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THE
WOMEN'S EXECUTIVE CLUB 2008
CALENDAR OF EVENTS...
Where & When
Monthly luncheons are held the second
Wednesday of the month at Linda B's, located at 41 E. Palmetto
Park Road (east of Federal Highway).
We meet at 11:30 a.m. with our program
commencing at noon,
ending at 1:00 p.m.
Members Free**
$30 With Reservation $35 At Door
*This is a price fixed lunch... no substitutions are permitted
CLICK HERE TO R.S.V.P.
Enjoy Your
Membership
Meet your peers. The Women's Executive Club of South Palm Beach County
brings together a diverse group of executive and professional women.
Regular luncheons are held on the second Wednesday of each month. Your
membership dues cover the entire cost of meetings. There is no additional
cost to members for the monthly luncheons. Meeting activities include the
opportunity to introduce yourself and your business to the group, speakers
from within and outside the organization, and time to become acquainted
with other members.
Please note that no children under the age of
18 will be permitted at any luncheons or functions of the
Women's Executive Club.
Monthly Speakers
(Click on any month for speaker
information).
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We're putting together more exciting
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JANUARY 9, 2008
 Carolyn
Feldman rings in the new year with
Things you need to know about your Credit and Credit
Repair.
Carolyn is the head of the Florida division for
Nationwide Credit Clearing, a professional
credit repair company that was started in
Chicago, Illinois in 1991. The company
specializes in challenging and deleting negative
information from all three credit reporting
bureaus - Transunion, Experian & Equifax. The
service provides an opportunity for a consumer
to improve or increase their FICO scores, which
impacts people with a poor credit history or
those who have marginal credit. Credit repair is
useful for obtaining personal or business loans,
increasing loan amounts or credit lines, or
getting a better interest rate on their loans.
Carolyn started her sales career in the
automotive industry. As the top salesperson in
the country for a high end dealership, she
became a finance manager where she learned the
importance of credit reports and how they affect
the consumer's ability to obtain auto loans from
the banks and the different interest rates
quoted due to people's past credit history.
For the past 16 years, she worked as the top
sales producer and sales manager in real estate
for several on-site developments in Detroit,
Chicago, Manhattan and Florida. She is also a
noted speaker as a sales trainer.
She opened a NCC office in Florida one year ago
to accommodate the increasing demand for higher
credit scores in a market that is becoming more
restrictive and regulated by lenders. She has
also been interviewed on local radio talk shows
in southeast Florida.
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FEBRUARY 13, 2008
Margaret Wilesmith is a native of Boston
where she earned her Masters Degree in Mass
Communication from Emerson College. She began her
career as a copywriter for ITT Sheraton Hotels. As
Director of Marketing for Boston’s Stanmar
Corporation, Margaret acquired expertise in the
resort and hospitality industry. In 1986, she moved
to Bermuda to join the Saatchi & Saatchi Worldwide
affiliate there. As Director of Client Services and
award-winning Group Creative Head, she worked with
the Bermuda Department of Tourism, American
Airlines, Bank of Bermuda, and numerous
international risk management corporations. She
moved to Palm Beach in 1994, and as President and
Creative Director of Wilesmith Advertising | Design,
has won multiple awards both regionally and
nationally, including over 200 Addy’s including 6
Best of Show, 2 National Healthcare Awards, National
Mature Media Gold Award, 2 American Women in
Communications Awards, American Banking
Association’s Certificate of Excellence, and 3
National College Marketing Gold Awards. In 2006, her
firm was selected by the Design Center of the
Americas as the Graphic Design Firm of the Year for
their Stars of Design. Margaret is on the Board of
Directors of the Arts Creation Foundation for
Children in Jacmel, Haiti and is a SCORE Volunteer,
"Counselors to America’s Small Business" where she
advises entrepreneurs on marketing issues related to
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MARCH 12, 2008
 Catherine
A O'Connell, Manager of Library Services, for
the Boca Raton Public Library, is our March speaker,
giving us an insider view of the new Boca Raton
Library. A native of Baltimore, Maryland,
Catherine has been in Boca Raton since 1996. She
brings to this town a plethora of experience in her
field. She has degrees from the Universities of
Maryland and Illinois and has been with libraries in
Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey and on to Boca
Raton. She has been active in Maryland, New Jersey
and Florida Library Associations as well As the
American Library Association and the Public Library
Association. A trailblazer by nature she is a
graduate of Leadership Boca Class of 2000, the First
Woman member of the Rotary Club of Saginaw, MI and
the First Woman President of The Rotary Club of
Woodbridge, NJ.
Catherine
has been the leading force behind the City of Boca
Raton's Library system for the past 11 years
bringing us to the new City Library on Spanish
River. She will share with us what the new
building has to offer and what is in store for the
lucky citizens of our great city.
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APRIL
9, 2008
 Shelly
Kalnitsky is the director of the Cell
Phone Radiation News
 Bureau, the source for
learning more about the potential health risks
from cell and cordless phones. His website
www.cprnews.com
provides updated information from news sources
around the world under world news. There are
over 150 studies now posted.
Kalnitsky established the bureau when she
began researching world news on cell phones and
discovered that information abroad included
studies conducted by
prominent scientists that reached very different
conclusions than what is being reported in the
United States. As well concerns about the
danger to children, misinformation on hands
free kits and a lack of independent and unbiased
reporting on cell phone issues prompted the
formation of this one stop information center..
This effort is intended to keep the public
consumer informed and to prevent future health
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MAY
14, 2008
 Francine Evans has more than 20 years
experience in the banking industry. Currently, she
is the Vice President and Team Leader for
BankUnited’s Business Banking division. In this
role, Francine is responsible for the overall
development of business relationships with local
businesses of all sizes for BankUnited’s 41 branches
in North Broward, Palm Beach and Treasure Coast
region. She has been with BankUnited for more than
four years.
Prior to this, she was the Vice President of Commercial
Lending with SouthTrust/Wachovia bank in the Palm
Beach County Region and in this same role at
BankAtlantic.
Francine is a member of the Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce
Leads Group, the Boynton Beach Chamber of Commerce
Leads Group, as well as several independent leads
group. Her expertise in the condominium and home
owners association field has lead her to present to
many local organizations, providing advice on their
portfolios.
She lives in Delray Beach with her husband Frank. Together
they have two sons and four grandchildren.
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COME CELEBRATE 30 YEARS OF THE
WOMEN'S EXECUTIVE CLUB!
May 21, 2008
5:30 to 8:30 pm
at The Rustic Cellar
409 SE Mizner Boulevard (Royal Palm Plaza) Boca
Raton
Wine Tasting * Great Food *
Music * Prizes and of course...NETWORKING!
Members FREE! Guests $30
RSVP: Elaine Roegge at
Elaine@ElaineRoegge.com or call 561
243-6998 click here for
flyer
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JUNE
11, 2008
Mayor
Susan Whelchel was first elected to the Boca
Raton City Council in March 1995. She was re-electe d
in 1997 and again in 1999. During her first tenure
in office, Susan served as Deputy Mayor from
1999-2000 and was Vice-Chairman of the Community
Redevelopment Agency from 1996-1999.
Ms. Whelchel was term limited in March of 2000 and was
appointed by the Governor of Florida to serve a two
year term on the Palm Beach County School Board,
where she served with distinction and successfully
enabled a renewed focus and commitment to our local
schools. Upon completing her public service to the
School Board, Whelchel was re-elected to the Boca
Raton City Council in March 2003 and again in 2005
where she has served as Deputy Mayor for years
2003-2004, 2005-2006, and 2006-2007. Ms. Whelchel
has served as Chairman of the Community
Redevelopment Agency and has been instrumental in
the re-development of the Cartoon Museum site and
the
 effort to return the beloved book store to
downtown Boca Raton.
Susan Whelchel is known as a strong supporter of neighborhood
issues and continues to be a strong advocate for our
children. Ms. Whelchel has worked tirelessly to
support Boca Raton’s schools and through her
initiative, the Don Estridge High Tech Middle School
was constructed on the historic IBM campus.
Susan understand the value of collaborative partnerships with
both county and state government agencies and was
the catalyst behind the Boca Raton Education Task
Force that culminated in the creation of a School
Liaison for the City of Boca Raton to ensure our
local schools are represented the best they can be.
Click here for more on Susan
Whelchel.
Susan receiving Honorary
Membership to WEC |
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JULY 9, 2008
Susan Brotman,
well known as
The Lawyer Who Listens, moved from New
York to Florida in 1974. When her daughter Kara –
now a patent attorney – was 3 months old, Susan
began to attend college at Nova Law School. Her son
Seth was born during summer vacation after Susan’s 2nd
year of college.
Her discussion will be:
"Fact or Fiction: Exploring Common Legal
Misconceptions That Women Need To Know About."
Susan has been practicing in Boca since 1981 where
she was a partner in a national law firm before
starting her own firm Jan 1, 1990.
Besides her family and
career, Susan has been involved in Leadership BOCA,
DELRAY and BOYNTON, and is currently an active
member the Delray and Boynton Chambers, and
networking groups too numerous to mention. Most
notably, she is on the board of the DeHoernle
Alzheimer's Pavillion, which is a unique
residential and day care center only for people
with dementia-related illnesses.
Susan can truly understand what
is it like to be a working woman, and feels it is
important to help women become aware of legal issues
that should be of special importance to them -
whether young, old, married, single, or divorced.
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August 15, 2008
WEC Annual Outing
 
Laffing Matterz Event
includes: Bus
Ride leaving From Boca Raton with refreshments and
music, Full Dinner at Laffing Matterz in Ft.
Lauderdale, 2 Drink Tickets and the Show!
RSVP Holly Wright at
yourautosource@hotmail.com.
Click here for flyer.
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SEPTEMBER 10, 2008
Adam Hasner was first elected in 2002 and is
currently in his third term representing the
people of House District 87, which includes the
coastal communities of southern Palm Beach
County and Northern Broward County including
Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, Boca Raton and
Deerfield Beach. Representative Hasner
currently serves as the House Majority Leader.
Since being elected, Representative Hasner has
been one of Florida’s leaders in the area of
promoting renewable energy technologies – such
as ethanol, solar and ocean currents – to reduce
our state’s dependence on foreign oil and help
protect our environment. Adam and his wife
Jillian reside in Boca Raton and both drive
hybrid vehicles.
Representative Hasner has been a champion for
innovative biomedical research including having
secured $120 million for cancer and Alzheimer’s
research and treatment. He has also been working
to transform healthcare in our community with
his work to recruit the Scripps Research
Institute and establish a four year medical
school program at the Florida Atlantic
University Boca Raton campus.
Representative Hasner has been recognized for
his outstanding commitment to economic
development through science, research and
technology and was named a 2006 Champion of
Business by the Associated Industries of Florida
and has been named to the Florida Chamber of
Commerce Honor Roll in 2003, 2005-2007.
Additionally, he was twice named as the American
Cancer Society Legislator of the year in 2005
and 2006. In 2007, he was the recipient of the
prestigious Florida Atlantic University
President’s Talon Award.
Professionally, Adam is a mergers and
acquisitions specialist providing legal,
business and strategic counsel. He graduated in
1991 from the University of Maryland at College
Park with a B.A. in Government and Politics and
received his law degree from The Florida State
University College of Law in 1995. He serves on
the board of directors of several community and
statewide organizations including the Boca Raton
Community Hospital, the Florida Research
Consortium, the Florida-Israel Institute and the
American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of
Science.
Click here to see Adam's Thank You note for
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WEC ANNUAL COCKTAIL NETWORKING EVENT!
 
Tuesday, October 14,
2008
5:30 to 8:00 pm
at Linda B's of Boca
41 E. Palmetto Park Road, Boca
Raton
FREE to all
members and guests! Free hors d'oeuvres, 2 drinks,
and door prizes for all. Please bring a gift to the
event (a $20 value) for the Chinese auction.
RSVP: Elaine Roegge at
erogge@SOLINET.NET call 561
243-6998
click here for
flyer
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NOVEMBER 12, 2008
Anita Todras will be discussing the
mortgage business and reverse mortgages.
Anita is pleased to be associated with WCS
Lending, a company that can handle mortgages
in 48 states. She loves what she does as
evidenced by her 23 years in the industry
and is committed to practicing high
standards of excellence as well as following
through with each detail so her clients
experience great customer service. Come to
lunch and have your mortgage questions
answered by Anita.
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RSVP: Elaine Roegge at
erogge@SOLINET.NET call 561
243-6998
click here for
flyer
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