She Started It

See below for an exciting opportunity extended to Madison students from Guilford High School.

Guilford Public Schools to Bring She Started It to the Guilford High School Performing Arts Center, 605 New England Road, Thursday, September 28th at 7 pm

Please join Guilford Public Schools for a special one-time free screening of this new empowering documentary on female entrepreneurs in the technology and science fields.

She Started It follows five young women over two years as they build teams, bring products to market, fail and start again. She Started It takes viewers on a global roller coaster ride from San Francisco to Mississippi, France to Vietnam. Along the way, it weaves in big picture perspectives from women like investor Joanne Wilson; White House CTO Megan Smith; GoldieBlox CEO Debbie Sterling; and Ruchi Sanghvi, the first female engineer at Facebook.

We encourage our students, particularly our young women and girls in middle school and high school, to attend this screening and to bring their parents and guardians.

Following the 52-minute film, there will be a panel discussion and question and answer session with the film's director, Nora Poggi, and local female business women. They include:

• Mary Jo Kestner, AIA, Partner, CK Architects, a residential and commercial architectural firm recognized for design and construction techniques that are progressive, innovative, environmentally responsible and energy efficient.
  
  
• Noemi Zelanski Kearns, Owner & Creative Director, Ink&Pixel Agency (formerly How2Design), an award-winning, brand development and marketing firm
   
• Pat Lore, Creative Director, Headline Productions, video production company, creating original productions for all aspects of commercial, marketing, corporate, and educational video projects.

This film was created to help the next generation to dream bigger and to urge today's generation to support women entrepreneurs.

For more information, please email Kristin Skelly, science teacher, Guilford Public Schools or visit http://www.shestarteditfilm.com/

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