May 5, 2020

On May 5, 2020, this event was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.


Trajectory to Greatness ~ “Aim High!”
What happens when the Wow of Girls meets the Wisdom of Women?


On July 10, 2020, at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, the third annual Women’s Leadership Summit will take place. This event will be held in conjunction with the 72nd U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship. Inspired by this historic event, the Colorado golf community has designated 2020 as the Year of the Woman.


Leading off the list of stellar speakers are Dr. Janet Kavandi and Donna Orender.


Kavandi is a three-time space shuttle astronaut – taking part in the last mission to the Space Station MIR, mapping the Earth on the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, and installing the Quest airlock on the International Space Station. She served as Director of Flight Crew Operations at NASA Johnson and as the Deputy Director of Health and Human Performance. She is now the Senior Vice President for Programs at Sierra Nevada Corporations’ Space Systems headquarters in Louisville, Colorado.


A nationally-recognized business leader, Orender is the founder of Generation W, Generation WOW, and CEO of Orender Unlimited. She is a women’s professional basketball pioneer and former WNBA president and is deeply passionate about elevating the voices of girls and women.


Registration is now open at coloradopga.formstack.com

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