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2011 Beyond the Glass Ceiling

 A dinner and program honoring extraordinary individuals for their contributions to Women & Women

Business Owners.

Date: Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Location: The Merion • 1301 – 1901 US Route 130, Cinnaminson, NJ 08077

 Tentative Agenda: 5:30-8:30 PM Silent Auction, 6:00-7:00 PM Cocktails & Hors d’Oeuvres, 7:00-9:00 PM

Dinner & Awards

CONGRATULATIONS to the 2010 Award Recipients !

Mindy Holman	Shattered the Glass Ceiling Award – Mindy Holman, Holman Automotive Group Mindy Holman joined Holman Automotive Group more than 25 years ago as a management trainee; today she heads the company as President and CEO. During her tenure, she has served in numerous capacities, including F&I Manager at Holman Lincoln Mercury and General Manager, first of Holman Hyundai and then Saturn of Mount Laurel. In 1994 she was named Vice Chairwoman of the corporate holding and management company, Holman Enterprises and, in 2003, President and Vice Chairwoman of Holman Enterprises. In 2006, her position was expanded to include the title of Chief Executive Officer of the Holman Automotive Group.
Pam Boyd	Woman Business of the Year – Pam Boyd, Thomas/Boyd Communications Pam Boyd is President of Thomas/Boyd Communications, an award-winning public relations firm she co-founded with Liz Thomas in 1998. Thomas/Boyd is consistently ranked among the top PR firms in the region and has received numerous awards and recognition from both professional organizations and the business community. Pam is responsible for business operations, business development and communications strategy for the firm’s diverse client base. Her extensive experience includes spearheading national, regional and local communications campaigns ranging from B2B to B2C.
Carmen Rodriguez	Legislator of the Year – Carmen Rodriguez, Camden County Freeholder As a teacher and the mother of four children, Freeholder Rodriguez knows the value of strong families and the power that education brings to young people. Her education and experience as a teacher and a parent motivated her to expand her role as a public servant, becoming the first Hispanic member of the Camden County Board of Freeholders. She is the liaison to the Board of Social Services, helping those in need. She expanded the Code Blue protocol for cold weather to include a new Code Blue Warming site in downtown Camden, where the homeless can come to get warm on the coldest winter days. She proactively works with agencies to find permanent homes for the homeless.
Sarah Piddington	Business Advocate of the Year – Sarah Piddington, Rowan University Sarah Piddington has worked for the Rohrer College of Business at Rowan University for six years and served as Interim Director of the Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship for the past two years. She has served as manager of the Rohrer College of Business Incubator in addition to outreach work for the Rohrer College of Business. Sarah works with small and start-up business both outside and within the university through the delivery of educational programming in workshops, seminars and networking events as well as coordination of the Rohrer College of Business project based learning program that assigns student teams to solve real-world business problems. Additionally, she has taken on the role of Interim Director of the South Jersey Technology Park at Rowan University.
Jenny Ryan	Community Advocate of the Year – Jenny Ryan, SNJ Business People Jenny Ryan’s leading news publication, SNJ Business People, is celebrating its three year anniversary and is the most well received and fastest growing business publication in SJ. Her participation with charitable organizations includes CARES Institute of UMDNJ, United Way of Camden County, STG Golf Outing to benefit Leukemia Lymphoma; Red Cross of Gloucester County, First Night Haddonfield, Wastewater Eco-Charities. She additionally belongs to various business organizations include the Burlington County Workforce Development Board,  Burlington County Chamber of Commerce, Executive Network of Southern New Jersey, Chamber of Commerce Southern New Jersey, Southern New Jersey Development Council, Delaware Valley Business Leaders Alliance and the National Association of Women Business Owners of South Jersey.
	Company of the Year – South Jersey Industries South Jersey Industries, an energy services holding company, offers solutions to global warming through renewable energy, clean technology and efficiency. SJI’s regulated business, South Jersey Gas, is one of the fastest growing natural gas utilities in the nation. SJG strongly advocates the efficient use of energy while safely and reliably delivering natural gas in the seven southern counties of New Jersey. The company ranked highest in J.D. Power and Associates’ 2010 Gas Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study in the East Region: Midsize Segment.
Judith Roman	Trailblazer of the Year – Judith Roman, Amerihealth Over a 25-year career, Judith Roman has built a reputation for results-oriented leadership. As president and CEO of AmeriHealth New Jersey – the only health insurer focused exclusively on New Jersey employers and individuals — Roman has reshaped the company’s leadership team, developed a comprehensive and innovative strategy for growth, and successfully spearheaded market expansion throughout New Jersey. Roman is actively involved in business advocacy organizations throughout the State and serves as Vice Chair of the Chamber of Commerce Southern New Jersey. She is also on the Board of Directors of the Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey, in Paramus.
Tammy Evans-Colquitt	Heroine of the Year – Tammy Evans-Colquitt, Image & Attitude In 2000, Ms. Evans-Colquitt established a 501(c)3 community nonprofit organization, Image and Attitude, to address the marketability of low-income individuals striving to achieve economic self-sufficiency. Image and Attitude is unique and the first in Camden County to create a “career closet” to assist individuals transitioning from welfare to work by providing ‘gently-used’ professional attire, and customer service training to help ensure their success to employment. Tammy knows from experience that confidence is what really gives you the upper hand in any situation, and it is confidence that she wants the women and men to wear well, most of all.

BE A PART OF IT ALL.

Contact Glass Ceiling Event Chair, Sue Viola for any questions regarding the Glass Ceiling Event_Sponsor Ad Flyer 10-2010 , which features a variety of ways to get involved at Sviola@horizon4kids.com or kjones@horizon4kids.com.

 

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• Tickets
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• Event Sponsorship
• Silent Auction Donations

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