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title: "Terp Sisters, Doing It for Themselves"
date: 2023-03-06T05:30:00-05:00
author: University of Maryland
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# Terp Sisters, Doing It for Themselves

*March 6, 2023* — by [Sala Levin ’10](/author/sala-levin-10)


> Alumni Association, Smith School Celebrate Women

*DSC 5595 1920x1080 — ESPN reporter Monica McNutt M.Jour. '13 spoke to nearly 300 alumnae on Friday at the Alumni Association's inaugural Women's Leadership Development Conference. The conference followed the Robert H. Smith School of Business' 12th annual Women Inspire event on Thursday night. Below, right, Janice deGarmo MBA ’07, a leader in the U.S. State Department, speaks at the Smith School event.*

“There’s room for all the girls.”

That was the message Monica McNutt M.Jour. ’13 delivered to nearly 300 alumnae on Friday as the Alumni Association hosted its inaugural Women’s Leadership Development Conference at the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center. The ESPN reporter and basketball analyst delivered the event’s keynote address, urging women to support one another as they make professional strides.

The daylong conference followed Thursday night’s 12th annual Women Inspire event, hosted by the Robert H. Smith School of Business, which featured Janice deGarmo MBA ’07, the director of the Office of Management Strategy and Solutions at the U.S. Department of State.


*Janice deGarmo MBA ’07 speaks with moderator onstage at Women Inspire event — (Photo by Tony Richards)*




**Topics:** [Campus & Community](https://today.umd.edu/tags/campus-community)


**Tags:** [Alumni](https://today.umd.edu/topic/alumni), [Gender](https://today.umd.edu/topic/gender)


**Units:** [Alumni Association](https://today.umd.edu/topic/alumni-association), [Robert H. Smith School of Business](https://today.umd.edu/topic/robert-h-smith-school-business)