Whitworth Celebrates Women’s History Month with “Give to Gain” Empowerment Panel & Luncheon
Special guest panelists will include Shannon Demant, director of planning & contracts for Aging & Long-Term Care of Eastern Washington; Kitara Johnson, founder & CEO of Gabriel’s Challenge and Shari McMahan, Ph.D., president of Eastern Washington University. KXLY Good Morning Northwest anchor Hannah Joy will be the moderator.
Spokane City Council Member and Whitworth alumna Sarah Dixit ’18, who was a member of the inaugural panel last year, will be recognized for her outstanding achievements. Dixit was elected to the council in November 2025. She represents District 1, Position 2. Since taking office, she’s been focused on increasing accessibility to public transit, addressing homelessness with supportive, preventive services, and improving civic engagement and outreach.
International Women’s Month (more commonly called Women’s History Month) was first officially recognized in the U.S. with a presidential proclamation in 1987.
The luncheon is free and open to the public. If you’d like to attend, please RSVP by March 6. Click here to reserve your seat.
The event is sponsored by the Associated Students of Whitworth University; Excelsior Wellness; the Whitworth Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; the Whitworth Office for Student Success, Equity & Belonging; and Whitworth’s women’s & gender studies program.
About Whitworth University:
Located in Spokane, Wash., Whitworth is a private Christian liberal arts university affiliated with the Presbyterian church. The university, which has an enrollment of about 2,500 students, offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
Contacts:
Shari Clarke, director of student success, equity & belonging, Whitworth University, (509) 777-4572 or sclarke@whitworth.edu
Trisha Coder, associate director of media relations, Whitworth University, (509) 777-4703 or tcoder@whitworth.edu
