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November 2015—January 2016

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

November Featured Speaker

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Executive Board & Committee Reports

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New Member Spotlight 4

National Scholarships 4

Event Calendar 5

Meeting Information 6

As the year end approaches and I reflect on all that has happened, I smile because we’ve had a great year! Many of us have started new jobs, new careers and new relationships, and we’ve all remained connected through our relationships with ABWA. We’ve experienced many great speakers who have helped guide us in our business life, and friend-ships that have guided us through our social life. What will 2016 hold for you? Our constant is our thirst for knowledge and our personal drive to be successful! We continue to surround ourselves with people who inspire us and lead us, and who are great examples of the many women and men in our chapter. Special thanks to Gina Dalley for opening up her business doors at ReMax in Merritt Island on Au-gust 22, and for inviting us to socialize with one another while tasting local salads and desserts. Enjoying a glass of wine and welcoming new friends made for a relaxing Saturday afternoon! I enjoyed a special time with Anita Carbone and Sheryl Glore in Albuquerque last month as Oceanside Charter Chapter was recognized and

received the prestigious Level I Best Practices award! Congratulations to the newly elected ABWA National Board of Directors for 2015/2016: President: Lisa Montross Vice President: Vanessa Willis Secretary/Treasurer: Gina Berry District I VP: Sonja Ogletree-Satani District II VP: Debbie Holladay District III VP: Gina Glover District IV VP: Debra Yates District V VP: Julie Sullivan District VI VP: Mary Ellerman Sheryl Glore has written a fabulous recap of conference highlights and the many speakers, luncheons and entertainment we experienced at our National Women’s Leadership Conference October 14—17. You’ll find her overview on page two of this newsletter. Please take a few more minutes and read about our experiences and the many key ABWA moments we all shared. I encour-age you to consider participating in an ABWA con-ference in the future, where you will be inspired and motivated! The remainder of the year will be packed with more opportunities for networking. Our November speaker, Donna Thrash Kurpiers, M.A. LMHC is sure to enlighten us on how to work with and com-municate with different age groups. Our upcoming Holiday Gala will put a smile on your face! We will auction gift baskets, and our live entertainment will help your holidays get started! Our annual gala is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on December 8 at the Eau Gallie Yacht Club. Bring your spouse or a friend, and enjoy a great evening! As always, sponsorship opportunities are available, or consider donating a gift basket to promote your business. Please email me at [email protected] with your interest. Pro-ceeds from this event and our gift basket raffles benefit our Education and Scholarship fund. We also look forward to announcing our annual schol-arship soon! Thanks for a fabulous and rewarding year, and I look forward to creating more memories together!

~ Sue Tyson-Parker

Sue Tyson-Parker, President

NOVEMBER FEATURED SPEAKER

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Workplace diversity is not a new topic. What might be new however is a slice of di-versity not typically addressed—generational diversity. Sociologists, psychologists and managers have identified important differences among the four distinct generations working side-by-side. From the way work is approached, to how technology is used, communication styles and employer loyalty, managers must learn how to integrate new workers while respecting the seniority and experience of older workers. Workers themselves must learn how to get along and play nicely in to-day’s multi-generational sandbox. Donna Thrash Kurpiers, M.A. LMHC is a graduate of Western Michigan University and is a Florida Mental Health Counselor, a Certi-fied Motivational Career Coach and is a Flori-da Supreme Court Certified Family Media-tor. Donna is also Myers-Briggs and Strong

Interest Inventory Certified, and is a member of the Florida Mental Health Counselors Asso-ciation and the National Career Development Association. Donna's professional career spans 20 years. From working in public, non-profit drug treatment programs to private practice, Don-na has provided professional counseling ser-vices to individuals, couples and families facing life challenging and changing issues. Today, Donna continues her work with CareerSource Brevard, initially working with transitioning aerospace professionals, and currently providing career services to 50+ job seekers as part of an AARP/Eastern Florida State College project. Donna is also in pri-vate practice in Orlando, Florida with Corrine Drive Counseling Center. Please join us on Tuesday, November 24 for Donna’s dynamic workshop!

REPORT ON 2015 NWLC

Anita Carbone, Sheryl Glore and Sue Tyson-Parker represented the Oceanside Charter Chapter at the 2015 ABWA National Wom-en’s Leadership Conference in Albuquerque, NM, October 14-17. There were 540 at-tendees from around the country at this ac-tion-packed conference where national offic-ers were elected, chapter awards were pre-sented and the 2016 Business Woman of ABWA was named. The highlight of this con-ference was walking across the stage to re-ceive our Level 1 Best Practices Award! Keynote speakers included Alicia Menen-dez, A’Lelia Bundles and Karen Hoyos. Alicia Menendez, weeknight hostess on Fusion Network’s “AM Tonight,” spoke on likeability and how women are required to seem “strong enough to lead, but soft enough to be likeable.” A’Lelia Bundles, author and previ-ous news producer for ABC and NBC News talked about the struggles and triumphs of her great grandmother, Madam C. J. Walker, an African-American entrepreneur, philan-thropist, and the first female self-made mil-lionaire in America. Karen Hoyos, celebrity coach, speaker and author, is considered one of the most influential leaders in the area of personal development. She gave a powerful presentation on living your purpose.

Educational opportunities at this confer-ence included MBA Essentials courses taught by Kansas University, Women as 21st Centu-ry Leaders courses taught by Park University and courses focusing on personal skills such as how to bounce back from pitfalls, the pow-er of personality, and new rules for today’s generation. The Oceanside Charter Chapter was recog-nized as a Best Practices Level 1 chapter. There were only 23 Level 1 Best Practicing leagues in the nation! It was an incredible thrill to be among this elite group. Look for our photo in the next issue of Women in Busi-ness. ABWA 2015-2016 National Officers elect-ed at the Albuquerque National Women's Leadership Conference were: President: Lisa Montross Vice President: Vanessa Willis Secretary/Treasurer: Gina Berry District I VP: Sonja Ogletree-Satani District II VP: Debbie Holladay District III VP: Gina Glover District IV VP: Debra Yates District V VP: Julie Sullivan District VI VP: Mary Ellerman

The Woman of the Year and Top Ten Recognition Luncheon, as well as the Hand of Friendship Luncheon offered additional op-portunities for networking and recognition. Kim Carswell, President/Owner of Persona Affairs, Hidden Hills Chapter in Stone Moun-tain, GA was named as the 2016 American Business Woman. This was an outstanding conference and I encourage all members to attend either a regional conference offered in the spring or the National Women’s Leadership Confer-ence in the fall. Upcoming conference oppor-tunities include the ABWA Regional Confer-ence in Greensboro, NC March 31 - April 2, 2016, and the National Women’s Leadership Conference in Chattanooga, TN October 26-29, 2016.

Respectfully submitted,

Sheryl Glore

THE MULTI-GENERATIONAL SANDBOX Navigating the Multi-generational Workplace with Ease

Donna Thrash Kurpiers, M.A. LMHC

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Membership Please welcome new members, Lauren Edwards, Darby Koller, Daniela Venizelos Alexandra Larson and Anna Collings!

Newsletter The Oceanside Charter Chapter Newslet-ter, The Rising Tide is published quarterly at www.abwaoceanside.com and posted to the Chapter WIN Team Library at www.abwa.org. Please send newsletter submissions to [email protected]. Submission deadlines are outlined in the Chapter Standing Rules.

Members in the News Congratulations to Laura Chiesman! Laura has been promoted to company presi-dent and owner of FirstWave Financial, where she has been an integral component of the team for the past 14 years.

Scholarship Oceanside Charter Chapter will announce a $1,000 Impact Scholarship by the end of this month to be awarded in May 2016 to a deserving Brevard County woman. Special thanks to Martha Young, Anita Carbone, Sunny Kincaid, Darby Koller, Sheena Heit-zman and Renee Hahn for their generous donations to SBMEF.

November, December & January Birthdays

Connie Adams—11/5

Anita Carbone—11/7

Catherine Goonen—11/7

Terri Friedlander—11/17

Sue Tyson-Parker—12/5

Diana van den Boogaard—12/8

Jeanne Whitman—12/20

Mary Allen—12/22

Julie Vanags—12/24

Sheryl Olguin—12/29

Seeta Durjan Begui—12/30

Pamela Margut—1/4

Martha Young—1/11

Nancy Hargis—1/24

Sheena Heitzman—1/28

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 pho-tos or information for our Facebook page.

ABWA—Oceanside Charter Chapter

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

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President

Sue Parker

[email protected]

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Vice President

Pamela Pistor

[email protected]

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Secretary

Rebecca Whiddon

[email protected]

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Treasurer

Gina Dalley

[email protected]

321 266-0530

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Best Practices Sheryl Glore: [email protected]

Education Anita Carbone: [email protected]

Terri Friedlander: [email protected]

Fundraising Sheena Heitzman: [email protected]

Amy Street: [email protected]

Hospitality Barbara Cheney: [email protected]

Laura Chiesman: [email protected]

Membership Anita Carbone: [email protected]

Laura Chiesman: [email protected]

Newsletter Anita Carbone: [email protected]

Catherine Alexander: [email protected]

Professional Development Sue Parker: [email protected]

Terri Friedlander: [email protected]

Publicity Laura Chiesman: [email protected]

Anita Carbone: [email protected]

We’re on the web!

www.abwaoceanside.com

NEW MEMBER SPOTLIGHT


Catherine grew up in a very small town in central Pennsylvania, the youngest of 10 children. Her goal as a teen was to be a pro-fessional ballet dancer, but Catherine quickly discovered while dancing with the Virginia Beach Civic Ballet that she was not cut out for the life of a starving artist. Upon moving to Florida in 1976, she attended the Universi-ty of South Florida and combined her love of dance with a more practical goal. She gradu-ated with a double major in Business Man-agement and Ballet Performance. When

Catherine began studying business courses such as Accounting and Business Law, she did not expect to like them, but was sur-prised to find that she really enjoyed these classes. Catherine still loves the challenge of putting together the puzzle of how a business works and specifically, how to make them more efficient. Upon graduation from USF, Catherine was offered a position with NASA as a Resource Manager, where she learned how NASA budgets for and then manages the taxpayer dollars that fund our space program. She worked in the area of base services for the first 10 years of her career, followed by the next 10 years as the NASA Financial Liaison to the 45th Space Wing at PAFB, managing an annual budget of $80 million. During this period, she completed her Master of Busi-ness Administration at Florida Institute of Technology with a concentration in Computer Science. The last ten years of Catherine’s career were the most memorable, working as a Pro-ject Manager for NASA in the Launch Ser-vices Program (LSP) at Kennedy Space Cen-ter. LSP was formed in 1998 to transition

NASA to commercial launch services. In-stead of buying hardware, as was done with the Space Shuttle, LSP purchases a service - delivery of a spacecraft to a pre-defined orbit. The LSP purchases launch services for all NASA designed satellites, including the Mars Rovers. In total, Catherine worked 33 years with NASA and retired in 2012. Throughout her career at NASA, Catherine remained involved in the dance community and taught at several dance schools in Bre-vard County. She is currently the Senior Bal-let Instructor at Dance Arts Centre in Indian Harbour Beach, and also volunteers with the Brevard Cultural Alliance on the Art in Public Places Advisory Committee. Recently, she has been speaking to Brevard County leaders and city managers to promote more and bet-ter bus shelters in Brevard County, utilizing the shelters as an economic development tool by incorporating art work representing Brevard County on the back panel of each shelter. Catherine lives is South Merritt Island with her best friend and partner of ten years, Rob. They love to travel, play golf and tend to their garden.

National scholarships are awarded each year in the amounts of $5,000 to $10,000. All national scholarships have their require-ments designated by the SBMEF Board of Trustees. The national scholarships are open to women meeting the requirements of each national scholarship listed below. Applica-tions are due by May 15, 2016 and will be rewarded in July 2016. A minimum of three qualified applicants must complete the appli-cation process for each scholarship to be awarded. Scholarship Name: Pegasus Scholarship in memory of Lee R High Jr Amount: $2,000 Institution : Open Field of Study: Open Scholarship Name: National President's Scholarship Amount: $10,000 Institution : University of Kansas Field of Study: Business Scholarship Name: Women of Vision Scholar-ship Amount: $5,000 Institution : Open

Field of Study: Education Scholarship Name: Legacy Scholarship in Memory of Jane Ann Winchell Amount: $5,000 Institution : Open Field of Study: STEM (Science, Technolo-gy, Engineering or Mathematics) Scholarship Name: Legacy Scholarship in Memory of Amanda Lizzio Amount: $2,500 Institution : Open Field of Study: Hospitality The Stephen Bufton Memorial Scholar-ship Fund, ABWA’s national educational fund, is one of the most highly respected grant and scholarship funds in the country. For over 60 years, ABWA has helped women achieve their business and professional suc-cess through educational scholarships. Since its inception, more than 16,000 wom-en nationwide have been awarded more than 17 million dollars in scholarships. The Stephen Bufton Memorial Educational Fund is a 501(c)3 charitable trust and public foundation. It has the same tax status as

public schools, churches and community funds. The fund is listed in the U.S. Internal Revenue Service “Cumulative List of Organi-zations” described in Section 170(c) of the IRS code of 1954 – revised Oct. 31, 1974. Over the years, the success of SBMEF has been credited to the energy and commitment of ABWA members who sponsor applicants, make contributions, and raise money to champion the important mission of this fund.

Ms. Catherine Alexander

2016 NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS


November 9

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

FirstWave Financial, Hwy A1A, Satellite Beach

November 10

Space Coast Women Express Network Meeting

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

Eau Gallie Yacht Club, Indian Harbour Beach

November 12

Blue Diamond Chapter Dinner Meeting 6:00 p.m. at the Copper Canyon Grill, 9101 International Drive, Or-lando, FL. Contact Sharon Logan at [email protected] for reservations.

November 14 Tri County Council Quarterly Event, A Dazzling Day of Growth and Innovation. 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the 94th Aero Squadron Res-taurant, 1395 NW 57th Avenue, Miami. Cost is $20. Reservations at www.abwatricounty.org.

November 24

Oceanside Charter Chapter Dinner Meeting

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


December 5 Blue Diamond Chapter Invites you to a professional development workshop, Inspiring your Business Wardrobe at 9:00 a.m. at the Dress Barn, 3204 N. John Young Parkway, Kissimmee. Contact Sha-ron Logan at [email protected] for details.

December 8

Oceanside Charter Chapter Holiday Gala.

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


January 11

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

January 12

Space Coast Women Express Network Meeting

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


January 26

Oceanside Charter Chapter Dinner Meeting

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


November 17 & 18 Abby Kohut will be in Brevard County for a se-ries of seminars. The seminars are free, but registration is required.

November 17—10:00 a.m. to noon: Success for the Seasoned Search—The Benefits of Being Overqualified; 2:00—4:00 p.m.: How to Win the Hearts and Minds of a Recruiter November 18—10:00 a.m. to noon: Taking Your Job Search by Storm; 2:00—4:00 p.m.: When Life Brings You Lemons, Make Rasp-berry Lemonade. Location is the CareerSource Brevard Palm Bay Center, Country Club Plaza, 5275 Babcock Street, Palm Bay. To register or for infor-mation, call (321) 504-7600 or visit careersourcebrevard.com/organizer/careersource-brevard.

November 20 InnovateHER Pitch Competi-tion from 6:00—8:30 p.m. at the Derek Gores Gallery,

587 W. Eau Gallie Blvd., Melbourne. weVENTURE will co-host the InnovateHER: Ideas That Impact Women and Families Challenge. The national InnovateHER initiative serves to empower the lives of women and families during National Small Business Week. Judges of the InnovateHER competition will select one local winner as a finalist who, if selected by the U.S. Small Business Association committee, will compete for awards and prize money totaling $70,000 in Washington, D.C. This is a great opportunity to network and gain exposure at a national event that’s co-sponsored by Mi-crosoft. For more information or to submit a business plan, please visit http://weventure.fit.edu/. December 4

The Chamber's Holiday Luncheon & Military Affairs Council's 14th Annual Wine Raffle at 11:30 a.m., Doubletree by Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront, 2080 N. Atlantic Ave. Cost is $20. To register or purchase wine raffle tickets, please visit:

http://www.cocoabeachchamber.com/home/pages/ChambersAnnualHolidayLuncheon.cfm

December 5 8:00 - 9:30 a.m. monthly networking meeting at Baer's Furniture, 4260 W. New Haven Ave, Melbourne. Includes a light breakfast. Cost is FREE to Melbourne Chamber Members and $ 1 5 . 0 0 f o r N o n -

members. For more information, please contact Naomi Penney at [email protected].

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

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.

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

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 :

Laura Chiesman

[email protected]

or

Online at www.abwaoceanside.com

Vision Statement ABWA Oceanside Charter Chapter is dedicated to enhancing the lives of local businesswomen. Our mem-bers 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 profession-

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

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