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Joining the Davis Chamber of Commerce is more than a membership; it’s a strategic investment in the success of your business. As a member, you gain access to a myriad of awesome benefits designed to elevate your business to new heights. Networking opportunities abound, providing you with the chance to connect with like-minded professionals, build valuable relationships, and expand your business reach. Our events and programs are carefully curated to provide educational resources, insights from industry experts, and the latest trends to keep you ahead of the curve.
Upcoming
Chamber Events
Date and Time
Thursday Aug 10, 2017
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM MDT
Location
Megaplex Theatres | Legacy Crossing
1075 Legacy Crossing Boulevard
Centerville
Fees/Admission
$15 members
$20 walk-ins
Description
Speaker: Adrienne Gillespie Andrews
Topic: Who Tells Your Story?
Table sponsor: Grant A Fairbanks | Fairbanks Plastic Surgery
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Adrienne Gillespie Andrews was selected as the first ever Chief Diversity Officer at Weber State University in May 2015. She previously served in a split appointment as the Special Assistant to the President for Diversity and the Director of the Center for Diversity and Unity. She has worked in the field of diversity and inclusion for more than a decade and is excited to develop new opportunities for community building in this role. Adrienne began working at WSU in February 2005 and has held other positions throughout Student Affairs and regularly taught in the Political Science Department and Women and Gender Studies Program.
Andrews earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science with minors in Ethnic Studies and Spanish in 1993 from the University of Utah (U of U). While there, she studied abroad in Cuernavaca, Mexico in addition to completing an internship at the United States Supreme Court. Adrienne received numerous scholarships and awards for her academic performance and leadership abilities. She next attended the University of Denver, College of Law as a Chancellor?s Scholar, leaving in 1995 and returning to the U of U where she completed a second Bachelor of Arts in Women?s Studies in 1996. Her first master?s degree was completed at Minnesota State University, Mankato (MSUM) in Women?s Studies in 1997. She completed a master?s degree in Political Science at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey in 2001. Her most recent academic accomplishment is a post graduate degree in Conflict Resolution & Mediation, received with honors from the U of U in 2006. She is currently a doctoral student in Education, Culture and Society at the U of U.
Andrews has worked in a variety of government, higher education and non-profit capacities including as the Director of the Center for Youth Policy and Programs for the State of New Jersey; Staff Associate in the New Jersey Department of State; graduate associate and research associate at the Eagleton Institute of Politics and Center for American Women and Political Science Instructor at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey; Women?s Studies Instructor at MSUM; among other professional and leadership positions.
A native Utahn, Andrews was raised in Davis County and born in Ogden, Utah. She has a long history of advocacy in social justice and inclusion work with a special capacity for community building. Andrews currently serves as a member of the Utah Governor?s Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Commission, the Ogden/Weber Chamber ? Women in Business Committee, the E3 Board (Educate.Empower.Enrich) and has previously served on the Boards of Catholic Community Services of Northern Utah and for the American Red Cross of Northern Utah where she chaired the Celebration of Heroes fundraiser.
Andrews has received numerous honors most recently, the 2017 ATHENA Award from the Ogden/Weber Chamber- Women in Business Committee. At Weber State University she has received the 2016 Outstanding Team Award for the co-creation of the Money Management Center, the 2015 Student Affairs Priority Award for creating LGBT+ Resource Center and the Crystal Crest Friend of Student Award in 2014. Andrews was selected as a Community Involvement Center Faculty Fellow for Service Learning in the 2011-12 cohort. Additionally, she received the 2009 Utah Campus Compact Civically Engaged Staff Award and has received the Woman of Wit Award for Faculty and the Quality Service Star Award.
Andrews is married to Albert ?Chip? Andrews. Whenever possible, she loves to travel, knit, quilt, read, write and laugh.
A few recent highlights:
? Co-facilitated a grassroots community effort to build a diversity charter and diversity commission in Ogden City with University, Tech College, City and community partners. This project continues with Commission member selection underway and a signed diversity charter as of September 2016.
? Oversees and facilitates the Town Hall Conversations on Race series with campus and community partners over the last eight months.
? Writes a monthly commentary on social justice for the Ogden Standard-Examiner.