Northeast Ohio women’s summit Mentoring Monday returns in-person in 2022

CLEVELAND, Ohio– Northeast Ohio women will once again be able to connect with dozens of mentors at the upcoming Mentor Monday summit, but unlike last year, the 2022 event will be in-person.

The annual Mentoring Monday event presented by Advance Ohio, including The Plain Dealer and cleveland.com, aims to help local professional women create a network and learn from one another. This year’s summit will take place from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. April 25 at 1801 Superior Avenue in Cleveland.

The program will include one-on-one speed coaching, multiple roundtable sessions and more.

Keynote speakers will include Emmy-nominated actress, writer, producer, host and Northeast Ohio native Yvette Nicole Brown, and Liz Farro, a speaker, author, and founder of Girls with Sole.

Last year’s Mentoring Monday was held virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic. Despite that, more than 200 Northeast Ohio women from business, real estate, science, theater, non-profits, higher education, and other fields participated in the event to network and discuss careers and goals.

Tickets to this year’s event are $49 and include a light breakfast. You can register here, and also find a list of mentors scheduled to attend.

Among those scheduled to attend as mentors:

Laura Johnston, content director, cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer, Advance Ohio – cleveland.com

Tina Chamoun, owner, Terranean Herbs & Spices

Hannah Belsito, chief experience officer, Destination Cleveland

Marianne Crosley, president and CEO, Cleveland Leadership Center

Sherrie Miday, General Division Judge, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas

Jenice Contreras, executive director, Northeast Ohio Hispanic Center for Economic Development (NEOHCED)

Anastasia Souris, CEO and founder, SAVO

Phyllis Harris, executive director, LGBT Community Center Greater Cleveland

Susan Fuehrer, president, Institute for H.O.P.E., The MetroHealth System

Susan Kevdzija, deputy director of the facilities, NASA Glenn Research Center, Test and Manufacturing Directorate

India Birdsong, CEO and general manager, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA)

Michelle Hereford, chief nursing executive, University Hospital

Chardonnay Graham, owner and creative director, Touch Cleveland LLC