Description

Join us for our first Women of the Chamber Luncheon of 2022, featuring Dr. Alice Louise Kassens, the John S. Shannon Professor of Economics at Roanoke College.

Dr. Kassens will be discussing a topic she's been studying, which also happens to be throwing our economy for a loop: The Great Resignation.

How are and how will these resignations impact our economy? Are workers just changing jobs, or are they leaving the workforce entirely? Is this temporary, or is our relationship with work changing?

We'll discuss all of this, and more, on February 24. Registration is now open!

Luncheon Topic: The Great Resignation
When: Thursday, February 24, 2022
Registration/lunch: 11:30 a.m.
Program: Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Where: Roanoke College - Colket Center (Ballroom)
Cost: $35/member, $55/future member
 
Women of the Chamber's mission is to empower professional women through community, education, and personal development. We look forward to providing you with an opportunity to get to know fellow members and uplift one another personally and professionally. 

Meet our Speaker

Dr. Alice Louise Kassens is the John S. Shannon Professor of Economics at Roanoke College, a Senior Analyst with the Institute for Policy and Opinion Research, Director of the Center for Economic Freedom, member of the Governor's Joint Advisory Board of Economists, and a Past-President of the Virginia Association of Economists. She is published in several journals and edited volumes and is currently working on several manuscripts regarding mental health during the COVID pandemic, including one published by The Century Foundation.  Her book, The Intemperance Movement: Economic Adaptation During Prohibition, was published in August 2019.

Kassens earned her BA in economics and history from the College of William and Mary and her Ph.D. in economics from North Carolina State University. Her areas of specialty are labor and health economics.