NOMA will host a panel discussion on “The Future of Southern Girls” in partnership with NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune on Wednesday, February 1. Susan Taylor, The Montine McDaniel Freeman Director of NOMA, will be among the women leaders selected as guest speakers, joining Carol Bebelle, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Ashe Cultural Arts Center; Rachel Ornelas, Cultural Heritage Coordinator, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival; Julie Stokes, Louisiana State Representative, District 79; and Danielle Wright, Division Director, Navigate Her.

The event is free and open to the public from 6 – 7:30 p.m. in the Stern Auditorium. Interested participants are asked to register in advance on eventbrite.com. For more information, contact Clair Lorell at clorell@asne.org or 571.212.3836.