Monthly Dinner Meetings

Click here to read our September 2010 Newsletter. Thank you to new member Victoris Sturman for doing a great job with this issue! Thank you to past Newsletter Chair Michele Altman for some great issues last year!

Thank you to our sponsors…

• Center of Renewal
• Benefit Brokers of WNY
• Three Sisters Trading Post
• Voyage By Design
• Swimwear on the Go
• Pi Pastry Shop
• Debi’s Darling Dolls
• JKA Custom Computers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ABWA September General Meeting

The American Business Women’s Association Niagara Fall’s chapter will hold it’s first general meeting on Wednesday, September 15th at the Crowne Plaza, Niagara Falls. Networking begins at 5:30pm, with dinner at 6:00pm and speaker to follow. The Fall 2010 Professional Development Speaker Series will continue with Niagara University, as Kathy Kline will present “BE A WINNER! Online Learning/Communication Tool for Performance Success.” Cost is $25.00 for members and $45.00 for non-members. Pre-registration is required through Niagara University at 286-8181 or www.niagara.edu/ce

“BE A WINNER! Online Learning/Communication Tool for Performance Success” Kathy Kline, owner of Pearls with a Twist

Instructor:

Kathy Kline, VP of ABWA Niagara Charter Chapter

Description:

Position yourself to bring leadership and change to your workplace while enhancing your own personal and professional skills.  Experience how WIN (Women’s Instructional Network), the new online learning and communication tool available for ABWA members, will help you realize your fullest potential.  Learn how to take courses online and at your own pace, covering topics including collaborative team management, meeting planning, innovative problem-solving and decision-making, increased productivity, and much more.  WIN integrates tried-and-true learning techniques with sophisticated educational learning tools, including graphic design, animation, and video to keep you engaged as you learn. 

As Vice President of the ABWA Niagara Charter Chapter, Kathy Kline brings many years of ABWA experience and knowledge to her online presentation of the WIN program.  Professionally, Kathy is owner of “Pearls with a Twist”, a jewelry business offering fresh water pearls imported from China, and is certified in pearls from the American Institute of America (NYC).  She also offers restringing of pearls and custom designs.  Kathy started the business after 20 years as Assistant Vice President for HSBC Bank, USA, along with  17 years management experience with a Federated department store and Tops Market.  Areas of expertise include leadership and management, sales, customer relations, business planning, and communication.  Her B.A. degree was earned from D’Youville College.

Click here to view our June Celebration invitation! Our Entertainment for the night will be provided by Uptown Entertainment and Events. Visit their website www.funline.com or facebook page at Facebook.com/uptown. Family Feud and music, so much fun!!   

We are offering vendor tables free of charge for members and $20.00 for guest vendors. Please email Kari at yankeekari@live.com to reserve your table or buy tickets. Hurry, space is limited!

Click here to view our May newsletter!

Thank you to Michele Altman for another terrific newsletter!

Thank you to our following sponsors..

• Center of Renewal
• Benefit Brokers of WNY
• JKA Custom Computers
• Three Sisters Trading Post
• Debi’s Darling Dolls
• Voyage by Design
• Pi Pastry Shop
• Swimwear on the Go

Click the link below to read our April 2010 newsletter. Thanks again Newsletter Chair Michele Altman for another great issue!

http://www.scribd.com/doc/29430409/April-2010-Newsletter-PDF

Another big thank you to our sponsors:

Center of Renewal

JKA Custom Computers

Three Sisters Trading Post

Debi’s Darling Dolls

Pi Pastry Shop

Swimwear on the Go

#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 and your 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. Learn techniques to apply on-the-job to improve results while impacting attitudes in today’s workplace. (This final session in the 2010 Winter-Spring ABWA-N.U. Speaker Series will also link key highlights of all prior sessions.)

Presenter: Nancy P. Askins, M.Ed., CMQ/OE
Nancy P. Askins is an American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certified Manager of Quality in Organizational Excellence with over 30 years of successful multi-industry leadership and consulting experience. She is currently Executive Director of the Center of Renewal Retreat & Conference Center at Stella Niagara, NY where she also serves as a master trainer and certified facilitator helping area organizations excel through a myriad of values-based services: organizational and leadership development, workplace relationships and teams, Baldrige-based performance excellence, strategic planning (driven by customized core 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.

For further information, contact Nancy P. Askins (754-7376, ext. 3)

Click the link below to view our newsletter. Thank you Newsletter Chair Michele Altman for another fantastic newsletter!

http://www.scribd.com/doc/27888264

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

“It’s About Time! How to Get it All Done”

Learn organizational and time management skills to achieve greater balance, performance, and success. Assess your current effectiveness and learn best practices in the areas of delegation, prioritization, managing interruptions, organizational ability, and maximizing output.

Presenter: Lori E. Miller, MA, MS
Lori E. Miller is owner and president of Developing Professionals, a company providing training, consulting, and coaching services to organizations in leadership and professional development. She also serves as an adjunct communications professor at Buffalo State College. Her background includes 20 years of management experience in Human Resources and Communications working in Fortune 500 companies, media, and higher education. Miller has a M.S. in Organizational Communication and Development from Canisius College, a M.A. in Student Personnel Administration, and a B.A. in Journalism from Buffalo State College. Areas of expertise include soft skills professional development training, management & leadership development, process improvement and model creation, employee engagement, and goal attainment.

Thank you Michele Altman for making another fantastic newsletter! Click here to advertise in our newsletter
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