About

The 2025 Women in Leadership Annual Conference: Owning Our Strengths to Lead Without Limits will take place at Campbell’s Resort in beautiful Chelan! This year, we are honored to welcome keynote speaker and author, Dr. Donna Marie Cozine who will be presenting Winning at Work and Crushing it at Home: Work Life Harmony for Female Leaders. Participants will also engage in concurrent sessions and explore Breaking Ceilings and Avoiding Cliffs: Next Steps to Empowering Women in the Superintendency with Superintendents Dr. Ingrid Colvard and Dr. Michelle Kuss-Cybula.

Target Audience

Women Leaders: Superintendents, central office, school, and educational agency administrators and aspiring administrators.

Date

May 3, 2025 | 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Registration

WASA Active Member: $295
WASA Life Member: $225
Non-member Conference Attendee: $349

Register


Clock Hours

Up to six (6) clock hours will be available to attendees on May 3, 2025. The clock hour form will be available at the end of the day.

Cancellations

A $100 administrative fee applies to all cancellations submitted by April 12, 2025. No refunds after April 12, 2025.
No Show = No Refund. 

Laptop

Please bring a laptop or other device with Wi-Fi capability for use during the conference activities.

Our Keynote Speaker


Dr. Donna Marie Cozine

Keynote Speaker and Author

Dr. Donna Marie Cozine believes that women can do and be all that they desire. During her keynote, she will help us escape the burnout trap and embrace our inner Empowered Sister Leader, the resilient, resourceful leader balancing career and home with courage and grace. Donna Marie will challenge the myth of "work-life balance" and introduce us to the liberating concept of work-life harmony, a flexible approach that adapts to shifting priorities, allowing us to thrive in both personal and professional lives. Participants will learn how to reclaim time and energy, become more effective without feeling overwhelmed, and design a life where work and home worlds don't just coexist - they flourish. This is more than managing stress. It is a roadmap to empowered leadership, joy, and fulfillment.

Venue

Campbell’s Resort
104 W Woodin Ave
Chelan, WA 98816

Housing

IMPORTANT
Please mention your affiliation with the Women in Leadership Conference to receive the discounted room block rate at Campbell’s Resort.

Group Block Name – Women In Leadership
Group Block Number – 734877
Reservation Line – 800.572.0943
Book Early – Housing Sold Out Last Year!

Schedule

Show

The WIL conference will be held on May 3, 2025 from 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. at Campbell’s Resort in Chelan, WA. Breakfast and lunch provided.

7:30 a.m. | Registration Opens
7:45–8:30 a.m. | Breakfast
8:30–8:45 a.m. | Welcome & Sponsor Introductions 
8:45–10:45 a.m. | Dr. Donna Marie Cozine — Winning at Work and Crushing it at Home Work Life Harmony  for Female Leaders 
10:45 a.m.–11:00 a.m. | Break & Transition
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions I
12:00–12:45 p.m. | Lunch
12:45–1:00 p.m. | Break & Transition  
1:00–2:00 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions II  
2:00–2:10 p.m. | Break
2:10–3:20 p.m. | Breaking Ceilings and Avoiding Cliffs: Next Steps to Empowering Women in the Superintendency — Dr. Ingrid Colvard & Dr. Michelle Kuss-Cybula 
3:20–3:30 p.m. | Closing

Questions

Contact Ryan Hickerson at 360.489.3640 or rhickerson@wasa-oly.org with conference registration questions.

Contact Kim Fry at kfry@wasa-oly.org with questions about the conference program.

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