Thank you to everyone who supported our Breakthrough Breakfast with April Walker and Erin Coleman at the Philadelphia Country Club in Gladwyne! We are especially grateful to our guest speakers, sponsors, ticket holders, donors, volunteers and raffle purchasers. Proceeds from the event will go towards WRC’s mission to help women and girls in need in the community.

Past Leadership Luncheons & Special Events

2021

Keynote Speaker
Lisa Kohn
Cult Member Survivor, Author and Leadership Consultant

2020

Due to COVID-19, we held this virtual event in lieu of our Leadership Luncheon.

A Mind-Hacker’s Guide to Leadership in Times of Crisis

Keynote Speaker
Due Quach of Calm Clarity

2019

Keynote Speaker
Grace Killelea
CEO & Founder, The GKC Group

Mission in Action Award Recipient
Yasmine Mustafa,CEO of ROAR for Good.

2018

Keynote Speaker
Karen Dougherty Buchholz
Senior VP, Administration, Comcast Corporation

2018 Mission in Action Award Recipient
Lisa Thomas-Laury

2017

Keynote Speaker
Binney Wietlisbach, President of The Haverford Trust Company

Honoree

Molly Kuehn Watson, Chief Operating Officer at Tierney Communications

2016

Keynote Speaker
Kelley Cornish, Director, Diversity & Inclusion, Author, Speaker

Event Emcee
Lu Ann Cahn, Emmy-award winning journalist and former NBC10 reporter

2015

Keynote Speaker
Jennifer Gaiski, Senior Vice President, Content Acquisition, Comcast Cable Communications

Phebe Novakovic Award Recipient
Brenda Defeo, Vice President Bryn Mawr Hospital/Main Line Health

Honoree
Romona Riscoe Benson, PECO Corporate Relations

2014

Keynote Speaker
Jami Wintz McKeon, Partner, Chair-elect of  Morgan Lewis

Honoree
Judge Renee Cardwell Hughes, CEO of the American Red Cross

Phebe Novakovic Award Recipient
Ann McNally, Founder and Managing Principal of ACM Advisors, LLC