Committee - Working Mothers
Mission
The mission of the Working Mothers Committee is to provide the opportunity for working mothers, expecting mothers via birth or adoption, empty nesters and grandmothers to have robust discussions regarding the rewards and challenges we face or have faced as mothers in the work place. |
Upcoming Events
To be announced.
Accomplishments/Hightlights
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Create A Powerful Personal Branding Platform For 2010 And Beyond! (June 2010), Lorraine Heber-Brause, Principal, Foxglove Professional Development Advisors, worked with participants on updating
and upgrading their personal brands for additional success and happiness in 2010 and beyond.
“Everything you do in life - from the way you dress to the car you buy, from the friends you see, to the
club you belong to, from the notes you write to the way you speak -- either builds or diminishes your
personal brand, ” stated Randy Siegel in Ten Tips to Boost Your Personal Brand – so participants learned
to take charge of their corporate and personal brand – and discussed the intersections and how to
polish them for even more success in the future. Attendees had a great time enhancing their
professional and personal self, networking, and lunching at BNY Mellon. These strategies benefit the
attendees and their companies, as we are all continually representing our companies in everything we
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Winning Strategies for the “Panini Generation” a Lunch Discussion with Joan Friedman (Feb 2010),
Joan Friedman, co-owner of A Choice Nanny, led the discussion on new strategies for caring for children
and our parents all while working full-time. Attendees networked and shared both their challenges and
solutions during a roundtable discussion lunch. Everyone left armed with additional resources and ideas
for improving their care giving solutions and network for their children, parents, and sick loved ones. |
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Parenting During Difficult Economic Times a Luncheon with Meg Akabas (Dec 2009), Meg Akabas,
founder of Parenting Solutions, spoke about Parenting in Times of Restraint – What We And Our
Children Can Learn From The Economic Crisis. Participants networked, ate, and became even better
parents. We discussed why it is vital for children to learn self-control at a young age, learned how to
encourage our children to help others who may have less, and discovered new techniques to foster selfdiscipline
in age-appropriate ways. All of these topics and more were discussed at the December
Working Moms Luncheon at BNY Mellon!
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Special Thanks
Special thanks to co-chairs: Jane Giaquinto and Maureen Nobile; committee members: Danielle Weiss
and Beverly Chan; the FWA staff: Lisa Buddenhagen and Rosalind Lloyd; and our speakers: Meg Akabas,
Joan Friedman, and Lorraine Heber-Brause. Also, special thanks to BNY Mellon for generously providing
accommodations for the December and June events and Beverly Chan for providing meeting space for
the February event.
Participating Committee Members:
Amy Leith,
Beverly Chan,
Ina Rose,
Kathy Lee,
Jennifer Milacci,
Kathryn Turck Rose,
Vicky Lai, and
Danielle Weiss.
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