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Leadership & Inspiration for Trailblazers (LIFT) is a women's networking group that focuses on the core values of Empowerment, Education, Connection, Inspiration, and Inclusion of our WNY community. We welcome you to engage with this group to find self discovery and contribution to your professional journey. The mission is to support professional women so they can succeed.
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LIFT Book Club: Each session is limited to 12 seats
Book Choice:
"The Art of Gathering" by Priya Parker
Participants would be required to borrow or purchase their own Book or eBook from any notable retailer.
Most sessions are VIRTUAL. The link will be emailed prior to session start.
The final session on Wednesday, November 12th, will be in-person, at the Amherst Chamber of Commerce at 12pm for ALL sessions to review and conclude the readings. Lunch will be served.
8:00am Session Facilitator: Lauren Schellinger, Impressia Bank
- Time: 8:00-8:45am
- Date: Bi Weekly Virtual Wednesdays: 9/3/2025, 9/17/2025, 10/1/2025, 10/15/2025, 10/29/2025, 11/12/2025
- End Lunch Joint Session: In person at Amherst Chamber at 12:00pm on 11/12/2025
- Time: 12:00-12:45pm
- Date: Bi Weekly Virtual Wednesdays: 9/3/2025, 9/17/2025, 10/1/2025, 10/15/2025, 10/29/2025, 11/12/2025
- End Lunch Joint Session: In person at Amherst Chamber at 12pm on 11/12/2025
- Time: 8:00-8:45pm
- Date: Bi Weekly Virtual Wednesdays: 9/3/2025, 9/17/2025, 10/1/2025, 10/15/2025, 10/29/2025, 11/12/2025
- End Lunch Joint Session: In person at Amherst Chamber at 12pm on 11/12/2025
The Art of Gathering, by Priya Parker
PRIYA PARKER works to help people create collective meaning in their lives through gatherings. She is a master facilitator, strategic advisor, acclaimed author of The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why it Matters, and the host and executive producer of the New York Times podcast, Together Apart. Trained in the field of conflict resolution, Parker has worked on race relations on American college campuses and on peace processes in the Arab world, southern Africa, and India. She studied organizational design at M.I.T., public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, and political and social thought at the University of Virginia. She lives with her husband and two children in Brooklyn, NY.

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Date and Time
Wednesday Sep 3, 2025
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM EDT
12:00pm Session
Bi-weekly
12:00-12:45pm
Location
Virtual.
Link will be sent prior to session start
Fees/Admission
Members only access
No cost
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Contact Information
Tiffany or Christine
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