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A Conversation with a Groundbreaking Leader

Featuring: Allison Lawrence, President, Stanley Black & Decker eCommerce
Student Moderator: Jensen Armstrong '24

Date: Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: LeClerc Theatre, LeClerc Hall (view the campus map)

Kicking off Women's History Month, Allison Lawrence will share insights from her nearly 20-year career at Stanley Black & Decker. She rose through the ranks from working at a local store just out of college to leading the charge of growing the company's iconic brands online on a global scale. Hear how she ascended to the C-suite at a Fortune 500 company and her tips to realizing your dreams.

Presented by the Women's Leadership Institute of Baltimore at Notre Dame of Maryland University, the President’s Leadership Forum is free and open to the public.

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About Allison Lawrence

A nearly 20-year veteran of Stanley Black & Decker, Allison Lawrence is President of Stanley Black & Decker eCommerce, a role she assumed in 2022. Her focus is driving online sales strategy and growth of the company’s iconic brands online.

A people-centered and results-oriented leader, Allison has held progressive roles including in sales, marketing, and recently, as VP and Chief of Staff to former CEO Jim Loree. In that role, she partnered with Loree to drive the company’s annual strategic plan, contributed to the development of important DE&I strategy, and led PPE distribution to employees and families during COVID, working tirelessly to keep the extended SBD family safe and ensure access to vaccines and related critical information around the world.

She serves on the national board for A Better Chance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to substantially increasing the number of well-educated young leaders of color who can assume leadership positions in American society. Allison is also a member of the board of Hartford Hospital, one of the largest teaching hospitals in New England. Allison earned her Executive MBA from the University of Texas at Dallas and her bachelor’s degree in Marketing from Oklahoma State University, where she played on the women’s basketball team.