VIA Connects
CollabHERate

VIA Connects Women’s Conference returns!

This year brings together 25+ powerful women speakers for a full day of inspiration, real conversation, and meaningful connection — where women show up as they are and leave reminded they’re not doing this alone.

Come for the energy.
Leave reminded you’re not doing this alone.

Date: March 7th, 2026
Location: Stembler Theater
College of Coastal Georgia
Entrance Altama Avenue

2026 agenda

All times are in US EST.

Time	Session	Where
9 – 9:30am	Registration	Stembler Theater
9:30 – 9:45am	Welcome by Angela Smith, Chief of Police, Brunswick PD	Stembler Theater	Details
9:45 – 10am	Keynote Speaker: Dr. Camryn Cobb	Stembler Theater	Details
10:15 – 11am	CeCe Patterson	TDB	Details
	Claire Bell & Mary May	TBD	Details
	Prachi Patel	TBD	Details
	Terrica Skaggs	TBD	Details
11:15am-12pm	AJ Alston & Tanya McDowell	TBD
	Judith Núñez Romero	Sesión en español / Session in Spanish	Details
	Dana Karstensen	TBD	Details
	Donna Goodbread & Stacy Taylor	TBD	Details
noon-1pm	Lunch with topics	AJ Alston / Panel Katrina Bue Patti Hewitt Aurora Ramos Nunez
1:15 – 2pm	Courtney Lucas	TBD	Details
	Eve Christy	TBD	Details
	Faith Plazarin	TBD	Details
	Michelle Hill	TBD	Details
2:15 – 3pm	DeNise Wedington Jones	TBD	Details
	Linda Hoffman Casotti	TBD	Details
	Kim Hudson-Gallogly & Heather Woodard	TBD	Details
	Marcyline Bailey	TBD	Details
3:15 – 3:45pm	Panel	Beth Remmes Dominique Mack Marie Kane Roxane George Moderator: Rachael Thompson
3:45-3:55pm	Keynote Speaker: Evie Staples	Stembler Theater	Details
4pm	Closing Remarks, Libby Cole	Main Room	Details

2026 agenda

Date: March 7th, 2026
Location: Stembler Theater
College of Coastal Georgia
Entrance Altama Avenue
Early Bird: $40 (Includes lunch + event tote bag)
Registrations will close Feb. 20th.
At the Door: $40 (No lunch or event bag)
Scholarships Available

All times are in US EST.
Information is subject to change without notice.

Time	Session	Where
9 – 9:30am	Registration	Stembler Theater College of Coastal Georgia Entrance Altama Avenue
9:30 – 9:45am	Welcome by Welcome by Angela Smith, Chief of Police, Brunswick PD	Stembler Theater	Details
9:45 – 10am	Keynote Speaker: Dr. Camryn Cobb	Stembler Theater	Details
10:15 – 11am	CeCe Patterson		Details
	Claire Bell & Mary May		Details
	Prachi Patel		Details
	Terrica Skaggs		Details
11:15am-12pm	AJ Alston & Tanya McDowell
	Judith Núñez Romero	Sesión en español / Session in Spanish	Details
	Dana Karstensen		Details
	Stacy Taylor & Donna Goodbread		Details
noon-1pm	Lunch with topics	AJ Alston / Panel Katrina Bue Patti Hewitt Aurora Ramos Nunez
1:15 – 2pm	Courtney Lucas		Details
	Eve Christy		Details
	Faith Plazarin		Details
	Michelle Hill		Details
2:15 – 3pm	DeNise Wedington Jones		Details
	Linda Casotti		Details
	Kim Hudson-Gallogly & Heather Woodard		Details
	Marcyline Bailey		Details
3:15 – 3:45pm	Panel	Beth Remmes Dominique Mack Marie Kane Roxane George Moderator: Rachael Thompson
3:45-3:55pm	Panel	Keynote Speaker: Evie Staples	Details
4 – 4:15pm	Closing Remarks, Libby Cole	Main Room	Details

If you need any specific accommodation, let us know.

If you have any questions, please contact us.