Girls Changing the Game Breakfast Digital Program

Girls who change the game become women who change the world.

Did you know that girls who play sports have higher levels of confidence and self-esteem and lower levels of depression?

This is one of the many reasons why Detroit PAL is dedicated to empowering girls to become strong, healthy, confident women through athletic and leadership programming. Our Girls Changing the Game campaign directly supports PAL girls who are making great strides — athletically and beyond. We are committed to adding more sports programming specifically for girls, from basketball to volleyball to competitive cheer. We also understand the importance of mentorship for our girls by aspirational role models. Join us as we enrich the lives of Detroit’s girls.

Find out more at detroitpal.org/gcg.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

Your generous support for this event will help more girls find their GREATness!

Sponsors:

Special thanks to Chef Dom’s Catering and BrownieDR for their generous support.

7:30 am Registration and Interviews by Jr. PAL Reporters

7:30 – 8:00 am Breakfast Bar Opens and Networking Begins

8:05 am Welcome and Kickoff

Fred Hunter, Detroit PAL CEO

8:10 am Introduction of Moderator and Panelists

Moderator: Norma Jean Evans, Four-Time NCCA Hall of Fame Athlete

Anne Doyle, MI Hall of Fame Journalist, Powering UP Women, LLC

Jamie Edmonds, Local 4 News, Click On Detroit

Jen Hammond, FOX 2 News Detroit

Jeanna Trotman, WXYZ Detroit

8:15 – 9:00 am Panel Discussion: Detroit Sports Talk from a Female Perspective

9:00 – 9:10 am Q & A

9:10 am Closing Remarks

9:15 – 9:30 am Networking and Photo Opps

This effort would not be possible without the dedication and commitment of the Detroit PAL Board, the PAL Advisory Board, the Game Changers Committee, and the entire PAL staff.

Norma Jean Evans

Norma Jean Evans is a four-time Hall of Fame basketball player, NCAA collegiate standout, All-American, coach, member of the Women’s American Basketball Association Virginia Wave professional team, and former chaplain for the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) Detroit Shock. She is also a servant leader, life coach and mentor, author, sustainability strategist and freelance entrepreneur. Evans is passionate about her purpose and assignment to help coach, equip, and teach the next generation by showing them how to manage and develop winning strategies in life, career, leadership, and business off the court. She is the creator and founder of Transform-4-Life, a Total Transformation Youth Multi Sports Camp, which provides physical, spiritual, entrepreneurship, financial, leadership, and life skill training for athletes. She also founded the Sustainable U! Women, and Girls Development and Empowerment Institute program, providing coaching, education, and enrichment for the next generation of women and girls.

ANNE DOYLE

Anne Doyle is a Hall of Fame journalist, global business executive, and women’s leadership expert. She first made her mark nationally in the late 1970s and early 80s as one of the first women TV sports broadcasters in the United States. Doyle is a Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame inductee for her leadership role in opening sports locker rooms to female journalists. In 2000, she was named one of the “100 Leading Women in the North American Auto Industry.” She honed her business skills in the manufacturing plants and executive suites of Ford Motor Company. For more than four decades, Doyle has been on the front lines of women’s progress. She has been a thought leader, author, elected official, and keynote speaker. Her mantra is “Never Eliminate Yourself.” Her work has taken her to six continents and the executive suites and lecture halls of the world's most respected companies and universities.

JAMIE EDMONDS

The Local 4 sports team drafted Jamie Edmonds in January 2013. Today, she anchors sports coverage Saturdays at 6 pm and 11 pm, and on Sundays at 6 pm, in addition to hosting Sports Final Edition. Before joining the Local 4 sports team, Jamie was a sports anchor/reporter at WEYI/NBC25 in Flint. She covered local, college, and Detroit teams. Before her time in Flint, she worked for several years in Lansing at WILX-TV. The Emmy-nominated reporter is a graduate of the University of Delaware where she and her figure skating team won a national title in 2002. She also has a graduate degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. Her nearly 15 years in broadcasting include two Michigan Association of Broadcasters “best sportscast" awards. Edmonds has also been nominated twice for Michigan Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sports Media Association.

Jennifer Hammond

When Jennifer Hammond was five years old, her dad first put a microphone in her hand. She confidently said, “Hello Sports fans” — and the rest is history. Today she is a Sports Reporter at Fox 2 Detroit. She began her career working as a receptionist at an audio production company. Here she met peers in the industry and upgraded her audition tape. Hammond received the opportunity to try out at Shadow Traffic and landed a full-time job. In November of 1997, after being a freelancer at Fox 2, a shift in management landed her a job in the sports department. Hammond has earned two Emmy awards for her work. The constant feedback and interaction with viewers and Detroit sports fans are among the most rewarding parts of her job.

Jeanna Trotman

Jeanna Trotman is the weekend sports anchor on 7 Action News at 6 pm and 11 pm on WXYZ, and at 10 pm on WMYD. She is also a sports reporter during the week, working in collaboration with Sports Director Brad Galli. Trotman was born in Detroit and raised in Detroit sports. If she wasn’t watching sports, she was playing sports and always loved to write. Trotman was raised as the only girl in her family, so growing a career in sports journalism was a natural path. She graduated from Henry Ford II High School in Sterling Heights before earning a Communication degree at Lake Superior State University in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. She also completed a Master's degree in Broadcast Journalism with a specialization in Sports Reporting at Boston University. With professional to collegiate sports experience, Trotman prides herself on storytelling with an emphasis on local sports. Going from a small market to her hometown of Detroit, Trotman values and understands the role sports plays within a community.

Helping youth find their GREATness.

In partnership with the Detroit Police Department and community volunteers, Detroit PAL is helping youth find their greatness through athletic, academic, and leadership development programs. Detroit PAL enjoys a long history of providing quality sports and youth enrichment programs to Detroit-area youth. PAL has been serving kids in and around the city of Detroit since 1969. Throughout the years, an estimated 300,000 participants have been served through PALs programming. The organization offers programs in 12 different sports to more than 8,500 youth annually (ages 4-19) as well as youth enrichment opportunities. Learn more at