Yuma Center

Our annual Washington Week summer seminars brought high school girls from across the country and Mexico to D.C. in July. Students engaged in conversations with professionals at some of our nation's most important institutions.
Learn more at https://yumadc.org/washingtonweek

October Monthly Mother’s Club THIS Friday!!

When: October 20th, 10:15 am
Where: Yuma Center | 4101 Yuma Street NW, Washington DC 20016
Who: All moms!! (and kids too) Babysitting available for $3/ child!

This month’s topic: Free Time💆🏼‍♀️💆🏻‍♀️ We all need more of it! How do we find it with little kids at home?

Register using the link in bio and bring a friend!

🖼️ Our June Series for Women 60 and Beyond is coming up! Join us as Mary Ellen Bork explores “Michelangelo’s Works and the Extraordinary Power of Beauty!”

➡️ Learn all about the event and register at yumadc.org/events/2023juneseries!

June Series for Women 60 & Beyond — Yuma Center June Series for Women 60 & Beyond: Michelangelo’s Works and the Extraordinary Power of Beauty Tuesday, June 27th | 10 - 11:30am | Metzger Hall Please join us on Tuesday, June 27th from 10 - 11:30am in Yuma Center’s Metzger Hall for our next seminar in the series

🍾 Yuma Center’s 10th Annual Benefit is THIS WEEK! Join us as we celebrate Barbara Falk, a longtime champion of Yuma Center 🙌🏽♥️

Visit yumadc.org/2023benefit to learn more!

🥂🌸 Yuma's FUNdraisers are a great way to show your support for the many programs at Yuma that promote women's professional, personal, and spiritual development right here in the nation's capital!

🍾 Join us for our 10th Annual benefit June 1st at Yuma Center - Visit yumadc.org/2023benefit to learn more!

🖼️ Join us for our next Series for Women 60 and Beyond! Our June Seminar is on “Michelangelo’s Works and the Extraordinary Power of Beauty!”

🎨 All the Details:
Who | While this event is developed by and for women 60 & beyond, women guests of all ages are always welcome!
When | Tuesday, June 27th, 10am - 11:30am
Where | In-person only at Yuma Center!

Our guest speaker Mary Ellen Bork will explore some of Michelangelo’s greatest works as a sculptor, painter and architect and how they demonstrate so magnificently the extraordinary power of beauty to draw us to God.

➡️ Learn all about the event and register at our link in bio!

🙌🏽 Our third amazing speaker for our May Professional Soiree: Confident Women at Work is Kimberly Herman! Learn all about Kimberly below and register for the soiree at yumadc.org/events/2023maysoiree 🤩

Kimberly Herman has been leading KMH Financial Services since its inception in 2003. Kim has worked in the finance industry for over 40 years and has served specifically in personal finance since 1996. Her experience in banking, lending, and mergers and acquisitions motivated her to start KMH Financial Services, LLC after leaving Smith Barney. She could see that people needed financial plans – roadmaps to their financial future. Kim specializes in management, extensive Financial Planning and strategies, client services, investment management, handling new client accounts, and everything in between. She strives to provide her clients with an efficient, comprehensive strategic plan for their financial goals.

🌿✨Excited to see you at Yuma Center on May 24th! RSVP at yumadc.org/events/2023maysoiree

🌿✨Join us for the perfect start to your summer - an evening of friendship, heavy hors d'oeuvres, cocktails, and live music at Yuma Center’s 10th Annual Benefit!

➡️ Visit yumadc.org/2023benefit to learn more!

🙋🏻‍♀️ Our second speaker for May’s Professional Soiree is Kara Fransted 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

As an LPL Financial Advisor and Chief Operating Officer at KMH Financial Services, Kara Fransted specializes in figuring out what to do to make a financial strategy work. She puts an emphasis on detailed, multigenerational Financial Planning and works closely with every generation to help families achieve their goals. Kara carried over her passion for helping others from the military and works tirelessly to be of service to clients.

🙌🏽🌺 Have you RSVP’d? We look forward to hosting you on May 24th at Yuma Center! Visit yumadc.org/events/2023maysoiree to learn more!

🥂🌸 We’re so excited to host you at Yuma Center as we celebrate Barbara Falk! Learn all about our 10th Annual Benefit at yumadc.org/2023benefit!

💐 Our May Professional Soiree is coming up! Will we see you there? All the details below…

Who | Women of all ages and industries are encouraged to attend!
What | Panel discussion, and wine & cheese soiree
When | Wednesday, May 24th, 7:30 - 9PM
Where | In-person only at Yuma Center!

Meet the first speaker in our amazing panel - Sharon Poach 🙌🏽✨

Sharon C. Poach serves as SVP of Finance and Controller at Navy Federal Credit Union, the world's largest Credit Union with 12 million members and $160B in assets. She is a visionary leader with more than 30 years of experience mobilizing teams and inspiring others. In her role, Sharon leads a 200+ person accounting team across 4 locations. She has guided her teams through significant growth and focuses on collaboratively serving their needs as well as the needs of Navy Federal Members. Sharon has extensive experience building and leading best-in class teams with diverse backgrounds and creating a culture of inclusivity. In 2015, Sharon was recognized with the President's Award for Leadership Excellence.

➡️ Learn all about Sharon and register for the soiree at yumadc.org/events/2023maysoiree!

We’ve got your summer plans! PRIORITY application deadline is April 15th for Washington Week 🏛️🌎

🙌🏽 Join us in Washington, DC for one of two one-week conferences - Domestic or Global Affairs - with seminars, private meetings and behind the scenes access to some of our nation’s greatest institutions.

➡️ Visit yumadc.org/washingtonweek to submit your application today!

🗓️ Two weeks until The Culture of Marriage: Panel & Soiree!

What are some customs, virtues, and habits that are necessary to help strengthen a marriage? Join us on April 4th as we discuss with our panel of experts what makes marriage thrive and grow 🫶🏽✨!

🌷 All the details:
Who | All women interested in learning more about the culture of marriage - single, engaged, and married!
What | Panel discussion, and wine & cheese soiree, $15 registration
When | April 4th, 7:30 - 9PM
Where | In-person ONLY at Yuma Center!

Visit yumadc.org/events/2023/aprilmarriagepanel to register today!

Save the Date! 🌸🌿✨ We’re so looking forward to hosting you at Yuma’s Annual Benefit on June 1st from 7 - 9PM 🥂

➡️ Learn more and RSVP at yumadc.org/2023benefit!

💐 Events for moms!!

These coming weeks, check our link in bio to RSVP for events made just for you ♥️✨

🗓️ Whether you join us for our March Monthly Mother’s Club (this Friday!), or our Panel & Soiree on the Culture of Marriage for an evening of professional development, we’re excited to host you at Yuma Center!

Check out our upcoming events to get all the details and mark your calendar today! ➡️ yumadc.org/events

🗓️ Join us THIS FRIDAY for our next seminar in the Series for Women 60 and Beyond!

🌱❤️‍🩹 On March 17th at 10am, Barbara Currano comes to Yuma’s Metzger Hall to share encouraging advice on how to live and work through loss and the emotional difficulties that impact us while suffering through difficult times.

➡️ Visit yumadc.org/events/2023march60sandbeyond to RSVP today!

Our St. Patrick’s Day FUNdraiser is THIS SATURDAY!! Wear your green and celebrate with friends and family on March 4th from 4 - 6pm ☘️🍻

🎉 A huge thank you to our sponsors for supporting the mission of Yuma, as we grow our programming that inspires women to impact generations. Our work wouldn’t be possible without your support!

🎟️ Visit yumadc.org/events/2023stpats to learn more about our amazing sponsors, and to get your ticket today!

🥂✨ ANNOUNCING OUR HONOREE!

We are delighted to share that the honoree of our 10th Annual Benefit is Barbara Falk, a longtime champion of Yuma Center 🙌🏽♥️

🤩⬇️ Learn more about Barbara!

Barbara Falk has played a formative role since Yuma’s inception, and was the very first speaker Yuma hosted, at their kickoff event for couples in spring of 2013.

Barbara is an educator and speaker specializing in empowering parents to raise children of character in today’s world. A nationally known speaker, Barbara encourages parents to take an active leadership role in the home, teaching their children the importance of virtuous living within the natural setting of the family.

Barbara has extensive administrative experience running private girls schools with the mission of preparing students to become women of character and conviction, women who are committed to spreading Christian ideals through their professional and family lives. From 1990-2001, Barbara was Head of Oakcrest School in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.

🍾 Save the date to join us for the perfect start to your summer - visit yumadc.org/2023benefit to learn more!

Our early bird price ends TOMORROW - tell your friends, and register today for our Annual Motherhood Conference 🫶🏽🌷

✨Yuma’s half-day conference on February 25th brings together mothers of all ages to hear inspiring lectures and share insights on the adventures, challenges and importance of motherhood ➡️ Join us at our link in bio!

The Motherhood Conference is in TWO WEEKS! Don’t miss out on your chance to hear from inspirational speakers and to learn and grow with other moms 🫶🏽🌷

🎟️ Registration is filling up fast - get your ticket at yumadc.org/motherhood2022 today!

🙌🏽☘️ We are so excited to host you at Yuma Center for our St. Patrick’s day FUNdraiser - make sure you pick up your tickets and secure your afternoon plans! 🎟️ Visit yumadc.org/events/2023stpats TODAY!

April 15th is our priority application deadline for Washington Week! 🏛️✨ Don’t miss out on your chance to join us for the summer leadership experience of a lifetime!

➡️ Visit yumadc.org/washingtonweek to apply today!

Save the date ☘️🍻 Saturday, March 4th from 4pm - 6pm is our Annual St. Patrick’s day FUNdraiser! Join us for live music, drinks, snacks, and trivia 🙌🏽 🎉

🎟️ Visit yumadc.org/events/2023stpats to get your tickets today!

🗓️🌷 Yuma’s 10th Annual Motherhood Conference is February 25th (the end of this month)!

🎟️ Do you have your tickets for yourself and your friends? Make your plans today to invest in yourself - because mothers deserve professional development in order to become the best version of themselves 🫶🏽

➡️ Visit yumadc.org/motherhood2022 to learn more about our amazing speakers, and to register today!

Pictured: Our 2022 Motherhood Conference attendees!

🙋🏻‍♀️ You don’t want to miss out on the community and resources of Yuma’s Motherhood Conference! Learn more about our third breakout speaker, and visit our link in bio to register today!

💝 Breakout no. 3 is “To Love, Laughter, and Happily Ever After” with Cristina Napolitano!

Cristina Napolitano attended the University of Barcelona and is fluent in English, Spanish, and Catalan. She has worked with individuals and groups in both corporate and non-profit sectors in the pursuit of practical and purposeful development for over ten years 🙌🏽✨

📝 She has also worked as the United Nations main representative to the International Federation for Family Development (IFFD) promoting better family policies. She is married to Craig and has five children.

In her breakout, you'll learn how to keep one's marriage fresh, fun, and focused on fidelity. Don’t miss out on our early registration of February 15th to get $10 off 💗

➡️ Click yumadc.org/motherhood2022 for all the details!

Have you registered for Yuma’s Motherhood Conference? Share with your friends and family, and learn more about our second breakout speaker below 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

📚 Breakout no. 2 is “Reading to Enrich Your Mind and World” with Anna Price!

Anna Price, a native of Manhattan, graduated from New York University, where she studied Art History and Studio Art in New York and Florence, Italy. She now lives in Virginia with her husband and four sons ✨

💐 She grows flowers on her property for her cut-flower business, Front Yard Flowers, and does freelance floral work. In her free time she cooks, bakes lots of muffins, reads, and tries to make sure the kids she is trying to homeschool actually learn something.

Anna will share with us her secrets on how to be intentional with your time for reading! In this breakout, she will discuss five benefits of reading and you’ll leave with a list of books, articles, and podcasts to explore and enjoy 🙌🏽✨

➡️Visit yumadc.org/motherhood2022 to register today!

🌷 Our 10th Annual Motherhood Conference is on February 25th - stay tuned as we meet our three breakout speakers!

🌟 Breakout no. 1 is “Live Beautifully” with Laura Kotchish!

A recent stay at home mother of one, Laura Kotchish is a professionally trained makeup artist since 2009 with a professional background in marketing and business development 🙌🏽✨

💄 She discovered her passion for beauty and cosmetology while in college and began her own business as a bridal makeup artist. In her spare time, she’s an avid baker and new home maker who enjoys bringing together other young mothers to share her knowledge and passion for beauty and self care.

Laura will help us to embrace our inward and outward beauty amidst the daily grind and monotonous duties of motherhood. And - she will close her session by giving a makeup demo to one lucky mom in the room 💌

➡️Visit yumadc.org/motherhood2022 to register today!

🌱 Meet our Keynote!

Yuma’s 10th Annual Motherhood Conference is Saturday, February 25th, and we are so excited to host Julia Boles as our Keynote speaker 🙌✨

🙋‍♀️ Our Californian Keynote Julia Boles will share her best practices (and hard-learned lessons) for bringing up happy, helpful children - and discovering how to enjoy the process along the way!

➡️ Learn more about Julia, and register for the conference at yumadc.org/motherhood2022! This year, we are offering a $30 Early Bird discount to mothers who register before February 15th ❤

🙋🏻‍♀️ CALLING ALL RISING 9TH GRADERS!

Yuma Serves D.C. applications are now open 🙌🏽✨ Apply and submit your letter of recommendation before April 15th to have the chance to build lasting friendships while serving our Washington, D.C. community! 🏘️🌟

‼️ Spots are limited, so tell your sister, friends, and daughters to check out yumadc.org/ysdc today!

🌎 Washington Week applications are OPEN! Join us in Washington, DC for the summer experience of a lifetime 🙌🏽✨

🙋🏻‍♀️ Young women, rising 10-12th graders, can participate in either our Domestic or Global Affairs week, which features seminars, private meetings and behind the scenes discussions with individuals working in some of our nation’s greatest institutions.

Applications are NOW OPEN! For priority consideration, apply by APRIL 15TH ♥️

Visit yumadc.org for all the details - don’t miss out on the summer experience of a lifetime!