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Stay "in the know" about the recent accomplishments and happenings of Forum members.
Continue to send your MEMBER NEWS to Judy Grossman, Associate Director, at judygrossman@forumofexecutivewomen.com. Our news categories are:
- Appointments and Elections
- Awards and Honors
- Business Moves and News
- Speeches and Publications
APPOINTMENTS & ELECTIONS
Francine Carb fcarb@markitects.com, President & CEO, Markitects, Inc., was elected to the Board of Colonial American Bank, concurrent with the takeover of the bank by a new investor group approved by the CDFI Fund. Francine will be chairing the Marketing & Franchise Committee.
JoAnne Fischer jfischer@momobile.org, Executive Director of Maternity Care Coalition, was elected chair of the Board of Directors of National Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition, Washington DC. HMHB Coalition is a partner with the White House Office of Science and Technology, Johnson & Johnson and Voxiva in text4baby, a free mobile text messaging service for pregnant women and parents of infants to age one.
Abbe Fletman abbe.fletman@flastergreenberg.com, Shareholder, Head of Intellectual Property Litigation and Co-chair Government Relations Group, was appointed co-chair of the 2011 campaign efforts for The American Heart Association's Go Red For Women crusade in southeastern Pennsylvania. Funds raised from the drive will help support local and national "Go Red" activities, which elevate awareness and promote research, education and community programs that benefit women.
Nicole D. Galli ngalli@feldmangale.com, Managing Partner, Philadelphia Office Feldman Gale, P.A., has been appointed Chair of the Advisory Board of the Professional Women's Roundtable, the networking group for emerging women business leaders that Nicole co-founded in 2002.
Debra Malinics debra@dma-adv.com, owner of Debra Malinics Advertising, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Philadelphia Workforce Development, a regional workforce development agency. The organization is involved in a broad spectrum of employment services to train and prepare the city's workforce to meet the needs of employers as well as assist job seekers with career moves to reposition and build their skills to meet market demands.
Afaf A. Meleis meleis@nursing.upenn.edu, Margaret Bond Simon Dean of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, was appointed a member of the George W. Bush Institute's Women's Initiative Policy Advisory Council. She was also appointed by President Amy Gutmann to be her academic partner for the 5th UN Global Colloquium hosted by the University of Pennsylvania. The theme was "Empowering Women to Change the World: What the UN and Universities Can Do."
Pam Porter pamporter3@yahoo.com, Executive Vice President, Strategic Consulting, Opportunity Finance Network, was elected to the Board of Colonial American Bank, concurrent with the takeover of the bank by a new investor group approved by the CDFI Fund. Pam will serve on the Audit and Loan Committees.
AWARDS & HONORS
Robin Bond robin@transition-strategies.com, Managing Attorney for Transition Strategies, LLC, was honored by her peers as one of the 2011 Top Lawyers of the Main Line in the Category of Employment Law for Employees.
Arlene F. Bell arlene.bell@comcast.net, President and CEO, Caring People Alliance, was one of this year's recipients of the Lucien E. Blackwell Guiding Light in the Community Award.
Abbe Fletman abbe.fletman@flastergreenberg.com, Shareholder, Head of Intellectual Property Litigation and Co-chair Government Relations Group, was named by Thomson Reuters, publishers of "Super Lawyers," as 2011 Pennsylvania "Super Lawyers" for excellence in business litigation. She alsoreceived the Community Advocate Award from Lambda Legal Philadelphia, for her history of LGBT advocacy, including as a cooperating lawyer with Lambda Legal; her work in establishing an LGBT Litigator Committee within the American Bar Association's 75,000 membership base; and as a co-chair of the Mayor's Advisory Board on LGBT Concerns
Terry Gillen tgillen30@gmail.com, Executive Director, Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, was recognized by Sr. Mary Scullion and Mayor Nutter for her work in helping to create Connelly House - a residence for formerly homeless men and women that opened on May 17.
Autumn Adkins Graves agraves@GirardCollege.com, President, Girard College, was honored with The 40 Under 40 award, which was created 21 years ago to recognize young professionals in the Delaware Valley for outstanding success and contributions to their community.
Wendy Hamilton whamilton@sugarhousecasino.com, General Manager, Sugarhouse Casino, was honored with The 40 Under 40 award, which was created 21 years ago to recognize young professionals in the Delaware Valley for outstanding success and contributions to their community.
Karen Lawson KLawson@LawsonCG.com, President, Lawson Consulting Group, Inc., was inducted as an honorary member of the Arcadia University Kappa Upsilon Chapter of Delta Mu Delta International Honor Society in Business in recognition of her contributions within the business world and to Arcadia University's MBA Program, where she is an adjunct professor teaching international leadership.
Frederica Massiah-Jackson frederica.massiah-jackson@courts.phila.gov, Court of Common Pleas First Judicial District of Pennsylvania, shared her news that her likeness can be found on the wall through The Philadelphia Mural Arts Program and Kenny Gamble's Universal Charter School at a playground at 1500 Catherine Street. The wall is named "Faces that Shape Us."
Peggy McCausland mccausland@mccauslandlaw.com, Principal, McCausland & McCausland LLC, received the Angel award from Robins' Nest Inc, a private, nonprofit children's services agency that helped 9,000 children last year. Its most prestigious award, The Angel award, was given to Peggy at the completion of her three-year term as Board President and in recognition of her 15 years of Board service.
Jane Pepper janegpepper@gmail.com, received the Community College of Philadelphia's Bonnell Award, and in March she received the Director's Silver Medal from the Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Worcester, Mass.
BUSINESS MOVES & NEWS
Judith Coche drjudithcoche@gmail.com, Director, The Coche Center and The Weekend Retreats,will be training marriage and family therapists in New York, San Diego and the Netherlands in coming months. Training colleagues is a key element at The Coche Center, LLC, her practice in Clinical Psychology at Academy House and in Stone Harbor, New Jersey.
Mona Doyle Mona@ConsumerNetwork.org, President & Publisher Consumer Network, Inc., reports that a new consultancy called ASK THESE WOMEN, which delivers answers within one business day, is open for business. Partners include Forum members Helen Bosley, Beryl Byles, Marti Candiello, Judith Coche, Pam Harper, Nancy Kolb, Vicki Kramer, Marian Marchese, Nancy Moses, Fran Pierce, Margaret Sadler, Nina Segre, Leanne Wagner, and Managing Director Mona Doyle.
Teresa Gavigan teresagavigan@gmail.com, has a new position, Of Counsel, Blank Rome LLP, in their Employment, Benefits and Labor practice group. She formerly was Vice President, HR and Administration, for Sunoco Logistics.
Karen Kaufman kk@kpartners.com, Co-Founding Principal, The Kaufman Partnership, Ltd., is on the leadership design and delivery team for the Association of American Medical Colleges as they launch their first Future Oriented Leadership Program to meet the challenges and opportunities of healthcare reform.
Mary Keefe mkeefe@mgapartners.com, Partner at MGA Partners Architects, reported that the IU Cinema and expansion to the Department of Theatre and Drama at Indiana University, Bloomington, opened to the public this year. The project is targeting LEED silver certification and completes the final phase of a 15-year masterplan. It is one of the few university cinemas in the nation to receive the prestigious THX certification of acoustic, sound system and picture presentation performance.
Emmy Miller emmymiller@libertystrategies.com, Founder and President of Liberty Business Strategies, announced the release of two exciting new offerings; Peer to Peer coaching and Leading in a Culture of Growth. Both offerings support growth and sustainability in organizations through the development of emerging leaders.
SPEECHES & PUBLICATIONS
Arlene F. Bell arlene.bell@comcast.net, President and CEO, Caring People Alliance, spoke at the United Nations Conference on the Status of Women. She was keynote speaker for the International Health Awareness Network session. Her topic was "Breaking the Cycle of Abuse and Underachievement."
Patti Connolly pqc23@drexel.edu, Director, Center for Corporate Governance, Drexel University LeBow College of Business, shared her experiences and provided insight into how board leadership influences decision making and can create change during a Lunch & Learn session at Drexel on "Women in the Boardroom."
Linda Evers lre@stevenslee.com, Chair, Energy Communications and Public Utility Group, Stevens & Lee, presented a webinar on best communications practices when addressing smart meter issues. The webinar was sponsored by EUCI and attended by executives and managers, compliance directors, legal counsel and other energy consultants in the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom.
Lori Greenawalt lgreenawalt@kpmg.com, KPMG Partner, was a joint presenter with KPMG client, Constellation Energy, at the General Audit Management Conference in Las Vegas. The conference was the largest on record, with a sellout at more than 1,000 participants - primarily chief audit executives and their direct reports.
Anne Sceia Klein anne@annekleincg.com, President, Anne Klein Communications Group, LLC, The Philadelphia Office of Pinnacle Worldwide, a certified WBE, delivered the commencement address at Rowan University's graduation ceremonies for The College of Graduate and Continuing Education. She and her business partner/husband Jerry, an attorney, also presented a seminar on crisis communications planning during the annual conference of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine.
Andrea R. Kramer ark@arkramerlaw.com, Principal, Law Offices of Andrea R. Kramer presented a seminar on Executive Employment Agreements and Executive Compensation at PBI's Ninth Annual Nonprofit Institute.
Karen Lawson KLawson@LawsonCG.com, President, Lawson Consulting Group, Inc., made a number of presentations: "Let's Do Dinner (or Lunch)" CIO Roundtable and Forum of Executive Women -Delaware; "How to Cultivate the Outstanding Leader in You" - Arcadia University's Business Intelligence Speaker and "Using Storytelling to Enhance Your Presentations" - Women's Transportation Seminar-New Jersey Chapter.
Afaf A. Meleis meleis@nursing.upenn.edu, Margaret Bond Simon Dean of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, reported the following publications: Theoretical nursing: Development and progress (5th Ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (2011), and with Birch, E., & Wachter, S. (Eds.) (in press).Women's health and the world's cities. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press. She also organized and spoke at the Healthy Cities: Healthy Women event in New York City, at the University of Costa Rica School of Nursing, and in Bangladesh and Nepal on the importance of building strong nurse training programs in research and clinical practice that evolve into lifelong career paths for nurses.
Debra Malinics debra@dma-adv.com, owner of Debra Malinics Advertising, was a recent speaker at Temple University where she spoke on "Messaging and the Media" to undergraduate students majoring in communications at the university.
Leslie Mayer lmayer@mayerleadership.com, President and CEO of Mayer Leadership Group, LLC, was recently interviewed by Agenda -a Financial Times service for a story on how psychologists can assist boards in the process of hiring CEOs. Dr. Mayer's most recent creative endeavor is writing and production of the musical stage creation, JOBBED, based on the contemporary theme of what happens to people who are downsized. JOBBED recently debuted at the ACT II Playhouse in Ambler, PA.
Peggy McCausland mccausland@mccauslandlaw.com, Principal, McCausland & McCausland LLC, co-presented with her partner/daughter on "Document Retention - Litigation Pitfalls and Solutions" at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute's annual Employment Law Institute; and presented on "The Importance of Dealing with Employee Misbehavior Promptly and Effectively" at the annual conference of anesthesia medical group managers in Baltimore.
Kyra McGrath kmcgrath@whyy.org, Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer, WHYY, Inc., was the keynote speaker at the Bucks County Women's Business Forum Ideas 2011 Women's Expo and Conference. The Conference was attended by over 300 women entrepreneurs in Bucks County and the surrounding area.
Patty Miller patty.miller@nlcinc.com, Chief Operating Officer, Nobel Learning Communities, Inc., served on the Women @ Grant Thornton Executive Forum Panel at the Union League. The focus was on branding yourself. Other Forum members on the panel were Charisse Lillie and Jill Michal, and it was moderated by Forum member Lynn Kremer.
Daniela Holt Voith dhv@vma1.com , Principal, Voith & Mactavish Architects, was recently featured on the International Interior Design Association's professional blog and served as moderator for the discussion, "Housing in Times of Crises" at Bryn Mawr College. Her project, Joe's Cafe, the first LEED Gold for Commercial Interiors project at The Wharton School, was also completed and has been widely published.
Leanne Wagner leannewagner@gmail.com, Principal, Leanne C. Wagner, LLC, spoke to a joint meeting of the Life Sciences and International subgroups of the Greater Philadelphia Senior Executive Group. The title of her talk was "Building Resilience Through Planning - Scenario Planning to Deal with Uncertainty," which included case studies from her consulting practice.
Lynn H. Yeakel lynn.yeakel@drexelmed.edu, Director, Institute for Women's Health and Leadership, Drexel University College of Medicine, spoke at the Cosmopolitan Club of Philadelphia in May. Her talk, "Don't Let History Happen Without You!," was about the Vision 2020 project and her recently published book, "A Will and A Way." She was also a panelist at the Association of Junior Leagues International (AJLI) Annual Conference. The subject of the panel was "Elected Office: An Avenue for Community Leadership."
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