2-05-2024 12:14pm

Eighth Annual Women of Influence Summit

Ypsilanti PressLLC Editor

Andrea Davis Pinkney

Each year, we celebrate International Women's Day and raise funds for early childhood education during this event, hosted by United Way for Southeastern Michigan's Women United philanthropic group. Since its inception in 2017, this event has raised more than $1 million to support children, families and caregivers in our community. Don't miss this impactful event! Your support helps children in Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne counties. Sponsorship opportunities are available.

To learn more about sponsorship, email Audrey.Walker@UnitedWaySEM.org.

Agenda: 8 a.m.: Registration opens.

Networking hour begins. Women-Owned Business Market opens.9 a.m.

Breakfast begins 9:30 a.m.: Program begins 11 a.m.

Program concludes. Book signing with Andrea Davis Pinkney (optional)11:30 a.m.

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Andrea Davis Pinkney

Andrea Davis Pinkney is a New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of more than 40 books. Her work has garnered multiple Coretta Scott King Book Awards, the Boston Globe/Horn Book Honor, and the Parenting Publications gold medal. Andrea is a four-time NAACP Image Award nominee and a recipient of both the Regina Medal and the Arbuthnot Honor Award, for her singular body of work and distinguished contribution to the field of literature. An inductee of the New York State Writers Hall of Fame, Andrea is the subject of the Emmy-nominated short film, Andrea Davis Pinkney: National Author Engagement. She has been named one of the “The 25 Most Influential People in Our Children’s Lives” by Children’s Health magazine and is among The Network Journal’s “25 Most Influential Black Women in Business.