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2006-2007
CALENDAR OF EVENTS...
(Click on any month for speaker
information).
AUGUST
2006
ANNUAL
WEC SUMMER MEMBERS' OUTING...
girl's night out!
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SEPTEMBER 13, 2006
Pamela Goodman spent her professional career
in retailing beginning with Macy's in Kansas City
and subsequently spending eleven years with with The
Limited, Inc. She rose from buyer for the
Express division to it's highest ranking position of
President /CEO.Throughout her tenure with Express,
it became the largest and most profitable division
of The Limited, Inc and was producing revenue of 1.5
billion with 850 stores in 1995. From 1995 to
1996, she took the helm of another Limited division,
Lerner, based in New York City.
Upon leaving the business
world and relocating to southern Florida, Pamela has
volunteered her skills at Junior Achievement, the
Palm Beach Literacy Coalition teaching adults and
Bethesda Hospital. She joined the League of
Women Voters in 2000 and has been president since
April, 2005. The Palm Beach League of Women
Voters , a nonpartisan organization devoted to voter
education and advocacy,is the largest league in
Florida with over 300 members and one of the most
active in the country! She will be discussing
the amendments that will be on the November ballot
and other voter educational material related to the
Help America Vote Act that was put into place this
past year.
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OCTOBER 4, 2006
Come join us at
Linda B's
located on 41 E. Palmetto Park Road, Boca
Raton
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 Julie
Shide 561-620-5025 or email:
julie.a.shide@smithbarney.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! No children, please.
Generously sponsored in part by
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NOVEMBER 14, 2006
Jean
Smith talks about
“Healthcare Insurance for Individuals and Small
Businesses”
Historically, it
has been very difficult for individuals and small
business owners to obtain quality healthcare insurance
at reasonable prices. Happily, that is changing.
Our current economic engine is being fueled by
entrepreneurs and small businesses. Thus,
healthcare insurance companies are taking a look at this
growing market and designing good, affordable products
to meet the demand. Jean will highlight those
products and those people who specialize in this field.
Jean will also discuss the need for all of us to plan
our healthcare future as carefully as we plan other
aspects of our retirement.
So whether you are a healthy woman working for a major
firm or a self-employed woman on her own, come learn
what options are available to you now and in the future
for your healthcare needs.
Born here in Florida, Jean grew up primarily in New
Jersey although her family also spent a good deal of
time in Florida An alumna of Douglass College of
Rutgers University, Jean also holds a Series 7 (the
Stockbroker’s license), a Series 65 (Registered
Investment Advisor) and a Florida Insurance License to
sell Life, Health and Variable Annuity products.
Jean has spent nearly 25 years in the financial services
industry beginning in 1972 working as a Senior Client
Specialist with a firm that did computerized
record-keeping for Wall Street firms. After moving
to Colorado in 1979, Jean spent 13 years as an Assistant
Vice President - Marketing with the Aquila Funds
headquartered in New York. In 2000 Jean’s family
moved to Florida where her husband joined IBM, and in
Feburary, 2003 she joined AFLAC. In her experience
in New York and Colorado Jean worked with countless
financial firms, and finds AFLAC, unquestionably, the
best firm she has ever seen for the superior way they
treat both their employees and, more importantly, their
policyholders.
This April Jean and her husband, Tomec, will celebrate
their 33rd wedding anniversary and are the
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DECEMBER
13, 2006
Great Gifts
& Your Favorite Things
at the
Annual Holiday Bazaar!
Network
while you shop! That's what
our Annual Holiday Bazaar is all about...The friendships
you've made, the business connections you find and the
quality merchandise from our very own members!
You'll find cosmetics by Mary Kay and permanent
makeup by Lip Sense. There will be jewelry and
gifts, back products, handbags, personalized stationery
and cards, fashions by Weekenders and some
healthy products by Xango Juice!
And that's not all! Our gracious hostess, Linda B, is
planning some real surprises in the way of decor and
delicious food. It's the holidays! Get in the
spirit and join us for this very special luncheon of the
Women's Executive Club!
 We'll
be collecting children's toys for The Florence Fuller
Child Development Centers!
Please bring a WRAPPED GIFT and label whether it's for a
boy or girl and what age the toy is for.
Doors open at
11:15! Remember to R.S.V.P.! We'll be checking our
list TWICE!
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JANUARY 10, 2007
Raven
Jamison is in
Sales and Marketing for Sunrise Sports and
Entertainment, the premier
company of its kind in South Florida. Home to more than
185 events annually and the Florida Panthers Hockey
Club, the BankAtlantic Center is consistently a
top 15 U.S. venue according to Pollstar.
The BankAtlantic Center
welcomes more than two million guests each year and is
also the home of the Sinatra Theatre presented by
BankAtlantic and three monthly South Florida
publications: Live On Stage Credentials,
Unrestricted and Panthers Insider.
Born in
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Raven holds Bachelor of Science and
Master of Education degrees from Auburn University. She
began her career with Auburn Athletics Media Relations
department. After a brief stint in mortgage banking,
she returned to her passion of sports.
Raven will
be discussing the benefits of using sports and
entertainment to:
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Entertain
prospective customers and increase sales
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Reward existing
clientele to enhance customer retention
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Compensate employees
to improve morale and activity
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Implement structured
ticket programs to maximize corporate revenue
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FEBRUARY 14, 2007
 Elaine
Roegge is a life coach who uses a heart-centered
approach to help people create the lives they’ve
always envisioned. As a former senior sales
executive, Elaine understands that once people have
obtained success, they often need more to feel
happy. To facilitate that search for happiness and
satisfaction, she leads clients to their own wisdom
so they can create joy, prosperity and balance in 12
key areas of life; including career, money, health,
relationships, fun and spiritual development.
Throughout her customized coaching process, she
identifies priorities and obstacles, and then guides
them to the creation of new habits that help create
consistent success and balance.
Elaine holds a Bachelor of Arts from Gonzaga
University. After 13 years as a sales and marketing
consultant in the oil industry for major companies,
including Getty Oil and ARCO, she moved on to pursue
her love of literature as a senior executive for
Gale Group/Thomson Learning, which is the world
leader in e-research and educational publishing for
libraries, schools and businesses. She left Gale in
early 2006 to open Roegge Life Coaching Services,
after feeling a deep need to meld her experience in
the business world with her desire to help people be
all they can be.
Elaine is a member of the
International Coach Federation and Success Unlimited
Networks, LLC.
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MARCH 14, 2007
 Brent
Winans - A gun and the
First Thousand Days. Curbing Violence by Rocking the
Cradle.
The costs of
criminal violence in our society are staggering. The
U.S. Justice Department now estimates that 1 in 15
residents of the U.S. will spend part of their lives in
state or federal prisons. From 1983 to 2003 the
number of inmates in federal, state and local prisons
more than tripled from under 650,000 to over 2,000,000.
In the same period the cost of our federal, state and
local criminal justice systems more than quadrupled
from under $40 billion to over $185 billion.
(Florida’s total state budget is about $70 billion.)
But what to do?
Recent studies have shown conclusively
that the roots of violence are in the nursery.
Science is beginning to understand how the human brain
develops. The first 1,000 days of life – from
conception to age two, are critical to connecting to
society. Before we can talk, we have learned (or too
often failed to learn) how to live in society. Abuse
and neglect in those early days ruins lives.
Effective interventions are
possible, and there are good scientific research-based
studies that describe cost-effective measures that work
– if we have the will to implement them.
Brent Winans
will be speaking to us on A Gun and The First
Thousand Days – Curbing Violence by Rocking the Cradle.
Brent Winans is business man turned non-profit
executive. He was formerly the Vice President of Risk
Management for an international mining conglomerate out
of Denver and moved to Florida over eight years ago to
join the marketing department of the NCCI in Boca Raton.
Brent says he decided to find
a place where he could combine his business background
with his heart. He served for three years as the
Director of Development for the Community Foundation for
Palm Beach and Martin Counties and has since worked with
other philanthropic organizations. Brent describes
himself as a businessman with a heart for kids and
families and a hard-nosed commitment to find out and do
what works. He has been recommended to us as a dynamic
speaker with a passionate message about how to protect
our safety, our children and our pocketbooks.
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APRIL 11, 2007
 Sara
Scaldini will entertain you with the Retirement
Years and how to get ready for them.
Sara 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
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MAY 9, 2007
 Mother's
Day brings our George Snow recipient to the podium.
Cathy Trivigno, is
a graduate student pursuing her Ph.D. in Integrative Biology at
Florida Atlantic University. Her dissertation research project
focuses on the characterization of novel genes that play a role
in cancer development. Recently, Cathy was invited to present
her work at a research conference hosted by the Genetics Society
of America. She also served as a panelist for the “Therapeutic
Approaches to Disease” workshop at last year’s Bio Florida
conference.
In addition to her
duties as a teaching assistant for FAU’s Biotechnology labs,
Cathy has served as a mentor for three young women who wanted to
gain additional research experience. FAU has honored Cathy with
the 2004 Vincent Saurino Award for Academic Excellence in
Biological Sciences and the 2005 Marla Kace Siegel Memorial
Fellowship for Cancer Research.
Cathy is
also the proud mother of a five year-old daughter, Angela. In
her spare time, she enjoys reading with her daughter, fencing,
and bonsai growing.
DON'T MISS OUR
FIRST EVER SPRING FLING!
JOIN US ON MAY 16th
FOR A SPECIAL
NETWORKING HAPPY HOUR!
CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS OF
OUR EVENT!
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JUNE 13, 2007
WHAT EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW ABOUT CARS,
DEALERS AND CREDIT, BUT THE DEALERS WON'T TELL YOU! Holly Wright
is
President of Auto Source of Florida.
Ms. Wright grew up on the South Shore of
Boston Ma. Her first job was in 1979 she worked at a
local dealership under a work study program in High
School. Upon graduation she was offered an opportunity
to become the first female finance director for the
Region and to attend GM University. Upon completion she
managed a dealer group which has 21 stores in and around
the Boston area for 20 years prior to moving to South
Florida. Upon arrival to South Florida she found the
dealerships were not consumer friendly nor were they
committed to their employees and ventured out to make a
difference by becoming an Consumer Auto Advocate and
established Auto Source of America which has helped
1000’s of clients save time money and stress when buying
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JULY 11, 2007
Hannah B. Klingsberg
is
the Director, Life Enrichment at the Mae Volen Senior
Center in Boca Raton. Ms. Klingsberg will be speaking
about the many programs and services Mae Volen Senior
Center has to offer senior citizens in our area and how
we, the community can help and support this
home-away-from home for them.
Born in Chelsea, Massachusetts a suburb north of the
greater Boston area, Klingsberg is a graduate of Boston
University. Her background includes Director of the
Tamarac Chamber of Commerce and Director of Marketing at
the Pompano Square Mall. After the Mall was sold, she
worked as Marketing Director for Prime Outlets in Vero
Beach and Florida City. Again, the Outlet was sold and
she then decided that she wanted to use her strong
background in marketing, volunteer management,
program/event development and fundraising in the
non-profit sector. Working at Mae Volen has been the
most challenging of positions to date. Supervising
eight talented staff and a client base of energetic
delightful seniors for the past 4 years has been a
wonderful experience. Every day they are able to bring
new and exciting programs and services to the Mae Volen
clients and be their home away from home. |
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SEPTEMBER 19, 2007
Judy Garmaise.
The
new season of the Women’s Executive Club officially
kicks off it’s September luncheon with Judy
Garamaise. Judy Garmaise has been conducting Stress
Management / Life Enhancement workshops for over 15
years in New York City and is now here to offer the
same high quality experiential workshops in South
East Florida. It’s not her Masters in Social Work
from Columbia University that we find so
extraordinary, but that she is a Certified Laughter
Leader.
Currently a motivational speaker and talks to Corporations and
Associations about the importance of having a
Positive Attitude and the vital significance of FU -
Following Up in business and in life.
Judy also conducts various laughter clubs for
Corporations and Fitness Clubs to energize and
increase productivity throughout the day.
As one participant of Judy’s workshop noted:
"I have seen Judy in action during her workshops and
her energy and enthusiasm toward life are
contagious. The people in her seminars leave with a
new perspective on life and a big smile on their
face.”
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OCTOBER 10, 2007
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.
Generously sponsored in part by
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NOVEMBER 14, 2007
 “Barbara
Perino is a practicing and trained Certified
Professional Co-Active Coach guiding organizational
executive leaders along the path to greater business
effectiveness while enhancing their personal sense
of fulfillment and overall success. Barbara has been
trained through
The Coach Training Institute (CTI) headquartered
in California. She has also earned her Associate
Certified Coach thru the
International Coaching Federation (ICF).
She brings to her coaching an extensive background
of successes in the financial and mortgage services
industry. She developed an outstanding reputation as
a top-ranked sales person in her own right. In
addition she has proven to be a grand motivator of
excellent and record-setting sales performance in
the teams she led. Finally, she has played the role
of visionary in leading company growth and expansion
for those with whom she has been affiliated.
Barbara's past experience coupled with extensive
training in the coaching arena has created an energy
and passion that she brings to her work as a coach.”
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DECEMBER 12, 2007
Great Gifts
& Your Favorite Things
at the
Annual Holiday Bazaar!
Network
while you shop! That's what
our Annual Holiday Bazaar is all about...The friendships
you've made, the business connections you find and the
quality merchandise and services from our very own
members!
And that's not all! Our gracious hostess, Linda B, is
planning some real surprises in the way of decor and
delicious food. It's the holidays! Get in the
spirit and join us for this very special luncheon of the
Women's Executive Club!
We'll
be collecting children's toys for The Florence Fuller
Child Development Centers!
Please bring a WRAPPED GIFT and label whether it's for a
boy or girl and what age the toy is for.
Doors open at
11:15! Remember to R.S.V.P.! We'll be checking our
list TWICE!
CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS!
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