Rural women will have much to come together for this weekend as the 14th annual Rural Women of America conference returns to Bowman, promising a strong lineup of speakers, including a popular western north Dakota folk singer and CEO of a Pennsylvania non-profit.
By BRYCE MARTIN
Pioneer Editor | [email protected]
Rural women will have much to come together for this weekend as the 14th annual Rural Women of America conference returns to Bowman, promising a strong lineup of speakers, including a popular western north Dakota folk singer and CEO of a Pennsylvania non-profit.
As Founder of Back on My Feet, a Philadelphia- based non-profit organization that uses the power of running to help those experiencing homelessness improve their lives, Anne Mahluns, an entrepreneur, leader, speaker, runner, and risk taker, knows what really prevents people from creating change in their life. As an entrepreneur, she also knows what it takes to manage change and overcome obstacles in business and in people’s personal lives. A Top 10 CNN Hero, Anne’s story is a powerful example of how change happens and her passion in life is helping others move out of their comfort zones in order to create meaningful, lasting change in their lives.
Marji Guyler-Alaniz, president and founder of FarmHer, is a lifetime Iowan and lover of photography.
That love, combined with graphic design, journalism, and photography degrees from Grand View University, an 11-year career in corporate agriculture and an MBA from Drake University led her to launch FarmHer in the spring of 2013.
Through FarmHer she is updating the image of agriculture by showing the female side of farming, creating community amongst women in agriculture and outreach to young women interested in agriculture.
Her work for FarmHer has been featured in an expanse of arenas ranging from RFD-TV and Public Television to USDA’s National Ag Day Celebration and O, the Oprah Magazine.
Jessie Veeder has been a symbol of folk music in the badlands of Western North Dakota since she released her first album “This Road”, when she was only sixteen years old.
Veeder’s most recent project, “Northern Lights” is a Nashville album that has been defined as “American Magic” and some of Jessie’s best work yet.
She is currently touring on behalf of “Northern Lights” and is continuing to work on the 100-year-old family ranch on the Veeder homestead and as a weekly columnist for statewide newspapers.
In addition to the speakers, several workshops with varying themes will be held for the participants.
