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Press: Desire to Aspire Event Makes the Washington Post Style Section!

Desire to Aspire WHM WashPostWe made the Washington Post Yippie! See More Photos Here

Thank you again to everyone who was able to attend our March Edition of The Desire to Aspire Brunch last week! It was refreshing to see the amount of attendees who truly appreciated the event program and networking opportunities with leaders who are ascending in their fields!

The event’s focus was to bring together young professional women and men from an array of industries across the D.C. area to honor three female leaders in their respective fields and commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Women’s Suffrage Movement.

Get to Know Our Amazing Honorees and Panelists:

Melanie Roussell, National Press Secretary, Democratic National Committee @MelanieDNC

Helena Andrews, Journalist and Author of Bitch Is The New Black @helena_andrews

Karen Richardson, Director, The White House Office on Public Engagement 

Special thanks to Favored by Yodit event partners, The Pesante Media GroupKNPR + Marketing

Our sponsors, Vita Coco, Organic Root Stimulator, The YFF & St. Gregory Hotel 

 

 

You're Invited: Desire to Aspire: A Women's History Month Brunch Celebration

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The month of March is recognized throughout the United States as Women’s History Month, due to the anniversary of the Woman Suffrage Parade that took place here in Washington in March of 1913. The Pesante Media Group, KNPR + Marketing, and Favored by Yodit will bring together young professional women from an array of industries across the D.C. area to honor three female leaders in their respective fields and commemorate the 100th anniversary of the women’s suffrage movement.

Those women are:

Melanie Roussell

National Press Secretary, Democratic National Committee

Helena Andrews

Journalist, Contributing Editor of The Root, and Author of Bitch Is The New Black

Karen Richardson

Director, The White House Office on Public Engagement

Join us as we celebrate these fearless leaders who are ascending in their fields!

Saturday, March 30, 2013

St. Gregory Hotel M Street Bar and Grill

12 p.m. to 4 p.m.

 Event Host Committee

Women's Information Network

The Fab Empire

The YFF Experience

 Music by DJ Eskada

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Buy tickets here:

http://desiretoaspirewhm.eventbrite.com/