Women's Connect: Gratitude

Date and Time

Thursday Sep 10, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

Location

To be Determined!

Fees/Admission

Annual Members: Free
Chamber Members: $18
Non-Members: $23

Lunch is included with registration.
*Please let us know ahead of time of any dietary restrictions or allergies!
(24 hour notice of cancellation is required to receive a refund on payment for the event)

Contact Information

Sam Lund
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Description

Join Us for the September Women's Connect Event!

Thursday, September 10th | 12:00pm to 1:00pm

This session invites participants to pause and notice the quiet ways gratitude can move through their daily lives. Through simple acts of reflection and shared appreciation, they will recognize how small acknowledgments can increase appreciation of ordinary moments. Interwoven in the session will be insights from the science surrounding gratitude. Together the group will consider how gratitude, when practiced intentionally, strengthens both individual resilience and collective purpose

Debbie Streier, Regional President & CEO

Debbie Streier has been Regional President and CEO of Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center since 2021. With more than 25 years of health care experience, she joined Avera in 2008 at Avera St. Luke’s Hospital in Aberdeen, SD, and advanced to Vice President of Operations in 2014 before assuming her current leadership role in Marshall.
She earned a bachelor’s degree in accountancy from the University of North Dakota and a master’s degree in health care administration from Capella University.
Streier is active in community leadership, serving on the boards of Avera@Home, Junior Achievement, Minnesota West Community and Technical College, and the American Hospital Association Region 6 Policy Board. She and her husband, Steve, have two grown children.

Beringia Zen, PhD, BCC, Vice President of Mission
Beringia Zen has served as the Vice President of Mission at Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center since 2021.
Zen is an Associate of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Carondelet and a board certified Roman Catholic chaplain. She holds a PhD in Theology with a focus in Christian spirituality and bioethics as well as a master’s degree in biblical languages – both from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, Calif. She also earned a Master of Divinity from the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley.
Prior to joining Avera Marshall, she spent 15 years in health care chaplaincy, mission leadership, and higher education theology instruction. She currently serves on the board of director for the Marshall Area YMCA.

About Women's Connect

At Women's Connect, we strive to develop an engaged, focused network of professional women looking to support each other in achieving greater results through collaborative opportunities and professional recommendations! The Women's Connect group meets on the second Thursday of every month at rotating locations. Annual members, Chamber members, and non-Chamber members are all allowed to attend these events. Learn more about costs + details by visiting our Women's Connect page.