WHO: Val Ackerman - WNBA President
Pat Collins - Entertainment Reporter, UPN 9 News
Lisa Leslie - WNBA star and three-time Women’s National Team member
Tamika Catchings - WNBA star and Women’s National Team member
Susan Schulz - CosmoGIRL! Editor-in-Chief
Tamara Glenny - YM magazine Executive Editor
Patricia Messeroux - Vice President, Saatchi & Saatchi NY
Katherine A. Halmi, M.D. - Pediatrics & Psychiatry, Cornell University

WHAT:
Emmy Award-winning entertainment reporter Pat Collins will lead a panel discussion on the pressures teens face to live up to society’s defined image of beauty and highlight the emergence of new role models- powerful, strong and accomplished female athletes. Entitled, “Teen Girls and Body Image: A Healthy Discussion & Exploration of a New Role Model,” the panel discussion will include WNBA stars and leading experts in the areas of health, marketing and media.

WHERE:
NBA Store
666 Fifth Avenue (Corner of 52nd Street and 5th Avenue)
NYC

WHEN:
Wednesday, August 4
5:30 PM (ET)

MEDIA:
There is limited media space available. Media MUST RSVP to attend the event.
Contact Dina Pappas, WNBA, 917-733-8316 or dpappas@wnba.com