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SUMMARY:YPQC | InternQC at Noon: Path to Leadership featuring Mara Downing with Deere & Company and John Deere Foundation
DESCRIPTION:YPQC at Noon: Path to Leadership featuring Mara Downing with Deere & Company and John Deere Foundation.\n\n\nHow do you become the kind of leader people look up to\, turn to and go the extra mile for? Mara Downing\, VP\, Corporate Communications & Brand Management with Deere & Company and President of the John Deere Foundation has been building her career at Deere since 2000. She is the type of Quad Citizen that many go to for professional advice and aspire to be. \n\n\n\nWhen Mara started at Deere she wasn't thinking about alleviating poverty in India or leading the brand and communications function at a Fortune 100 company. Mara discovered her path to becoming a leader through building a portfolio of experiences. She will share nine important lessons that she's learned along the way and a message on how moments can create opportunities that impact your leadership journey. \n\n \n\n\n\nAbout the speaker:\n\n\n\n\n\nMara holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from St. Ambrose University and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Mara has responsibility for the company's worldwide communications activities. She also leads the groups responsible for brand management\, brand licensing\, corporate archives\, attractions & guest services\, and corporate citizenship. \n\n\n\nMara began her career with Deere in 2000 in the tax department. She later moved to public affairs as manager of state public affairs and director of international affairs. She was named director of corporate citizenship in 2010 and later assumed responsibility for brand management. In 2017 her role was expanded to include brand licensing.\n\n\n\nThis event is open to InternQC participants\, YPQC members\, and Quad Cities Chamber members.\n\n\n\n\nINTERNQC PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE COMPLIMENTARY ACCESS TO THIS EVENT\n\nClick here to learn more and sign up for InternQC 2019!\n\n\n\n*If you need special requirements to attend this meeting please contact Marcy Hyder at mhyder@quadcitieschamber.com*
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong>YPQC at Noon: Path to Leadership featuring&nbsp\;Mara Downing with Deere &amp\; Company and John Deere Foundation.</strong></span></span></p>\n\n<div data-block="true" data-editor="f08ft" data-offset-key="1h6a9-0-0">\n<p data-offset-key="1h6a9-0-0"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">How do you become the kind of leader people look up to\, turn to and go the extra mile for? Mara Downing\, VP\, Corporate Communications &amp\; Brand Management with Deere &amp\; Company and President of the John Deere Foundation has been building her career at Deere since 2000. She is the type of Quad Citizen that many go to for professional advice and aspire to be. </span></span></p>\n</div>\n\n<div data-block="true" data-editor="f08ft" data-offset-key="5mt0f-0-0">\n<p data-offset-key="5mt0f-0-0"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">When Mara started at Deere she wasn&#39\;t thinking about alleviating poverty in India or leading the brand and communications function at a Fortune 100 company. Mara discovered her path to becoming a leader through building a portfolio of experiences. She will share nine important lessons that&nbsp\;she&#39\;s learned along the way and a message on how moments can create opportunities that impact your leadership journey. </span></span></p>\n\n<p data-offset-key="5mt0f-0-0">&nbsp\;</p>\n</div>\n\n<div data-block="true" data-editor="f08ft" data-offset-key="s686-0-0">\n<p data-offset-key="s686-0-0"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong>About the speaker:</strong></span></span></p>\n</div>\n\n<div data-block="true" data-editor="f08ft" data-offset-key="5sn7k-0-0">\n<p data-offset-key="5sn7k-0-0"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><img alt="" height="175" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2843/Image/P2010221.jpg" style="width: 175px\; height: 175px\; margin: 10px\; border-width: 0px\; border-style: solid\; float: left\;" width="175" /><br />\nMara holds a bachelor&#39\;s degree in accounting from St. Ambrose University and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Mara has responsibility for the company&#39\;s worldwide communications activities. She also leads the groups responsible for brand management\, brand licensing\, corporate archives\, attractions &amp\; guest services\, and corporate citizenship. </span></span></p>\n\n<p data-offset-key="5sn7k-0-0"><br />\n<span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Mara began her career with Deere in 2000 in the tax department. She later moved to public affairs as manager of state public affairs and director of international affairs. She was named director of corporate citizenship in 2010 and later assumed responsibility for brand management. In 2017 her role was expanded to include brand licensing.</span></span></p>\n</div>\n\n<div data-block="true" data-editor="f08ft" data-offset-key="72k2m-0-0">\n<p data-offset-key="72k2m-0-0"><em><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">This event is open to InternQC participants\, YPQC members\, and Quad Cities Chamber members.</span></span></em></p>\n</div>\n\n<p><br />\n<span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color:#EF6D22\;"><strong>INTERNQC PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE COMPLIMENTARY ACCESS TO THIS EVENT</strong></span><br />\n<a href="https://member.quadcitieschamber.com/events/details/2019-internqc-summer-program-13761">Click here</a>&nbsp\;to learn more and sign up for InternQC 2019!<br />\n<br />\n*If you need special requirements to attend this meeting please contact Marcy Hyder at mhyder@quadcitieschamber.com*</span></span></p>\n<br />\n<img alt="" height="578" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2843/Image/internqcschedule2019.JPG" style="width: 550px\; height: 578px\;" width="550" /><br />\n<br />\n<img alt="" height="367" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2843/Image/internqcsponsors.jpg" style="width: 550px\; height: 367px\;" width="550" />
LOCATION:Hotel Blackhawk 200 E 3rd St Davenport\, IA\, 52807
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