2nd Annual Pioneer Valley Conference for Women

May 4th 2023
Marriott Springfield Downtown
In-Person & Virtual

$52 Conference Day – $35 VIP Comedy Kick-off Reception Wednesday Evening

2023 Keynotes & Special Guests

Keynote

Paulette Piñero
Keynote

Yvonne Williams
Emcee

Alison Maloni
Comedian

Jess Miller
Goddess Award

Dr. Latoya Bosworth

Keynote

Paulette Piñero

Paulette Piñero is an award-winning social entrepreneur, writer, leadership coach, and speaker who dedicated her career to closing the leadership gap for Latinas and Women of Color. Paulette has over 16 years of experience in the social impact field and is skilled in Anti-Racist Business Development, Equity-Centered Leadership Strategy, and Professional Branding.

Through her company Unstoppable Latina LLC, Paulette guides Latina CEOs to harness their strengths, amplify their voice, and live their purpose so they become unstoppable. Using an equity and justice-focused approach, her business consulting and leadership coaching services strive to create a world where leadership is diverse, purpose-driven, and joyful.

Paulette’s work has been featured in Telemundo, Meta, Muse Careers, Ladders News, Remezcla, The Mujerista, and more. She’s also the co-host of the Making Líder Moves Podcast and a weekly columnist for BeLatina News.

A proud Boricua born and raised, Paulette currently resides in Springfield, Massachusetts, and spends most of her weekends finding the best brunch spots with her kids Alex and Sofia.

Website: www.unstoppablelatina.com

Social Media Links:

  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulettepinero
  • TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unstoppable_latina
  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unstoppable_latina/

Keynote

Yvonne Williams

Yvonne L. Williams is a commander of transformation.  She uplifts the human spirit and inspires change through positive messaging, bringing the body back in harmony and helping you maximize your potential. Thirty-three years ago, Yvonne was given less than 6 months to live after undergoing several hours of surgery for four cancers, three of which were simultaneous primary sites, double ovarian, colon and endometrial.  Yvonne considers herself a cancer victor and provides proven transformational techniques using her own life changing experiences as a blueprint.  Yvonne has been featured in Essence and Jet magazines and numerous print materials and TV.  She has presented at many conferences throughout the country and overseas. Yvonne is a published author of 2 books, Tested Faith and It’s All About The Shoes.

Emcee

Alison Maloni

Alison Maloni is the owner of Alison May Public Relations, news anchor for a national network and the best-selling author of Breaking in the News. Build Buzz for Your Brand.  Alison is an acclaimed keynote speaker, moderator, and media relations expert. The CEO and President of Alison May Public Relations is a well-respected publicist among reporters, producers, and editors around the world because of her understanding of what journalists want and need.

Alison emphasizes the importance of using social and digital media to deliver the message. She is not afraid to tell it like it is and pushes companies to do what everyone else is not doing. Her belief that confidence is key allows her to stand out among her competitors, along with her willingness to be bold. Alison is an extremely proud mother of three young girls who inspire her every day to be a better person. The business owner is very vocal about the real challenges of being a working mom while sharing her own solutions that have helped her maintain a work/life balance. Alison has been featured in Time Magazine, Daily Worth, Reputation Management, and on Dr.Oz.

Comedian

Jess Miller

Using her own life as her bedrock, Jess has built an act that shows the humor in every aspect of life.  Her fresh and friendly presence on stage makes her appealing to audience members from every walk of life. Her quick wit, ability to connect with the crowd and her on-the-fly creativity enables her to manipulate her material from an “every day girl” to brash and bawdy and back seemingly effortlessly. Her brand of comedy is a brilliant and fluid creation unto itself and it never fails to fill the seats wherever she appears.

Jess has performed at the Women in Comedy Festival, Boston Comedy Chicks, won the Ladies Room Comedy Festival, was a finalist at the Devil Cup Comedy Festival, Big Pine Comedy Festival, She Devil Contest and has worked all over the country at clubs such as Caroline’s, Broadway Comedy Club, Crackers, Off-the-Hook, Funnybone, The Coming Strip, The Punchline, Laugh’s Unlimited, The Comedy Factory Hollywood and many more. She recently headlined The No Nuts Comedy Tour which toured the country.

Jess ran a wildly successful monthly show called The “OMG! It’s Only Wednesday?” Comedy Show at the Hu Ke Lau in Chicopee, Mass before the venue permanently closed then turned the show into a pop up comedy club to collect toys for foster kids.

Since diving into comedy, Jess has helped raise nearly $500,000 for non-profits, groups and individuals with her FunnyRaising Comedy Shows, including her Annual Toy Drive for Foster Kids and Art Kits for Foster Kids which has brought in almost $100,000 worth of toys.

She facilitates of an anonymous group of individuals on a private Facebook group page called “The Kind Squad” whose mission is to perform small acts of kindness for people around their community and in the world.

Prior to winning The Ladies Room Comedy Festival in 2021, the only contest Jess had won was a karaoke contest against a 9 year old in which she had to sing “My Life Will Go On.” While Jess considers herself a relatively humble person and a good sport, she admits it was challenging not to gloat in front of a 9 year old, but managed to hold her jubilation in until she reached her car in the mall parking lot.

From host to headliner, Jess Miller will have you belly laughing from the moment the show starts!

Goddess Award

Dr. Latoya Bosworth

Latoya Bosworth, also known as Dr. Boz is a Free Black Woman who has done the work of confronting her trauma- childhood tragedy, adolescent eating disorders, body image issues &  adult interpersonal violence. Through reframing those experiences, she has transformed herself, and supports others in their transformation. She attributes her healing and evolution to writing as an outlet, strong mentors, spirituality, therapy and giving back.  Dr. Boz has worked to free and empower others for 25 years in various roles as a special educator, adjunct professor, columnist, and mentor to youth and women.  Dr. Boz  boldly & continuously spreads her message of  H.E.R.S – health, empowerment, resilience, and self-worth in workshops, as a keynote speaker, a life coach, in print and on stage.

2023 Panel Experts

The Pioneer Valley Conference for Women aims to inspire, connect, motivate and move women through every stage along their path.

We deliver inspiration & engagement.

Our mission is to create lasting experiences for women, close to home. Since 2016, our She’s Local team of volunteers have created and sustained local conferences for women in six regions of New England. We average 300 attendees at each in-person event, skillfully bringing together speakers, vendors, entertainers, sponsors, attendees, business owners and community leaders. Through the pandemic, we pivoted successfully to a hybrid platform with both in-person & virtual options,  maintaining full access to connections and inspiration for local women.  This year in Pioneer Valley, we are working towards our second hybrid conference to be held at the Springfield Marriott on May 4, 2023 with a Comedy Kick-off the evening before featuring a local female comedian.

We are different from every other local conference for women in the country. 

  • We are affordable.
  • We are personal and intimate.
  • We highlight and connect local women.
  • We bring you relatable, relevant information.
Relevant Topics
Customized for Local Women

Each local conference is customized to the women in their community. In the four months leading up to the conference, we host local in-person and virtual meetups to gather the important topics that matter to the women we serve. We then ask local experts to apply to be panelists on conference day.  Once the topics are collected and the application process closes, we then match local speakers to the topics that matter to women in the area.

 
Relatable Women
Women Living Similar Lives
Each of our panels are made up of three local experts: real, accessible, relatable women from the local community. Women who will answer a phone call or meet for coffee, close by.  We match these experts with each other so they can weave together their passion and purpose for a well thought-out and informative session for our audience. Over the course of 3 months, panelists meet and customize their panel format, title, description and key take-aways, all while being promoted through our She’s Local social and digital channels prior to, during and following their local conference.

Affordable for ALL
A Ticket Price We Can Feel Good About Investing
We want to make information and inspiration accessible to ALL.  Our in-person conference tickets remain at $52 for a full-day conference including breakfast, lunch, coffee-all-day, and complementary wine during a post conference DJ-hosted celebration.  A dollar a week to invest in yourself is something we can feel good about.  We will include a Virtual component this year, making the opportunity to connect with local women, even more accessible.  We also give scholarships to women struggling to make ends meet, female veterans and survivors of domestic violence.

A Message From Our Board

Our goal is to add information, resources, networking and mentoring within the Pioneer Valley that increases the opportunities available to all women. We will do this with accessible, relevant, and local experiences featuring topics that matter most to our region.

The annual Pioneer Valley Conference For Women will inspire, connect, motivate and move local women through every stage along their path.

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