"MOMENTUM
is building leaders. The program provides women with the tools
to become dynamic leaders and make change happen. In the long
run, I suspect that Birmingham and Alabama will be the better
for MOMENTUM having
harnessed, focused, and polished the talents and the energy of
the women who have the opportunity to participate."
Helen Kathryn Downs
Partner with Johnston Barton Proctor & Powell LLP and
Member of inaugural 2002-2003 MOMENTUM
class
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MOMENTUM is currently on Hiatus and is scheduled to return in September 2009.
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MOMENTUM is
the premier initiative empowering a diverse group of promising
women to achieve their full potential through development
of leadership skills that positively impact the business,
cultural and political environment in central Alabama.
Although the number of Alabama
women in leadership is growing, Alabama women lag far behind
their national counterparts in women's health, representation
in government, salaries and other professional lifestyle
metrics. MOMENTUM has
been programmed to achieve the following:
- Enhance central Alabama's image for
women
- Attract and retain the nation's brightest
women to help solve business and community challenges
- Train promising women to assume stronger
leadership positions
- Help network these women to learn
and work on problems together
The MOMENTUM curriculum is
provided through an opening retreat in September plus seven
1 day per month sessions occurring between October and May
with a closing celebration. A senior
mentor is made available to assist participants with
specific elements identified in their personal leadership
development plan.
MOMENTUM gratefully
acknowledges the generosity of the following:
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