When you lift up women, you lift up everybody – families, communities, entire countries.    – Melinda Gates

Lift is a local network of women leaders created for women, by women, to support, promote, and celebrate women leaders in Kitsap County.
On this page, find resources and discussions around topics important to Kitsap’s women leaders.
Engaging with the Lift community on the Facebook group is one way to elevate your network of women leaders right here in Kitsap.
 
 
 
 
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Past Lift Recordings

Lift | Money Wise

Managing money and a career in the midst of life’s other priorities is no easy task. May 11, 2022, Kitsap women leaders gathered to discuss women and money.

• Wendie Johnson (LK14), Comptroller The Doctor’s Clinic
• Jessica Guidry (LK12), Program Manager Equity Kitsap Public Health
• Chasity Richardson (LK14), Real Estate Agent CENTURY 21, Small business owner, Navy spouse

Moderator: Sarah Chamberlin (LK20), Development and Entity Engagement Officer, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Foundation

Platform Sponsor: Watson Furniture Group
Hosted by Leadership Kitsap

Lift | Authenticity
“Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do.” – Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection

Are we really surprised by “The Great Resignation?” After two years of COVID, women are reassessing what’s important in their lives and careers. In our February 16, 2022 gathering, we took a deeper look into AUTHENTICITY and letting go of who you’re supposed to be and engaging with who you are with panelists:

  • Harriette Bryant (LK05) Co-Founder, OurGEMS
  • Robin Sigo, Executive Director Suquamish Foundation
  • Dr. Dora Summers-Ewing (LK12), Business Psychologist & Executive Coach, EXIDEO Consulting
The discussion was moderated by Sarah Chamberlin (LK20), Executive Director St. Michael Medical Center.
Thank you to our virtual platform sponsor: Watson Furniture Group.
Lift | Imposter Syndrome
Even the most successful women leaders have been unsure of themselves. November 3, 2021 we discussed “Imposter Syndrome” with our panel of three prominent community leaders:
  • Lieutenant Genie Elton (L10), Kitsap County Corrections;
  • Alexis Foster (LK16), City of Poulsbo Prosecutor/Risk Manager;
  • Chris Rieland, CEO Pacific NW Title.
 
Hear about their experiences and strategies for channeling healthy self-doubt into positive motivation. The discussion was moderated by Sarah Chamberlin (LK20), Executive Director St. Michael Medical Center.
 
Thank you to our virtual platform sponsor: Watson Furniture Group.
Lift | Childcare & Supporting Kitsap’s Children & Parents
 
 
Even before COVID-19, childcare was one of the greatest challenges for Kitsap’s working women. Now the pandemic and limited in-person schooling has exaggerated this challenge. April 29, 2021, Leadership Kitsap hosted Lift: Kitsap Women’s Leadership Network to engage with other community leaders and hear from our panel of women leaders. 
 
 
 
 
 
PANELISTS:
• Monica Blackwood, CEO West Sound Workforce
 
• Rikki Picariello, Branch Manager, Boys & Girls Club of South Puget Sound
• Renee Hernandez Greenfield (LK17), Director of the Annette B. Weyerhauser Early Learning Center at Tacoma Community College
 
The discussion was moderated by Sarah Chamberlin (LK20), Executive Director St. Michael Medical Center. Thank you to our virtual platform sponsor: Kitsap Economic Development Alliance.
 
 
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