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Press Release
BUSINESS COMMUNITY INVITED TO MEET NEW 2007-08 NAWBO-LA AND ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE BOARDS: DEFINING OWNERSHIP, SUCCESS AND PROSPERITY
Installation Takes Place Sept. 25 at Millennium Biltmore Hotel
(LOS ANGELES) Los Angeles’ business community is invited to celebrate the rising power of women entrepreneurs and the growing impact of their leadership by attending the installation of the 2007-08 board members of the National Association of Woman Business Owners-Los Angeles Chapter ( NAWBO-LA) and the Enterprise Institute of NAWBO-LA. California Secretary of State Debra Bowen will officiate as installing officer.
The board members, notable for representing the diversity of the local business community, will take office during a 6-9 p.m. reception on Sept. 25 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.
Each year, NAWBO-LA – the region’s leading women’s business organization – and the Enterprise Institute – its tax-exempt charitable organization – attract a group of dynamic and diverse women entrepreneurs as leaders to help the organizations propel women business owners into economic, political and social spheres of power.
The annual board installation reception will draw from and embrace the Los Angeles entrepreneurial community at large with attendance from public dignitaries, corporate and community representatives and the fastest-growing segment of the nation’s economy – women business owners.
“The new Board of Directors will continue to establish NAWBO-LA as the preeminent organization of choice for women entrepreneurs and as the partner of choice for corporations and community organizations,” said NAWBO-LA CEO Helen Han .
She added, “For the Enterprise Institute, this year’s exemplary board will continue its outstanding work for the Legacy Society, which is committed to creating a place - virtual and physical - where all women entrepreneurs can access the resources they need to grow their businesses, wield their influence and effect change. In its first year, the Legacy Society reached its annual goal of raising $100,000 to match the unprecedented, $1-million challenge grant announced in 2006 by NAWBO-LA President-Emeritus Patty DeDominicof DeDominic & Associates.”
The new NAWBO-LA Board of Directors includes:
- Laura Yamanaka, president (teamCFO, Inc. in Los Angeles),
- Jane Skeeter, president-elect(UltraGlas, Inc. in Chatsworth),
- Bonnie Nijst, immediate past president/chair (Zeesman Communications, Inc. in Beverly Hills),
- Daphne Anneet, secretary (Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP in Los Angeles),
- Marguerite Rangel, treasurer ( Rangel/Schaffer of Pacific Advisors, Inc. in Pasadena),
- Madelyn Alfano, vice president of membership ( Maria’s Italian Kitchen in Van Nuys),
- Mary McCormick, vice president of public policy(MBI Media in Covina),
- Linda Harris, director (JorgensenHR in Valencia),
- Susan McCabe, director (McCabe & Company in Sacramento and Marina del Rey),
- Jill Mellady, director (Mellady Direct Marketing in Santa Clarita),
- Mari a de Lourdes Sobrino, director (LuLu's Dessert ® Corporation in Anaheim), and
- Helen Han, CEO ( NAWBO-LA).
The Enterprise Institute Board of Directors includes:
- Betsy Berkhemer-Credaire, chair (Berkhemer Clayton, Inc. in Los Angeles),
- Sheila Hartman, secretary (Financial Independence Company in Woodland Hills),
- Maureen Fahey, treasurer (KPMG, LLP in Woodland Hills),
- Bonnie Nijst, vice chair (Zeesman Communications, Inc. in Beverly Hills), and
- Helen Han, CEO ( NAWBO-LA).
Directors at large include:
- Loreen Arbus (Loreen Arbus Productions, Inc. in Los Angeles),
- JoAnn Bourne (Union Bank of California in Los Angeles),
- Susan Cotton (TWEvents in Westlake Village),
- Patty DeDominic (DeDominic & Associates in Los Angeles),
- R. Christine Hershey ( Hershey|Cause in Santa Monica),
- Janice Bryant Howroyd ( ACT-1 Group in Torrance),
- Margot Kyd (Sempra EnergyUtilities in San Diego),
- Yolanda Nunn Gorman, Ph.D. (Brilliance Strategies, Inc. in Los Angeles), and
- Brenda Zamzow-Frazier (The Zamzow Group, Inc. in Beverly Hills).
Yamanaka, incoming NAWBO-LA board president, said, “I look forward to a year filled with new opportunities for women business owners to rise up and further shape the social landscape and business environment using the support and resources provided by NAWBO-LA.”
Added Enterprise Institute continuing chair Berkhemer-Credaire, “Through the success of the Legacy Society, we will continue to see opportunities to strengthen the infrastructure of NAWBO-LA and the Enterprise Institute, and to expand program offerings that propel women entrepreneurs into positions of leadership and power, while also building a legacy for the next generation of women entrepreneurs.”
Event sponsors include Wachovia (Platinum/Presenting); DeDominic & Associates (Legacy Partner); Southern California Edison (Silver); and State Farm Insurance, OPEN from American Express and the Port of Los Angeles (Bronze).
Event registration and sponsorship information, plus biographies of the incoming NAWBO-LA and Enterprise Institute board members, is available at www.nawbola.org.
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About NAWBO-LA
One of 80-plus nationwide chapters of the National Association of Women Business Owners, NAWBO-LA represents the interests of more than 417,000 privately held women-owned businesses in the greater Los Angeles region, employing over 378,000 people and generating nearly $68 billion in sales. Together, NAWBO-LA and the Enterprise Institute work closely to ensure that women entrepreneurs are recognized as a public policy voice to be reckoned with, a formidable economic force, and as effective agents for change in the dynamic business environment that is Southern California.
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