Free event in downtown Sioux Falls to focus on workplace culture, empowering women

Trent Abrego, Sioux Falls Argus Leader
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Marla Meyer is the CEO for Girl Scouts Dakota Horizons. She will be speaking at the Women of Sioux Falls Panel on September 13.
Marla Meyer is the CEO for Girl Scouts Dakota Horizons. She will be speaking at the Women of Sioux Falls Panel on September 13.

Sioux Empire Women Connect is set to host a Women of Sioux Falls Panel that will focus on workplace culture, empowering women, community engagement and representation.

The event, which is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Sept. 13, will be held at the Downtown Library at 200 N. Dakota Avenue and is free to the public.

Sioux Empire Women Connect is a group of organizational leaders who promote women's leadership by providing professional development opportunities and sharing practices.

Speakers for the event include Karla Abbott (Augustana University), Melissa Johnson (Oh My Cupcakes!), Marla Meyer (Girl Scouts Dakota Horizons), Natasha Smith (Sanford Health) and Sadie Swier (SD CEO East Women's Business Center).

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Ann Nachtigal of Sanford Health News will moderate the event.

Seats for the event are limited and registration for the event is required and can be made here. Biographies of the speakers can also be found on the website.

This article originally appeared on Sioux Falls Argus Leader: Sioux Empire Women Connect hosting free panel September 13