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Editor: Michele Altman
May 2010
2009
–
2010 Officers
President: Wendy AdamsVice President: Maryanne FechterSecretary: Kari WalckTreasurer: Deborah Seufert
Committees
Membership ChairLinda Augustino - RaffertyNewsletter Chair & Historian
Michele AltmanWebsite ChairpersonKari WalckPublicityKariWalckPrograms and ProfessionalDevelopment Chairperson:Nancy AskinsCorporate Sponsor/Recruitment:Karen MockStrategic Planning Chair:Amy ChristiesonHospitality Chairperson:Ruth GallingerCo-Chair: Marilyn MorrealeCo-Chair:Cathie NeiswongerChinese Auction Chair:KathyKline June Celebration Co-Chairs:Kari Walck andDanielle Bevacqua
May is a busy month for us!
We have our Board elections and we are nominating members for Womanof the Year and the Top 5 Business Women. To nominate a member, pleasecall Nominations Chair,
Linda Rafferty
, at 297-1866.We are also looking to include every member on a committee. That beingsaid, now is the time to start thinking about what committee you would liketo be on for the 2010-
2001 year. If you’re not sure
in what capacity
you’d
like volunteer, I have included a Skills Survey at the end of our newsletter that our member,
AmyChristieson
, has put together for us. This will help you to understand your strengths which willhelp you with your decision. Amy will be collecting the surveys at our May meeting.If you have any questions on any of the committees, please ask! The Committee Chairs wouldlove to explain what the positions involve.In my role as Newsletter Chair, I am always looking for contributions. If you would like to joinmy committee in collecting information for education and work-related opportunities, please letme know. I am also taking contributions at any time! If you would like to submit something forthe newsletter or if you know of a member who is doing something newsworthy, please send theinformation my way to: mitchie764@roadrunner.com
A big thanks goes out to member,
Maryanne Fechter’s
, niece, Amanda Utz,
for creating a new
“beautiful” chapter brochure. Be sure to grab a few at the next meeting; they’re great to have on
hand when women are asking about ABWA!
Happy Mother’s Day to
all of
our Chapter Mom’s!
Thank you,Michele AltmanNewsletter Chair and Historian
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
President’s Message
2 Member Spotlight 11-12Local ABWA News 3-6 Educational Opportunities 13News and Happenings 7-10 Work-Related Opportunities 14-16
Mission: To bring together businesswomen of diverse occupations and to provide opportunities for them to help themselves and others grow personally and professionally through leadership, education, networking support and national recognition
.
May 2010 EditionPage 2
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Dear Members,Let me be the first to congratulate you on the success of our 14th annual Chinese auction!What a wonderful job the committee did to make the day outstanding. I want to thank a fewspecial people on making this all come together so smoothly--Kathy Kline for her tirelessefforts on coordinating everything, Deb Seufert on tickets, Amy Christieson on program ads,ticket sales and follow up, Danielle Bevacqua on our program and all the donations from theGazette, Linda Rafferty, Kari Walck and Ruth Gallinger for coordinating, picking up, andmaking all our beautiful baskets. Also thank you Kari Walck and Maryanne Fechter fortaking credit card payments at the auction, Nancy Askins for selling 50/50, MarilynMorreale for silent auction help, Tracy Amin and Cathie Neiswonger for selling tickets! Tothe rest of the committee your efforts did not go unnoticed, we applaud all of you.Preliminary numbers after expenses are over $8,000 raised! We will have a full Treasurer
’
sreport and details at the May general meeting, including the amount that is going to the NACC and our total budget now to rollover for next year.Please don't forget to register for our May meeting by calling Niagara at 716-286-8181 or www.niagara.edu/ce a week before the
meeting. It's important we have your support this month as we will be voting for our new officers. We will also be inducting 7 of our new members. Also, information about our June party will be available at the May meeting as well.The June party will have a slide show of our
“Y
ear in Review, outgoing officers and committee member recognition, new Boardinductions, committee appointments, new member inductions, best practices information, year in review, results of SpringConference newsletter competition, recap of Spring Conference from members Maryanne Fechter and Amy Christieson, Top 5Business Women and our Woman of the Year presentation. We look forward to seeing you all there! You may not be aware, butmy actual due date for our baby is the week of our June party. I am assuming I will not be able to make this awards dinner, VicePresident Maryanne Fechter will be filling in for me just in case!I wish you all the best and want to thank you for all your support this year, as my final year as President comes to a close in June. Icould not do it without your dedication and unwavering support as friends and members. I've learned so much about being an openand positive leader, multi-tasking, mentoring, strategic, succession, meeting and event planning, website development, ways togrow membership, professional development and publicity. I also have also enjoyed working with our other community groupssuch as Niagara Rises, Niagara Networking, and the local Business Associations.ABWA has allowed me to gain invaluable skills and use them in my profession. For anyone unsure about leadership in ourorganization, we have some of the best women to help mentor you and help you learn and grow! Step up and be a part of theABWA experience and change your life forever!!With gratitude,Wendy Adams
ABWA’s Proud Code of Conduct
1.
All members will serve as goodwill ambassadors for the American Business Women’s Association.
2.
Membe
rs will not allow their personal beliefs and convictions to interfere with the representation of ABWA’s
mission.3.
Members will always treat their member colleagues, guests, vendors and sponsors with honesty, respect, fairness,integrity, responsibility, kindness, and in good faith.4.
Members will maintain compliance with ABWA National, Chapter and Express Network Bylaws.5.
Members will not use their personal power to advance their personal interests.6.
Members will strive for excellence in their professions by maintaining and enhancing their own business knowledgeand skills, and by encouraging the professional development of other members.
May 2010 EditionPage 3
LOCAL ABWA NEWS
Executive Board
meetings are open to the membership and are held the first Wednesday of every month. PleasecontactWendy Adams,President, for information.
Regular chapter meetings
are held the third Wednesday of every month. Meetings include networking, a full dinner, aspeaker on topics of interest to businesswomen, and a brief business meeting. Non-members are always welcome!
Business skills
is accepting applications for any member that has taken or would like to take a professionaldevelopment course. We will credit back any active member that would like to take an accredited course up to $250 forthe year (first come, first served) or 1/2 the cost of their class. One rule of thumb is you must pay for this personally;the course cannot be paid by your employer. We need a copy of payment, application filled out on the SBEMEF website
,class/course details and description, and a page on the college accreditation to be sent into national. If your company will pay, have them reimburse after you've made payment along with ABWA's reimbursement. It's a winwin situation! Any questions please email Wendy Adams at
We currently we have $100 left foranyone that wants to take a course over $100; this is good until the end of June.
#5: Wednesday, May 19, 2010
“Maximizing Creativity for Motivated Performance”
Are you and your team making the most of your intellect and creativity? How motivated are you andyour team to excel at work? Enjoy this series of interactive exercises demonstrating how a climate of creativity and positive motivation can enhance personal and organizational performance. Learntechniques to apply on-the-job to improve results while impactin
g attitudes in today’s workplace.
(This final session in the 2010 Winter-Spring ABWA-N.U. Speaker Series will also link keyhighlights of all prior sessions.)
Presenter:
Nancy P. Askins
, M.Ed., CMQ/OEABWA member,
Nancy P. Askins
, is an American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certified Manager of Quality in OrganizationalExcellence with over 30 years of successful multi-industry leadership and consulting experience. She is currently ExecutiveDirector of the Center of Renewal Retreat & Conference Center at Stella Niagara, NY where she also serves as a master trainer andcertified facilitator helping area organizations excel through a myriad of values-based services: organizational and leadershipdevelopment, workplace relationships and teams, Baldrige-based performance excellence, strategic planning (driven by customizedcore values-purpose-mission-
vision statements), DiSC™ Personal Style Profile System; conflict resolution; customer relations;
attitudes-behaviors-communications; and more. Askins also authors
POSITIVE WORKS!
which is a periodic
Niagara Gazette
Sunday business column. A multi-degree graduate of the University of Cincinnati, her current doctoral research focuses on the impact of organizational core values on managerial behavior.
Our speakers have been selected for Fall!
Nancy Askins
, Program/Professional Development Chair, is putting our bid together to submit to NiagaraUniversity, so we will be included in the Fall Continuing Education flyer. A survey will be sent out to members to help select next winter
’
s programming.
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