2019 OLPWS Keynote Speaker, County of San Diego District Attorney
Summer Stephan (second from left) with 2019 OLPWS co-chairs
Danitza (Ramirez) Villanueva ’98 (left) and Francesca C. Castagnola
(second from right) with Head of School Dr. Lauren Lek (right).
At the Academy of Our Lady of Peace, we host an annual
Women’s Symposium that seeks to capitalize on the
compelling research that indicates that the achievement
pressure experienced by girls can be mitigated by
providing access to role models and mentors. At this
event, held this year on March 13, 2020, girls have
the opportunity to hear from women leaders in our
community, providing direct interaction with women
professionals that may serve to facilitate the development
of a mentoring relationship. Roundtable discussions allow
several students at a time to have an intimate discussion
with women professionals about their career trajectory
and experiences.
It is incumbent on schools to partner with organizations in
our community to unearth opportunities for mentorships
and role models that all lend to the development of
adolescent purpose. In turn, this work supports curricular
objectives as students who know what they want out of
life and see how what they are learning are likely to be
highly motivated in the classroom.
2020 OLPWS Co-Chairs (left to right) Danitza Villanueva ’98,
GB Magazine; Jen Carroll, Associate Director of Public Relations,
Illumina; Carrie Sawyer, CEO and Founder, Diversity by Design;
and Peter Dennehy, VP Customer and Market Research, Newland.
The Sixth Annual OLP Women’s Symposium will be held on
Friday, March 13, 2020. The event is open to the public. Please
visit our website for more information and to purchase tickets:
www.aolp.org/olpws.
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