The head of the YWCA in Metro Vancouver will be the keynote speaker at an International Women's Day gathering in Coquitlam next month.
Janet Austin will share her personal and professional story with a Tri-Cities' Chamber of Commerce crowd at the Cineplex theatre on March 8.
A past chair of the Vancouver Board of Trade board of directors and a board member with the Canadian Paediatric Society, Austin previously served as the executive director of Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland.
Tri-City entrepreneurs Lisa Beecroft (Caffe Divano), Lora Covinha (Phoenix Truck and Crane) and Sheila Sharma (The Giggle Dam) will also speak about their business experiences, with CKPM FM personality Cathy Cena moderating the panel.
Tickets to the event for Chamber members are $40, or $55 for guests. To register, visit tricitieschamber.com.
