About Linda Pringle Evans

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Linda Pringle Evans is the Founder & CEO of Pringle Business Consulting, LLC (PBC) located in Columbus, Ohio. The mission of PBC is to provide economic development for Women entrepreneurs to grow and scale their businesses to generate 6 figures and beyond annually. Linda is a member of the National Small Business Association Leadership Council. A true advocate, she promotes the businesses of Women entrepreneurs by providing them with much needed resources and training to grow.

Named Director of Education of Empowering a Billion Women (EBW) by its founder & CEO, Ingrid Vanderveldt allowed Linda to impact the lives of Women nationally and internationally. She advanced EBWs mission to support Women and accelerated their success in economic development and with execution strategies. She provided coaching, mentoring and enhanced a phenomenal staff of experts to execute her strategy

Known for her contributions as a civic-minded citizen, Ms Pringle Evans is a founding board member and adviser for the Global Black Women's Chamber of Commerce and is a prominent member of the Central Ohio Better Business Bureau Ms Pringle Evans also frequently volunteers her time as a business coach at a local women's business center to help them develop their businesses and serves on the mayor's small business agenda committee as an ecosystem builder for small businesses throughout the city of Columbus

Ms. Pringle Evans acquired an Associate of Arts in social welfare with a minor in child psychology from Gordon College in 1974. She subsequently received a Bachelor of Science in social work at Georgia State University.

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Vickie Thompson-Sandy Vickie Thompson-Sandy

“Our Future Female Leaders” “Our Future Female Leaders”

Vickie Thompson-Sandy, CEO of The Buckeye Ranch, a local nonprofit that serves children, youth, and families facing trauma and mental health challenges, will share with you how Ohio’s youth, especially females, are faring with their own mental health and social emotional well-being

As leaders it is our responsibility to mentor and coach those who come behind us Specifically, as female leaders it is imperative that we empower and support other female leaders in our companies These leaders face challenges as primary caregivers in our community – especially when they are focused on the challenges that their children are facing

Learn how this impacts your own employees and their ability to perform and how you, as leaders can not only support your employees, but empower the future female employees in our community – today’s youth

About Vickie-Thompson Sandy About Vickie-Thompson Sandy

Coming from a family that taught possibility rather than limitation, Vickie Thompson-Sandy has built a career in health and human services and quickly ascended to leadership roles within the not for profit sector. As a leader in non-profit, Vickie has centered her work on children and their families believing that communities are healthier when children are able to reach their full potential and remain within their family of origin; having services focused on keeping children not only safe in their own home, but better off because the child welfare agency came alongside them

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In May 2019, Vickie joined The Buckeye Ranch in Grove City, as their first female President and CEO The Buckeye Ranch is a not-for-profit organization treating children who have experienced trauma and have behavioral health challenges As the fourth CEO in the 61 years of serving Ohio, The Buckeye Ranch has a robust continuum of services centered on three areas of focus –Child Welfare, Behavioral Health, and Educational Services. With multiple locations across Ohio, the agency serves almost 5,000 children annually through community-based services, day treatment, Transitional Aged Youth, child welfare services to kinship & foster care services, and residential treatment. In the first year in Ohio, Vickie has completed a strategic plan, reorganized three governance boards into one board of directors, and shifted the continuum of care structure to better integrate services for those served by The Buckeye Ranch. In 2023, she will lead a $35M campus expansion in Grove City in a partnership with Nationwide Children’s Hospital.