Pinkston High School Ursuline Academy of Dallas Qalam Academy Young Women’s Leadership Academy at Bill Arnold Grand Prairie Young Women’s Leadership Academy Fort Worth and The Links, Inc. Carter High School The Hockaday School Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School L.G. Participating schools and student groups include David W. The young women also participated in three breakout sessions, including Leadership Lessons Learned through Improvisation with Amanda Austin The Art of Storytelling with actress Liz Mikel and Effective Communication through the Voice and Body with Jenni Steck. The day-long program included a Women in Leadership Panel which featured Pat Smith, Founder & CEO of Pat Smith Enterprises Matrice Ellis-Kirk, Dallas Managing Director of RSR Partners and Chair of the Center’s Board of Directors Denise Lee, award-winning actress and singer and was moderated by Debbie Storey, Interim President and CEO of AT&T Performing Arts Center.

Obama share her lessons on leadership was really one of the highlights of the day!”

“This conference leverages the arts to build creativity, improve educational outcomes and develop strong leaders. Obama’s book in advance of the conference but did not know she would show up here in person, so you can imagine the excitement,” said Debbie Storey, interim president and CEO of the “These young women have been studying Mrs. Obama previously visited the Winspear Opera House in March for “A Conversation with Former First Lady Michelle Obama” as part of #hearhere, the Center’s popular speaker series. Obama’s new memoir Becoming and are attending her engagement at the American Airlines Center this evening. The girls had all received a signed copy of Mrs.

Winspear opera house engagement photos