Contact: Suzanne Turner, CEO
YWCA of Palm Beach County
561-640-0050
PNC “Women in Power” Luncheon
West Palm Beach – Jane Swift, the only woman to serve as Governor (Acting) of Massachusetts and the only female Governor in the country to give birth while in office, will be the honored speaker at the March 23rd PNC “Women in Power” luncheon benefiting the YWCA of Palm Beach County. Her topic will be “A Working Mom in the Public Eye.” The luncheon will be held at noon at the West Palm Beach Photographic Centre, 415 Clematis Street, West Palm Beach.
In 1990 after graduation from Trinity College, Swift, at the age of 25, was the youngest woman to be elected to the Massachusetts Senate. In 1998 she was elected Lieutenant Governor, and in 2001 she became Acting Governor when Governor Paul Cellucci resigned to become the United States Ambassador to Canada. She served as Governor until 2003. During her public service career, Swift focused on educational reform, economic development, fiscal discipline and improvement in the state’s children’s protective services. Since leaving office, she has served as a General Partner at Arcadia Partners, a leading venture capital firm focused exclusively on education. Within the last year, she has formed Education Smart Spine, LLC, the exclusive partner to Oracle’s Center of Excellence. She also is an instructor in the leadership studies program at Williams College.
Swift resides in Williamstown, Massachusetts with her husband and three daughters. She is quite involved in local activities.
While in the area, Swift will spend time with the young girls enrolled in the YWCA’s Y-Girls program.
For further information or to make a reservation for the luncheon, please call 561-640-0050, Ext. 134.