Lincoln Road Enterprises, a transformative
organization invested in the advancement
of women's leadership, is named a premier sponsor of the WNBA
Chicago Sky for the 2024 season.
CHICAGO, June 26,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2021 WNBA Champion Chicago
Sky named Lincoln Road Enterprises a "Proud Partner of the Chicago
Sky" in recognition of their shared commitment to women's
leadership and empowering women and girls across Chicagoland.
Through its sponsorship of the team, Lincoln Road is living into
its mission of elevating women by supporting new talent, improving
systems, and encouraging bold ideas. On that path, Lincoln Road
will team with the Chicago Sky to help bring together female role
models from Chicago's various
corporate and civic communities to celebrate women's achievements
and inspire the next generation of leaders.
"Lincoln Road is very proud to be a sponsor of the Chicago Sky
and help change the game for women and girls," said Ann M. Drake, President and Chair of Lincoln
Road. "Our vision is to create a future in which women are at the
forefront of advancing and improving the world we live in. The
Chicago Sky are great teammates, not only because they're
incredible athletes; they're also powerful leaders. They show us
all how far hard work, resilience, discipline and dedication can
take women."
As a Sky Partner, Lincoln Road
will support and participate in various leadership initiatives with
the team, including workshops, speaking opportunities,
scholarships, and special gatherings designed to showcase
Chicago's women leaders and
connect them with each other.
"The Chicago Sky are proud to partner with Lincoln Road to
amplify our mission of empowering women," said Alex Teodosi,
Chicago Sky's VP Corporate Partnerships. "We are excited to be part
of their game plan advancing women as thought leaders and dynamic
change-makers."
"It's so rewarding to partner with an organization like the Sky
with an aligned mission," said Ms. Drake. "They help model why it's
important to create opportunity in every field of endeavor where
women and girls have so much to contribute."
ABOUT CHICAGO
SKY:
The 2021 WNBA Champion Chicago Sky are a professional
women's basketball team founded in 2005 by principal owner
Michael Alter. The Chicago Sky were
the first independently owned women's professional basketball team
to join the WNBA and play at the Wintrust Arena. Their season runs
from May-September. Call 866.SKY.WNBA or visit sky.wnba.com for
more information.
ABOUT LINCOLN ROAD ENTERPRISES:
Lincoln Road
Enterprises is a transformative organization invested in the
advancement of women's leadership. Our mission is to elevate women
by supporting new talent, improving systems, and encouraging bold
ideas. We support initiatives that foster women's contributions to
and influence in public and private enterprise, global supply
chain, engineering and technology, infrastructure and design, and
space and astrophysics. Part of our vision for the future is the
Women's Leadership Center at Williams Bay, where women leaders will
convene in a unique setting designed to help them seek global
solutions to complex problems. When it opens in late 2025, the
Center will be a place where conversations happen that could change
the world. For more information: lincoln-road.com and
womensleadershipcenter.org.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Lincoln Road Enterprises
Jennifer Nix
(312) 402-0740
jen@lincoln-road.com
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