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Director’s Report: Looking Forward…To Looking Back!
This week while driving from one side of the city to the other, a billboard caught my attention: “Girls should learn history. And make it.” The quote is credited to Malala Yousafzai, who grew up in Pakistan and has become an outstanding activist for female education...

Member Spotlight: Nicole Coffey
Occupation? Marketing, Business Development & Client RelationsMarketing Coordinator - RaganSmith College/University attended? Emory University, Atlanta, GA Tell us a little about you (short bio ~150 words). I am a...
Director’s Report: Let’s Talk About Jobs, Baby.
ICYMI, the most recent jobs report is out and it is something we need to pay attention to. According to Axios writer, Emily Peck, men's labor force participation rate was up to 70% in January, according to numbers from the...
Director’s Report: Welcome 2022 Board of Directors
Chattanooga Women’s Leadership Institute (CWLI) is pleased to announce Autumn Witt Boyd, Attorney and Founder of Law Office of Autumn Witt Boyd, as the Chair of the 2022 Board of Directors. CWLI has also added three new board...

Member Spotlight: Kelsey Gaines
Occupation? Project Management in Real Estate Development and Construction College/University attended? UTC – Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering, TNTech - MBA Tell us a little about you (short bio ~150 words). I have lived in Chattanooga for the past 13 years. My...
CWLI Partners with Shelley Prevost of Big Self School to Launch New Leadership Track
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (January, 2022) -- CWLI is pleased to announce their newest Leadership Track, Elevating Performance: Inner Leadership, in partnership with Shelley Prevost of Big Self School. The 4-month intensive training is designed for proactive leaders who want...
Director’s Report: 2022, A New Era
It has been said that to every era there is order, disorder, and reorder. The funny thing about this, though, is that we can only ever experience it in retrospect. In other words, we can only organize this pattern through the lens of history. I’m sure the people...

Member Spotlight: Zennia Nesmith
Occupation? Executive Director of a nonprofit called Empowered Connections. I am an adult college student at Chattanooga State majoring in Psychology. College/University attended? Chattanooga State Community College Tell us a little about you (short bio ~150 words). ...
Director’s Report: What is your hope for you in 2022?
Ladies, We find ourselves once again preparing to enter a new year. Normally, I do not begin my Director’s Report with a quote, but it seems rather appropriate in this instance. American author Melody Beattie once said, “the new year stands before us, like a chapter...