2nd Annual Women's History Month Breakfast

The Black Chamber of Commerce of Palm Beach County invites you to our 2nd Annual Women’s History Month Breakfast, a powerful morning of inspiration, networking, and celebration of women making history in business, leadership, and community impact.

📅 Date: Thursday, March 20, 2025
⏰ Time: 7:45 AM
📍 Location: Cultural Council for Palm Beach County
🎟 Registration Required – Secure Your Seat Today!

This year’s event is proudly hosted in partnership with the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, a dedicated advocate for the arts and cultural diversity in our region.

✔️ Engaging Discussion – Hear from dynamic women leaders who are breaking barriers and shaping the future.
✔️ Meaningful Networking – Connect with like-minded professionals, business owners, and community advocates.
✔️ Empowerment & Inspiration – Gain insights and motivation from women at the forefront of change and success.

We are honored to recognize:

🎖 Mrs. Josie Studstill – Owner, Cityside Printing
🎖 Dr. Alisha R. Winn – Owner, Consider the Culture

These remarkable women have made outstanding contributions in business, education, cultural preservation, and community impact.

Join us as we celebrate their achievements, share empowering stories, and foster connections that support business growth and leadership.

Owner, Cityside Signature Printing

Born in Georgia, Josie Studstill moved to West Palm Beach with her family in 1956. She was raised on 5th Street between Sapodilla Avenue and Rosemary Avenue and received her early education in Palm Beach County. A proud graduate of Roosevelt High School (Class of 1964), she furthered her education at Roosevelt Junior College and Palm Beach State College.

Josie learned the value of hard work early in life, starting her first job at 14 years old at the Palm Beach County Kindergarten and Referral Board, where she worked throughout high school. She later worked at ITT Semiconductors for eight years, eventually being promoted to Sales Correspondence, becoming the first Black woman to hold this position at the company's West Palm Beach Plant.

After being laid off from ITT, she worked for the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners for 11 years, advancing from Clerk Typist to Director’s Secretary, and later to Citizen Participation Specialist in the Planning Department.

In 1988, Josie took a leap into entrepreneurship, opening Ink Well Printing Company on Okeechobee Boulevard and Military Trail, becoming the second Black woman to own a printing company in Palm Beach County. After three years, she partnered with Port Printing Company in Riviera Beach. Today, she has successfully operated Cityside Signature Printing at Cityside Suites for over 32 years.

🏆 Successful Business of the Year Award – Minority Business Development Center (1988)
🏆 National Association of Black Professional Women Organization Award
🏆 City of Riviera Beach "Shero" Award (2012)

A dedicated mentor, Josie trains and employs young people in the printing industry, helping them develop technical skills and confidence. Her life motto is:

🗣️ "To Always Love and Never Ever Give Up."

Josie is married to her high school classmate, Henry Studstill, and they have two children, Darren Studstill and Anitra Moss, along with three grandsons, Devin, David, and Lynden.

Owner, Consider the Culture

Alisha R. Winn, Ph.D. is an applied cultural anthropologist whose work focuses on race, class, identity, educational disparities, historic preservation, and community engagement.

She holds a:
🎓 Ph.D. in Applied Anthropology – University of South Florida
🎓 M.A. in Anthropology – Georgia State University
🎓 B.A. in Anthropology – Florida Atlantic University
🎓 B.A. in Sociology – Bethune-Cookman University

Dr. Winn is an adjunct professor at Palm Beach Atlantic University’s School of Ministry, where she integrates community-engaged research and applied anthropology into the classroom.

Through her company, Consider the Culture, Dr. Winn collaborates with government agencies, community organizations, schools, and religious institutions on topics related to race, cultural belief systems, and language.

She currently consults on historic preservation and community-building efforts for the City of West Palm Beach’s Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) in the Historic Northwest District. She is also the project director for the Palm Beach County African American Oral History Pilot Project, which enables youth to preserve and document the stories of community elders.

🔹 Board Member – City of West Palm Beach Mayor’s Taskforce for Racial and Ethnic Equality
🔹 Board Member – Historical Society of Palm Beach County
🔹 Consultant & Lead Facilitator – Numerous community-engaged projects, including:

• Storm of ’28 Memorial Park Coalition, Inc. – Raising awareness about the mass gravesite of 674 Black victims of the 1928 storm
• West Palm Beach Museum Planning Project – Historic Roosevelt High School
• Historic Northwest Pioneer Banners

Dr. Winn has also directed numerous heritage education and oral history projects, such as:
📚 Remembering St. Petersburg Oral History Project
📚 Inner-City Youth Summer Preservation Project
📚 Riviera Beach Prep Oral History Project

She has worked with prestigious institutions like:
🏛 Spady Cultural Heritage Museum
🏛 Carter G. Woodson African American Museum
🏛 Herndon Home Museum
🏛 Mary McLeod Bethune Home

Dr. Winn’s work has been featured in academic journals, heritage publications, and oral history documentaries.

🎉 Be part of this special occasion as we honor two phenomenal women and celebrate the power of leadership, cultural impact, and community engagement.

🎟 Secure Your Seat Today!

📅 Thursday, March 20, 2025 | 7:45 AM
📍 Cultural Council for Palm Beach County

We look forward to celebrating with you!

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, 601 Lake Avenue, Lake Worth Beach, United States