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WIN Campus Speaker Series

Pictured is a Point Park University Women in Industry event.

The Women In Industry (WIN) Campus Speaker Series in the Rowland School of Business is an opportunity for Point Park University undergraduate and graduate students to hear first-hand experiences from — and network with — leading female professionals in the business world.

By encouraging open and honest conversations, the WIN Speaker Series allows young aspiring businesswomen and men to hear the triumphs, failures and everything in between from successful business professionals.

Previous WIN Speakers

  • Emily Bezak, digital marketing officer, Dollar Bank
  • Robin Connolly, chief learning officer, PNC Financial Services Group
  • Amy Criss, director of supplier diversity and women business enterprise development, 84 Lumber Company
  • Malesia Dunn, executive director of PPG Industries Foundation & global corporate social responsibility, PPG
  • Jennifer Ferris-Glick, owner, co-director and CEO for Exhale Pittsburgh, Wholistic Whealth & Ilan Enterprises and The Dog Shop
  • Deborah Rice-Johnson, president, Highmark
  • Karen Larrimer, head of retail banking and chief customer officer, PNC Financial Services Group
  • Linda Leonhardt, senior vice president and market manager, First National Bank
  • Megan Livingston, manager of talent development, Highmark Health
  • Terra McBride, vice president of marketing and professional development, Fi360
  • Mandy Merchant, principal, CliftonLarsonAllen
  • Amanda Munsch, vice president and senior manager of communications, PNC Financial Services Group
  • Sara Pilarski, co-owner of Bruster's Real Ice Cream in Gibsonia, Pa.
  • Denise Sabolcik, vice president of IT, FedEx
  • Celeste Suchko, managing principal, CliftonLarsonAllen
  • Angèle Stoebener, assistant vice president and business credit portfolio manager, First National Bank 

Learn More

Being part of the Women In Industry Speaker Series means that you are helping to empower women to break barriers, strive to achieve their entrepreneurial ambitions and WIN in the business world.

To learn more about the WIN Speaker Series, contact Steve Tanzilli, J.D., dean of the Rowland School of Business, at stanzilli@pointpark.edu.

WIN Events

Virtual Panel Discussion Will Examine the Pandemic's Impact on Women
Tuesday, November 17, 2020 “Coming Together: Pandemic Implications and a Path to Progress for Women," will take place Monday, Nov. 23, 12–1:30 p.m., via Zoom.
International Women’s Day Event on Campus Invigorates Students’ Career Goals
Thursday, March 12, 2020 More than 75 students, faculty, staff and Pittsburgh business professionals attended the Accelerating Women in Industry event held at Point Park University to honor and celebrate International Women’s Day.
Calculating Career Success: Tax Principals Featured at Women In Industry Speaker Series Event
Friday, September 27, 2019 The Rowland School of Business welcomed to campus tax principals Celeste Suchko, CPA, and Mandy Merchant, CPA, from CliftonLarsonAllen — the eighth largest accountancy firm in the United States — as part of its Women In Industry Speaker Series.