On October 10, Pennsylvania Women Work presented their Honorary Woman of Courage Award to Kristen Bell, Regional Senior Director of Human Resources at Comcast. This honor is given to a woman who rose above significant life obstacles to achieve professional success by using ingenuity, perseverance and strength of character.
Kristen volunteers as the Lead for Comcast’s Women’s Network, a 200-member employee resource group dedicated to professional and personal development and mentoring, and to providing volunteer support for the company’s local communities. In 2017 and 2018, she led a Comcast Cares Day project at Pittsburgh’s Treasure House Fashions, a non-profit dedicated to supporting women in need.
Pennsylvania Women Work is a non-profit organization that has been dedicated to empowering women for more than two decades by helping them find lasting employment that pays a family-sustaining wage. They help women overcome life obstacles to employment; develop job search and career skills that are transferable to any job; and forge connections that lead to brighter career paths. Their goal is to help each client achieve long-term career stability and financial independence.
Their free programs are designed to serve a wide range of clients including displaced workers and homemakers, people reentering the workforce after being incarcerated and educated refugees and immigrants. In addition to signature career development classes, they provide computer training, job counseling, as well as customer service classes and mentoring opportunities — all at no cost to clients.
