W2W Networking & Mentorship: Keys to Building a Lasting Relationship - May 2023

This event is sold out & we are unable to take registrations at the door.

Networking & Mentorship: Keys to Building a Lasting Relationship
A W2W Networking Experience
Carissa Johnson & Tonya Butler - Magisterial District Judges, Berks County

Networking is the place to start when you are looking to grow. From there, finding a mentor may come organically. We welcome Tonya Butler & Carissa Johnson, Magisterial District Judges and mentors to many, to kick off our networking event by offering tips to creating and fostering a lasting relationship, Following the session, we will be breaking into tables to network with one another. 

We are asking all who attend to BRING ANOTHER WOMAN to empower and lift up! Consider inviting an up-and-coming leader in your workplace, friend, daughter, or mentee. High school and college women will be attending to expand their networks. We will also be hosting Don Carrick, Studio 413, who will be offering complimentary headshots to update your resumes and LinkedIn profiles! 


ABOUT TONYA & CARISSA

Tonya Butler is a Magisterial District Judge since 2017 and veteran attorney who has dedicated her legal talents to public service and has worked creatively to improve the quality of life in the City of Reading. Tonya has twenty-five years of legal experience, using her legal background and experience to serve the community with compassion and to ensure a fair and transparent legal system. Tonya is a graduate of Albright College and Widener University School of Law. Her passion is for our youth, speaking to them about social and legal issues and having students shadow her in court. Tonya is married to Wynton Butler and has two adult children: Wynton II and Wesley.

The Honorable Magisterial District Justice, Carissa Johnson is an example of leadership in action. A proud graduate of Reading Senior High School, she continued her educational journey at Widener University where she received a dual bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice and Psychology in 2006 and obtained her master’s degree in Business Administration at Alvernia University in 2010. Upon the successful completion of her bachelor’s degree, Carissa interned with the late Honorable District Justice, William N. Hall Jr. in the Berks County District Justice Office. Inspired by the level of Judge Hall’s compassion and service to his community, this experience influenced her role as a Counselor at the Berks County Jail System. In January 2018, Carissa was sworn in as the Magisterial District Judge of district 23-1-02, which is located in the Southeast of Reading. As an MDJ, she dedicates much time to improving the conditions of the community members that she serves. She credits her graduation from Leadership Berks as the catalyst that implored her to seek to service through leadership. In much of her free time Carissa can be found as a mentor for: The Sisterhood of Reading (an organization that empowers young women to achieve their dreams), member of the NAACP Reading Branch, Women2Women council of the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated, volunteer for Ready.Set.Read program through the United Way of Berks County and launched the Pipeline 2 Opportunities MDJ Shadowing Program.