Women's Forum March 17

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

For Details, Contact:

Amy Blalock

Sr. Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 11253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at DurhamNC.gov

 

For Immediate Release:  March 8, 2011

 

Durham Hosts Women's Forum March 17

Event Celebrates Five Durham Women for their Contributions to the
Community; Reception R.S.V.P. Requested by March 11

 

What:              9th Annual Women's Forum - "Celebrating Women's
Success"

 

Who:               City of Durham Human Relations Department

 

When:             Thursday, March 17, 2011

Reception at 5 p.m. 

Forum from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

 

Where:            Durham City Hall

                        Council Chambers

                        101 City Hall Plaza, 1st Floor

Durham, N.C.  27701

 

Fast Facts:

*         Five successful Durham women will share their personal
experiences and insights on how they mastered challenges and overcame
obstacles on their roads to success.  Event attendees will also have an
opportunity to ask questions of the panelists.

 

*         Panelists include Diane Wilson, I-Team Troubleshooter with ABC
11 Eyewitness News; Casey Steinbacher, president and chief executive
officer of the Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce; Tracey Cline,
district attorney for Durham County; Pilar Rocha-Goldberg, president and
chief executive officer for El Centro Hispano; and Juanita Massenburg,
senior project manager for the City's Community Development Department. 

 

*         Attendance at this event is free and residents and the news
media are encouraged to attend. The forum will also be televised live on
DTV8, the City's government channel on Time Warner Cable channel 8, as
well as streamed on the City's website at www.DurhamNC.gov/DTV8.

 

*         For more information about this year's forum, or to R.S.V.P.
to attend the reception, contact Delilah Donaldson, human relations
manager for the City's Human Relations Department, at (919) 560-4107,
extension 24246 or via e-mail at Delilah.Donaldson at DurhamNC.gov.  

 

About the Human Relations Department

The City of Durham's Human Relations Department strives to improve race
and human relations in the City by working to eliminate discrimination
in the areas of employment, housing and public accommodations; and by
prioritizing community outreach and educational activities to meet the
needs of Durham's citizens. To learn more, visit 
www.DurhamNC.gov/departments/relations. 

 

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