Chorleywood WI is marking the centenary of the women’s vote by saluting contemporary women achievers. The group has invited five female career women to a celebratory tea party at the Memorial Hall on Tuesday 26 June where they will speak about their riles and how they have changed over time. The afternoon kicks off at 2pm with summer refreshments followed at 3.30pm by a cream tea and a buffet choice of cakes.
Tickets £10/£15 at Chorleywood Bookshop.
SPEAKERS
Rachel Ansell QC
A barrister specialising in construction, energy and insurance law with particular experience of international disputes. Rachel was called to the Bar in 1995, was made a Silk in 2014 and in 2017 was Chambers & Partners’ Construction Silk of the Year. St Clement Danes, Cambridge Uni
Belinda Vazquez
Retail Director for the world’s largest travel group TUI, previously Thomson Holidays. Roles over her travel industry career have included Yield Management, development of sales channels, Aviation Planning and Purchasing
Dr Cheryl Messer MA MB BChir FRCA FFPMRCA MBA
Recently retired from clinical practice, Cheryl has had a long career in medicine starting as a specialist in anaesthetics and most recently as consultant and lead clinician for Quality and Safety at Hillingdon Hospital.
Russell Primary/ Dr Challoners/ Cambridge
Myfanwy Ronchetti FCA
Senior Manager, Markets and Banking Chief Operating Office, Bank of England. Myfanwy qualified as a Chartered Accountant at PriceWatehouseCoopers and was Chief Financial Accountant at `the Bank of England until 2012 when she took a sabbatical, returning to take up her current position in 2017.
St Clement Danes/ Cardiff Uni
Squadron Leader Jules Sampson –
Officer Commanding Recruit Training Squadron at RAF Halton
Special Guest
County Adviser from National Federation of Women’s Institutes