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Women’s Breakfast: Women Leading with Courage and Bravery

September 27 @ 7:30 am - 9:30 am

Please join us for our 2024 ACHE of North Texas annual Women’s Breakfast, with this year’s theme: Women Leading with Courage and Bravery.

Pamela Bryant
Senior Vice President & Chief Supply Chain Officer
Parkland Health

Lauren Fisher
Sales for Labcorp
Trainer & Author

VR Small
Founder/CEO
Veteran Women’s Enterprise Center

Leora Westbrook
President of Workforce Strategy & Optimization
AMN Healthcare

 

A big thanks to AMN Healthcare for hosting us for this event!

 

Speakers’ Bios:

Pamela Bryant is the Senior Vice President & Chief Supply Chain Officer for Parkland Health. Parkland is one of the largest public hospitals in the country with more than 1 million patient visits annually. Pamela has over 25 years of supply chain experience and leads a team of over 200 personnel and is responsible for all aspects of the supply chain, including procurement, strategic sourcing, informatics, logistics, distribution, vendor management, and equipment/asset management. She has a proven track record in driving cost reductions, supporting dynamic growth, implementing new initiatives, improving operational efficiencies, and driving supplier diversity.

Pamela earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, and her Master of Business Administration degree from Averett University in Danville, Virginia. She is an advisory board member of The Association for Health Care Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM) and previously served as president of the local North Texas chapter. She also serves as the Board Vice Chair for the Dallas Fort Worth Minority Supplier Development Council (DFWMSDC) is the Board Finance Chair of the Women’s Business Council Southwest (WBCS) and is a founding member of the Global Health Exchange’s (GHX) Customer Advisory Board.

Lauren Fisher: From Welfare Mom to Empowering Leader

Lauren’s incredible journey from being a welfare mom to amassing 30 years of experience in training and development as well as achieving a successful career in sales with the Fortune 500 company LabCorp, is nothing short of inspiring. At LabCorp, a global life sciences company with over 60,000 employees, Lauren has trained hundreds in both corporate and personal settings.

As a certified Jack Canfield Success Principles Trainer, Lauren Fisher empowers others to embrace their greatness with proven, easy-to-implement strategies through speaking engagements and experiential workshops through her company, Easy Success Strategies, LLC.  She brings passion, heart, and determination to every engagement, making a lasting impact on everyone she meets.

Outside of her professional life, Lauren enjoys feeding her curiosity and passion for learning with books and utilizing various social media platforms. She has a deep passion championing others, connecting others with like-minded people and helpful resources. Lauren also found an interest in kayaking and even participated in the 2014 Guinness World Record event for the largest raft of canoes and kayaks, with an astounding 3,150 boats!

In 2017, Lauren added “published author” to her list of accomplishments with her writing contribution in the anthology “Women Who Inspire,” which became an Amazon #1 Best Seller.

Lauren Fisher’s story is a testament to the power of resilience, dedication, and the belief that anyone can achieve greatness.

Make it a great day.

VR Small knows how to turn vision into reality; as the Founder/CEO for the Veteran Women’s Enterprise Center (VWEC), she is driving social, and economic change across our nation. Committed to living her personal slogan “Changing the way we see the world and do business,” VR is a motivational speaker, moderator, educator, and resolute advocate for long-lasting impactful change. Recognized nationally by the Department of Veteran Affairs, Center for Women Veterans, as a Trailblazer “Women Veterans Leading the Way,” VR strives daily to empower her sisters-in-arms to pave their own path to success, by providing access to the resources they need to succeed.

 

Leora Westbrook is the President of Workforce Strategy & Optimization at AMN Healthcare, developing and executing the business plan. Leora oversees strategy, operations, technology, education, analytics, and consulting solutions.

With more than 20 years of healthcare and professional services experience, Leora has a record of leading complex organizations, driving growth, and delivering transformational outcomes. Known for her servant leadership and collaborative style, Leora has worked for Fortune 50 companies and launched her consulting practice.

Leora earned an MBA from Nova Southeastern University and a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Miami.

 

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Details

Date:
September 27
Time:
7:30 am - 9:30 am
Website:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/952929697377?aff=oddtdtcreator

Venue

AMN Healthcare
2999 Olympus Blvd, Suite 500
Coppell,TX75019
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