This webinar is Session 1 of LEADERSHIP UNLOCKED and is designed for anyone ready to grow their leadership impact in women's rugby at any level - whether you're just stepping into responsibility or preparing for your next big role. In Stories from the Leadership Pathway, three influential leaders share how they carved out space, built pivotal positions and helped shape the direction of women's rugby in the USA.

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Through honest stories and practical lessons, you'll see how leadership pathways are created, expanded and sustained and how your own journey can follow the same arc.

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Perfect for players, coaches, administrators and anyone eager to lead with purpose, this conversation will leave you motivated, informed and ready to take your next step.

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Our Moderator for this session will be Jami Jordan, Past Chair of the U.S. Women's Rugby Committee, with our group of panelists:

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• Briana Floyd:  Briana first discovered rugby while an undergraduate at Dartmouth College as a member of Dartmouth Women's Rugby Club. Several years after graduating, Dartmouth officially designated rugby as its 35th varsity sport, cultivating an impressive lineup of diverse multi-sport athletes, including two-time Olympian and bronze medalist Ariana Ramsey. Inspired by the potential rugby holds for athletes of color, Briana sought to model this trajectory in her local community. She is a former youth coach with Atlanta Youth Rugby, the current CFO of the Georgia SYRO, and a first-time founder serving as Executive Director of the newly launched Urban Rugby Atlanta, a member program of Urban Rugby America. Through Urban Rugby Atlanta, Briana introduces Atlanta's metro communities to the thrill of the game while centering trauma-responsive practices to leverage sport as a vehicle for social change.

• Wendy Young:  Wendy Young is a long-time rugby advocate, media pioneer, and sports administrator who has been deeply involved in the growth of the women’s game since 2001. A former USA Eagles pool player and non-traveling World Cup reserve, Wendy played for the University of Oklahoma and the Austin Valkyries before building a versatile career across refereeing, coaching, governance, and broadcasting. She reached B Panel referee status, becoming the first woman to officiate a Men’s Division 1 match and a Men’s D1 Red River Conference Final in Texas. Recognized as the 2018 USA Rugby Female Referee Coach of the Year, Wendy later served as an MLR Referee Evaluator and Technical Zone Manager for international test matches. In governance, she spent over 15 years as the Texas Geographic Union Administrator and contributed to national governance through the USA Rugby Club Competitions Committee and various adhoc USA Rugby Club Committees. In 2006, Wendy launched Your Scrumhalf Connection (YSCRugby) to elevate women’s rugby coverage globally. Today, she is a leading voice in the sport, making history as the first female play-by-play commentator for Major League Rugby (MLR) and serving as the lead announcer for Women’s Elite Rugby (WER) as well as a commentator for World Rugby. Wendy is a member of the Oklahoma Rugby Hall of Fame, the Texas Rugby Referee Association Hall of Fame, and the Texas Rugby Union Hall of Fame.

• Tamera ‘Tam' Breckenridge:  Tam was a multi-sport athlete at Crescenta Valley High School in Glendale, California and then played basketball for the UCLA Bruins, where she was part of the 1978 National Championship team. Tam remained involved with the UCLA Athletics as an administrator for over 20 years including as Assistant Athletic Director-Compliance, working with all of UCLA’s then 22 men’s and women’s sports programs. When a shoulder injury derailed her basketball career, friends introduced her to rugby where she soon enjoyed success at the club level and beyond. She helped the Pacific Coast Grizzlies win the national all-star championships (ITTs) in 1991 and 1992 and Belmont Shore to a national senior club title in 1990. Tam represented the U.S., playing lock, from 1988-94 (Eagle #18), in eight international matches.  She helped the Eagles capture the first ever Women’s Rugby World Cup title in 1991. Tam’s rugby administrator roles include: the Pacific RFU representative on the national women’s rugby committee, International-Athlete member of the USA Rugby Congress, USAR Associate College Director, USAR Women’s National Team Pathway Director, USAR Club Strategic Committee. Currently Tam is a member of the USAR Senior Club Council serving as the Chair of the Eligibility Committee. Breckenridge was inducted into the Crescenta Valley High School Athletic Hall of Fame, her 1978 UCLA Bruin team is recognized in the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame. The 1991 USA Women’s RWC team was inducted into the U.S. Rugby Hall of Fame in 2017, with Tam inducted as a player into the 2020 US Rugby Hall of Fame. In 2025, she was  honored by the USWRF with a 2025 USWRF Lifetime Achievement Award.

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​Registration

• Members: Free

• Nonmembers: $25