Our guest speaker will be Beth Townsend, Director of Iowa Workforce Development. Director Townsend has general supervision over the various services IWD provides to Iowans. The director prepares, administers, and controls the budget of the department and its divisions along with Rod Roberts who is the Division of Labor Commissioner and Joseph S. Cortese II who is the Division of Workers’ Compensation Commissioner. She also serves as the chair of the National Association of State Workforce Agencies Veterans Affairs Committee. Director Townsend is a graduate of Kearney State College, Kearney, Nebraska, and the University of Nebraska Law School.  She is a member of the Nebraska and Iowa state bar.

Director Townsend was appointed by Gov. Branstad and confirmed by Iowa Senate unanimously March 24, 2015. She previously served as the Director of the Iowa Civil Rights Commission. Prior to that, Director Townsend was in private practice in West Des Moines, Iowa, in the area of civil rights and employment law. Director Townsend also served as a member of the Judge Advocate General, United States Air Force. She retired from the Air Force Reserve after 21 years of active and reserve duty.

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Ladies, there is never enough time! As busy professional women we often come home from a long day & feel like we are just getting started. Intentionally designing your ideal week, implementing some key strategies and rituals can be critical to taking control of your time, your life and getting you where you want to be. Join us for the next WMN event and learn how to implement the “Design the Ideal Week” strategy.
 

Join us for the March Entrepreneur Hour! We’ll learn how Siouxland’s mother/daughter retail duo tackle all the challenges of being small business owners. From changing locations, to competing with the online world, to balancing work and family time, Anne Jager & Jenni Ebner, will let us know how it all comes together at Boutique 20.