Join campGEN girls (grades 3-8) for Power Chats! At GEN we strive to inspire girls to think creatively and critically about their futures by connecting them with a community of passionate female leaders. That’s where you come in! Through interactive small group conversations, girls get the chance to ask questions about your career, what makes you feel confident, what community advocacy and leadership mean to you, and what insight you’d share with your 9-year-old self. We ask volunteers to simply open your heart and share with girls some of the tips and life lessons you’ve learned along the way.

Spots are limited and registration through Eventbrite is required. 

Each month the Young Women’s Alliance puts on a Speaker Series event that speaks to one or more of YWA’s four founding pillars: Lead, Educate, Network and Serve.

FREE FOOD, BEVERAGES (ALCOHOLIC and NON-ALCOHOLIC) AND PARKING provided for members. $18 for non-members

This month, we welcome Christine McCarey. She is a recognized diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) leader, public speaker, and recovering lawyer. She founded ImpactDEI to effect positive change at scale. Her company helps brands genuinely embed DEI initiatives to build shared value.

Before founding ImpactDEI, she founded and led RetailMeNot’s D&I Program with the support of committed colleagues. Under her leadership, the Program was recognized by Glass Door as #1 and Built in Austin as #2. She also founded and led RMN’s D&I Council, Women@RMN (an employee resource group), and Legal Operations.

Before RMN, Christine held business development and legal roles, including as General Counsel. Her experience spans the consumer goods, real estate, construction, professional services, and tech industries. She holds a law degree from the University of Virginia and a bachelor’s degree from James Madison University.

In addition to ImpactDEI, Christine supports emerging women leaders, particularly in underrepresented groups. She is a founding funder of and serves on the Organizing Committee for Emerge Texas, an affiliate of Emerge America. Emerge America recruits, trains, and provides a powerful network to Democratic women who want to run for office. In 2017, over 70% of Emerge America alumnae on the ballot won their races.

Photo by John Davidson