PLUS Foundation WLN - Chicago
Alpana Singh: Motivation & Determination in Life
October 04, 2017
Tuesday, October 03, 2017
PLUS Foundation Women’s Leadership Network in Partnership with the Midwest Chapter Presents:
Alpana Singh
Motivation & Determination in Life: How the daughter of Fiji Immigrants Became the Youngest Woman to Ever Pass the Master Sommelier Exam
PLUS Foundation Women’s Leadership Network in Partnership with the Midwest Chapter presents Alpana Singh, Proprietor, Master Sommelier & Author. Alpana will share her story of growing up as the daughter of Fiji Immigrants and how her career blossomed from waiting tables to Restaurateur. Alpana holds the distinguished accomplishment of being the youngest person to pass the final level of the Master Sommelier exam. For ten seasons she hosted the Emmy Award Winning restaurant review television show, Check Please! on Chicago’s PBS station. Since 2012, Singh has opened The Boarding House, Seven Lions, and her third restaurant Terra & Vine.
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
3:00 p.m. - Registration
3:30 - 6:00 p.m. - Keynote Alpana Singh & Networking Reception
Park Hyatt Hotel
800 N. Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60611
Members and non-members welcome!
This event is open to all...Men and Women encouraged to attend!
The PLUS Foundation’s Women’s Leadership Network creates opportunities to network and learn from the experiences of women who are leaders by virtue of their achievements. The Foundation aims to raise corporate awareness of the value of developing and diversifying leadership. Proactive companies that encourage employees to participate in these events will help realize the overall industry goal of increasing the percentage of women in leadership roles.
Registration Fees
| Price Description | Amount |
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| Package of 10 Registrations (Member) | $425.00 |
| Package of 10 Registrations (Non-Member) | $425.00 |
| Non-Member Registration | $60.00 |
| Member Registration | $45.00 |
Available Functions
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Registration Registration and Open Seating |
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PLUS Foundation Women's Leadership Network Presents: Alpana Singh Keynote Speaker followed by Reception |
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Speakers
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| Alpana Singh (KEYNOTE)
<div><b><span style="color:black;font-family:'Calibri';font-size:12.00pt;">Alpana Singh</span></b> </div>
<div align=justify><i><span style="color:black;font-family:'Calibri';font-size:11.00pt;">Proprietor, Master Sommelier & Author</span></i> </div>
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<div align=justify><span style="color:black;font-family:'Calibri';font-size:11.00pt;">Born and raised in Monterey, California, Alpana Singh's strong work ethic and ease with people of all ages stemmed from a youth spent working in her family's ethnic grocery store. Later, while waiting tables in college, Singh fell in love with wine and discovered that it united her varied interests in traveling, history and food.</span></div>
<div align=justify><span style="color:black;font-family:'Calibri';font-size:11.00pt;">At 19, she pursued a path in the business with a job as a wine sales clerk at Nielsen Bros. Market in Carmel, California. By 23, she had landed the sommelier position at the world-renowned Everest Restaurant in Chicago. Just three years later, Singh went on to become the youngest female to pass the final level of the Master Sommelier exam.</span></div>
<div align=justify><span style="color:black;font-family:'Calibri';font-size:11.00pt;">This distinguished accomplishment, along with her effervescence, experience and energy, was magnetic, and it wasn't long before Singh found herself in the local spotlight. For ten seasons, she served as the host of the Emmy Award-winning restaurant review television show, </span><i><span style="color:black;font-family:'Calibri';font-size:11.00pt;">Check, Please!</span></i><span style="color:black;font-family:'Calibri';font-size:11.00pt;">, on Chicago's PBS station.</span></div>
<div align=justify><span style="color:black;font-family:'Calibri';font-size:11.00pt;">In December 2012, Singh opened The Boarding House, a wine-driven concept in the River North neighborhood. In February of 2015, Singh opened her second restaurant, Seven Lions, on Chicago's iconic Michigan Avenue. In September of 2016, Alpana opened her third restaurant venture, Terra & Vine, in Evanston, Illinois.</span></div>
<div align=justify><span style="color:black;font-family:'Calibri';font-size:11.00pt;">Singh is a member of the Choose Chicago Board of Directors and on the Advisory Council for the Illinois Restaurant Association. She played a significant role in bringing the James Beard Foundation Awards to the city of Chicago in 2015 and is an avid supporter of Deborah's Place, an organization that assists and empowers women facing homelessness.</span> </div>
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PLUS Foundation Women's Leadership Network Presents: Alpana Singh |
