| Don’t miss an exclusive opportunity to meet Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor, Supreme Court of Ohio, at the YPN Speaker Series!The YPN welcomes Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor to the Young Professionals Network Speaker Series luncheon. Chief Justice O’Connor will provide valuable insight and advice to young professionals looking to make their professional mark, as well as share her personal story to how she became Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court.
Maureen O’Connor’s election to the Supreme Court in 2002 created its first female majority. Ohio’s voters reelected her in 2008 in a landslide victory in which she carried every one of Ohio’s 88 counties and took approximately 68% of the vote. Two years later, the voters of Ohio again demonstrated their faith in her judgment, management and honesty, electing her the first female Chief Justice in Ohio’s history by a 2-to-1 margin over her challenger. She again carried every county in Ohio. Her election to the Chief Justice’s office marks the latest achievement in a long and distinguished career of public service.
Chief Justice O’Connor gained invaluable experience as an attorney, magistrate and common pleas court judge. Despite those successes, she felt compelled to return to the front lines of protecting the public. She became the Summit County Prosecuting Attorney and aggressively prosecuted repeat offenders, violent criminals and public officials who committed ethical violations or improprieties, and lobbied for tougher laws on rape and gang-related offences. Her untiring work earned accolades from victims’ rights groups and educational institutions.
The Speaker Series luncheon is sponsored by FirstMerit Bank. Registration, networking and lunch will begin at 11:30 a.m., followed by the presentation at noon. The event is $20 for Chamber members and $30 for non-members.
Registration is required. To RSVP, click here. For more information, contact Angela Presutti at (330) 237-1263 or presutti@greaterakronchamber.org.
When & Where Tuesday, February 12, 2013 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Fairlawn Country Club 200 N. Wheaton Rd. Akron, OH 44313 |