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Colorado Springs Chapter |
November 2007 |
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LandAmerica today.LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc. is a leading provider of real estate transaction services. Through its many subsidiaries, LandAmerica serves both residential and commercial customers with more than 800 offices nationwide. In Colorado Springs, LandAmerica sustains an equally strong presence as a community contributor. A community company under one roof.Now under one roof, the loyal employees of LandAmerica come from Commonwealth and Lawyers Title. Many of them bring 15 plus years of experience contributing to the LandAmerica success story in the Colorado Springs community. LandAmerica has been part of the Colorado business community for more than 100 years. Today, LandAmerica offers the services of three of Colorado's best title underwriters. Commonwealth¨, Lawyers Title and Transnation, as well as an expanded offering of products and services, are now available through all of our Colorado Springs offices under the LandAmerica brand. Meet the LandAmerica community leaderEileen Wolff began her career in the title and escrow industry in 1983 with Commonwealth in Colorado Springs. She started as an order entry clerk moving soon after into the customer service department handling the O & Es and foreclosures. After working in customer service for two years she became an escrow assistant, working her way up to escrow officer and branch manager. Eileen is now the Vice President of Residential Services for El Paso, Teller and Park Counties. Eileen and her team are dedicated to superior service. Eileen has been married to Michael for 25 years; together they enjoy watching their two children in their respective activities; Collin (14) hockey and Rachel (12) competitive cheerleading. National recognition.Within the last few years, LandAmerica's operating revenue has almost doubled, earning them status as a Fortune 500 company. In addition, the company has been recognized on Fortune magazine's list of Most Admired Companies in Mortgage Services two out of the last three years. This honor is based on LandAmerica's innovation, people management, financial soundness, quality of management, use of corporate assets, social responsibility, long-term investment and quality of products/services. LandAmerica's other recent, notable achievement is being named to Forbes magazine's annual Platinum 400 list for the past four years. For more information about LandAmerica products and services call the Colorado Springs office at 719-475-8800 or visit the website at www.landamco.com. |
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In the past month a lot has
happened. At the end of September the Colorado Springs EWI Chapter had
11 member representatives attend the Leadership Conference and Annual Meeting
(LCAM) in Houston. It was an awesome conference and as usual we made an
impression on the international organization with our participation and passion
for EWI. This is the first time our chapter has had the honor of sending such
a strong assembly from Colorado Springs. We were able to financially send
more reps this year because we had a very successful fund raising event (golf
tournament) which gave us the financial means to offer the leadership conference
to our member firms/reps. These individuals had to write a short essay
as to why they would like
to go to LCAM and how they would benefit from attending. The attendees
were: Kathy Wallace (past president), Pat Cooper, Donna Berty, Lorrie Todd,
Audrey Shrive, Carol Bryant, Dianne Crimble, Kelly Wood (past president), Joan
Saucerman, Susan Davis and Linda Williamson
(past president). I've asked a couple of ladies who attended to write about
LCAM and share their experience
with all of you in this newsletter. So read on. Next September 2008 LCAM will be held in Palm Springs, California. LCAM
is open to all reps and firms to attend. Part of EWI is to
offer leadership opportunities, knowledge and experience to our
member firms and representatives and that is why our strong fund
raising is so vital. Raising funds for leadership conferences,
educational programs, and improved monthly programs is a benefit
we want all member firms to be able to participate in and draw
value from but we can't do it without the support of our members. We
will continue to seek support from everyone through our ways and
means committee throughout the year and to also ask all members
to invite prospective companies to join our unique, long-standing
women's organization in Colorado Springs. Earlier in October we had our annual Cavalcade of Firms. It was at the Franciscan Retreat Center on Woodman Road. The evening was perfection, with a great Indian summer night, a beautiful drive to the foothills, historical landmark and a room full of EWI member firms showcasing themselves and their companies. It's a great venue to really see the companies in our chapter on a level we normally don't get to experience at the monthly meetings. I encourage all our member firms to take the time to participate in the mini-expo each year and take this opportunity to showcase your "stuff." It was outstanding this year and we thank all the reps who participated along with the members and guests who attended! Susan Davis Wells Fargo Bank |
Board Committee Chairs |
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DIRECTORY HISTORIAN HOSPITALITY Verna
Severson |
MEMBERSHIP NOMINATING/ADVISOR PUBLICATIONS |
PUBLICITY SCHOLARSHIP Barb Winter TECHNICAL ADVISOR WAYS & MEANS Carol Bryant
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Newsletter Submissions!Please send submissions for the Chapter Pulse to: Contact: Jean Roblewsky E-mail: djroblewsky@email.msn.com Please email as MSWord attachment. Thank you.
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AnnouncementsChapter Meeting InformationNovember 14,
2007 This exciting and informative mini-workshop is open to the public - invite many guests! The meeting will feature Suzanne Tulien of the Brand Ascension group as our speaker. Suzanne will talk about how customers really make buying decisions, your company’s brand, and will share the secrets of what the “Big Guys” know about branding. This meeting is for men and women who are small business owners, entrepreneurs, marketing or sales directors and HR managers.
Membership PostingsNone reported this month. Membership Announcements
Ways & Means Committee Report Hello Ladies of Colorado Springs EWI, The sponsorship letters will go out to the EWI membership in October and every EWI member will receive a phone call from the Ways and Means Committee to determine how each member wants to participate-whether as a sponsor, putting together a foursome, or contributing with a door prize or something for the goodie bag. EWI members have until Nov 15 to express their sponsorship interest before Dianne and Carol will be soliticing outside, non-EWI corporate sponsors. Dianne & Carol Greetings Colorado Springs Chapter!
On a personal note, I am married to Eric and we recently celebrated our 35th wedding anniversary. We have two grown children, J.C. and Lisa, who live in Denver. We also have three grandchildren, Selena - 11, Antonio - 8, and Juliana - 5. Back to EWI! I was asked to once again serve as your corporate membership advisor for 2007-08 and I have the honor of also working with the Salt Lake City Chapter this year. Serving as a Corporate Membership Advisor has been a tremendous opportunity for me and I have enjoyed getting to know members of other Chapters and seeing EWI at work in other cities. Some of you may wonder, what are the responsibilities of a Corporate Membership Advisor? Simply stated, the Corporate Membership Advisor serves as a liaison from the Corporate Board to the Chapters and is available to advise the Chapters as they need or seek assistance. We "report" to Carolyn Summerlin, Corporate Membership Priority Program Director, and Louise Anderson, Corporate Membership Director, which means the focus of this position is on developing and serving our membership. So, I have a simple goal - to "be there" for you, the Corporate Board, and our Staff. I want to help your Chapter, the Corporate Staff, and the Corporate Board achieve their goals in the coming months. I believe our EWI mission statement gives us the direction we need to set goals and work to achieve them. Here are some thoughts - things IÕm sure youÕve heard before - but they bear repeating. EWI is about: Promoting Member Firms: Since it is the Firm that is the member (and what makes EWI unique among organizations), and the Firms pay the bills and permit their employees to invest the necessary time to participate, it is important that the needs of the Firm are the first priority. Firm recognition may not be the primary reason for each firm joining EWI - our organization means different things to different firms - therefore, it is important to determine what our firms perceive as the greatest benefits to their membership in EWI (e.g., recognition in the community, networking, business contacts, professional growth of employees, etc.), and work to meet those needs. Enhancing Personal and Professional Development: Providing representatives with critical skills that they can take back to their firms (e.g., communication, marketing, leadership, strategic planning, etc.), provides value to our member Firms, as well as value to the individual representative. If the representative demonstrates that she is gaining something tangible from her membership, the Firm is more likely to be a long-term member. Encouraging Community Involvement: Something I heard at PresidentsÕ Caucus gave me a new understanding of this aspect of our mission statement. We involve ourselves in our communities through our EWI programs - EWISP, ASIST, and the Reading Rally. Each Chapter can reach out to their communities and touch lives that span generational boundaries. As a non-profit organization, we have limited resources. EWI could be greatly strengthened in membership numbers, dollars, recognition, and effectiveness if chapters would focus their attention on these EWI programs first and foremost. One thing that continues to become clearer to me each year is that we are a truly unique organization. Every chapter is somewhat different and what our members want can differ from member-to-member and chapter-to-chapter. However, we are one organization focused on bringing our diverse members together with a unified purpose. We have a dedicated team of leaders at every level, a state-of-the-art website that continues to put new resources at our fingertips and keep us informed, and we have each of you. Together, we can make great things happen. In the coming months, I encourage you and your Chapter - and most importantly, your Chapter leaders - to focus on the EWI mission statement, evaluate your activities based on it and encourage each and every member to participate. Get to know your member firms, as well at their representatives. Ask yourselves: "Is what we are doing supporting EWI and reflecting its mission? If not, why are we doing it?" We should be able to relate each one of our activities to one of the three dimensions of our mission statement. In doing so, we will strengthen our individual chapters and our organization as a whole. I look forward to working with you in the coming year (and meeting some of you), and I hope that each one of you have a wonderful and valuable year in EWI. Tina Rutherford |
Allow me re-introduce myself. I am Tina
Rutherford, a member of the Denver Chapter of Executive Women
International ("EWI").
The Firm I represent is Land Title Guarantee Company, where
I am Executive Assistant to the President/Owner, John E. Freyer.
In 2002, I was President of the Denver Chapter and have since
served as corporate membership advisor for the Albuquerque,
Chicago, Columbus, Colorado Springs (yes, your chapter!), Portland,
Salt Lake City and Tampa Bay chapters.October MeetingThe October EWI meeting was held at the Franciscan Retreat Center
at Mount Saint Francis. With a unique and beautiful setting enveloping
those that attended, we were treated to a delicious array of delectable
treats presented by the full-time chef at the Retreat Center. There
was so much food left over that we were able to take home several "human
bags" of amazing treats to enjoy again! Vendor Tables: Pikes Peak Regional Development Corporation (Chris Ressler)
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