WEF PROGRAM SPEAKERS REPORT UPDATED August 2010
October 2010 to June 2011
TBA
September 2010
DESMA REID-COLEMAN
will be speaking on:
"The Value of Networking and Developing the Sisterhood Collaborative"
Desma Reid-Coleman is a highly successful Detroit Businesswoman who has owned and operated as many as seven businesses simultaneously, since first hanging out her shingle as an entrepreneur in 1994.
Long active in the Detroit business community, Desma serves as a member of the Center for the Education of Women Leadership Advisory Council at the University of Michigan, is past chair of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) and also served on the NAWBO National Board of Directors. In addition, Desma has served on over fifty boards such as the Skyline Club Board of Governors, the National Black Association Detroit Chapter and the National Political Congress of Black Women, to name a few.
Desma currently expanded her involvement in Global Affairs as a Board Member of the Institute for the Economic Empowerment of Women (IEEW).
Essence magazine featured Desma in an article entitled:
How I got Rich in a Black Women's Guide to Accumulating Wealth and she was featured in a chapter of the book,
The Millionaire Zone detailing the "Life Net" concept.
Desma is the recipient of numerous awards including the Small Business Award of Distinction by the Michigan Business and Professional Association and one of the Top 50 Minority Entrepreneurs celebrated in Washington D.C.
Desma will share her success story emphasizing the importance of networking, building contacts and developing a sisterhood collaborative by sharing and helping other women in business.
June 2010
Members Only Dinner, No Guest Speaker that night
May 2010
Darlene Gudrie-Butts
Canadian Author
April 2010
Dr. Zoia Sherman,
Ccoral Medical Health Spa
March 2010
Beverly Becker,
Public Relations & Community Investment Manager
February 2010 EXPO and Fashion Show
No Guest Speaker that night
January 2010
Dr. Renée Bondy, Lecturer in Women's Studies
December 2009
No Dinner Meeting this month
November 2009
Dr. Jessica Sartori, President - Organization & Leadership Development, Windsor-Essex
October 2009
Anita Berecz, Barrister & Solicitor
September 2009
Chantal Vall
ée - University of Windsor, Women's Basketball Coach
June 2009
Members Only Dinner - 'Murder Mystery' performed by Theatre Intrigue.
May 2009
Kathleen V. Derbyshire - Life Skills Strategist
April 2009
Veronique Mandal - Journalist
March 2009
Dr. Barbara Heartwell, Surgeon
February 2009
February EXPO - No Guest speaker for that night
January 2009
Karen Hall, The Windsor Star's Resident Humourist.
December 2008
No Monthly Meeting
November 2008
Jodie L. Wolkoff, MBA, CA, IFA, CBV
October 2008
Avril A. Farlam, LL.B
September 2008
Federica Nazzani, General Manager of the Windsor Airport,
YQG (Your Quick Gateway, Windsor) Inc.
January 2008
Jane Brindley, PhD, Women and Therapy,
February 2008
EXPO & Fashion Show at the Ambassador Golf Club
March 2008
Jennifer Jones, Media Street,
April 2008
Tracy Pringle
Director of Business Retention and Expansion,
Windsor Essex County Development Commission
May 2008
Dana Young, LLB. Lawyer, Clark's Barristers and Solicitors
June 2008
TBA
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