ERIE - The Manufacturer & Business Association (MBA), in conjunction with the MBA Business Magazine, will hold its fifth annual Women in Leadership IMPACT Luncheon from noon to 1 p.m. (registration at 11:45 a.m.) Thursday, March 14, at the Manufacturer & Business Association Conference Center, 2171 West 38th Street. The event is sold out. All media are invited to attend.
Attendees will hear from keynote speaker Jennie Hagerty, executive director of the Mercy Center for Women (MCW) in Erie, Pennsylvania. In her address, Hagerty will share her journey and experiences as a woman leader and the profound impact the Mercy Center for Women is having on women in our area.
Since 2017, Hagerty has led the Mercy Center for Women, a nonprofit and sponsored ministry of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas in Erie, whose mission is to provide transitional housing and support services to women and their children who are homeless. Prior to that role, Hagerty was the director of advancement at Saint Jude the Apostle Church and Saint Peter Cathedral. She graduated from Gannon University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and management. In 2018, the American Fundraising Professionals Northwester PA Chapter awarded her the 2018 Outstanding Fundraising Professional of the Year.
Hagerty goes to great lengths to fight for the underserved, the poor, the homeless and others who are overlooked or disregarded. Her most recent accomplishment is the conceptualization, oversight and fundraising efforts to transform the vacant Holy Rosary School into an affordable housing and resource hub, the first of its kind in Erie, now named the Mercy Anchor Community Center. Hagerty is a Board member of the Erie County Housing Authority, Erie Family Center, and the Loyal and True Foundation. She sits on the Steering committee for the Erie Women’s Fund and is a member of the United Way’s Women United. She also is on the executive committee for the Erie Home Team, a coordinated group that works to eradicate the problem of homelessness in the local community.
The 2024 Women in Leadership IMPACT event is presented by the MBA, MBA Business Magazine and Mercy Center for Women. Sponsors include Northwest Bank; Humes Chrysler Jeep Dodge & RAM; and, Potratz Floral Shop & Greenhouses, Inc.
Cost is $40 for MBA members, $60 for nonmembers and includes lunch. For more information or to be added to the waiting list, visit mbausa.org.
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