The Path to Women's Leadership Through the Journeys of Women Trailblazers (PID175)

2.30pm – 3.30pm EST, 19 February 2025 ‐ 1 hour

Parallel Workshops

Today’s leaders must be mission-driven and innovative, providing a clear vision for those they guide. This session features the journeys and lessons learned by top women leaders in the corrections industry, who have risen through elite private and government organizations.
Attendees will gain insights from these seasoned professionals who have served both on the frontline and as executives. The panelists will share their career paths, keys to developing strong leadership teams, and how they cultivated their own leadership styles while often leading through crisis. Additionally, they will discuss how they tackled entrenched processes in traditional correctional systems and transformed those systems into progressive, reform driven environments. This interactive session encourages questions and dialogue throughout.
The panelists are all part of the past and present leadership of the Association of Women Executives in Corrections (AWEC). AWEC is the active voice of women executives in corrections working toward reasoned change and the development of future leaders. The desire to increase the leadership skills of female correctional executives and to develop the future generation of women correctional leaders has been longstanding and AWEC’s mission is to ensure it provides a pathway of opportunity and support for the growth and success of executive women.