The Women's Commission of SWLA, Inc.
FALL CONFERENCE
The purpose of the Women's Fall Conference is to highlight and empower women to make a difference in SWLA. Every year, the Women's Fall Conference is a huge success and is the go-to conference for women.
Each year we carefully select our Keynote Speakers to inspire us and help us to be a better version of ourselves. Our Keynote 2021 Speaker is the renowned Marilu Henner, star of hit television series “Taxi” and “Evening Shade”, and New York Times Best Selling author of 10 health, memory, parenting and lifestyle improvement books.
Our MarketPlace, is a highlight of our Conference expanding over two floors with information, fashion, jewelry, health, and local interest booths. Don’t miss out on lots of giveaways throughout the Sponsor and Vendor booths as well!
Tickets and booth spaces fill up quickly for this premiere event so be sure to sign up and reserve your booth space today!1
We look forward to seeing you all at next years conference!
CONGRATULATIONS TO SISTER MIRIAM MACLEAN, OUR 2021 JACK V. DOLAND AWARD WINNER
Sister Miriam Maclean is the Director of Catholic Charities of Southwest Louisiana. She has a Phd from the University of Michigan and is a licensed Social Worker. She is a former resident of Lake Charles who made her way back to Southwest Louisiana in 2018 just in time for a pandemic, two hurricanes, an ice storm, and recent flooding, but somehow could not be stopped. She was instrumental in expanding the facility to which she is assigned and also purchased a refrigerated truck to deliver food items to outlying parishes. A truck she named “Big Joe” because of her deep affection for St. Joseph.
She turned a room into a chapel where mass is said throughout the month for the staff and volunteers and expanded food distributions to a five parish area serving over 700 families each month.
Her favorite bible verse is Psalm 9:18 “But God will never forget the needy, the hope of the afflicted will never perish.”
Conference
Workshop Guide
Special Thanks to our 2021 Platinum Sponsors
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Through donations, our sponsors underwrite the majority of the cost of the Fall Conference which helps keep the cost of attending the conference to a minimum for participants.