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The Ris ing T ide

January 2015

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

January Featured Speaker 2

A Sincere Thanks to All Our December Gala Sponsors!

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Chapter Executive Board & Committee Reports

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2014 ABWA National Conference Recap

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An Award & Recognition for One of Our Own

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ABWA & Community Event Calendars

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Meeting Agenda 6

Meeting Information 7

Happy New Year!

I am looking forward to a great 2015 for

Oceanside Charter Chapter and all our members

and friends!

We finished out 2014 in ABWA style. Our

November meeting had many great moments.

Guest speaker, Belinda Stewart, shared tips and

insights from her personal experience with career

change and reinvention after the age of 50.

Kristen Snyder presented the Making A Difference

Award to Catherine Goonen for her enthusiasm

and efforts during her first year in ABWA! We had a

very special guest, our new District 1 Vice

President, Gina Berry and her husband joined us.

Gina, in her first official appearance in her new

capacity, gave a brief overview of the 65th ABWA

National Conference. She also presented the

Chapter with our beautiful, new Best Practices

Level II award and explained what ABWA Best

Practices are and how each level is achieved.

In November we announced that our Chapter

has funded a $2000.00 scholarship. Applicants

must be female students who will be attending an

accredited U.S. college; university or community/

vocational school as of August 2015. Applicants

must also be U.S. citizens, residents of Brevard

County, with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Please spread

the word to your friends, family and co-workers

about this great scholarship opportunity.

On December 9th members and guests enjoyed

our Holiday Gala. Members brought gifts for the

women of Genesis House and Kristen Snyder, the

Administrator at Genesis House, gave a brief

overview of the services provided in their three

shelters for homeless women and their children.

Thank you to all who contributed – the scarves and

sweaters are very much appreciated. Sheryl Olguin

and her beautiful guitar music provided our

entertainment for the evening – thank you Sheryl!

Please check out our Face Book page for pictures

of both these wonderful meetings.

January’s meeting promises to be a good one!

Jane Barr, CEO of Kinnexion and certified Energy

Leadership Coach, will present Take Control of

Yourself!, sharing tips, tools and processes to

enhance your ability to connect with clients and

collaborators, exceed expectations, gain

commitment, and inspire teams to take action!

Mark your calendars for our Winter Social on

February 24th – thank you to Rebecca Whiddon

and Catherine Goonen for planning and hosting

this event at Catherine’s home. Come and bring a

friend!

Another item for your calendar -this year’s ABWA

Eastern Regional Conference will be in Safety

Harbor, FL from April 16th – 18th. Conferences

provide a fast track to knowledge, enthusiasm and

involvement – all members are encouraged to

attend. If you’d like to know more, please ask!

We have a full line-up of events planned for the

coming year so stay tuned! I am looking forward to

seeing you on January 27th. Thank you to each

and every one of you for all that you bring to our

Chapter and community. ~ Laura Chiesman

Laura Chiesman, President

A S I N C E R E T H A N K S T O A L L O U R HO L I DA Y G A L A S P O N S O R S !

JANUARY FEATURED SPEAKER

The Ris ing Tide — Oceanside Charter Chapter Newslet ter

Are you a smart, savvy business woman

who sometimes feels overworked, under-

paid or perhaps even passed over? After 30

plus years in retail IT consulting, Jane knows

what it takes to thrive as a woman in busi-

ness in what is mostly a man’s world.

Jane Barr, CEO of Kinnexion and a certi-

fied Energy Leadership Coach, knows her

way around the podium as an experienced

presenter with audiences as diverse as Vera

Bradley, Webster University and the Commu-

nity Foundation of Sarasota, Florida. She

has also consulted and presented from in-

side giant retailers’ Information Technology

(IT) Departments with oversight responsibil-

ity for business and system re-engineering

projects including system selection and im-

plementation. Jane’s behind-the-scenes

work reads like a shopper’s Who’s Who:

Body Central, CVS, GAP, Jo-Ann Fabrics, REI,

and Wolf Camera

Jane knows what it takes to deliver a

project on time and on budget, to build

strong teams and to generate add-on con-

sulting business worth millions of dollars.

As a coach, Jane specializes in helping

smart, savvy business women to reengineer

and reenergize their careers so they can

stop feeling like they are pushing boulders

up mountains and start moving their careers

forward in a way that is fun, fulfilling and

financially rewarding.

Jane’s coaching certifications include:

iPEC Energy Leadership, High Power Presen-

tations, Relationship Savvy, Dale Carnegie

Leadership and Communications, and Per-

fect Customers.

Jane currently serves as the Membership

Chair, Tampa Bay Chapter of Women in

Technology International, which has estab-

lished powerful strategic alliances and pro-

grams to provide connections, resources,

and opportunities to a global network of

more than 2 million women.

Please join us on Tuesday, January 27,

2015 as Jane shares tips, tools and pro-

cesses to enhance your ability to connect

with clients and collaborators, exceed expec-

tations, gain commitment, and inspire

teams to take action!

Jane Barr, CPC, ELI-MP

“Take Control of

Yourself”

Laura Chiesman

First Wave Financial

Anita Carbone

Carbone Financial Services

Rebecca Whiddon

You Moving On

Sue Tyson-Parker

Pamela Pistor


Newsletter

The Oceanside Charter Chapter

Newsletter, The Rising Tide is published on

our website at www.abwaoceanside.com

and on the Oceanside Charter Chapter

ABWA WIN Team Board at www.abwa.org.

Please send newsletter submissions to

[email protected] by the second

Wednesday of the month. Let us know

about you!

Holiday Gala Committee

Thank you, to all of you, for your support

of our Holiday Gala! Your unselfish efforts

benefit women in our community by

providing education and scholarship. Thank

you to our event sponsors: Anita Carbone,

Carbone Financial Services; FirstWave

Financial; Rebecca Whiddon, You Moving

On; Pamela Pistor and Sue Tyson-Parker.

Special thanks to Pamela Pistor and

Bloomin’ Basket florist for your donation of

floral centerpieces. Thank you to our “Secret

Santas” for your donation of goodie bags,

and many thanks to all of the members and

businesses for your donation of raffle

baskets. Proceeds of $890 will directly

benefit our Education & Scholarship Fund.

Scholarship

Thank you to Ms. Sheena Heitzman for

her $60 donation to our SBMEF Scholarship

Fund.

Please help us spread the word about our

$2000 scholarship! Applicants must be

citizens of the United States; residents of

Brevard County, Florida; and attending

college in August, 2015 with a GPA of 3.0

or higher. Eligible women interested in

applying should contact Anita Carbone at

[email protected].

Membership

Congratulations and welcome to Pamela

Pistor! Pamela, an ABWA member since

2007 has transferred her membership from

Sky-Hy Chapter in Asheville, NC.

Congratulations to Catherine Goonen, our

December 2014 recipient of the “Making a

Difference” award!

Please remember that annual Oceanside

Membership Dues of $25 must be paid on

or before January 31, 2015 for a member to

remain in good standing.

January Birthdays

Martha Young—January 11

Laura Purcell—January 14

Nancy Hargis—January 24

February Birthdays

Kristen Snyder—February 25

January Anniversaries

Laura Chiesman—5 years

Terri Friedlander—3 years

February Anniversaries

Sue Tyson-Parker—15 years

Andrea Bortner—10 years

Elaine Bridgman—1 year

Sheryl Olguin—2 years

Jeanne Whitman—2 years

Publicity

Chapter monthly meeting information is

published in Florida Today as well as the

online Community Calendar of the Cocoa

Beach Regional Chamber of Commerce and

Melbourne Regional Chamber of Commerce

websites. Please email Laura Chiesman at

[email protected], if you have

photos or information for our Facebook

page.

C H A P T E R CO M M I T T E E R E P O RT S

2 0 1 4 - 2 0 1 5 E X E C U T I V E B O A R D

President

Laura Chiesman

[email protected]

321 506-8274

Vice President

Sue Parker

[email protected]

321 749-4684

Secretary

Rebecca Whiddon

[email protected]

321 543-8850

Treasurer

Pamela Margut

[email protected]

321 591-0901

2 0 1 4 – 2 0 1 5 C O M M I T T E E C H A I R S

Best Practices Sheryl Glore: [email protected]

Jenny Wall: [email protected]

Education Anita Carbone: [email protected]

Terri Friedlander: [email protected]

Fundraising Sheena Heitzman: [email protected]

Beth Langenderfer: [email protected]

Hospitality Barbara Cheney: [email protected]

Rebecca Whiddon: [email protected]

Membership Anita Carbone: [email protected]

Marty Ward: [email protected]

Newsletter Anita Carbone: [email protected]

Catherine Goonen: [email protected]

Professional Development Sue Parker: [email protected]

Terri Friedlander: [email protected]

Publicity Anita Carbone: [email protected]

Sheena Heitzman: [email protected]

We’re on the web!

www.abwaoceanside.com

http://www.melpb-chamber.org/home/pages/home.cfm


A RECAP OF THE 2014 ABWA NATIONAL CONFERENCE

AN AWARD & RECOGNITION FOR ONE OF OUR OWN:

Congratulations to Ms. Sheryl Olguin, who

was honored at our fifth annual holiday gala

as one of our most dedicated and

accomplished members! One of the tenets

of ABWA is to recognize women who have

achieved personal and professional

excellence. Sheryl, a long standing member

of ABWA Oceanside, has achieved

international acclaim as a singer and

songwriter, and has survived non-hodgkins

lymphoma cancer.

The talented Sheryl blends folk, blues,

rock and adult contemporary styles like a

good chef blends international cuisines.

Her vocals range from gentle soothing folk

to powerful blues. Sheryl's music career

spans 30 years, 4 record labels (including

her own), and airplay from Japan to the

United Kingdom.

As a business woman, Sheryl is Director

of Operations at Naviscent where she has

successfully managed major engagements

for clients such as DHL, MTV, Disney, NBC-

Universal, Warner Brothers, Cisco/WebEx,

University of Phoenix, Johnson & Johnson,

and other name brands across a number of

verticals. Her background includes extensive

experience in Information Technology (IT)

and business management with key

emphasis on User Experience Research &

Design, Web and Mobile Applications,

Enterprise Software, Internet, Interactive

Digital Television, audio and video

production.

Sheryl has graciously shared her talent

with Oceanside Charter year after year, and

we are thankful, as well as honored to have

her as a member of our chapter. Sheryl Olguin

Anita Carbone, Sheryl Glore and Sue Tyson-

Parker attended the 2014 ABWA National

Leadership Conference in Overland Park, KS, Oct

29 – Nov 1 representing the Oceanside Charter

Chapter. This was an action-packed conference

where national officers were elected, chapter

awards were presented and the 2015 Business

Woman of ABWA was announced. This

conference was also special because it was the

65th Annual ABWA Conference and was held in

Overland Park, KS which is ABWA National

Headquarters. Each day attendees heard

inspirational keynote speakers, attended valuable

training classes and networked with other ABWA

members from across the country.

Jenna Bush Hager gave a powerful keynote on

making a difference. She shared the most

important advice

she received from

her father, which

was to be honest,

tell the truth, be

kind, and that every

successful life

includes service to

others. Jenna also

shared her passion

about education, believing it has the power not

only to change the trajectory of a life, but to also

save a life. As an education correspondent for

NBC, she witnessed this in action while

documenting the lives of mothers and children in

Latin America which resulted in her book, Ana's

Story.

Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch, Lt Col (Ret) US

Army, gave an inspirational keynote on living a

legacy. She grew up poor in a very in a very rough

neighborhood with strict immigrant parents as one

of 10 siblings. Her father taught the family that if

people don't serve this country they cannot take

from this country and, as a result, 8 of her siblings

are veterans. She explained that people can gain

much from the younger generation, as they have a

different way of getting things done and people

should step back and learn. She also advised that

if women want to succeed, surround themselves

with smart people and let them do their job. One

important piece of advice was, if a person wants to

change the rules, they have to sit at the table. In

other words, don’t sit in the background and

complain about what isn’t working, sit at the table

where change is made.

The final keynote was

presented by Nina

Godiwalla, CEO of

Mindworks. She is also

the bestselling author of

“Suits: A Woman on

Wall Street,” and spoke

on diversity and

inclusion in the

workplace. She said it

takes small steps to

create a more inclusive environment, stressing

women must be aware of their mindset and not

treat people differently in subtle ways. As women

move higher up the corporate ladder, they acquire

more responsibility to speak up when they see

people being treated unjustly.

Educational opportunities at this conference

included MBA Essentials courses taught by

Kansas University, Women as 21st Century

Leaders courses taught by Park University and

courses focusing on personal skills such as how to

work with any personality, how to find your passion

and communication, customer service and

accountability. Sue Tyson Parker graduated from

Park University's Women as 21st Century Leaders

program.

The Oceanside Charter

Chapter was recognized

as a Best Practices Level

2 chapter. There were a

total of 54 Best Practice

awards presented

recognizing the best

chapters across the

country.

2014-2015 National Officers elected were:

Nancy Griffin, National President; Meg Bell,

National Vice President; Lisa Montross National

Sec-Treasurer and Gina Berry, District I Vice

President. Results of other district vice presidents

elections are available on WIN.

The Woman of the Year and Top Ten

Recognition Luncheon as well as the Hand of

Friendship Luncheon offered additional

opportunities for networking and recognition.

Maria Martinez from the Lakeland Downtown

Chapter was selected as the 2015 American

Business Woman.

This was an outstanding conference, a truly

worthwhile experience, and highly recommended

for all the members. The next opportunities are in

Safety Harbor, FL, April 16-18, 2015, for the

Eastern Regional Conference, and Albuquerque,

NM, Oct 15-17, 2015, for the 2015 National

Conference.

- Respectfully submitted by Sheryl Glore


A B W A E V E N T C A L E N DA R C O M M U N I T Y E V E N T S

January 27

Oceanside Charter Chapter Dinner Meeting

Networking at 6:00 p.m. & Dinner at 6:30 p.m.

Eau Gallie Yacht Club, Indian Harbour Beach

Guest Speaker: Ms. Jane Barr

January 27

ABWA “Just In Time” Webinar Event

Reviewing important deadlines and the newest resources added

to the Women’s Instructional Network's (WIN) National Library,

sharing the board’s KRAs (key result areas) for 2014-2015, and

previewing the latest WIN functionality.

From 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

February 8

ABWA TriCounty Council

First Luncheon Fashion Show—”Ladies Who Brunch”

from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

The Carolina Club, 3011 N. Rock Island Rd, Margate, FL

February 10

Space Coast Women Express Network Meeting

Networking & Lunch from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.


February 10

Oceanside Charter Chapter Executive Board Meeting at 7:00 p.m.

February 21

Winter Social — A purely “social” gathering for ABWA Oceanside

Charter and Space Coast Women’s Express Network members at

Catherine Goonen’s home. 3293 Hawthorne Ave, Rockledge, FL.

From 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. RSVP to 321-446-1422 or

catherine,[email protected].

February 24




Guest Speaker: Ms. Ellen O’Neil Little

March 10

Space Coast Women Express Network Meeting

Networking & Lunch from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.


March10

Oceanside Charter Chapter Executive Board Meeting at 7:00 p.m.

March 24




Women’s History Month

March 26—28

ABWA Western Regional Conference

Tucson, AZ

February 04

NEW BUSINESS ORIENTATION — from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at

the Rockledge location at CareerSource Brevard.

February 09

NEW BUSINESS ORIENTATION — from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at

the Melbourne location, room 104

Interested in starting a small business? This no-cost orientation

seminar will give you an overview of how the WBC helps you get

started with the process of owning your own business. Learn about

the WBC's services, including business education, consultations,

and networking opportunities. A helpful manual of information

filled with business planning outlines, references, and tools will be

provided. Register online at https://register.fit.edu/.

March 19

8th ANNUAL WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH LUNCHEON — from 11:00

a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Hilton Rialto Plaza Hotel, Melbourne, FL. For

more information, email [email protected] or call (321) 674-7007.

February 24

MELBOURNE REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE — Join the

Women of Excellence for their meeting at Baer's furniture located

at 4260 W. New Haven Ave, Melbourne, FL 32904. Event will take

place from 8-9:30AM and a light Breakfast will be served. Women

and men are welcome! FREE admission for Melbourne Chamber

members or $10.00 for non Melbourne Chamber members.


Oceanside Charter Chapter

January 27, 2014

Meeting Agenda

Networking

Call to Order & Welcome:

January Birthdays

ABWA Member Anniversaries

Pledge of Allegiance

Invocation

Introductions

Establish Quorum

Approval of Minutes

Treasurer’s Report—Checking account balance at December 31, 2014 is $1,777.49

Committee Reports:

Best Practices: Sheryl Glore

Fundraising: Sheena Heitzman

Newsletter: Anita Carbone

Professional Development: Sue Parker

Scholarship: Anita Carbone

New Business:

Chapter Membership Dues

East Coast Regional Conference, Safety Harbor, FL

Guest Speaker: Ms. Jane Barr, CPC, ELI-MP

Announcements:

March Women’s History Month Luncheon

Woman of the Year and Top Ten nominees

Winter Social for ABWA Oceanside Charter Chapter and Space Coast Women’s Express Network members

Spring Social and Membership Drive

ABWA Eastern Regional Conference—Safety Harbor, FL

Benediction

Adjournment

ABWA’s Proud Code of Conduct

1. All Members will serve as goodwill ambassadors for the American Business Women’s Associ-

ation.

2. Members will not allow their personal beliefs and convictions to interfere with the represen-

tation of ABWA’s Mission.

3. Members will always treat their member colleagues, guests, vendors and sponsors with

honesty, respect, fairness, integrity, responsibility, kindness, and in good faith.

4. Members will maintain compliance with ABWA National, Chapter and Express Network By-

laws.

5. Members will not use their personal power to advance their personal interests.

6. Members will strive for excellence in their profession by maintaining and enhancing their own

business knowledge and skills, and by encouraging the professional development of other

members.

Oceanside Charter Chapter

Location:

Eau Gallie Yacht Club

100 Datura Drive

Indian Harbour Beach, FL

Date & Time:

Fourth Tuesday of the month

6:00 p.m. Networking

6:30 p.m. Dinner & Meeting

Cost:

$30 for Members & $35 for Guests

For reservations :

Barbara Cheney

321 745-7360

beejaycheney@ yahoo.com

or

Online at www.abwaoceanside.com

Vision Statement

ABWA Oceanside Charter Chapter is dedicated to enhancing the lives of local businesswomen. Our

members create rewarding educational and networking experiences by promoting improved self-

confidence, personal and professional skills, and individual creativity.

O C E A N S I D E C H A R T E R C H A P T E R M E E T I N G I N F O R M A T I O N

American Business Women’s Association

Mission Statement

The mission of the American Business Women’s Association is to bring together businesswomen of diverse

occupations and to provide opportunities for them to help themselves and others grow personally and

professionally through leadership, education, networking support and national recognition.


P.O. Box 360151

Melbourne, FL 32936-0151

Member: Cocoa Beach Regional Chamber of Commerce

Melbourne Regional Chamber

Newsletter Editor: Anita Carbone [email protected]

(321) 684-0790

Newsletter Co-Editor: Catherine Goonen [email protected] (321) 446-1422

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