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Extra Inning Softball is excited to announce our partnership with what will be a transcendent event coming up later this summer, the Empowering Girls for Life Convention to take place August 11 & 12 in Rosemont, Illinois at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center.
Extra Inning Softball will be the official streaming partner with the event and provide extensive pre-event, during and post-convention content including interviews with many of the legendary athletes and coaches not just in softball, but in women’s sports ranging from soccer to volleyball to gymnastics.
On the softball side, speakers will include Jennie Finch, the Olympic Gold Medalist, NCAA All-American Champion & National Player of the Year; Patty Gasso, the two-time defending NCAA Division I National Championship Coach at Oklahoma and Carol Hutchins, the 33-year head coach at Michigan who is the winningest head coach in NCAA Division I softball history with nearly 1,500 career victories.
Non-softball notables include Christa Dietzen, Captain of the U.S.A Women’s National Indoor Volleyball Team and World Championship Gold Medalist as well as Laurie Hernandez, U.S.A. Gymnastics Gold Medalist plus several other USA Gold medalists, NCAA National Champions and well respected women leaders.
The idea of the weekend convention came when a group of accomplished women across a multitude of sports asked themselves the question, “What if you could help create the women leaders of tomorrow by empowering girls today?”
Not long afterwards, the non-profit Empowering Girls for Life (EGFL) organization was born with the idea of hosting an inaugural event designed to be a multifaceted, multimedia two-day gathering of women leaders in athletics, business, entertainment and education along with girls and their families
Alexis Mack, the outstanding outfielder and leadoff hitter for the No. 4-ranked Oregon Ducks, is a guest speaker and the Public Relations Spokeswoman for EGFL.
Speaking as to why she became involved, Mack explains: “I was given an amazing opportunity to help launch the annual EGFL Convention that will enable young girls and their families to experience and learn from a variety of strong women with various sports and business leadership backgrounds.”
“What we have put together now will be the foundation for years to come.”
EGFL will provide a platform built especially for girls ages 7 to 17 to meet and interact with high profile women with proven track records of success in their respective fields.
Over 1,200 girls and family members are expected each day as well as 300 additional girls during each VIP session. Tickets are $35 for each person per session.
In addition, NCSA is doing testing measurables for all sports at the Rosemont Dome on Friday evening preceding the start of the convention and all data will be included in the NCSA National database to help allow college coaches to find the athletes that they need for their programs.
EGFL will also help girls and their parents get a head start on important pre-college necessities like ACT/SAT testing, financial aid opportunities, and the college selection process
More information can be found on the Empowering Girls for Life Convention website.
Here is the agenda for the weekend as it currently stands:
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Empowering Girls for Life
Weekend Speaker Line-Up
Rosemont Convention Center – August 11th & 12th
SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 2018
9:00am
- Doors open for booths/vendors
10:00 to 10:45am
- Jessica Mendoza and/or Carol Hutchins:
- Jessica Mendoza – Olympic Softball Gold Medalist, NCAA All American from Stanford, ESPN’s first female broadcaster for both College World Series and MLB.
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Carol Hutchins Carol Hutchins – University of Michigan Head Softball Coach, instrumental with Title IX to get equal treatment for female athletes. Carol was named 16-time Big Ten Coach of the Year, two-time NFCA National Coach of the Year, and currently the All-Time Division I winningest softball coach in NCAA history.
11:00am – 11:45am
- Monica Cole – Executive Vice President at Well Fargo.
- Anna Mracek Dietrich – former CFO/Founder of Terrafugia, and graduate from MIT
12:00pm – 12:45pm
- Jenn Tyrell – current Vice President at Alonzo Stagg H.S. and newly appointed Principal of Carl Sandburg H.S. Summer 2018
- Kathyrn Lux – Project Manager at Coyote Logistics, and University of Notre Dame graduate
- Kelly Quinn – Northwestern graduate and Harvard MBA
- Christine Christopoulos – Corporate Partnership Coordinator for the Chicago Bears
1:00pm – 1:45pm
- Kerry Abello – USA Jr. National Soccer Team and Penn State soccer player
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Alexis Holloway Alexis Holloway – University of Notre Dame softball player, 2017 National High School Player of the Year and top-rated pitcher for the 2017 class.
- Alexis Mack – University of Oregon softball player and batting average champion for the Pac-12
- Sammy Marshall –current Chicago Bandit and two-time NPF Champion
2:00pm – 2:45pm
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Stacy Nuveman Stacey Nuveman – former collegiate NCAA Division I four-time 1st Team All-American, three-time Olympian Medalist, National Champion winning, retired Pro All-Star, and current Head Coach of the Chicago Bandits
- Jennie Finch – Olympic Gold Medalist, All-American Champion, National Player of the Year, 2001 undefeated season which included 51 consecutive victories at the University of Arizona, and former Chicago Bandit
3:00pm – 3:45pm
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Saira Blair Saira Blair – 19 years old, youngest female lawmaker in the United States, youngest person ever to have a law passed, and won her 1st primary at 17 years old.
- Kaeya Majmundar – 22 years old, created Ziptank & BZBox, winner on ABC’s Shark Tank
- Jessica Tenuta – 24 years old, Co-founder/CPO of Packback and winner on ABC’s Shark Tank
- Emily Lipsett – CEO/Founder of TagupShowcase app and Dartmouth Freshman
4:00pm – 4:45pm
- Kathrine Switzer – First woman to run in the Boston Marathon as a numbered entry in 1967. Won the Women’s New York City Marathon in 1974, Female Runner of the Decade, Billie Award, and Emmy as a TV commentator and journalist. At the age of 72, completed both the Boston and NYC Marathon last year.
5:00pm – 6:00pm
- VIP Photo and signing opportunity at connecting Hyatt Regency O’Hare
SUNDAY, AUGUST 12, 2018
9:00am
- Doors open for booths/vendors
10:00am – 10:45am
- Kelly Amonte Hiller – current Northwestern Women’s Lacrosse Head Coach and 9-time NCAA champion
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Kate Drohan Kate Drohan – current Head Softball Coach at Northwestern who led the team to Big Ten Champion wins
- Tracey Fuchs – Northwestern Field Hockey Head Coach, two-time field hockey athlete of the year, member of 2 Olympic and 4 World Cup teams.
- Emily Fletcher – Northwestern Head Coach Women’s Golf and named Big Ten Coach of the Year 4 times
11:00am – 11:45am
- Whitney Reynolds – The Whitney Reynolds Show
12:00pm – 12:45pm
- Victoria Arlen – Paralympian Gold Medal Swimmer, ESPN sportscaster, and ABC’s Dancing with the Stars contestant
- Melissa Stockwell – former U.S. Army Officer, awarded Purple Heart, USA Flag Bearer at closing ceremonies of 2008 Paralympics, two-time World Champion and Bronze medalist in the 2016 Paratriathlon
- Katie Eberling – USA Bobsledder
1:00pm -1:45pm
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Patty Gasso Patty Gasso – Head Softball Coach at the University of Oklahoma, four-time NCAA Champion, including the 2016 and 2017 seasons
2:00pm -2:45pm
- Laurie Hernandez – USA Gymnastic Gold Medalist and winner of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars Season 23
- Christie Rampone Pearce – Professional soccer defender for Sky Blue FC, 3-time Gold Medalist of USA Olympic Soccer Team, 2-time World Cup Champion, and former captain.
- Christa Dietzen – Captain of US Women’s National Indoor Volleyball Team, two-time Olympic Medalist, World Championship Gold Medalist, and two-time NCAA National Champion Volleyball at Penn State
3:00pm – 3:45pm
- Lawyer Milloy – former New England Patriot, 2001 Super Bowl Champion, 1st team All-Pro, 4-time Pro Bowler, Jim Thorpe Award winner, and 2-time MLB draftee. Lawyer is interested in being involved with empowering women, along with his 4 daughters and wife Claudine (former All-American Track star at Washington).
4:00pm – 5:00pm
- VIP Photo and signing opportunity at connecting Hyatt Regency
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Photo of Alexis Mack on home page by Phillip Quinn of the Daily Emerald