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Drake Gift Launches New Space Exhibit at Griffin MSI

Ann M. Drake’s commitment to ensuring women help lead the next wave of space exploration is reflected in a new exhibit that opened in May 2024 as part of the renovated Henry Crown Space Center at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry. The new exhibit showcases the SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft, which flew unmanned missions…

Women’s Leadership Center Breaks Ground on Facility Dedicated to Innovation

More than 200 supporters, city officials, friends, and dignitaries celebrated the start of construction on a new Women’s Leadership Center in Williams Bay—a unique meeting place designed to foster high levels of creativity, collaboration, and contribution, where accomplished women will come together to incubate fresh approaches to complex challenges—in a groundbreaking ceremony on July 19,…

Kellogg Reunion 2024: from Class Lessons to Life Lessons

Part of what’s interesting at a college reunion is seeing who left with an education and returned with wisdom. Sharing personal wisdom was the focus of the 2024 reunion hosted Friday, May 3 and Saturday, May 4 by and for graduates of the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Former business school classmates returned…

Dec 20th News Article Features WLC Project Update

Today’s article from the Lake Geneva Regional News outlines project status updates and next steps for the Women’s Leadership Center at Williams Bay as we head into 2024. Founder, Ann Drake said, “Williams Bay is the gem of Geneva Lake, and we want to make the Women’s Leadership Center a treasure for Williams Bay now…

Women’s Leadership Center at Williams Bay featured in Lake Geneva Regional News

A recent December 13 article from Lake Geneva Regional News features the Women’s Leadership Center at Williams Bay. It recaps a lot of where we’ve been and what’s still ahead. “We really see the Women’s Leadership Center as benefiting the community in significant ways,” said Ann Drake, founder of Lincoln Road and the Women’s Leadership…

Drake Scholars Annual Dinner

This past November, Lincoln Road founder Ann Drake spent a special evening with beneficiaries of the Drake Scholars Fund, which supports Northwestern University – Kellogg School of Management students in the Executive MBA and Evening & Weekend MBA Programs. The fund is dedicated to the professional advancement of women in the business world through higher…