Creating a Successful Non-Profit and Becoming a Social Entrepreneur

Join us for out monthly BIG(Believe, Inspire, Grow) meeting with speaker:

Micaela Connery, Founder of Unified Theater

About Unified Theater...Unified Theater dissolves typical barriers between youth with and without disabilities through transformative arts experiences. We teach students to respect, value, and embrace all people regardless of ability, interest, background, or lifestyle - a perspective they carry into adulthood that helps them bridge differences throughout their lives. To date, Unified Theater has served 3,000 students in 35 middle and high schools in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, North Carolina, Oregon, and California. School districts across 18 states have asked for support in bringing Unified Theater to their community. 
 About  Micaela... 
Founded Unified Theater at the age of 15 while a student at Conard High School. She serves as a Global Shaper for the World Economic Forum. She’s been invited to share her insights about inclusion, youth leadership, and social entrepreneurship in venues across the globe. Micaela presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos. She keynoted the National Conference on Inclusion and National Collegiate Leadership Conference. In 2010, Micaela was named one of the top-five young leaders by DoSomething on a nationally televised VH1 awards show. She was a Gloria T. A. Barron Young Hero and a West Hartford Connecticut Citizen of the Arts.  Micaela is a graduate of the University of Virginia.

B.I.G. (Believe, Inspire, Grow), is a women's support, education and networking organization that embraces women's desire to connect with each other. Our leaders, who are business owners, coaches and professionals from your community, strive to facilitate safe and supportive environments to help our members further their personal and professional dreams and goals, whether those goals are to re-enter the workforce or start/grow an entrepreneurial venture. For more information, please go to http://www.justthinkbig.us/ .