Onboard Hosts Evening Networking Event: “When The Going Gets Tough, Get a Woman on it”

ATLANTA - June 23, 2014 - PRLog -- On Wednesday, July 16, OnBoard will host an evening networking reception, “When the Going Gets Tough Get a Woman on It.” OnBoard is the leading authority on women in executive leadership positions and in the boardroom of Georgia public companies.

The event will feature Carla Harris, a Vice Chairman of Global Wealth Management/Managing Director and Senior Client Advisor at Morgan Stanley. She will share her experiences as a woman working in a male-dominated industry, as well as how to leverage the skills and talents women bring to leadership positions.

The event will take place on Wednesday, July 16 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at Alston & Bird, 1201 West Peachtree Street in Atlanta. Wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served. The cost is $30 for members and $55 for non-members. Please register by July 10. To learn more or to register, visit: bit.ly/1p7Yr2d.

About OnBoard:

OnBoard (www.onboardnow.org), formerly the Board of Directors Network (BDN), was founded in 1993 with the initial focus of increasing the number of women on corporate boards of both public and private companies. Today, OnBoard has grown into a prestigious organization as the leading authority on women in the boardroom and executive suites of Georgia public companies and publisher of the annual (and first-ever) study on women's progress in holding public board and C-suite positions. OnBoard advocates for women, inspires them to take leadership and connects them to opportunities. Follow us on Twitter @OnBoardGA and LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/company/3303178?trk=tyah&trkI...).