Ventura County Professional Women’s Network
VCPWN
Meeting Calendar
July - September 2008
Location:
Wedgewood Banquet Center
5880 Olivas Park Dr. Ventura
2nd Thursdays Every Month:
Networking begins at 5:30 p.m.
Dinner, with networking
continuing at 6:30 p.m.
Program begins 7:15, adjourn
8:45 p.m.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Speaker: Marta Monahan
Tomorrow isn’t Just Another Day
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Speaker: Bruce Cook
How Hollywood Turns Good Books
into Bad Movies; plus Silent Auction:
“That’s Entertainment!”
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Speaker: TBD
Visit us online at
www.VCPWN.org to learn more
Heathy Habits 101
Creating a wellness vision Pg. 3
What’s with the Airlines?
Advice for traveling in these turbulent times Pg. 4
What’s in Your Handwriting?
Your motivations revealed Pg. 9
Competition is Good!
Leverage your unique qualities Pg. 10
Healthy Habits 101: Creating a Wellness Vision
By Pam Vos
Editor’s Note: This article was submitted for publication earlier this year, but didn’t quite make it to
press. Since it’s always a good time to consider our health, we include it now. Enjoy!
T
his is my favorite time of year! It’s that time when
we begin thinking of all the things we will do
differently. However, as a Fitness Professional for
many years, I’ve seen over and over again people who
make New Year’s resolutions and never keep them.
New Year’s resolutions just set you up for failure
because you have not been successful in the past.
This year consider creating a “Wellness Vision.”
What is wellness? A definition I like is “Wellness is the
condition of good physical and mental health, especially
when maintained by proper diet,
exercise, and life habits.”
Developing Your Personal
Wellness Vision
In my “Forever Fit Living”
Program, participants begin by
developing a personal vision for
themselves. A vision includes
general statements that address
what you wish to accomplish long
term (6 months, 1 year, 5 years,
etc…).
Health Visions can also be included in the total
picture. For example:
My health vision in the next year is to improve
my health, in particular reduce my cholesterol,
to lower my risk of heart disease.
My health vision is to quit smoking for good,
take charge of my health, and feel greater wellbeing and contentment.
Develop a set of 3-month
behavioral goals
Breaking down your goals
into small, manageable
steps rather than just
focusing on the end result
can be a breakthrough.
As a guide, a vision can define…
Self Image: Who do I want to be when it comes
to health, fitness and wellness?
Behaviors: What do I want to do consistently?
(Exercise regularly, eat well, relax more…)
Outcomes: What do I want to have happen?
(Weight loss, greater fitness, less stress, better
health…)
Motivators: Why does this matter to me? (I
want to feel better and be healthier; I want an
ideal quality of life)
This is a critical first step.
Breaking down your goals into
small, manageable steps rather
than just focusing on the end
re s u l t c a n b e a b re a k t h ro u g h .
Rather than looking at the
mountain ahead just focus on
the first foothill. Behavioral goals
should always be directly linked
to your vision. For example if
you want to be more energetic,
be sure that the behavioral goals are designed to
increase energy. A three month timeframe is best
to s t a r t , l e a r n a n d m a i nt a i n a n e w s e t of b e h av i o rs .
Setting three-month behavioral goals will result in
the desired outcome.
Examples of outcomes are:
Increase cardiovascular health so that I don’t
die prematurely
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Examples of Wellness Visions:
My wellness vision in the next 6 months is to
reverse my trend of steady weight gain so that
I can look better, feel younger, and wear stylish
clothes.
My Wellness vision is to establish healthy eating
habits so that I can set a good example for my
children.
July - Sept 08 Page 3
So, What’s with
the Airlines?
by Martha Jaffe
That’s a question I’ve been asked almost everyday in the past few months. My stock
answer is “If I had a crystal ball and could predict what was going on with the airlines
these days, I could retire right now!” Unfortunately none of us have that crystal
ball, but I do have some sugestions and advice for traveling in these times.
It's time to think about travel insurance
In these turbulent times, it may be worthwhile to
protect your trip. Buying travel insurance can’t stop
the airlines from going out of business or canceling
flights or losing your bags, but it can increase the
compensation you are paid if any of those things
happen, and it can give you some peace of mind.
Travel insurance is not an issue if you’re taking a
short trip or have an inexpensive ticket. However,
it may be worth your while to buy insurance that
covers cancelled flights, and lost, damaged or stolen
bags, and helps find you a hotel room and another
flight if your airline goes out of business.
Travel insurance is very desirable if you have a
complex itinerary such as a 3-week trip to Southeast
Asia, or an expensive itinerary you paid in full before
travel and need to check in luggage. If you have a
pre-existing condition, you will be covered by the
travel insurance if you purchase the plan within two
weeks of paying your deposit. If you have a close
family member or relative who may have some impact
on your travel plans, that, too, will be covered if
purchased within two weeks of paying your deposit.
Prices, types of travel insurance and coverage vary
widely. Travel insurance policies can be issued by your
travel agent and by travel suppliers and companies. The
insurance policies generally cost 4 to 7 percent of the
price of a pre-paid trip and the premiums are predicated
upon the price of the trip and the age of the traveler.
Pare down and travel light
This is the new mantra for travelers of today. With
one of the airlines charging $15 for the first checked
bag and $25 for the second checked bag each way,
your air ticket just keeps getting more and more
expensive. As of this writing AA is the only airline
charging for the first bag. The other airlines are
charging $25 for the second bag, Southwest Airlines
being the only one not charging for any baggage.
Try to plan an itinerary that is direct and non-stop
It may be a little more costly, but you are guaranteed
you and your luggage (if you check it in) will arrive
together. You also avoid the possibility of missing your
connection. The airlines are reducing the number of
flights and using smaller equipment and the odds of
missed flights and cancelled flights are higher than ever.
Travel is a mind expanding and exciting experience.
What a way to see the world and experience other
cultures and peoples. Always keep an open mind,
carry insurance, pack light and the world is yours.
Please go away! (and return so you can do it again). Martha Jaffe is a Travel Planner affiliated with Travel Planners
International. For questions or comments, please email p_mjaffe@
yahoo.com.
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Tips on
Traveling Light
1. Choose a light weight carryon bag. It should be soft sided
and look like a box, with no curved
edges or doodads hanging on the
outside. Make sure you have strong
and good zippers. To be doubly
safe, you can use a bright colored
strap around the outside. The
wheels inside the bag messes up the
shape, are heavier than need be, and hold a lot less inside.
If you need wheels, you’re better off getting one of those
wheeled collapsible carts which only weigh 2 ½ pounds.
2.
3.
Plan what you will need to bring and come up
with a packing list including belts, toiletries and all
the odds and ends you think you’ll need. When
it’s time to pack, put everything out on the bed
and then put back 50% of what you have.
Be creative in choosing your clothing. Choose a color
scheme so you can mix-n-match. Choose fabrics that
are light weight and can be washed and hung up to dry
overnight. Take only 2 pairs of shoes; a dress pair and
a casual comfortable pair. Leave fine and expensive
jewelry at home. Take a few pieces of costume jewelry
that can work with several outfits. Bring clothes to
dress in layers. Ladies, pack a few scarves to change your
outfits rather than many different outfits. Remember
you can always go to a laundromat and/or use the local
laundry and cleaning services offered by the hotels.
4.
To meet the TSA requirements of the 3-ounce limit
on toiletries bring only 3 ounces of what you need and
buy more (if you need it) along the way. Small sizes
do last a long time if used in moderate amounts.
5.
The packing process is very important. In general, it’s
common sense – don’t leave any spaces. Fill your shoes
with socks and a belt. Roll knit shirts and non-wrinkle
fabrics. Put socks and underwear in corners and use as
a core for packing shirts and slacks that can’t be rolled.
The best method is to “bundle wrap” by using a small
zippered pouch filled with socks and underwear and then
just wrapping slacks, shirts and jacket around it. You
then create a packet of clothes that fits in your suitcase.
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Continued from Page 3
Lose weight so that I have more energy
Increase bone density so that I reduce my
risk of osteoporosis
Increasing cardiovascular health, losing weight, and
increasing bone density are really what you want to
happen as a result of doing certain behaviors. Being
realistic and doing the behavior consistently will
allow you to achieve these results.
Examples of 3 month behavioral goals that will lead
to the above outcomes:
I will do three 30 minute sessions of walking
each week at 60-70% of my maximum heart
rate.
I will eat at least 3 vegetables and 2 fruits
every day.
I will do two 20-minute strength training
sessions per week.
It’s time to take control and experience all that you
have ever hoped to accomplish. Get the help and
tools you need to make a difference this year. Happy
New Year! Make it great in 2008! Pam Vos, CFT, Owner of Forever Fit! in Oxnard at the
Fisherman’s Wharf. As a fitness specialist and Wellness
Coach, Pam has developed a 12 week program entitled “Forever
Fit Living” which she teaches for small groups, employees of
corporations including Pepperdine University and works with
clients one on one as a coach. For questions or comments, please
email [email protected].
A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer,
it sings because it has a song.
-- Maya Angelou
July - Sept 08 Page 5
Membership Counts!
W
e’re having a sizzling summer membership
drive, with special promotions and
discounts! Help us build membership by
referring your friends and colleagues!
Each member who brings or refers a guest to
the dinner meeting will receive a FREE ticket
in the 50-50 drawing, AND if that guest joins,
they will get their application fee waived, and
YOU will get a FREE biz card
advertisement in Focal Points,
plus an M & M snack dish!
What a Sweet Deal!
Kayte Carr
Kayte Carr grew up in St. Charles, Illinois, graduated
from the University of Arizona, and moved to Ventura
in 1987. She currently lives in Ojai with her 5 ½ year
old triplets. Her passion for the ten years before she had
her own children was working with autistic and disabled
children.
Kayte is an Artist, working in oils, acrylics, watercolor,
silk dyes, fused glass, painted furniture, murals,
metal working, jewelry, soft sculpture, headdresses
and costumes. She has been heavily involved for 17
years with the planning and art direction of the Ojai
Mardi Gras, a benefit for local cancer victims.
In her time off, Kayte likes hiking, traveling and boogie
boarding.
Lynn Ryder
Meet Our Newest Members
Beverly Nicholson
Beverly Nicholson moved
from Chicago to Los
Angeles in 1974 to teach
ballroom dancing; she never
thought she’d still be here
34 years later. After a few
years she moved to France
for a short time and, upon
returning, met husband,
Lewis Nicholson, on St. Patrick’s Day in, yes, an Irish Pub
in L.A. One year later they were married and bought their
first house in North Hollywood. The Nicholsons have two
sons: Cody, 20 years old and Christopher, 14 years old.
They moved to the far west San Fernando Valley in 1999.
Beverly’s hobbies are golf and travel. Golf is definitely
her favorite sport. “It is one of the few you can play
with your husband and kids until you’re too old to
move” says Beverly, and it is played on some of the most
beautiful pieces of real estate in the world. By the way
do any of YOU play golf? Beverly would love to set up a
women’s golf club, so contact her if you are interested.
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Born in upstate New York,
Lynn Ryder moved to the
San Francisco Bay Area
the same year as baseball’s
Giants and considers herself
a native Californian. After
her marriage, she moved to
Jacksonville, Florida, where,
on hiatus from the seed
biz, she worked as the Circulation Director for a startup weekly newspaper, the Jacksonville Business Journal.
Lynn and husband, Dan, moved back to San Francisco,
then to New York State, and then back to San Jose,
California within their first six years of marriage. They
have been back in California for 17 years and do not
intend to move bodies, souls, and pets out-of-state again!
Lynn enjoys condo life at the beach in Oxnard with,
now “Capt. Dan” a charter captain and sailing instructor
for his company, Sail Channel Islands, their two rescue
dogs, Stanley Jack and Willow, and a rescue cat, Bella
Abzug. Lynn’s relaxation time is spent reading, sailing,
and catching up with friends and the social culture she
missed during the all-consuming years of law school.
In her new career, Lynn’s personal goal is to dispel the
reputation that lawyers are “sharks.” Not a warrior,
she views herself as a “friendly dolphin” attempting to
lead her clients out of the shark-infested waters.
Wendie Ludwig
Wendie Ludwig was born
in Redding, California. Her
parents settled in Fillmore
when she was four years old
and, although the family left
Fillmore for Ada, Oklahoma
when she was 10, she’ll always
call Fillmore her “hometown.”
Wendie spent 10 years in Ada
and graduated from Ada High
School top of her class. She
was an avid musician, playing clarinet during the marching
band (football) season and bass clarinet during the concert
season. She earned a music scholarship to East Central
University, but after one season, grew restless and decided to
get her education in the real world instead of a classroom!
Doing Business With...
The following members got to brag about all the
business they’ve done with fellow members at our last
3 meetings. If you’ve done business with a member
too and don’t see your name here, send us a fabulous
testimonial (via e-mail) and we’ll print the best one
in our next issue.
Maura Raffensperger did business with Breena Maggio
Breena Maggio did business with Fiona Spring
Kristin Cahill did business with Marty Cohen
Marty Cohen did business with Maura
Raffensperger and Lisa Collier
Gail Smith did business with Lisa Collier
Lisa Collier did business with Tea Silvestre, Laura
Parson, Denise Lawrence, and Alecia Caine
About that time, Wendie’s family moved back to Fillmore.
She moved with them but again, grew restless and decided
to visit her Aunt Patti in Key Largo, Florida. A two-week
visit turned into a four-year “fun-in-the-sun” party! She
lived on several boats; didn’t own a pair of long pants or
a car; and was as tan as she’ll ever be! It was at this time
that she worked for Marine Resources Education Facility,
a program to teach school kids about marine life. About
five years ago, she switched from administrative to sales.
Fiona Spring did business with Barbara
Marquis and Maura Raffensperger
When Wendie was 26, she met and fell in love with
Richard Ludwig, her husband of 15 years. They met
through mutual friends and it was love at first sight!
Wendie has a stepson, John, who is now 26. Wendie
and Richard love to travel and hang out with family and
friends. Her hobbies are reading, photography, and travel.
Shirley Lorraine did business with Susan MacRae
Nancy Gregg did business with Gale Smith
Sheila Lowe did business with Lisa Collier
Susanne Lammot did business with Charlotte Gesling
Tea Silvestre did business with Marty Cohen
Charlotte Gesling did business with
Susanne Lammot and Lisa Collier
Carol Powell did business with Pam Vos
Mary Gabriels did business with Lisa Collier
Martha Jaffe did business with Barbara
Marquis, Mariah Ingraham and Lisa Burton
Sue Gary did business with Martha Jaffe
Tessa Weeks did business with Martha Jaffe
Nancy Chaconas did business with Barbara Marquis
From Our Public Relations Director, Barbara Marquis
Mariah Ingram did business with
Shu Ping Li and Sue Gary
I am an interior decorator and my company is Marquis
Interiors. This new term will be my second year serving
as Director of Public Relations. My goal is to publicize
the meetings, special events and acknowledgments. My
committee members visit other networking and business/
social groups to educate the public about this wonderful
organization. We also maintain a scrapbook documenting
the meetings and events for the year. Our membership
is on a definite upward growth mode and I am excited
about the coming year. We are also looking for a Club
Photographer, so if you have the skills and would like to
volunteer, please contact either myself, or Tea Silvestre.
Joyce Sherwood did business with Mariah Ingram
July - Sept 08 Page 7
Introducing the
2008-09
Board of Directors
President
Carol Powell
Immediate Past President
Lisa Ross
President – Elect
Sheila Lowe
Director of Membership
Jim Nicoll
Director of Finance
Rita Frayer
Executive Secretary
Denise Lawrence
Director of Hospitality
Pam DuBiel
Director of Public Relations
Barbara Marquis
Director of Networking
Alison Balter
Director of Special Events
Laura Parson
Focal Points Editor
Tea Silvestre
Member-at-Large
Laureen Lazzaro
Recording Secretary
Phyllis Brown
What does your handwriting tell about YOU?
by Sheila Lowe, CG, B.S. Psy.
I
f you don’t think your handwriting
reveals anything about you, just write a
couple of paragraphs about something
that really ticked you off. As you feel the
feelings again, you’ll be able to see changes
in your handwriting – the pressure may
become heavier, the letters larger and slanted
more to the right than normal. Handwriting
changes temporarily to accommodate mood,
and more permanently over time as the
writer’s experiences change her. Either way,
handwriting reflects personality traits.
If a letter comes in the mail, you
undoubtedly recognize the writing on the
envelope as your mom’s, your husband or
boyfriend’s, or your best friend’s. That’s
because their own unique personalities
are reflected in the way that they write.
In fact, your handwriting tells on you
in dozens of ways! One of the many
facets of personality revealed through
handwriting is what motivates you.
Psychologist, Abraham Maslow discovered
that humans are all motivated by a series
of different needs, which progress in
complexity up a scale. The most basic
needs, the physiological needs for food,
air, water, sleep, sex, have to be satisfied
before we can move up to the next level,
which is for safety and security. After
all, if we aren’t fulfilling our needs for
food or sleep, how can we think about
anything else? Once we’ve eaten, we
begin to address our safety and security
needs. These include not only the outside
environment, but also safety inside our
own homes, in our personal relationships.
The next level is the need for love and
belonging, or affiliation – like membership
in VCPWN. Everyone needs to feel loved
and appreciated by friends and significant
others. Having met those needs, we can
seek the next level, which is esteem, or the
need to be admired and appreciated. That
may be accomplished through recognition
at work or through material goods, such
as a big house and an expensive car.
Finally, Maslow said that once the lower
needs are attained, we feel free to strive
for what he called self-actualization. At
this level (which not everyone attains), we
reach out for more spiritual goals, such
as enlightenment, aesthetic experiences,
greater knowledge of God, etc.
Your handwriting tells a lot about which
needs level is the strongest motivator for
you, personally. For someone who is stuck
at the most basic level of life, where their
focus is on finding their next meal, the
handwriting tends to be large in overall size,
slow and careful, sticking close to the school
copybook they learned in childhood.
Those whose needs revolve mainly around
love and belonging have handwriting
that is rounded on the bottom and
open on top. The rounded quality
reminds us of little open mouths, saying
“feed me, feed me, give me love.”
In Bill Clinton’s handwriting, the lower
loops form soft angles. Lower loops
correspond to the subconscious, or hidden
aspects of personality, and in this case,
suggest hidden hostility towards women.
security needs. Look for letters that stick
close to the baseline of writing. These
writers need to feel solid ground beneath
their feet, to know there is money in the
bank and extra food in the pantry.
Those who are motivated by their
esteem needs make very tall capitals that
dwarf the lower case letters. They see
themselves as larger than life, and need
to be noticed. There may also be large
lower loops, which hold the energy and
stamina required to meet their needs.
Interestingly, in the handwriting of the selfactualized person, nothing stands out. The
writing is well-balanced and simplified, with
the natural ebb and flow of good rhythm.
The writer does not feel the need to push
herself forward or grab the limelight and
impress people. She’s happy with who she is.
A more squared-looking script that is
also rounded, but closed on top, is made
by those who are motivated by safety and
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July - Sept 08 Page 9
Competition is Good! by Deborah Gallant
I
work with many people who have been noodling around
with the idea of starting their own business for some time
before they meet me – some for years and years. Each
person has their own reasons for not acting on the idea…
but one thing I hear a lot is: “there are other people already
doing this.”
And I say “So what?”
Unless you are a true pioneer like Henry Ford or Neil
Armstrong, it’s likely that someone else already does what
you want to do.
This is GOOD. These other businesses
have proven (usually) that there is a
sustainable business model for your idea.
If people pay them more than it costs to
deliver the product or service, they’ve
proven the validity of your concept.
Unless your idea requires exclusivity (you
wouldn’t want to open a coffee/Internet
cafe in the same shopping center as
Starbucks), the market can probably
sustain more than one of whatever it is.
seems that everyone I meet is a coach. But I know I am
different. A business coach, not a life coach. A business
coach with an expertise in the Internet. The right clients get
the difference.
It’s not always easy to figure out what it is that makes you
different. I’ve met easily a dozen real estate agents who all
tell me “they want to be my real estate agent for life.” I’m not
sure what that means…or even that I WANT a real estate
agent for life. I feel loyalty to the realtor who helped us find
our home here because she listened to our needs and steered
us to our ideal home in ONE day of house hunting. Banks
spend a lot of marketing dollars trying to
distinguish themselves from one another.
I use my bank because the manager there
knows me by name and goes the extra
mile. She understands what I need as a
customer and provides it.
It’s not always
easy to figure
out what it is
that makes
you different.
The trick is to objectively understand
your competitors. How do they position
themselves? What are their strengths/weaknesses? Where is
there an opportunity they are not pursuing, how can you be
different? The difference must be real. This is the difference
between FEATURES and BENEFITS. What customer need
can you satisfy in a way that is valued and someone will pay
you for?
My Lifework Catalyst business is certainly not the only
coaching business in Southern California. Some days it
Would it really be ideal to have no
competition?
Imagine your kids’ soccer team arriving
for a tournament game and the other
team didn’t show. Instead, they win by
default and play a scrimmage against
themselves. What is the quality of play?
Having worthy opponents pushes you to
perform better!
And if your idea is TOO unique, you’ve got a lot of work
ahead: One of my clients sold high-end software for years
and every time she had to first help customers identify their
need for her product, educate them on the benefits…and then
work on the sale itself.
For most of us, it will be more than enough to carve out a
unique niche within our area and be the absolute best at that
one thing. By specializing, you become the only one who can
meet that unique need, competing, but not head-on.
Fear not competition, embrace it! Deborah Gallant is the Business Coach Who Gets the Internet. She
is also the founder of Web Power Tools, a do-it-yourself website
builder that lets professional service f irms build and maintain
their own sites. For more info: www.webpowertools.com
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“Wind Beneath My Wings” award to
be presented at November Meeting
I
t’s time again
for you to
nominate the
most deserving
person in your
life for this
meaningful award.
This is your chance to acknowledge that person in
your life who has seen you through the toughest—
or sweetest—of times. To be considered for
this award, please submit your entries to Lisa
Ross at [email protected] by October 15.
In essay format, please describe why this person deserves to
be called “ The Wind Beneath Your Wings.” To enter, you
must be a member of VCPWN. The nominees do not need
to be members. The winner will read her (or his) entry
at the November meeting,
From Our Special Events Director, Laura Parson
I’ve been the owner of Data-Girl Business Services
for over 10 years. I enjoy helping people get their
bookkeeping straightened out. I must enjoy it, as I’ve
been in that field since 1978. This will be my second
year on the VCPWN Board. Last year, I had great
fun being the Director of Hospitality. I met a lot
of wonderful people and enjoyed the position very
much. This year I look forward to being the Director
of Special Events. My goal, in addition to continuing
our great Silent Auctions, is to bring back a variety of
fun Special Events to VCPWN. I’m full of enthusiasm
for my new position and can’t wait to get started.
Continued from page 9
One system of handwriting analysis examines things like how
you dot your i’s and cross your t’s. Another system, called gestalt
graphology, looks at handwriting as a whole, which is comprised
of three “pictures.” These are the way the writing is arranged on
the page (space), the way the writing looks (form), and the way the
writing “moves” on the paper (movement).
There are actually thousands of variables in handwriting, all
working together to produce the picture that is you. But while your
handwriting tells a lot about you, don’t worry, it can’t tell everything
– people are just too complex. Some things that handwriting cannot
conclusively reveal are your chronological age (but emotional age is
something else); your gender (only how masculine or feminine),
and which hand you write with. Handwriting cannot tell the
future, but the past is fair game. And since past behavior is often a
predictor of future behavior . . . Well, you get the idea. Handwriting analysis
is a complex study based
on scientific principles,
which takes years of
serious study. After
nearly 40 years in the
field, Sheila Lowe is still
learning. The author
of the The Complete
Idiot’s
Guide
to
Handwriting Analysis,
Handwriting of the
Famous & Infamous,
and the Handwriting
Analyzer
software,
Sheila is court-qualified
as
a
handwriting
expert and serves an
international clientele.
www.sheilalowe.com.
Next Issue: Blow Your Horn returns! (Send your submissions in today!)
July - Sept 08 Page 11
Ventura County Professional Women’s Network
Post Office Box 6329 Oxnard, California 93031
(866)275-4134 www.vcpwn.org
Speaking iinn July...
Marta Monahan, an acclaimed leader in personal development
and international etiquette, assists individuals and organizations
to attain their greatest potential and to shine in their endeavors.
She is the author of the book Your Bouquet of Beautiful Things:
Giving the Gift of You (Vittorio Media, May 2008.) Her last
book The Courage To Be Brilliant: How Five Acts Of Improvement
A Day Will Make You Shine (Vittorio Media, 2003) received a
prestigious Independent Publisher Award and was also published
by Random House in German.
Clients include leaders in business, politics, and entertainment. Recent corporate clients
include executives from NBC Studios, The Walt Disney Company, Barbara Barry Home,
and Century 21. She recently gave the keynote address for The Economist Magazine
Leadership Forum in Singapore and presents anti-violence programs for school children
in New York and California.
Ms. Monahan is a native of El Salvador and now resides in Los Angeles. For more
information visit www. MartaMonahan.com. Don’t miss her speak -- sign up today for
our July 10th meeting!
2008-09 Board of Directors Directory
President
Carol Powell
805-443-5900
[email protected]
Executive Secretary
Denise Lawrence
805-236-8135
[email protected]
Member-at-Large
Laureen Lazzaro
805-708-5944
[email protected]
Immediate Past President
Lisa Ross
805-368-6737
[email protected]
Director of Hospitality
Pam DuBiel
805-750-0062
[email protected]
Director of Special Events
Laura Parson
805-642-8890
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President – Elect
Sheila Lowe
805-658-0109
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Director of Public Relations
Barbara Marquis
805-796-1946
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Recording Secretary
Phyllis Brown
805-984-1277
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Director of Membership
Jim Nicoll
805-642-1775
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Director of Networking
Alison Balter
805-491-0111
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Director of Finance
Rita Frayer
805-914-9376
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Focal Points Editor
Tea Silvestre
805-658-8196
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Life is either a daring
adventure or nothing.
— Helen Keller