A Her-Story Summit
At this Women's History Month event, Shayla Michelle, Emmy-award winning television news journalist and Rose McGee, Founder of the Sweet Potato Comfort Pie organization let attendees in on a "Sister-to-Sister Conversation on Community Building."
Join these two accomplished women for an informative and engaging discussion on Thursday, March 21, 6–7:30 p.m. in T.1400.
Presented by African American Education Empowerment (AME).
Shayla Michelle Bio
Shayla Michelle is an Emmy-award winning television news journalist with more than 15 years in broadcasting. She graduated from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and was named the top broadcast student in her graduating class. Shayla is the author of “Echo In The Distance,” her first illustrated children’s book released on Juneteenth 2023. Through clear, descriptive language, Shayla takes readers on a visual journey through time, urging them to harness the power of Dr. King’s dream and their own.
Rose McGee Bio
Rose McGee is Founder of the Sweet Potato Comfort Pie organization. She is a well-known facilitator, one of Minnesota’s 50 Over 50, a member of Women Who Really Cook, the Women’s Business Development Center, Golden Valley League of Women Voters, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. McGee also works as a Humanities Officer for Minnesota Humanities Center. She is the former president of the NAACP in Rochester, MN. She now resides in Golden Valley, Minnesota where she was named “Citizen of The Year,” and was presented the “Bill Hobbs Human Rights Award” twice.