Title IX Milestones: Welter, Butterick, Palmer Highlight NFHS' New Women and Sport Leadership Summit
By on March 14, 2022 Title IX Print
In pursuit of the continued advancement of educational and competitive opportunities for women in sports, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) is hosting its first-ever Better Together: Women and Sport Leadership Virtual Summit on May 1-3.
The three-day virtual event features discussion from influential female leaders at all three levels of sport. It is designed to develop meaningful, actionable solutions to continue the growth of women in sports through coaching, officiating and administration.
Among the featured speakers for the three days are Dr. Jen Welter, the first female NFL coach and a sports psychologist; Betsy Butterick, a communication specialist and former collegiate and professional basketball coach; and Violet Palmer, a retired collegiate and professional basketball official who now serves as the NBA Referee Operations Manager and is the coordinator of women’s basketball officials for the Big Sky, Pac-12, Western Athletic and West Coast Conferences.
For more information and to register for the Better Together: Women and Sport Leadership Virtual Summit, please visit: meetings.nfhs.org/btwls22/. #TitleIXat50
