Speakers

Dr. Grenita Lathan is superintendent of Missouri’s largest public school district and Springfield’s fifth largest employer. She is currently in her fourth year of serving the 25,000 students and 3,500 employees who learn and work at Springfield Public Schools. She knows from personal experience the positive impact that networking and mentoring can have on young people. She first learned about the importance of these connections from female mentors in Sunday School and Girl Scouts. These women in leadership instilled in her character traits and leadership qualities that have helped her achieve success. She makes it a priority to repay this investment by not only mentoring female students but also professional women who are seeking to follow a path similar to hers in the field of education.