ERIE — The MBA (Manufacturer & Business Association), in conjunction with the MBA Business Magazine, will hold its sixth annual Women in Leadership IMPACT Luncheon from noon to 1:30 p.m. (registration at 11:45 a.m.) Wednesday, March 26, at the MBA’s Conference Center, 2171 West 38th Street. The event is sold out. All media are invited to attend. Attendees will hear from keynote speaker PA Treasurer Stacy Garrity as she shares her professional journey and lessons learned in leadership, followed by a special panel discussion of influential area businesswomen plus additional networking opportunities. “The MBA’s Women in Leadership IMPACT Luncheon is one of our most highly anticipated events, and we are excited to host a great lineup of speakers this year,” said MBA President and CEO Lori Joint. “It is going to be a very empowering and educational afternoon.” As Pennsylvania’s state treasurer, businesswoman and retired U.S. Army Reserve Colonel Garrity is focused on transparency, cutting waste and fees — returning more than $4.5 billion in unclaimed property to its rightful owners — and making education affordable for Pennsylvanians. In the Army Reserve, she served three overseas deployments. As a businesswoman, she worked as one of the first two female vice presidents at Global Tungsten & Powders in Towanda, the largest tungsten smelter in the western world. Treasurer Garrity is a fiscal watchdog, protecting more than $160 billion in state assets, returning more than $750 million worth of unclaimed property to the rightful owners, and managing the PA 529 College & Career Savings Program, the PA ABLE Savings Program, and the INVEST program for local government agencies and nonprofits. She has cut fees for both PA 529 and PA ABLE, saving account owners more than $16.5 million. Following Garrity’s presentation, Joint will lead a leadership panel discussion: The panel includes: Ainslie Brosig, executive director of the expERIEnce Children’s Museum in Erie; Rachel R. Ogden, Pharm.D., MHSA, MMEd, BCGP, dean and professor, LECOM School of Pharmacy; Robin Scheppner, president and managing owner of American Tinning & Galvanizing in Erie; Attorney Colleen R. Stumpf, partner at MacDonald Illig Attorneys in Erie whose practice focuses on trust and estate planning and administration as well as the representation of for-profit and nonprofit business entities; and, Karinna Vernaza, Ph.D., dean of the College of Engineering and Business and a professor of Mechanical Engineering at Gannon University in Erie The 2025 Women in Leadership IMPACT Luncheon is presented by The MBA and MBA Business Magazine. Sponsors include Northwest Bank, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM), Life Force Wellness, R. Frank Media, Mill Creek Coffee, Arrowhead Wine Cellars & Mobilia Fruit Farms; and, Larese Floral Design. Cost is $50 for MBA members, $75 for nonmembers and includes lunch. For more information or to be added to the waiting list, visit mbausa.org. DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in these presentations reflect the views and opinions of the presenter and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the Manufacturer & Business Association or any of its officers and directors.