UPCOMING EVENTS
How to Navigate Seasons of Your Career
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November 4, 2021 | 4:30-6:30pm
The Prohibition Comedy & Event Room 306 Demers Ave, East Grand Forks, MN 56721 *Note: Please enter the venue via The Spud Jr. This event is free for GGFWLC members and $25 for non-members. Advanced registration is required. ABOUT THE SESSION Information coming soon. ABOUT KATIE PINKE 
Katie Pinke is evidence of rural America’s capabilities. From rural North Dakota, she works as the publisher and general manager of Agweek and AgweekTV. Katie and the Agweek team showcase agriculture "from field to fork" and investigate important farming and ranching issues on digital platforms every day and in a regional television show and weekly print publication.
Before joining Agweek in 2016, Pinke, a Grand Forks Central and University of North Dakota graduate, spent more than 12 years in marketing, including working in communication strategy and campaigns across North America agriculture. Then, she ventured out on her own as a communications consultant and event speaker. Pinke remains a keynote event speaker, in addition to her work at Agweek. Pinke and her husband have three children and own a small business in rural North Dakota. In early 2020, she spent three months in Colorado as her son went through spinal cord rehabilitation following a skiing accident which left him paralyzed from the chest down. Pinke also has served on a small-town city council and volunteers for community organizations including 4-H, FFA, and her church. Pinke's weekly Agweek column, available at agweek.com, takes on family, rural life, motherhood, career, community and more. Connect with her on her Pinke Post Facebook page or on Twitter or Instagram @katpinke, where along with insightful takes on rural life and agriculture she shares the beauty of North Dakota, from sunrises to sunsets and ball games to barnyards. |
NONPROFIT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM
Four times a year, our Nonprofit Partnership Program features information about a local nonprofit organization. Members are invited to donate an item of need, as they are able, in order to forward the mission of the nonprofit as they serve our community through their efforts. Our November Partner is Sunshine Hospitality Home!
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FEATURING JOCELYNE LAMOUREUX-DAVIDSON AND MONIQUE LAMOUREUX-MORANDO
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January 13, 2022 | 4:30-6:30pm
The Opal Event Center 920 N 3rd St Suite C, Grand Forks, ND 58203 This event is free for GGFWLC members and $25 for non-members. Advanced registration is required. ABOUT THE SESSION Information coming soon. 
ABOUT JOCELYNE LAMOUREUX-DAVIDSON AND MONIQUE LAMOUREUX-MORANDO
Born and raised in Grand Forks as the youngest of six children, Monique and Jocelyne excelled as young athletes and became North Dakota’s first Olympic Gold Medalists. Despite growing up with no opportunity to play on girls hockey teams, they did not let that stop them from developing into some of the best players in the state. They attended Shattuck St. Mary’s School where they elevated the women’s hockey program to national prominence and won three national titles during their high school careers. The Lamoureux twins rewrote the record books at the University of North Dakota, setting nearly every individual record in program history while becoming some of the best players in NCAA history and multiple-time All-Americans during their collegiate careers. During their 15 years on the USA Women’s National Team, Monique and Jocelyne rose to become two of the all-time greats in women’s hockey, winning one Olympic gold medal, two Olympic silver medals, six world championships and one world championship runner-up, along with multiple individual awards and accolades. Their most important victories have come off the ice in their fight for gender equity for women in hockey and sports. They were key leaders in negotiating Team USA’s first-ever contract that provided more opportunities, compensation and benefits for women and girls who play hockey in America. They continue to give back to the state of North Dakota through the Monique and Jocelyne Lamoureux Foundation, which helps serve underprivileged youth. They have inspired a generation to dream big, but most importantly their legacy will be about making a difference in people’s lives as they strive toward those dreams. |
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