LPA WOMEN'S FORUM Committee Presents
Thriving, not just surviving
A Virtual Event With Fran Hutson
May 15, 2024 at 1:00 PM EST
Free to all LPA Members, men and women! Register here for the zoom information and log in at 1 PM EST on May 15 to learn more about Fran's journey in our commercial science industry and how it has not only led her to her current leadership position within MilliporeSigma, but how it has enabled her to thrive! Fran has a wealth of industry knowledge, along with a passion for empowering people to make “it” happen – professionally and personally! Join her as we explore women in science and more! 

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Fran Hutson

Global Life Science DE&IB, MilliporeSigma
Vice Chair, LPA Board of Directors

As a seasoned Global Commercial leader, Fran is fueled by developing people and strategies to drive results and lead transformative change, while empowering people to make great things happen for science, for business and for personal growth. Currently, she channels her energies into her Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) role at Millipore Sigma, evolving a business culture that inspires, motivates, and empowers people to innovate, outperform and celebrate their unique contributions to life and to our business through inclusive leadership and a sense of belonging.
 
Fran, a lifelong Girl Scout, learned leadership skills and the importance of community service at an early age. She continues to share those lessons today as they have become a way of life. As a lover of learning with a curious mind she keeps her thirst for adventure growing - thriving, not just surviving!
 

LPA WOMEN'S FORUM
The LPA's goal in this program has 3 major pillars:

1.   Increase connectivity with women currently in LPA;
2.   Drive engagement of women in general with LPA;
3.   Better position LPA for future engaged women leaders

With these goals in mind, the following events and sessions have been sponsored by the LPA Women's Forum Committee:
LPA Women's Forum Committee sponsored events

LPA Spring Meeting
Music City Showdown
April 2024
LPA Spring Meeting attendees were given one or two poker cards with their name badges and were encouraged to find their Board of Directors, Committee Chairs, and also other attendees in order to build the best poker hand and win a prize! We had three attendees in the running, so two received $25 gift cards and the winner received a $50 gift card! Thanks to all who participated and to BrandTech Scientific for the playing cards. 

Virtual Comedy
Shivani Nadarajah presents Humor in the workplace
October 2023
Watch the Zoom recording of this event here!

LPA Women's Forum - Trends in Higher Education—ASU advancing The Public Enterprise Model
March 2023
Watch the full Zoom recording of this event here!

Adapt & Adjust: Inviting the woman's perspective
Private session
november 2022
Read the chat and view the Mentimeter slides of this informative session.

LPA Annual Meeting
Morning Meet-up
October 2022
All attendees were encouraged to meet up for this wellness event- an early morning walk/run with colleagues, followed by a meet-up at the hotel Starbucks. All attendees earned a $5 Starbucks card! 

LPA Annual Meeting
SCAVENGER HUNT
November 2021
Congratulations to the winners pictured (left to right): Steve Tolmie of Quartzy and Debbie Segl of Scientific Industries, tied and both received a complimentary registration to the 2022 LPA Spring Meeting in Austin, Texas. Jerry O'Connor of Quartzy got 2nd place and Patti Mancino of Cytiva won 3rd place. They all received a complimentary LPA wine tumbler for their efforts! Fran Hutson of MilliporeSigma is the Chair of the LPA Women's Forum Committee and is pictured with the winners.

Special thanks to the Women's Forum Committee members for supporting this important initiative within the LPA! The activity was designed to encourage participation with both men and women by requiring a signature next to a random fact that applied to a female attendee. Finding signatures led to discussions of inclusive leadership within each members’ organizations, while providing fun in the learning more about individual members.

LPA Women's Forum - Who are the women of lpa today?
September 2021
Watch the full Zoom recording of this event here!
View the full slides, including mentimeter results here!

​​​​​LPA Women's Forum - The Journey of LPA Women Leaders
June 2021
Watch the full Zoom recording of the inaugural 2021 LPA Women's Forum Webinar and learn more about the journey of a few of the LPA Women Leaders.


LPA Women's Forum Committee
The committee helped to form the goals within the LPA, to increase connectivity with women currently in the LPA; drive engagement of women & men; and better position the industry with future engaged women leaders.

Fran Hutson, Chair
Millipore Sigma

Amy-Jo Yogmas, Vice Chair
Boekel Scientific

Yvonne Cangelosi
Formerly SPEX CertiPrep

Patti Mancino
Cytiva

Laura Perin
Labconco Corporation

Stephanie Roth
DWK Life Sciences

Debbie Segl
Scientific Industries

Jen Smith
Qorpak

Chris Stannard
Labconco Corporation