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SEMINARS AND ACTIVITIES HISTORY
Program Year 2002 – 2003
November 16, 2002
Inaugural Seminar
Lessons from Women's Lives Carolyn Curry, PhD
Lessons from Practical Life Zoe Hicks, JD, LLM
Lessons for Personal Growth Ron Greer, MDiv, ThM
Telling Our Stories
March 29, 2003
Spring Seminar
Winning the Money Game Ruth Sikes, CLU, ChFC
Women's Health: We Are Not Alone Jane Mashburn, MSN
More Lessons for Personal Growth Ron Greer, MDiv, ThM
Conversations about Personal Growth Martha Tate, MSW
Program Year 2003 – 2004
September 11, 2003
First Meeting of WAT Book Group (Continues to meet monthly; prior selections list available on website)
September 27, 2003
Picnic/Retreat at the Currys' Mountain Home
October 18, 25 and November 1, 2003
Personal Growth Mini-Series
Dealing with Emotions, Developing Community Ron Greer, MDiv, ThM
November 22, 2003
First Meeting of WAT Saturday Sisters at Donna Mays’ Home
January 24, 2004
Saturday Sisters
February 7, 14, 21, 2004
Financial Mini-Series
Are You In Jeopardy? How to Win the Money Game Ruth Sikes, CLU, ChFC
March 24, 2004
Saturday Sisters at Anne Shaw’s home
April 3, 2004
Taking Care of You Susan Lockhart, PhD
Nora Keenan, PhD
Gina Price Lundberg, MD
April 24, 2004
Saturday Sisters at Sharon Pauli’s home
May 22, 2004
Spring Picnic / Retreat at the Currys' Mountain Home
June 26, 2004
Saturday Sisters at Tillie Carter’s home
July 24, 2004
Saturday Sisters at Susan Lockhart’s home in Helen, GA
Program Year 2004 – 2005
September 25, 2004
Saturday Sisters at Carolyn Clarke’s home – How I Spent My Summer Vacation
October 4, 2004
Women and Money, the Road to Financial Independence
Alexandra Armstrong, CFP
Women Telling their Stories: Lucy Molinaro, Sharon Pauli, Ruth Sikes
November 13, 2004
New Beginnings:
Effectively Engaging Emotional Transitions Ron Greer, MDiv, ThM
Libba Fairleigh, MDiv
Women Telling their Stories Mary Caroline Lindsay
Janet Browning
Libba Farleigh
December 11, 2004
Saturday Sisters at Janet Browning’s home
January 22, 2005
Saturday Sisters at Mary Beth Lyle’s home
February 19, 2005
Saturday Sisters at Pam Ashmead’s home
March 5, 2005
Mini-Seminar
Long Term Care Insurance Kris Dwyer, MBA, CDFA
Life Insurance & Annuities Elizabeth Sachsemaier, CLTC, LTCP
Social Security & Medicaid Stephen H. DeBaun, Atty at Law
April 16, 2005
Women and Cancer
Women and Cancer Victoria Green, MD. MBA. JD
Prevention, Control, and Treatment Betty Castellani, DMin
Women Telling their Stories Nora Keenan
Karen Greer
Frannie Graves
Carolyn Clarke
April 21-24, 2005
Getaway to St. Simons Island
May 21, 2005
Saturday Sisters at Ellen Mitchell’s home
Program Year 2005 – 2006
September 17, 2005
Lunch on the Veranda at the Historic Home of Nell Hodgson Watt in Griffin, GA
October 22, 2005
Having Enough for the Long Haul
Investing in Bonds Kris Dwyer, MBA, CDFA
Social Security Stephen H. DeBaun, Atty at Law
Estate Planning Zoe Hicks, JD, LLM
January 21, 2006
Saturday Sisters at Anne Shaw’s home
April 22, 2006
Saturday Sisters at Mary Baginski’s home
January 21, February 26 and March 18, 2006
Refresh Project - A Self Study Initiative
Guiding Future Programming Marilyn Hammond, MBA
Program Year 2006 – 2007
September 23, 2006
Positive Psychology-What You See Is What You Get; But What You Look For Is What You See
Carrell Dammann, PhD.
October 5 - 8, 2006
Amelia Island Getaway
November 18, 2006
Let's Plan a Trip
Kaye Carmichael
February 24, 2007
To Move or Not to Move
Money Decisions of Where We Live Kris Dwyer, MBA, CDFA
Managing the Move Dottie Albright
Women Telling Their Stories Mary Caroline Lindsay—Home to Condominium
Margaret Ritchie—Home to Apartment
March 17, 2007 Co-sponsored with the Alzheimer’s Assn, Georgia Chapter
Brain Health
Larry Tune, MD, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Geriatrics at Emory University
Suzette Binford, Care Consultant, The Alzheimer’s Assn., Georgia Chapter
Women Telling Their Stories Martha Hubbard-Pritchard
Carol Adams
Suzette Binford
May 12, 2007
Spend the Day at Callaway Gardens
Program Year 2007 – 2008
September 22, 2007
Women Finding Their Voices
The Historical Perspective Carolyn Curry, PhD
Women Finding Their Voices for Future Generations Elizabeth Kiss, PhD; President Agnes Scott College
November 3, 2007 Sponsored by Agnes Scott College, as part of the Leadership Seminar
Women Don't Ask
Women and Negotiating Sara Laschever, co-author of Women Don't Ask
December 1, 2007
Women Finding a Voice for Their Grief and Their New Lives
Ron Greer, MDiv., ThM.
March 6, 2008
Co-sponsored w/ Atlanta Chapter, Agnes Scott College Alumnae Association
A Day in Flannery O'Connor's Steps: Day trip to Milledgeville, with Linda Hubert, professor emerita of English at ASC
March 29, 2008
Wives of Men with Dementia Finding their Voices
Finding her Voice with the NFL Sylvia Mackey
Resources for support Ginny Helms, VP Alzheimer's Association, GA Chapter
May 3, 2008
Saturday Sisters at Mary Kay Howard’s home
May 24, 2008
Spring Luncheon at Swan Coach House
Moira Keller LCSW of Sixty Plus Older Adult Services at Piedmont Hospital
Program Year 2008 – 2009
September 6, 2008
Fit for Life Fair
Joint Health: “Use it or Lose It" Devon Nobis of Resurgens Orthopaedics
Screenings, Exercise classes; Joeleen Akin, Athletic Director at ASC & Wendy Nelson & ASC PhysEd Staff
October 25, 2008
Saturday Sisters at Mary Kay Howard’s home
November 15, 2008
Reinventing the Holidays; Dealing with Life's Losses
Judy Coyer Wolfe, M Div, BCC, CT
December 6, 2008
Saturday Sisters at Tillie Carter’s home
February 28, 2009 Sponsored by the Atlanta Chapter, Agnes Scott College Alumnae Association
What Every Woman Should Ask and Answer
Ginger Patton-Schmitt, JD
March 21, 2009
Women Reinventing Our Lives - Our Stories
Reinventing with spouse in dementia Sylvia Mackey
Reinventing after Katrina and Death of Spouse Jean Hyman
May 16, 2009
Spring Luncheon at Swan Coach House
Program Year 2009 – 2010
September 26, 2009
Fit for Life
Sleep and Peaceful Living; Elizabeth Carson, PhD, St. Joseph's Hospital
Yoga or Modified Boot Camp
Foot and other screenings
October 24, 2009
Remembering Carolyn Clarke at the Currys’ Mountain Home
November 14, 2009
Grief and Beyond
Ron Greer, MDiv., ThM
December 12, 2009
Saturday Sisters at Sharon Pauli’s home
January 30, 2010 Co-sponsored by the Atlanta Chapter, Agnes Scott College Alumnae Association
Smart Women Plan: An Insider's Guide to Estate Planning
Ginger Patton-Schmitt, JD
March 27, 2010
Saturday Sisters at the Currys’ condominium
Introducing the Women Alone Together Writing Project
April 29, 2010
Sponsored by the Atlanta Chapter, Agnes Scott College Alumnae Association
Atlanta History Center Tour and Lunch
Rare objects in the Cherokee Garden Library Collection - Director Staci Catron '93
Garden and quarry tour - Gardens Curator John Manion
Luncheon - Swan Coach House
Program Year 2010 – 2011
September 25, 2010
Fit For Life
Marie Garrity, M.D., Board Certified in Internal Medicine, The Medical Group of Saint Joseph's
To a Healthy Heart
Stacy H. Jaskwhich, MSN, NP-C, Clinical Coord. The Heart Center for Women, St. Joseph's Hospital
Posture, Zumba, Yoga
Ann Ritter, www.thehumannaturebridge.com
November 13, 2010
Dealing with Life's Losses
Judy Coyer Wolfe, M Div, BCC, CT
February 27, 2011
Toulouse-Lautrec and Friends: Special Exhibition Special guests:
The Stein Collection at the High Museum of Art
Howard Stein, Collector
David Brenneman, Director of Collections and Exhibitions
March 19, 2011 Event co-sponsored with the Georgia State University College of Law
Women and the Law: Health Directives, Wills and Financial Planning
Advance directives for health care planning; Jerri Nims Rooker, Assoc.Dir., The Center for Law, Health & Society GSU
The basics of financial planning; Anne Tucker, Assistant Professor. Professor Tucker researches in the areas of corporate law and governance examining the fiduciary duties of directors and the rights of shareholders.
Wills and Estate Planning; Mary F. Radford, Professor of Law. Her teaching areas are Wills, Trusts & Estates; Estate Planning; Law & the Elderly and Employment Discrimination.
Program Year 2011 – 2012
September 17, 2011
Moira Keller of Sixty Plus at Piedmont Hospital joined us for a relaxed event of learning and sharing at the Currys’ condominium. Board member Sylvia Mackey was unable to attend due to a death in her family.
November 12, 2011
Women Moving Beyond Life's Losses
Rev. Pam Driesell - Senior Pastor, Trinity Presbyterian Church
February 11, 2012
Getting Your Financial House in Order
Page Harty, Partner, CFP – SignatureFD, Comprehensive Financial Design Firm
Linda Schaeffer, Partner, CPA CFE CVA, Frazier & Deeter, Full service CPA Firm
Program Year 2012-2013
September 21, 2012
Women Living Long and Living Well
Lunch and Learn with our women on the tangibles and intangibles of Living Long and Living Well.
November 10, 2012
From Loss to Contentment
Judy Coyer Wolfe, M.Div., BCC, CT grief counselor
May 3, 2013
A Day Away in May
At the Curry’s with a visit to OC’s Garden
Program Year 2013-14
September 26, 2013
Arts Connection with Agnes Scott College Atlanta Alumnae Chapter
"Girl with a Pearl Earring": Dutch Paintings from the Mauritshuis at the High Museum
November 9, 2013
Journey from Grief to Hope
Pastoral counselor and friend of Women Alone Together, Ron Greer
April 2, 2014
Day Trip to Gibbs Gardens
Program Year 2014-15
August 23, 2014
Together Again; Just to Talk
Guest: Moira Keller from 60 Plus at Piedmont Hospital
October 3, 2014
Native Guard at the Alliance Theatre
Group attendance at inaugural production of adaptation of Natasha Trethewey’s book
November 1, 2014
Finding Hope at the Holidays
The Reverend Kate Colussy-Estes, Julia Thompson Smith Chaplain, Agnes Scott College
January 24, 2015
Identity Security – Online and in Person
Vivian M. Wright; Common Sense Solutions, Inc.
Saturday March 14, 2015
Creating Happiness and Meaning: Positive Psychology Applied to Your Life
Jennifer Hughes, Charles Loridans Professor of Psychology at Agnes Scott College, takes us into a new field of psychology that goes beyond getting back to normal and focuses on enhancing happiness and life meaning.
Program Year 2015-16
October 3, 2015
A Year of Living Better
Moderator: Carolyn Newton Curry, Agnes Scott College '66
Speaker: Susie Davis, BS and MS in Exercise Science from Florida State University w/ Emphasis in Corporate Wellness; Current emphasis on women and seniors
Guest discussion and demonstration: Charleen Thompson, BS University of Alabama; Consultant with Rodan + Fields® Dermatologists
November 14, 2015
Finding Hope in the face of Grief and Loss
The Reverend Kate Colussy-Estes, Julia Thompson Smith Chaplain, and Dr. Paula Bloom, Psychologist and Counselor, Agnes Scott College
Program Year 2016-17
September 17, 2016
Fall Kickoff - Caring Women and Self Care
Nancy Kriseman, LCSW and author of The Mindful Caregiver and Suzette Binford from the Alzheimer's Association.
November 12, 2016
Engaging the Future After Loss
Pastoral counselor and friend of Women Alone Together, Ron Greer
March 4, 2017
Premiere of The Temple Bombing based on the book by Melissa Fay Greene
The Alliance Theatre
March 16, 2017
Tour of the Atlanta Beltline
Program Year 2017-18
September 23, 2017
Women Alone Together® 15th Anniversary
November 11, 2017
Engaging the Future After Loss
Dr. Ailene Cooley widow and retired ASC professor of psychology
February 17, 2018
Becoming a "Spammer Hammer!" Best Practices to Thwart Thieves, Hackers, and Other Online Criminals
Paul F. ("Pete") Wellborn III
March 1, 2018
Launch New Website: www.womenalonetogether.org
Program Year 2018-19
September 8, 2018
Fall Kickoff – A Year of Caring and Sharing
October 13, 2018
WOMEN BUILD: with Habitat for Humanity®
November 10, 2018 The Journey from Grief to Hope with Ron Greer
January 15, 2019 Tour of the Swan House at the Atlanta History Center followed by lunch at the Swan Coach House
April 6, 2019 Saturday Sisters Potluck Luncheon with Nancy Kriseman discussing the importance of resilience as we age, based on Women Rowing North by Mary Pipher
