Chapter Leaders Damaris Brito, Jayna Perez, and Yekesha Frederick hosted a Lunch and Learn with special guest Nicole Hankins and Chris Sherman. The topics discussed were the 2020 Monthly Agenda and “Mindful Communication: How to Manage Conflict as a Leader with Your Supervisor.” There is no perfect boss and there is no such thing as [...]
The 2019 Game Changers Conference was a one-day event that focused on the multiple ways in which women intersect with sports. A quintet of our very own WAF members attended the 7th annual Game Changers Conference on September 17, 2019, at the Marriott Marquis Times Square, New York City. This event inspired our WAF [...]
The first New York WAF lunch and learn was a great opportunity to learn other people's tasks, responsibilities, and professional development needs, and it encouraged teamwork as well as cooperation. The lunch and learn focused on "women and the labyrinth of leadership." If we can understand the various barriers that make up this labyrinth, and [...]
The WAF New York Tri-State Area Chapter had their first book club meeting and discussed “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen Covey. As stated by Co-Lead and Moderator Yekesha Frederick, “The discussion was very energetic, insightful, and definitely changed perspective.” Two copies of the book were gifted to the winners of the chapter’s [...]
