On April 25, 2019, Betty LaMarr, Founder and President of EmpowHer Institute hosted the 2nd Annual Girls to Greatness Teen Summit: Empowered To Lead, Presented by JP Morgan Chase. Over 40 women gave of their time to inspire and empower young girls for the day.
“EmpowHer is a collective of ‘sisterhood’ and a passion to “pay it forward”. It takes us all to help build a future for our girls and women everywhere. We know all too well that our girls “Can’t be what they can’t see”! The EmpowHer experience is about exposure, encouragement and experiences” says LaMarr.
The goal of this Summit was to motivate over 350 EmpowHer Academy middle-school girls by exposing them to many different career opportunities in various industries. The Summit included a day of interactive workshops with renowned business professionals, student presentations scored by selected notable judges along with the 6th Annual PATHMAKER Awards Luncheon & Ceremony and guided tour of Los Angeles Southwest College campus life.
- Leaders at the Summit
- Student Attendees
- Breakfast time
- EmpowHer Academy teachers
- Winning Team-Watts Learning Center
- Presentation Winners
- Honoree, Kimberly Anyadike
- Honoree, Noramay Cadena
- Mentor Sponsors
- Youngest pilot, Kimberly Anyadike
- Board members, Diedra Porche, Tony Baylis
- Emcee, Adrienne Lawrence
- Gifts for the teens
- UCLA Community School
- Rams Cheerleaders