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Women in Business

Chair: Angela Kubisky, Assistant Vice President, Marketing and Business Development, Garden Savings Federal Credit Union

Purpose: Women Organized to Mentor,
Educate and Network. Women in Business is a dynamic network dedicated to further the advancement of women and empower them in their professional and personal lives.

The Women in Business Steering Committee meets monthly to plan topics, speakers, and structure to organize first class event that attract a diversified group of women. Each program draws 100-400 attendees. Our committee, appointed by the President, meets on the second Wednesday of every month.

To plan and host successful events, the steering committee begins by electing a Sub-Committee Chair from our Steering Committee. The Sub Committee Chair creates a committee (open to any chamber member) of volunteers who are interested in getting involved in our mission and would like to make a contribution. When you participate on this level you are opening doors to build relationships with other chamber members which can ultimately help your business grow.

Enhancing Leadership Competency with a “Mentoring Program”
In 2006, the Steering Committee created a mentoring program for “Women Re-Entering the Workforce."  Women, who volunteer on the steering committee as well as other chamber members, donate their time to work with mentees on various issues including: building confidence, interviewing skills, resume writing, dressing for the workplace and more. More than a two dozen women have been part of the mentoring program and, as a result, many have successfully transitioned back into the workplace. 

Activities and Highlights:

• Networking Breakfast events open to everyone
• Mentoring Program for Women
• Yearly Strategic Planning Sessions to brainstorm topics and speakers for upcoming year

Steering Committee membership by appointment only:

Heather Clarke-Peckerman, HCP Consulting Group

Mary Dougherty, Shepell fgi

Kris Drew, Aon Risk Services Inc. of New Jersey

Cheryl Ellis, ActionCoach Business Coaching
Betty Gallo, Dean & Betty Gallo Prostate Cancer Center

Michele Hansch, CPA, Resources Global Professionals
Dianne Hartshorn, CPC, Hartshorn Group

Laura Hingle, Black Diamond Solutions, LLC
Kristin Kubicki, Trane

Angela Kubisky, Garden Savings Federal Credit Union

Elaine Rillo, Park Avenue Club

Karen Uricoli, American Heart Association
Deirdre Wheatley-Liss, Esq., Fein, Such, Kahn & Shepard
Lori Rothe Yokobosky, J.H. Cohn LLP

Upcoming Events:

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09/17/08:   How to be the Ultimate Negotiator

11/20/08:   Self-Esteem: Build it Up, Keep it Up!

Previous Event Topics Have Included:

• Generational Communication in the Workplace: How to Understand, Relate and Motivate
• Women in Politics: Never Underestimate the Power of One
• Networking: Make it Work for You
• Charismatic Leadership
• Women with Disabilities Leading with Confidence
• Mars and Venus: Communications Strategies for Men and Women
• Women: Generation to Generation
• Resolving Conflicts at Work
• Female Legends of Morris County
• Women in Non-Traditional Careers
• Communicating Across Cultures in a Global World
• Discover Your Creative Talent
• Mentoring Success
• Leadership – Balance – Decision Making
• The Heart and Soul of Volunteering
• How to make golf a great business tool
• Leadership/Critical Success Factors For Women In Business