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Power Hitters: Women Leveling the Playing Field

  • Chicago Baseball and Educational Academy (Curtis Granderson Stadium at UIC) 901 W. Roosevelt Road Chicago United States (map)
Join Sierra Santos, sports reporter at FOX 32 WFLD Chicago, Justine Siegal, PH.D. Baseball for All CEO, Tonya McGowan, Former Sr. Associate Athletic Director, UIC, Alicia Gonzalez, Executive Director, Cubs Charities, Ali Brewer, Global Marketing Dir…

Join Sierra Santos, sports reporter at FOX 32 WFLD Chicago, Justine Siegal, PH.D. Baseball for All CEO, Tonya McGowan, Former Sr. Associate Athletic Director, UIC, Alicia Gonzalez, Executive Director, Cubs Charities, Ali Brewer, Global Marketing Director, Wilson Sporting Goods, Sheena Quinn, Senior Director of Public Relations, Chicago White Sox, and Elizabeth Benn, Coordinator, Labor, Diversity, and Baseball Development, Major League Baseball discuss their successes and challenges leading in a male-dominated industry.

As part of Chicago Baseball & Educational Academy (CBEA) hosting the Baseball for All girls camp at Curtis Granderson Stadium, CBEA will host a panel of women leading in sports. The panel includes women who stand out as leaders and have prominent roles in the front office of some of well-known sports institutions.

The CBEA and Baseball for All camp is a a six-week baseball training camp for girls ages 10-18 and includes six, two-hour sessions, at CBEA’s facilities on the campus of the University of Illinois at Chicago providing girls professional instruction from professional coaches and athletes.

Earlier Event: October 1
Girl's Fall Baseball Camp
Later Event: January 24
Winter Baseball Training Academy