WISE (Women in Safety Excellence) Event: A WISE Journey: running your bases towards growth!
City of Portland “1900 Building” – 1900 SW 4th Avenue, Rooms 2500 B & C 1900 SW 4th Avenue, Portland, OregonA WISE Journey: running your bases towards growth! Please join the four Oregon ASSP Chapters hosting the first ever WISE (Women in Safety Excellence) symposium and networking event! Date: April 19th, 2023 Time: 9am to 4:30pm Location: City of Portland “1900 Building” – 1900 SW 4th Avenue, Rooms 2500 B & C Portland Oregon 97204 Registration fee: $99 CEUs: 0.5 Register Here: https://cwc.assp.org/events/2023-wise-symposium/? Refreshments and lunch will be provided as part of the registration fee. Keynote Speaker: Ila Borders – Making My Pitch: A Woman’s Baseball Odyssey Ila Borders' passion for baseball started at a young age. Despite facing barriers and discrimination, Ila persevered and became a trailblazer for women in baseball. She then made history by becoming the first woman to pitch in a men's regular season integrated professional baseball game and the first to earn a win in a men's integrated professional baseball game. Ila's success on the field has been matched by her dedication to mentoring young baseball players and her work as a Training Captain for Clackamas Fire District #1. Her non-profit, "Fire Up Bootcamp", is aimed at helping women and minorities enter the fire service. Ila's story is one of resilience, courage, and giving [...]