IMPACT Speaker Series: "Room to Read - Invested in Girls' Education"

Join us for this week's IMPACT Speaker Series session!

Wednesday, November 4
4:30 PM
LeCraw Auditorium

"Room to Read - Invested in Girls' Education"

Emily Leys
Global Program Officer
Room to Read, Girls Education Program

Founded by former Microsoft executive John Wood, Room to Read is a nonprofit organization working to provide educational opportunities throughout the developing world. Forty-two percent of girls in developing countries are not enrolled in school. The Girl’s Education Program was established to combat this by providing the support girls need to enroll and remain in school.

Emily Leys joined Room to Read six years ago as the third member of its growing Global office team. Leys holds a bachelor's degree in politics from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and a master's degree in South African and African politics from the University of Cape Town, South Africa.

She is a member of the Board of Directors of a nonprofit called Ecology Project International. Leys has spent the last 12 years focusing on global political and social issues. Her greatest passion may be gender equality, but she is striving to create a world where all children have access to an education.

Management major Nancy Bota will introduce the speaker.

PLEASE NOTE: The Room to Read Wine and Cheese Fundraiser will follow Emily Leys talk from 6:45-9 p.m. at AQUA Midtown (20 10th Street NW). Those interested can contact Allison Smith at atlanta@roomtoread.org for more info.

The IMPACT Speaker Series is sponsored by the Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship and is free and open to the public.
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