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Mount Wachusett Community College鈥檚 Tea Time Speaker Series will be celebrating Black History Month with the presentation 鈥淲oman in Power: A multicultural perspective鈥� on Monday, Feb. 27 from 12 to 1:30PM.

Kimberly Jones, Esq will discuss barriers of woman of color in the workplace, education, and politics. Jones serves as the Vice President for Public Policy and Communications at the Council for Opportunity in Education. Jones maintains various professional memberships, including the Committee for Education Funding, of which she served as President in 2014; the National Bar Association, for which she chaired the Legislation Standing Committee in 2014-2015; Women in Government Relations; and the Washington Government Relations Group.

Jones is a graduate of Yale University and the Georgetown University Law Center. In 2016, she was named one of the “40 Under 40 Nation’s Best Advocates” by the National Bar Association and received the organization’s Excellence in Activism Award.

Created this past spring by 开元棋牌 Gateway to College Senior Resource Specialist Sharmese Gunn, the Tea Time Speaker Series fosters conversation among the college community and greater community on social and cultural issues and awareness. The Tea Time Speaker Series is a recipient of the 2016 开元棋牌 Foundation Innovation Grant and will be sponsored by: Gateway to College, Mount Wachusett Community College鈥檚 Diversity Consortium, Massachusetts Education Opportunity Association (MEOA), New England Opportunity Association (NEOA), and TRIO alumni.

The event will take place at 开元棋牌鈥檚 Gardner campus in the North Caf茅. The event is open to the public and registration is available at mwcc.edu/teatime.