PREVIOUS SPEAKERS FROM 2006

 

JANUARY 11, 2006

Our speaker this month is Jaye Minton Goldberg, owner and executive spa director of LOOK GREAT EUROPEAN DAY SPA & HAIR SALON. Ms. Minton-Goldberg has graced Florida’s Beauty Scene for over 25 years. She is well known for her studio and television work in local and regional film as well as the broadcast community. Known also in the bridal world for all aspects of bridal beauty -- from skin care to nail and hair care and onto the bridal day for bride, groom and the bridal party.
   Ms. Minton-Goldberg was the first spa director in South Florida to bring the idea of an eyelash extension beauty bar into her beauty efforts with phenomenal success!  Jay is consistently in the forefront of beauty.
   25 years at the same location, just steps from the ocean on East Palmetto Park Road, Ms. Goldberg has delighted all who have been fortunate to benefit from her expertise.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2006   
Erica Bell -
Our Speaker for this month is Erica Bell, Communications Manager for the City of Boca Raton. Erica will discuss what it's like to work inside of a police department/ the 911 center, the most common crimes against women in Boca Raton and tips to prevent being a victim, as well as highlight some of the high profile cases in the city.
   Erica Bell has been working in public safety since 1997. After serving as a paramedic in Atlanta, Ga., she transitioned into a position as a 911 dispatcher. Since then she has served as a training officer, supervisor, and manager within 911 Communications. Ms. Bell is currently a state trainer for the Florida Association of Public Safety Communicators Officers, a law enforcement consortium instructor, certified hostage negotiator, trained tactical dispatcher for high risk fire and SWAT incidents, and contributor to the regional domestic security task force. Her bachelor's degree was received from Jacksonville State University.

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Food,Fun,Wine & Networking
 
In February we are having our Annual Cocktail Party
This is the rescheduled event that Wilma blew away!!!!!
 
Come join us at Linda B's
located on
41 E. Palmetto Park Road, Boca Raton

from 5:30 to 8:00 on
February 15th, 2005. 

The Annual Cocktail Party is The Women's Executive Club "Open House" and is a great time to bring a colleague or friend and introduce them to what the WEC is all about. There will be an array of free appetizers, plus 2 complementary drinks, (wine, beer and soft drinks), The famous WEC 50/50 Cash Raffle, and door prizes for all. This event is FREE to all guests

Please note: A Full Cash Bar will also be available.  RSVP to Eileen Katz 561-479-2269 or email:
eileen@sylvansecurity.com

 Prizes for everyone. 
We ask that everyone attending bring a gift, so everyone can leave with one!!!

Please drop off your door prizes before the event to  Susan Brotman, 
2424 N. Federal Highway, #411, Boca Raton, FL  33431  W:  561-338-0906
9-4  Monday thru Thursday and 9-5:30 on Friday.   

This event is for Professional Women only!

 

MARCH 8, 2006
Investing and Financial Planning -- Join us for a panel discussion of Financial Planners with Jane Lang, Julie Shide and Sara Scaldini.

Jane Macdonald Lang.  Originally from New York and New England, Ms. Lang received her undergraduate degree from the State University of New York at Potsdam and completed her graduate work in Special Education at Russell Sage College.  She was instrumental in the development of one of the first individualized teaching programs in New York and was a Master Teacher for the State University at Albany.
      She entered the financial services industry in 1982 in Cleveland, Ohio continuing her career upon moving to Boca Raton in 1985.  She joined Barnett Bank in 1986, served as Manager of the Annuity subsidiary and later became a financial advisor located in Boca Raton.  While with Barnett Investments, Ms. Lang was among the developers of its “Women and Money” program and has spoken to many women’s groups throughout south Florida over the past fifteen years.  She is a guest lecturer at Nova University School of Law.
      She is a Financial Advisor at Raymond James & Associates, with a practice specializing in financial planning with a focus on tax, estate and retirement issues.   Among her designations are Wealth Management Specialist, Registered Investment Advisor and Retirement Plan Consultant
 

Sara Scaldini has more than 20 years of experience in financial, relationship, and non-profit board management.  She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Accounting from Washington University located in St. Louis, Missouri.  As a former Certified Public Accountant, Sara specializes in estate, trust and charitable gift planning, taxation, investment and administration.  In 2005, Sara brought her wealth of knowledge to Merrill Lynch where she plans to develop a financial advisory practice serving the unique needs and goals of women, families, philanthropists and non-profit organizations.  Most recently, she was a member of the Chairman’s team, supporting the construction and operation of The Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity (Boston, MA) - a $50 million state-of-the-art research facility. Sara is a member of The Planned Giving Council of Palm Beach County, The Association of Fundraising Professionals, The Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce, Women’s Executive Club of South Palm Beach County, Women for Excellence, Inc., and The Work-Life Balance Institute for Women,. Sara and her son reside in Boca Raton

Julie Shide has Masters Degrees in Business Administration/Finance and International Management.  Before she joined the investment industry, Julie was a developer-builder of commercial and residential real estate.  Subsequent to that she was Vice President of Mortgage Banking, concentrating on lending and loan workout programs.  Julie currently is a Senior Portfolio Manager and Vice President – Wealth Management at Smith Barney; her emphasis is financial planning as part of the Levinsohn/Shide Team. Julie recently served as a trustee at the Boca Raton Museum of Art for five years.  Julie has been married for twenty-four years to her husband, Chuck, and have 3 children together.

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APRIL 12, 2006

Cindy Kesbsbach of the Junior League of Boca Raton, Women Building Better Communities.
Our speaker for this month is Cindy Krebsbach from the Junior League of Boca Raton.  Cindy is a past president of the Junior League and currently the president of the Junior League Endowment Fund, Inc.  The Junior League is a women's volunteer organization in our community and has been doing projects in our community for 35 years.  Cindy has volunteered with the Junior League for 14 years and will talk to us about what the Junior League has done in our community and what it is doing now.  Cindy has been a resident in Florida since 1985 and really cares about her community.  She is a nurse by profession and currently works with In Rem Solutions, Inc. a grant writing company serving municipalities and non profits in Florida. 

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MAY 10, 2006
Trudy Nadreau, Assistant Director Corporate Affairs for Double Eagle Distributing, Budweiser joins us in May to discuss the Beer Manufacturer's responsibilities to the community. 
   Ms. Nadreau has been with Double Eagle for 19 years, but as of late the main function of her  position is to bring alcohol awareness to the community on underage drinking, alcohol abuse and drunk driving.   
   She is on the Alcohol and Other Drug committees both at FAU and Lynn University.  In addition, to sponsoring Anheuser-Busch speakers at FAU, Lynn U, and high schools, Double Eagle has also participated in and donated Responsibility Matters items for their spring break and alcohol awareness week in October. 
    An all day Street Smart presentation will be addressed to all grades at Boca High School March 15.  Street Smart
has a team of two state-certified paramedics walk the students through what happens at a trauma scene using the medical equipment they employ daily in their jobs and, what it’s like to be the victim.  They learn the stories behind the crashes.  Students come to know the power that comes from making the right choices, from choosing not to drink or use drugs, and to choose whether to wear a seat belt. 
  
 Ms. Nadreau also works with our law enforcement officials, Florida and U.S. Legislators, on alcohol related legislative issues. 
    Double Eagle and Anheuser-Busch have partnered with AAA to offer the Tow-To-Go program for all major holidays.   By calling a toll free number, anyone who feels they have had too much to drink can get a free ride and their car towed to their home.  Tow-To-Go posters are placed at FAU, bars and restaurants.
   Ms. Nadreau moved to South Florida 31 years ago and has lived in the same house for all thirty years.

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JUNE 14, 2006

Paulette Halpern discusses Sale Training Techniques. 

•    Why will a Prospective Client/Customer choose YOU?
•    How to set-up effective meetings with decision makers?
•    How to Avoid being an “Unpaid Consultant”?

Paulette Halpern,  Business Development Consultant  of Sandler Sales Institute of Florida, has had over 25 years of direct sales and sales management experience.  The challenges of bringing together a sales force, training the team, and minimizing turnover while maximizing sales results have been key elements of her sales career.  Her unique skill set in the area of cold calling, referral building and trade show prospecting have had the greatest impact in her previous business environments.

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JULY 12, 2006

Mafia Wife by Lynda Milito and Reg PottertonLynda Milito the author of Mafia Wife will be our guest at the July Luncheon.

When Lynda Lustig met Louie Milito, she was a sixteen-year-old high-school dropout with a taste for adventure and an agonizing childhood. When they were married two years later, he was not yet a "made man" in the powerful Gambino crime family. Louie was a hairdresser who dabbled in petty thievery. But Lynda was so happy to be out of her domineering mother's loveless house. And over the years, she was willing to forgive her husband for anything: his violent rages, his frequent absences, his shady associates, and the blood on his hands. For twenty-four years Lynda Milito remained loyal to this charming and dangerous criminal -- her children's father and close friend of crime boss John Gotti and underboss Sammy "the Bull" Gravano. But in 1988, Louie Milito disappeared, murdered by the very people he had always trusted to protect him.

A crime story, a family story, a love story, Mafia Wife is the shockingly intimate, brutally honest tale of a survivor -- and of the life she lived in the dark bosom of the underworld.  Don't miss this exciting luncheon!