Chapter Meetings are the 2nd Wednesday of
each month.
Board Meetings are the Wednesday before the Chapter
meeting.
Date: Event:
Where:
November 4th, 2009, 5pm Board Meeting Wells Fargo Bank 90
South Cascade, 2nd Floor 719-577-5332
Date: Event:
Where:
November 11th, 2009 5:30 Chapter Meeting Protect Yourself,
Refuse to be a Victim Star Gazers
Date: Event:
Where:
December 2nd, 2009, 5pm Board Meeting Wells Fargo
Bank 90 South Cascade, 2nd Floor 719-577-5332
Date: Event:
Where:
December 16th, 2009 5:30 Chapter Meeting Holiday
Extravaganza Broadmoor Hotel
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Board Officers
PRESIDENT Audrey Shrive Aflac Insurance
227-7039
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VICE
PRESIDENT/ PRESIDENT ELECT Carol Bryant Stanley
Steemer 570-1068
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ADVISOR TO
PRESIDENT Susan Davis Wells Fargo
Bank 577-5332
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SECRETARY Joan
Saucerman Saucerman Long Term Care 598-1118
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TREASURER
Rita Worster BKD LLP 471-4290
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SERGEANT-AT-ARMS Terri Flores-Brown Springs
Funeral Service 328-1793
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Deb Haar Enchanted
Signs 572-9400
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Marti Hartman Woodford Manufacturing 574-0600
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PUBLICITY Lynda Carmichael Foster
Electric 520-0550
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SCHOLARSHIP DianneCrimble Pass It On,
Inc. 471-8320
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TECHNICAL ADVISOR Lorrie
Todd PageCafe Internet Consulting 573-5628
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WAYS & MEANS Elva Munoz Wells Fargo
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My EWI experience... My first meeting with EWI was January of
2008. A friend introduced me to Pat Cooper and Susan
Davis. Over the course of several months many EWI's talked
with me about the group and the resources and benefits, and I joined
the summer of 2008 and jumped right in with both feet. I was
asked to co-chair Programs with Susan Davis and become a board
member, and after getting more involved, realized all the different
ins and outs of the chapter and got a great opportunity to meet so
many of the members. I also have attended the last two LCAM's
and it was such a fabulous experience that brought me such powerful
tools for the chapter and my personal leadership growth.
I've also had the opportunity to work with several women in the
chapter and refer business back and forth, including Diane Crimble,
Shirley Wick, Beth Alexander, Joan Saucerman, and many
more. This year I'm still with Programs and am looking forward
to having everyone's input and ideas.
And here's a little bit about my business...
I have a wealth of experience in financial management
and currently hold 8 licenses in insurance and investments. I
started my career in financial services 10 ½ years ago; trained in
the World Trade Center with Morgan Stanley and worked with other
global firms such as Merrill Lynch and Prudential. My choice
to join Presidential is because it is an independent, Colorado-based
brokerage firm with strong ethical values that believes in educating
the public in financial management and wealth building. I have
a passion for teaching people about investing and how best to use
today's tools. My strengths and passions are in helping people
not lose what they have worked so hard to earn. Another of my
strengths is the high customer service I provide to business owners
of all types; with over 16 years in business-to-business sales, I
assist professionals in protecting and growing their assets. I also
enjoy the international and commodity opportunities that expand my
knowledge in our global community. This assists clients who
want opportunity exposure but also want to limit their risk. Call me
to discuss all your thoughts and let me know if you want to become a
business partner. I'm available to talk with groups about
investments and the economy.
And a wee bit about me personally...
I've been married for over 20 years and have a son and
daughter. I've been very active in the Falcon community for
many years, volunteering in youth programs, school functions, and
with the Boys and Girls Club. My family and I also raise,
train, and show Saint Bernard dogs at our home in Falcon, Colorado.
President's Message
President Audrey Shrive Aflac Insurance
The Colorado Springs Chapter of EWI is in full
swing for this fiscal year. The new board is in place,
transitional steps are pretty much complete and the groundwork
is being laid for a phenomenal progress. We held our first
ever multi-committee meeting at the end of October. It was an
awesome collaboration of many great minds. The committees
represented were Ways and Means, Programs, Scholarship and
Membership. One of the key concepts discussed was a need to
bring greater balance in the chapter of small firms and
corporate firms. A positive strategy was developed with
wonderful synergy among the women in attendance.
No matter what the firm size or scope, I
challenge each of you to participate in bringing quality women
to visit an EWI chapter meeting. The 15 for 12 campaign has
just begun. If a firm joins EWI between now and year end, they
will not be charged for the months remaining in 2009. What a
bargain!! Now is the time to take advantage of that. Invite
women early and often!! Let's grow this chapter.
The November meeting, held at the Stargazer on
November 11th is all about protecting yourself physically and
from fraud. Every woman needs to hear this message, so bring a
guest along. You (and she!!) will be glad you did.
Member Firms
Click on the highlighted names to
view the member's website.
If you have a website please notify Kathy Wallace;
Directory Chair-
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Click on the underlined
names to view the member's website.
Board/Committee Announcements
Chapter Meeting Information
Date: Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 5:30pm
Location: Stargazer Theater, 10 S. Parkside
Dr.80910
Should you need to cancel your reservation by the Friday
before the meeting, you MUST receive a confirming email from
the SAA that your cancellation is received. If you do
not get a confirming email from SAA, your reservation is still
in effect and you will need to pay for the dinner that was
reserved for you.
List of Upcoming Programs:
COMING
UP.... Holiday Extravaganza - Broadmoor
Hotel
**note date change December 16th - 11AM-1PM
Meeting requirements and RSVP
Everyone must RSVP Yes or No. No later than November 6th,
2009
EWI Program Coordinators must confirm attendance numbers
with the hotel or other catering company in advance.
No shows are charged -- we need to have timely
RSVPs into the Sergeant-at-Arms the Friday before the
monthly meeting which is the second Wednesday of each month.
It costs EWI to pay for those that RSVP and don’t show.
Once our numbers are confirmed with the hotel or other
catering company, any no shows and any late cancellations
must be charged in full.
EWI is required to pay for all of its registered
guests, whether or not they attend.
Should you need to cancel your reservation by
the Friday before the meeting, you MUST receive a confirming
email from the SAA that your cancellation is received.
If you do not get a confirming email from SAA, your
reservation is still in effect and you will need to pay for
the dinner that was reserved for you.
Programs
Committee:
December When:
December 16, 2009 Time:
Annual Luncheon
Where: Broadmoor Hotel
Program: Annual Holiday Extravaganza at the
Broadmoor Hotel. This event hosted by Brandy Merriam
with Presidential Brokerage, Linda Williamson with The
Broadmoor, Susan Davis with Wells Fargo Bank. Also
looking for additional volunteers to help with the
program. I am looking for feedback on the following
things: -Suggestions on speakers
(ie topics that are helpful and interesting for
you) -Suggestions on locations
(would any of our member firms want to host an
event) -Suggestions on topics
(which c --connections, community, careers) and tied that
into a topic would you love to hear more
about. How have you felt about the last
year's Programs? Where can
we be better? What event was your
favorite and why? What event was
the most helpful and how? What
section of town do you prefer the meetings to be held
(Northwest, Northeast, Central, Southwest,
Southeast)?Can you spend time
making a few phone calls or even helping organizing a
meeting? Then sign up for the Programs Committee by
emailing me.
Ways and
Means:
Tee Time!!
Let's Make a Hole in One!.....
Ways
& Means Committee Report
Hello Ladies of
Colorado Springs EWI,
We need your help as
we begin soliciting sponsors for our 8thAnnual Golf
Tournament on Friday June 4, 2010.We want
our members to have 1st opportunity in all
sponsorship areas before we begin talking to non-member
firms.Therefore, please talk to the
appropriate people in your company asap, as the 2010 budgets
are being planned right now and we would like to be
considered.We are thrilled that Cari
Aranda, our Sinton Dairy representative, has secured a $1000
sponsorship for our tournament!Thank you,
Cari!
Also, please help us
by thinking of companies outside of EWI that we can approach
for sponsorships.We are grateful for any
level of financial involvement we receive - from a $50 Golf
Cart Sponsorship on up!Most of us should
know someone who would be willing to sponsor at some level -
it's tax deductible and for such a special cause!In our suffering economy, we are raising these funds to
help women who are suffering even more!Just send us your ideas (and any contact person/info)
you might have & we will take it from there!
We look forward to
visiting with you!
Mary-Good
719-229-9343 & Elva
719-577-5534
Scholarship Committee:
The EWI Scholarship Committee will
work closely with The Women's Community Leadership
Initiative (WCLI), as they may have some potential ASIST
applicants in the future.
WCLI is ideal for low to modest-income women,
possibly having had some dependency on community
support. This FREE program is for women who would like
to learn about the community while gaining professional
development skills to help further their success in
life. The program is presented by Leadership Pikes Peak,
and educates and empowers women with diverse backgrounds to
develop a deeper awareness of their potential to make a
difference and become productive contributors to their
community.WCLI classes begin in January and end in June,
meeting every other Wednesday evening from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30
p.m., with dinner included. Classes will be held at
various locations throughout the community. An application can
be downloaded from their website at http://www.leadershippikespeak.org/.
Dianne Crimble
A gracious "Thank You" was received from one of
our scholarship recipients:
Dear Dianne Crimble:
Thank you very much for granting me the EWI
scholarship. It's impossible for me to express how grateful I
am for this tremendous privilege. With this scholarship I know
that I am ever closer to my goal of attaining a college
degree. I am encouraged and honored to be the person chosen to
receive such a wonderful opportunity.
Thank you EWI for lending a hand to the women of
our community, women like me.
Warmly,
Alquiesha Kellam
Our other new recipient for fall 2009 is
Adrienne Steiner. Both ladies are attending PPCC, and
they will both be attending the EWI Holiday Luncheon on
Dec 16th.
Membership Announcements
WELCOME NEW MEMBER FIRM
Colorado Technical University
Representative: Jayme Holligan, Admissions Advisor
Most of us know Jayme but if you don't, please introduce
yourself to her at our next meeting.
Retain ~ Recruit ~ Grow
Membership is everyone's business!! (A quote from many past
(and very wise) Presidents of our great and diverse chapter of
Executive Women International). The "15 for 12" Membership
campaign is making a return appearance as a successful
recruiting tool for new members who sign up in October.
There are dozens of categories of availability so if there are
any questions at all please contact our new Membership
Director, Christine Ressler. Growing our membership
benefits the backbone of our chapter as well as our individual
members and their firms. If each one of us brings in one
new member firm this year we will have successfully enhanced
our own networking path and strengthened our ties to the EWI
initiatives of Careers, Communities and Connections. Now is
the time to start posting new members and inviting prospective
members to the Chapter meetings so they are ready to join and
be able to enjoy the full advantage of those three free months
at the end of the year. The "15 for 12" deal means that
if a new member firm joins October 1, 2009, its membership
dues cover the cost through December 31, 2010. What a
value-packed opportunity!
Just a reminder ~ EWI of Colorado Springs will once again
offer the "12 for the price of 11" meetings payment option at
renewal time.
Pikes Peak Studio Tour for November 14 & 15th.
It is always a great event!
Kathy Wallace of WallaceVISION is participating in the
Pikes Peak Artists Studio Tour! Come by and visit her at
1030 Dark Horse Drive West on Sat., Nov. 14 (10am - 5pm) or
Sun., Nov. 15 (11am - 4pm) for art, food & refreshments.
Get that holiday shopping done, and get a map of the
tour: 10 studios around town will be open, with 15 artists!
It will be a fun weekend! www.makeartordie.com
Old Town GuestHouse is pleased to announce it
was chosen as the 2009 "Best of" in both the Gazette and
Independent! We also have been, and are going "Green" --
from our biodegradable laundry & dishwashing
detergents, using carcinogen-free cleaners (where possible),
and biodegradable water bottles with PUR water for guests,
recycling and composting, to the lighting of the
INN!! The future of our GuestHouse
holds water-saving/heating devices and new energy
efficient window coverings -- we say Luxury, Comfort,
and Green go well together.
ALSO - Please join us on Sunday 12/6/09 to hear
our young harpist playing seasonal music during the Holiday
Tour! www.OldTown-GuestHouse.com
A Note from the U.S. Women's Open
The 66th U.S. Women's Open is coming to The
Broadmoor, July 4-10, 2011.The U.S.
Women's Open is the National Championship of women's
golf.The championship expects to draw more
than 125,000 spectators, 3,000+ volunteers and will feature
live television coverage from ESPN and NBC Sports.Lorena Ochoa (ranked #1 in the world), Paula Creamer,
Cristie Kerr, Natalie Gulbis and Juli Inkster will lead the
field of 156 players from around the world. The 2011 U.S.
Women's Open will be the seventh USGA Championship staged at
the Broadmoor.
More than 900 people have registered to volunteer already.
The Women's Open would like to invite members of EWI to sign
up today and reserve their first choice committee. For more
information and to apply online visit http://www.2011uswomensopen.com/
or call Laura Caleal in the Championship Office at (719)
471-6493.
Make sure to stay up-to-date on all of the latest
championship at http://www.2011uswomensopen.com/.
You can also become a fan of the 2011 U.S. Women's Open on
Facebook.
Meeting Summary
The Second Annual
Financial Literacy Workshop for teens in grades 8-12 held at
the University of Phoenix.
Our goal for this program was to help our youth
gain a better understanding of money so that they will be able
to make informed decisions, as they become young adults.Our
special guests for the evening were young adults from Big
Brothers Big Sisters accompanied by either their parents or
"Big" in addition to young adults and guests of our very own
EWI members. We had a tremendous line up of EWI members
to provide essential financial skills.
Our line-up included:
Debbie Tuzel (Art of Design i.d.)- Budgeting and
Savings Joan Taylor (ENT Federal Credit Union) - Where Do I
Put My Money Rita Worster and Wanda Bynum (BKD, LLP)- Rule
of 72 Power of Compounding Susan Davis (Wells Fargo)-
Stock Market, Bull & Bear Markets, NYSE, DJIA Brandy
Merriam (Presidential Brokerage)- Investment Basics;
What's a Stock & What's a Bond Karen Lovett (Pikes
Peak Regional Development) and Cathie John (Pepsi Bottling
Co) - Loans, Credit and Setting Goals Elva Munoz (Wells
Fargo), Online Banking- The Future
Our teen-guests were
asked to survey their experience of each Financial Literacy
session. I am proud to report that our EWI instructors
received over 80% Extremely Useful and Very Useful rating for
their classes.
While our guests attended the Financial Literacy
classes, our EWI members rotated through member-firm mini
sessions. Our line-up of EWI members included:
Robin Patterson-Add Staff Interview
Skills and Resume Review Lynn Cool - The Cool Company -
Latest Remodeling Trends andLinda Williamson -The Broadmoor -
Travel Industry Cari Aranda - Sinton Dairy -
Networking Table Kathleen O'Leary - Future Programs
Survey-Dec Meeting Input and Reading Rally vs. Financial
Literacy Program Diane Crimble -Pass It On - Misconceptions
in Estate Planning
This was a tremendous evening of EWI involvement
in our community and allowing our member firms to teach us
about their own areas of expertise. Thank you all for an
educational and community spirited evening.
Brandy and daughter Jessica
Marely Edwards and daughter Lateefah Young
Corporate Update
LCAM Update....Leadership Conference and Annual Meeting
.....Louisville, KY Sept 2009
Colorado Springs EWI's you will be proud to know that we
were a hit with the EWIDOL contest; all contestants were given
medals for participation, so there was no first place medal to
bring home for our Chapter...BUT we did rock the house with
our own rendition of "There's No Business Like EWI Business".
We hope to perform it for you sometime soon.....stay
tuned......
We are proud to announce that our Chapter has been asked to
serve on two (2) Corporate committees this year, Budget
Committee-Pat Cooper and By-Laws Committee-Susan Davis. Carol
Bryant served as a Teller at our Annual Meeting.
Educational seminars and classes take up about 85% of our
time while we are attending LCAM...And this year they were
exceptional. Please think about budgeting for LCAM in 2010 and
experience a very educational conference. 2010 will be
help in Kansas City, MO and 2011 in Minneapolis, MN.
EWI Educational Corner
EWI Online Program
EWI is pleased to announce new online learning options.
These classes, offered in distinct suites, are designed for
maximum learning, while allowing you to finish a suite at your
own pace. These suites are packed full of great knowledge to
build your leadership tool kit.
Contact the Corporate
Office at 801-355-2800 with any questions.
Professional Development
Teleseminars:
Professional Development
Teleseminar November 5, 2009
Minutes of the
Colorado Springs Chapter EXECUTIVE WOMEN
INTERNATIONAL® 10/7/09
Call to Order:
Meeting called to order by President, Audrey
Shrive at 5:01 PM at Wells Fargo Bank, 90 S
Cascade, 2nd floor, Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Roll Call:
Attendees: Audrey
Shrive, Kathy Wallace, Susan Davis, Christine
Ressler, Pat Cooper, Brandy Merriam, Kathleen
O'Leary, Deb Haar, Terri Flores-Brown, Dianne
Crimble, Kathryn Flobeck, Marti Hartman, Lynda
Carmichael, Brandi Walters, Rita Worster, Carol
Bryant -quorum present.
Minutes: August minutes
unanimously approved with 2 additions - 1) Cash
balances were unreconciled. 2) Marie
Sweetland, Harloff Co, paid corporate dues only
with her application, not realizing there were
Chapter dues as well. Kelly moved, Kathy
seconded that we invoice her for the remainder of
the dues, utilizing the 15 for 12 deal.
Motion was approved.
Treasurer's Report:
Treasurer's Report: As of 8/31/09 Cash
Account balances: $8,770.14 Cash -
operating
$19,527.69 Cash -
BCDP
$28,297.83 Total Endowment Account balance:
$158,841.72 As of 9/30/09 Cash Account
balances: $5,491.85 Cash -
operating
$17,459.54 Cash -
BDCP
$22,951.30 Total Endowment Account
balance: $163,090.44 Debit card
transactions approved: $240.18 - LCAM per
diem, meals; $970.16 - LCAM lodging, Marriott;
$820.10 - LCAM lodging, Marriott $793.64 - LCAM
lodging, Marriott
Communications:
Committee Reports:
Sgt At Arms: September meeting attendees 43.
Membership: 47 firms, 8 additional reps,
3 sustaining, 20 life, 2 honorary. Board
approved posting of Colorado Technical University,
Jaime Holligan, rep. 3 other prospects are
being pursued.
Programs: Oct: Financial Literacy at University
of Phoenix, Nov: Don't be a Victim, identity
theft, fraud at Police Station, Dec: Holiday
Extravaganza lunch at Broadmoor, with gift vendors
Scholarship: committee recommended 2 new
applicants to the Board: Adrienne Steiner and
Alquiesha Kellam, both starting at UCCS this
fall. Pat motioned to approve, Kathyrn F
seconded. Motion passed.
Unfinished Business:
New Business:
Pat Cooper graduated from the Academy of
Leadership this year at LCAM.
It was voted in at LCAM that if a VP couldn't
sit her year as president, the chapter would vote
on a replacement, not just have the replacement
appointed by the board.
Susan Davis will contact Silver Key
to get the ornament gift requests from their
clientele. We will have them at both the Oct
and Nov meetings for members, and then we collect
the gifts for Silver Key at the Dec meeting.
Brandy and daughter Jessica 
Marely Edwards and daughter Lateefah Young
