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District V
The CROSSROAD CONNECTION CHAPTER is in Dist. V, which consists of Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia. There are six districts total.
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Crossroad Connection Officers
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President:
Sandra Sidaway
Vice President:
Kerri Dunton
Treasurer:
Ann Hobson
Secretary:
Marilynn Rose
Membership:
Jan Crane
Reservations:
Ann Hobson
Publicity:
Jayne Larian
Program/Member Education:
Lois Revenaugh
Historian:
Kay Huggins
Newsletter:
Elizabeth Miller
ABWA NATIONAL ORG EASTERN MICHIGAN COUNCIL OF ABWA MICHIGAN WOMEN'S MARKETPLACE CAREER JOURNAL SMALL BUSINESS INITIATIVES FOR WOMEN
Grand Blanc, Michigan
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CROSSROAD CONNECTION CHAPTER of theAMERICAN BUSINESS WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION
MISSION STATEMENT
To bring together businesswomen of diverse occupations and provide opportunities for them to help themselves grow personally and professionally through leadership, education, networking support and national recognition
On August 25, 2004, the Grand Blanc Charter Chapter and the Great Lakes Chapter combined and formed the CROSSROAD CONNECTION CHAPTER. We are extremely excited about this merger and the energy it has created already. Most of us have been friends and worked together on many other projects for the Association and are looking forward to a successful blending of ideas and experience.
All are welcome to join us on the third Wednesday of each month for an approximately 90-minute event, at the Flint Golf Club, 5:30PM for networking, 6:00PM for dinner and the program.
For more information please call Ann Hobson, (810) 694-7852.
Crossroad Connection chapter members represent many local and national businesses.
- MEMBER COMPANY AFFILIATIONS
- Shanti Counseling Services,LLC
- Cruise One
- Quantech/NAT Technologies
- Laurie's & Timothy's
- Genesys Home Care
- Mannatech Nutritional Supplements
- General Motors, Service and Parts Operations
- J.P.Ferguson, Inc.
- University of Michigan-Flint
- H & R Block
- Lewis & Knopf, P.C.
- Terry Windquist Photography
- City of Grand Blanc
- Castle Brothers
- T.L. Corporation Hillside Meadows Condominiums
- The Flint Journal
- Quantech, Inc.
- Interim Health Care
2006-2007 ABWA Annual Theme
Each year, ABWA selects a theme to represent the efforts of the Association. ABWA's annual theme coincides with the award year (August 1 to July 31), enabling officers to plan chapter events and materials around it. The 2006-2007 award year marks the sixth year in the journey.
During ABWA's Decade of Discovery, a Ten Year Adventure, from August 1, 2000 to July 31, 2010, members will discover new and exciting ways to grow personally and professionally.
ABWA was founded in September, 1949 by Hilary A. Bufton, a Kansas City, Missouri businessman who saw that the women working for him needed a support group to help them bridge the gap from housewife to working woman.
Today, the American Business Women’s Association spans the nation as the world’s most diverse professional organization for women. Tens of thousands of members gather throughout the country, united by a common goal – to support each other in professional development and career advancement.
ABWA continues to be accepted as one of the leading business women’s associations in the United States and its far-reaching influence has touched the lives and careers of many.
Professional Development Opportunities for Members
ABWA-KU MBA Essentials Certificate Program and the ABWA-KU Management Certificate Series provide MBA-level basics in a concentrated series of seminar tracks, developed and taught by the University of Kansas faculty and offered at national conferences and select spring conferences.A Continuing Education Unit (CEU) is an internationally recognized measure of participation in continuing education. Some of the professional development seminars offered at spring and national conferences qualify for CEU's, including the ABWA-KU MBA Essentials and AWBA-KU Management Certificate Series courses.
Contact hours are units of measurement signifying 60 minutes of participation in continuing education. ABWA keeps track of participants' number of contact hours and special recongnition is givento those who earn 50, 100 (Platinum level) and 250 (Titanium). ABWA provides a number of opportunities to earn professional development contact hours, including articles and quizzes in Women in Business magazine, and leadership and business skills seminars at natiional and spring conferences.
Chapter Meetings offer leadership training opportunities for members through program presentations and actual interaction and participation.
Chapter officer and committee participation provides hands-on leadership experience for ABWA members. An ABWA chapter provides the ideal environment for new ideas, styles and methods to be tried and perfected.
Leadership workshops which are held at spring and national conferences, are programs designed to teach business leadership skills and chapter management techniques.
Spring and National conferences feature a variety of business and life skills seminars. Select professional development seminars qualify for contact hours and/or CEUs.
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Career Opportunities
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