Celebrate 2025
Winning Her Way
Join us on February 27 for a highly engaging event and connect with other amazing women.
Celebrate 2025 is a one-day event taking place Thursday, February 27, at The Weidner, 2-5 p.m. The date is a nod to the building excitement in Green Bay around the NFL Draft. The earlier time respects women’s many responsibilities at work, home and in their communities.
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A Special In-Person Event
Thursday, February 27
2-5 p.m.
The Weidner, UW-Green Bay
During this highly engaging event, you'll connect with other amazing women. You will leave feeling energized and supported on your own leadership journey (and the journeys of those you lead), with the tools to help you get there. Feel free to grab a friend, co-worker or a whole group and make it a wonderful afternoon! Our speakers will be female sports champions who have evolved their sports experience into business and advocacy. This year’s theme is “Winning Her Way,” which reads both in an athletic and business sense. It also works with the distinctive qualities of female leadership.
Tickets are $50 for non-members. Members receive a 25% discount. UW-Green Bay students, faculty and staff attend free by registering with their UWGB email. Register today!
Afternoon Agenda
Networking
2 p.m.
Cash bar & appetizers. Visit & network with members & friends of the Institute.
Keynote
3 p.m.
Listen to Alicia Pelton, Program Director for Coaching HER.
Special Guest
4:30 p.m.
Get inspired by Abbey Sutherland, NCAA Division I Head Women’s Volleyball Coach.
Social
5 p.m.
Enjoy dessert & cash bar while you mix & mingle.
Keynote Speaker
Playing Outside the Lines: Breaking Barriers and Leading in Sport and Life
Alicia Pelton
Program Director, Coaching HER
Alicia delves into how managing emotional and mental well-being through life's highs and lows has been key to overcoming barriers, embracing successes and pushing forward—breaking traditional boundaries in both sport and leadership along the way. Alicia Pelton is the program director for Coaching HER at the University of Minnesota Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, with over 30 years of experience in youth sports and a deep commitment to gender equity in athletics. With a unique perspective shaped by challenging societal norms, she has championed the advancement of girls' sports while advocating for women in leadership roles and promoting equitable policies in athletics.
special guest
Abbey Sutherland is more than just a Head Coach.
She is an advocate for people and a promoter of holistic growth. Her credibility springs from her commitment to nurturing well-being and her success leading teams on and off the volleyball court. As an NCAA Division I Head Women’s Volleyball Coach and Senior Woman Administrator at UW-Green Bay, as well as a graduate of the NCAA Women Coaches Academy, Abbey is on a mission to create environments and opportunities where individuals can thrive.
Thank You Sponsors
We are grateful for the generous sponsors who support our mission to advance women and create a strong, equitable workforce.
Speaker Sponsor
Capital Credit Union has a long history of serving our members, employees, and our communities. Since 1934, we have been a part of Northeast Wisconsin and have been striving to help our members achieve greater financial freedom.
Education Sponsors
Networking Sponsors
Inspiration Sponsors
- Management Women Inc.
- New North
- The Utech Group
- Wisconsin Women's Council
Inspiration Sponsor
- Cofrin School of Business
Live Across the State
Partners from across Wisconsin will be watching a livestream of the event.
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Want to know More?
Please let us know if we can answer any questions. We hope you will join us in May for an exciting and inspirational event. If interested or if you would like to learn more, please contact the Schreiber Institute for Women's Leadership.