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VECTRA BANK COLORADO

Rep:     Karen Schwartz

            Mortgage Loan Officer

Vectra Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Zions Bankcorporation.  Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, Zions Bancorporation is the nation's 38^th largest bank holding company.  Under local management teams and community identities, Zions operates over 400 full-service banking offices in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Washington. 

Vectra Bank Colorado offers a wide range of financial products and services to corporate and retail consumers.  As the state's fifth largest bank, with assets exceeding $2.8 billion, we are ready to get to work for you.  Vectra Bank Colorado has over 100 branch and ATM locations in 30 Colorado communities so you can be sure we'll be there where and when you need us.   Vectra Bank maintains two branch offices in Colorado Springs with plans for future branches coming soon.  Currently, we're located downtown at 111 South Tejon with a  Drive-Up facility at Colorado and Nevada Avenues, and 5710 Palmer Park Blvd.

As a native of Colorado Springs I have witnessed unbelievable change in our community, and not a small amount of change in my own life and career.  I guess I was destined to work in the financial arena - starting in the late 80s at State Bank & Trust,  A.G. Edwards & Sons in the 90s and back to State Bank & Trust in the mid-90's (now Vectra Bank Colorado).  From Business Development and Marketing to Investment Representative, Private Banking, and Branch Management, I am excited to now be part of  the Vectra Bank Colorado, Mortgage Group. 

I can say I've seen the market from just about every point of view in banking through the RTC years of fun and frolic and then on to investment brokerage with A.G. Edwards & Sons in 1991.  Just in time for the longest running bull market in history.   Going back into banking in 2001 was possibly one of the best-timed moves I've ever made, second only to having such a beautiful and wonderful daughter, Lauren von Engeln, who lives and works in Denver.  And, I guess I had pretty good timing when I picked my handsome husband, Larry.

No matter where I find myself in business I make customer service my priority.  Working with people to help them achieve their financial goals has always been driven by my goal of providing a higher level of service.  I believe the combination of my experience in the financial arena along with my commitment to extraordinary service allows me to deliver our banking and mortgage products with special care.  

Thank you all so much for welcoming me into EWI.  I'm looking forward to getting better acquainted with each of you.  If not at work, maybe at play.  My husband and I enjoy bicycling, swimming, golf, the great outdoors, and lately yoga has been helping me stay flexible!

President's Message Summer Time by Sally Seidlitz

Summer is here and the longest day of the year has passed.  How is it that time can move so quickly we can hardly remember yesterday let alone what we have planned for tomorrow? The Ways and Means committee has been very busy planning our very first golf tournament. Mark your calendar for September 15 and ask your friends, family and co-workers to join you in a round of golf.  Our success will be that we fill the number of slots with players.  This event will help our scholarship fund get closer to reaching the goal of being self-supporting. 

At our August meeting we will be electing our new officers and committee chairs.  If you are interested in either chairing a committee or co-chairing a committee please contact Dr. Kelly Wood at 475-7550.  This is also the time to consider which committee you would like to serve on. Remember, joining a committee will help you to get to know the membership better.

I'm looking forward to our casual meeting at the barn in July.  See you there.

Abby Bohley Classic
Golf Tournament
September 15, 2003
Colorado Springs Country Club

Help support our scholarship fund with our ONE fund raiser for this year! It Is Time To Register Now! Click Here to download registration form/flyer

Attention Broncos Fans!

MEMORANDUM

Executive Women International(r)
515 South 700 East, Suite 2A Salt Lake City, Utah 84102 Telephone: 801.355.2800 Facsimile: 801.355.2852

TO: EWI Members
FROM: Mary Ann Ehlers, Denver Chapter President
CC: 2002-2003 Corporate Board of Directors
Tara Hurley, Executive Director

DATE: June 18, 2003

RE: Special LCAM Opportunity for Football Fans

A limited number of tickets are available for purchase to the Denver Broncos vs. Detroit Tigers football game on September 28 at 2:15 p.m. Mountain Time at INVESCO Field at Mile High Stadium in Denver.

If you want to attend this football game following LCAM 2003, please contact me, Mary Ann Ehlers, President of the Denver Chapter, before July 15. All ticket requests must be in by July 15, along with credit card information.

Prices range from $60 to $78/ticket and there is a one-time $5 handling fee for each order. Due to the special nature of this opportunity, you will not be able to choose the location of your tickets, but will be assured of receiving the best seats available. As many of you know, the Denver Broncos traditionally sell out for all home games.


Mary Ann Ehlers
President
Denver Chapter
Executive Women International
Representing The Anschutz Corporation
555 17th Street, Suite 2400
Denver, CO 80202
303-299-1205
mary@tac-denver.com

Have You Met This New Member?

Kimberly Nuss, Studio 182

Please send submissions for the Chapter Pulse to:

Contact: Kathy Wallace

Phone: 548-0582

E-mail: kawallace@msn.com

Next Deadline
July 20

Please email as
MSWord attachment.

Thank you.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Last Month's Meeting

Customer Service Strategies

The EWI June meeting was held at the Kissing Camels Country Club, a beautiful setting overlooking the Garden of the Gods.  Carol Odell, Executive Director of the Better Business Bureau, led an interactive discussion on excellent customer service strategies for businesses.

Did You Know?

by Wanda Reaves

She doesn't seem old enough to have had all the interesting and adventurous experiences that she has had in her life.   She was born in Roswell, New Mexico and grew up in Silver City, New Mexico, a delightful old mining mountain town situated close to the Gila National Forest.  I have to digress here and tell you that I have been there and found it to be one of the most appealing small towns that I have ever visited.  It has had famous residents like Billy the Kid and Dangerous Dan of the wild, wild West.

At the age of sixteen she got her pilot's license and flew a 150 Cessna.  Her father who worked for the forest service and Phelps Dodge is a pilot and taught her to fly.    He still flies at the age of 82!  Phelps Dodge is a global leader in mining operations all over the world and particularly in copper mining in New Mexico. 

After graduating she went to Miami to attend Delta Travel Center for training to be a travel agent.  It was during a hurricane that she moved to Kansas City and worked in the hotel industry.  She also met her husband there.  She became a dental assistant after on the job training, but she missed the mountains and returned to God's country in 1991.

Her most exciting (and embarrassing) experience was when she took a cross-country solo flight, was blown off course and ended up in the heavy air traffic over Phoenix!  She still loves flying solo, too!

She is an active member of the Housing and Building Association of the Pikes Peak Region (HBA). She recently surprised the audience at their annual dinner, which happened to be a birthday celebration for their president, by singing the Marilyn Monroe rendition of "Happy Birthday to You".  I would have loved to have seen that!!!

Her travels consist of trips to Cozumel, Cabo San Lucas, the Grand Canyon and Sturgess, South Dakota on a Harley!

She has become very successful at her business and most of her sales are from word of mouth.  Her customers include CNN, Turner Broadcasting System and the Pennsylvania Bakers Association when they met at the Broadmoor.  Her website brings a lot of customers from such far away places as New Zealand.  She has a helper four days a week and during the busiest times she has two high school helpers.

We in EWI are fortunate that she has served three years on the Hospitality Committee because she has the outgoing and friendly personality that we need for that job.  She has made many friends in EWI and considers joining us as one of the best things she has done.  If you haven't guessed yet, her name is ... Click here to find out!

July
Chapter Meeting

RSVP Guests and Regrets ONLY
Jeanne Roblewsky djroblewsky@email.msn.com

RSVP by July 2!

Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2003
RSVP Guests and Regrets only

Location: CRMF Barn
30th St, by the Navigators

Cost:

4:30 Board Meeting
5:30 Potluck and Social Time!

Membership Postings

Firm: Susan Ellis MD PC
Rep: Susan Ellis
Classification Major:Medicine
Classification Minor:Dermatology

Membership Status

Member Firms - 82
Additional reps - 15
Sustaining - 6
Life - 9
Honorary - 0
Transitional - 0
Leave of Absence - 0

Announcements

Important - In order to keep our records current and to insure that you receive the newsletter and special announcements, please notify Kathleen O'Leary (228-3024, koleary@pepsilane.com) when your email address changes!

The 2003 EWI Annual Meeting will be held in Denver, CO next Sept. 24-27!  We are lucky to have this event close by so that many of our members can attend and see EWI in action at the national level.

The Seattle Chapter of EWI is celebrating its 50 year anniversary this year!!!!  Congratulations, Seattle!

Minutes

Executive Women International
Colorado Springs Chapter
Record of Board of Directors Meeting

June 5, 2003

President Sally Seidlitz called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.

In attendance were Sally Seidlitz, Marti Hartman, Verna Severson, Bea Steahlin, Janice Zerbe, Joan Saucerman, Jeanne Cowan, Kay Atwood, Kathleen O'Leary, Vickie Keeler, Kathy Wallace, Cathie John, Kelly Wood, Jean Roblewsky and Linda Williamson.

Treasurer's Report:  Operating: $51,021.32. Scholarship Cash: $24,908.82.

Motion Made:  Continue scholarship funding for the 2 current recipients attending summer school.  Motion passed.

Meeting was adjourned at 6 p.m.  The next Board meeting will be just prior to the Potluck meeting at the CRMF Barn at 4:30 p.m.

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Corporate Office Contact Information

515 South 700 East, Suite 2A

Salt Lake City, UT 84102-2801

Phone (801) 355-2800

Fax (801) 355-2852

Website:www.executivewomen.org

Email:ewi@executivewomen.org

P R I N C I P L E S

• To bring together key individuals from member firms of EWI to achieve world-class status as an organization through applied standards of excellence.

• Forge and cultivate mutual business and professional goals through personal association and interchange.

• Afford the opportunities and structure for leadership and professional development.

• Provide a wide scope of community, educational, and philanthropic services and contributions.

• Encourage flexibility and adaptability in a membership as diverse in its demographics as in its interest, needs, and staying power