Range Resources welcomes 150 female students to annual Power of Her event
Female students from 15 area school districts participate in the Power of Her event, hosted by Range Resources, Wednesday. Since 2018, Range has held the event to encourage high school junior and senior girls to learn networking and gain experience and knowledge in professional development, finances and emotional growth. (Photo courtesy of Nina Pompeani)
Courtesy of Nina Pompeani
Courtesy of Nina Pompeani
Range Resources hosted its annual Power of Her event Wednesday, during which 150 female students and 20 teachers from 15 area school districts attended breakout sessions, heard a keynote speech and sat in on a Women in Leadership panel before networking over lunch catered by Miss Meatball food truck and Chicco Baccello.
Courtesy of Nina Pompeani
Courtesy of Nina Pompeani
Ebiaye Okoro, senior reservoir engineer at Range Resources, discusses breaking the glass ceiling during Power of Her蘑菇视频 Women in Leadership Panel Wednesday, while DJ Jess McKelvey, left, and Dr. Michelle Steimer, assistant professor of counseling at the Graduate Counseling Program and Waynesburg University蘑菇视频 director of veteran and military student services, listen.
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Range Resources welcomed 150 female students from 15 area school districts to its Southpointe headquarters Wednesday for the annual Power of Her event, aimed at providing young women with the knowledge, tools and insight to succeed in finances, networking, professional development and emotional growth.
The morning began with an activity, led by Sarah Bell, director of Waynesburg University蘑菇视频 Pathways Center, that sparked conversation about generational differences. Following the session, Liz Mims, director of community engagement for Dress for Success Pittsburgh, delivered the keynote speech.
鈥淲e learn a lot about who we are 鈥� or at least who others tell us that we are 鈥� very early on. I am learning that one of the greatest challenges and greatest successes in my life is unlearning things that don鈥檛 serve me,鈥� Mims said.
During breakout sessions, students played career Jeopardy with representatives from Southwest Training Services, completed a budgeting project that taught financial literacy with CHROME Federal Credit Union reps and learned about overall wellness from WU reps. WU offered a session about teaching overall wellness to students to the 20 teachers and educators at Power of Her, which counted toward their continuing education credits.
The event wrapped with a Women in Leadership Panel and lunch by the female-owned Miss Meatball food truck and goodies from Chicco Baccello. DJ Jess provided lunchtime entertainment.
鈥淓very young woman should come to this 鈥� it蘑菇视频 very inspiring,鈥� said Jerah Brooks, a senior at Washington High School. 鈥淢y favorite part was the panel. I feel like it was motivating to see how powerful these women are in their field even though it蘑菇视频 male-dominated.鈥�