Position: Vice-president and chief counsel–employment law and compliance for ConAgra Foods in Omaha, Nebraska. Recent Launch: “Drinks Among Friends,” a coalition of women helping other women advance in their careers through collaboration, relationship-building, celebration, and storytelling. Inspiration: Participated in Project 5/165 that aims to promote the placement of 165 women as Fortune 500 general counsels in five years. Timeline: “Each step is like putting another layer on a snowball. That is how you get the momentum.”
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Megan McKenzie Belcher
Megan M. Belcher ’01, vice president and chief employment counsel at ConAgra Foods in Omaha, NE, founded “Drinks Among Friends,” a coalition of women networking to empower other women in the legal industry. She was featured in an article entitled “Powerful Spirits: Women Sharing the Power with ‘Drinks Among Friends’” by Erin E. Harrison in Inside Counsel Magazine in March.
