Clockwise From Upper Left: CW5 Yolondria Dixon-Carter and CW4 Fatima Nettles; COL Clydea Prichard-Brown, and COL Clydellia Prichard-Allen; MAJ Sidney Jaques; CW5 Yolondria Dixon-Carter and CSM JoAnn Naumann; CSM Thomas Baird; CSM Tonya Sims (Photos: SGM Willene Orr and Army Women's Foundation).

This year, the U.S. Army Women's Foundation partnered with AUSA to present an exceptional group of Army leaders who shared their leadership experiences, philosophies, challenges, and wisdom at the 2023 Army Women's Leadership Symposium. The afternoon started with the dynamic keynote address featuring COL Clydea Prichard-Brown, Chief of Staff, 1st Theater Sustainment Command, and COL Clydellia Prichard-Allen, J1, Joint Task Force, MDW, who talked about their path to "being all they can be," and their passion for assisting others through the foundation of the Female Mentoring Morale Program platform that provides mentoring and professional development. Their presentation was followed by a panel discussion entitled "The Limitless Possibilities of Army Women - Be All You Can Be," moderated by CW5 (Ret) Phyllis Wilson. The panel was exceptional and included the input of the panelists:

CW5 Yolondria Dixon-Carter

Pictured left to right: CW5 Yolondria Dixon-Carter, CSM JoAnn Naumann, COL Clydellia Prichard-Allen, BG (Retired) Anne Macdonald, COL Clydea Prichard-Brown, CSM Tonya Sims, MAJ Sidney Jaques, and CW5 Phyllis Wilson. (Photo: Army Women's Foundation)"

Pictured clockwise from upper left: MAJ Harry, COL Marshall and friends; CH (COL) Karen Meeker; BG Clara Adams-Ender and Maryland Army Reserve Ambassador Edna Cummings; CW5 Wendy Wayman; CSM Lachelle Wiggins and SGM Willene Orr; CSM Kristal Florquist; MAJ Elise Dent, and CPT Nicella Rogers. (Photos: SGM Willene Orr and Army Women's Foundation)

(Pictured L-R)  Mr. Robert Van Ness, Executive Vice President with Preferred Travel Group; Major General, (Ret.) Mari K. Eder; Mr. Joe Vezzoso, Chair of the Historic Hotels of America Advisory Board; and VP of Resort Operations at French Lick Springs Hotel.

Major General Mari K. Eder (U.S. Army, Retired), Class of 2021 Army Women's Foundation Hall of Fame Recipient, was named the 2023 Historic Hotels of America Historian of the Year Award. Major General Eder is the author of numerous books, including "The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line: Untold Stories of the Women Who Changed the Course of World War II. "

 November 28, 2023

All donations from Giving Tuesday will go toward our 2024 Legacy Scholarship Program.

~ PV2 Amy Crum, U.S. Army

We are honored to partner with FMMP to announce the 21^st Deputy Under Secretary of the Army DUSA) Honorable Mario Diaz as the guest speaker for October's FMMP. The program will discuss the need for leaders to endorse and enforce diversity within our military. We will hear Honorable Diaz’s thoughts on the importance of leaders who commit to ensuring their teammates are treated with dignity and respect. We will also hear his initiatives on creating a more inclusive environment for our future generation of men and women and the Army’s efforts to retain talent. Please join us for this event.

If you are interested in volunteering to be part of the U.S. Army Women's Foundation team that will lay wreaths on graves in Arlington National Cemetery on Saturday, December 16, 2023, please get in touch with CSM (Ret) PK Williams at pamelakayewilliams48@gmail.com.

Experience a one-of-a-kind multimedia event by historian John Monsky featuring bold musical storytelling performed by acclaimed Broadway vocalists, live music by the Orchestra of St. Luke's, and more. With Monsky's signature blend of meticulously researched history, rare archival film and photography, and works by composers from James Reese Europe to Irving Berlin, this groundbreaking exploration of World War I is as engaging as it is enlightening.   

 Wednesday, November 8 at 8 PM