PERSPECTIVENovember/December 2010 | www.cwitsc.org

Thank You to OurAnnual Sponsors!

ATS LogisticsGlobal Business Resource Center,

College of CharlestonHamby Catering & Events

McAllister TowingMerrill Lynch

Office Professionals by HammesRoanoke Trade Services

South Carolina State Ports Authority

It’s not too late to support CWIT! Please contact Fundraising Chair Herb Klein if you wish to make a financial contribu-tion to our organization:

Herb Klein (843-860-7735 orhklein@theprofitdrivers.com

Last year, thanks to our sponsors’ gen-erosity, CWIT was able to continue our many educational programs. For the second time in as many years, they also provided the funds necessary to award two deserving SC students with $3,000 scholarships.

Connect with CWIT on Facebook!

Charleston Women in International Trade has a Facebook “fan” page. Check us out and click “like” in order to get updates from CWIT straight to your Facebook news feed! It’s a great way to connect with your CWIT friends online!

Find us at:www.facebook.com/cwitsc

Message from the ChairDear Members and Friends of CWIT, November brought in cooler weather along with an excel­lent CWIT program that featured Maryann Wagner, Presi­dent, Welded­Tube Berkeley. Also on our calendar are sev­eral social/network ing events reported on throughout this newsletter, and CWIT membership renewal campaign! We are proud to report that our current membership is over

120 strong, due to our history of offering relevant programs and professional networking and meaningful social opportunities.

For your convenience, we are now accepting new members and renewals on­line at: http://tinyurl.com/joincwit.  For verification purposes, all new and re­newed memberships must be completed online via this link.

Thank you for this investment in CWIT and for your continued support. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at chair@cwitsc.org. We look forward to your ongoing involvement in 2011 and hope to see you at our November meeting and events.

­ Jacky Sassard, S.C. State Ports AuthorityCWIT Chairperson

Next CWIT Event: HOLIDAYPALOOZA

It’s time to celebrate the upcoming holidays at CWIT’s an­nual Membership Appreciation Party, HOLIDAYPALOO­ZA! Enjoy networking with CWIT members while doing some holiday shopping. Wine and light hors d’ oeuvres will be provided. Local photography, jewelry, skin care and other items will be available for sale.

When: Tuesday, November 30 from 6:00 to 8:00pm

Where: Blockade Runner Room, Fulton Lane Inn, 202 King Street Cost: Free to CWIT Members/$10 guests (Please pay cash at the door or in advance with PayPal)

RSVP: RSVP by 11/29/10 at http://tinyurl.com/cwitholiday

Chairperson Jacky Sassard

S.C. State Ports Authority

Immediate Past ChairLynn Anne Gillen

Merrill Lynch

Vice Chair & Bylaws ChairMargie Hardwick

OOCL (USA)

Treasurer Vicki HarlanATS Logistics

Secretary Charlotte Ross

OOCL (USA)

Vice Secretary & Membership ChairSally Davis

Charming Inns

Member at LargeSonja BaileyOOCL (USA)

OWIT RepresentativeAlicia Smith McCory

RBC Bank (USA)

Arrangements Chair Erin Demory

IDEA

Webmaster, Communications & Annual Banquet Chair

English StruthS.C. State Ports Authority

Fundraising ChairHerb Klein

Associated Management Services, Inc.

Programs ChairStewart Bauknight

Modus21, LLC

Goodwill & Historian ChairDanya Jordan

Water Missions International

Annual Event ChairCandice VasquezPanalpina, Inc.

Awards & Scholarships ChairPam Everitt

S.C. State Ports Authority

Publicity ChairAllison Skipper

S.C. State Ports Authority

Spread Warmth in the Lowcountry with One Warm CoatCWIT Participating in One Warm Coat Drive

Did you know that the economic recession has wiped out 8 million jobs or more since it began in late 2007, leaving many homeless and out of work? (US News and World Report, April 2010) CWIT is making strides to help those in need by holding a coat drive from No-vember 9 until January 10 for the non-profit organization One Warm Coat. The coats will be collected on behalf of East Cooper Com-munity Outreach, who in turn will distribute them to needy Lowcountry families.

Last year, we were able to collect more than 300 coats for local families in need! Coats and

jackets should be clean and gently used. Donations may be dropped off at any of the upcoming CWIT networking events (please visit the CWIT Calendar page at http://www.cwitsc.org/calendar.asp). Additional Drop-Off Locations are also listed below. If you would like to serve as a donation location, please email sally@charminginns.com.

Coat Drop-Off Locations: Sonja Bailey- Membership Vice-Chair/Member at Large Sonja.bailey@oocl.com OOCL 2000 Daniel Island Drive, Ste. 450 (Blackbaud Building), Daniel Island Sally Davis-Membership Chair/Vice-Secretary sally@charminginns.com Charming Inns, Inc. 212 ½ King Street, downtown Charleston Cynthia Persin Cynthia.Persin@FowlerHospitality.com Residence Inn Riverview by Marriott 90 Ripley Point Drive, West Ashley Please remember that all donations are fully tax-refundable. One Warm Coat is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization.

Thank you to everyone who participated in this great cause last year and to those of you who are eager to clean out your closets again! For more informa-tion on One Warm Coat, please visit their website at www.onewarmcoat.org.

­ Sally Davis, Charming Inns, Inc.Vice Secretary & Membership Chair

KUDOS!!Congratulations to CWIT’s Publicity Chair, Allison Skipper, for earning the Accredita-tion in Public Relations (APR) designation! Way to go, Allison!

Save the Dates for Upcoming CWIT Events!November 30, 2010 January 11, 2011 February 8, 2011 HOLIDAYPALOOZA Luncheon with Anita Zucker Luncheon with Jennifer DeWitt

Member of the Month: Lesesne Phillips

Lesesne Phillips is a Charleston native, who was born at the old Navy Hospital and grew up on Marine Corps bases in Alabama, North Carolina, California and Vir-ginia. She received her bachelor’s degree from Virginia Tech in Hos-pitality and Tourism Management and spent eight years in hotel management across the South-east, Northeast and the Poconos. Not long after moving back home to Charleston in 2002, Lesesne switched careers when the hospitality industry tried for a second time to move her away. In 2004, she took her passion for people and service and followed her new career path into Human Resources, going to work for an international staffing company.

This year she joined Hammes Professionals’ staffing team as the Director of Staffing and Talent Acquisition. The Hammes family has been staffing the Lowcountry since 1965, and customer ser-vice has always been their number one priority. What she loves most about her work is connecting with the customer and finding the right match no matter the industry or the job.

Hammes Office Professionals has been an active member of CWIT and Lesesne joined, mainly due to having an active client base of more than 20 logistics companies involved in International Trade.

In addition to being on CWIT’s membership committee and men-toring a College of Charleston student, Lesesne serves on the per-sonnel committee of The Ronald McDonald House of Charleston, is on the Board of Directors as the VP of Programs for the Greater Charleston Call Center Alliance, is a member of Women in Defense, the South Carolina Association of Colleges and Employees and an active participant with the Chamber of Commerce. In her spare time, Lesesne enjoys working with various charities, experiencing all the great restaurants in this city, cooking, outside playing with her lab, boating, fishing, travelling and is an avid college football fan – Go Hokies!

If you are looking for experienced employees in either a tempo-rary, temp-to-perm, or for direct hire please contact Lesesne at 843-863-1220 or Lesesne@HammesHR.com.

January Luncheon Preview: Anita Zucker

Mark your calendars for 1-11-11! CWIT kicks off 2011 with a dynamic luncheon meeting fea-turing Aniza Zucker, chairperson and CEO of The InterTech Group. Ms. Zucker was recently named to the 2010 Women at the Top list by The Financial Times and is truly one of our re-gion’s leaders.

The luncheon will be held on Tuesday, Janu-ary 11 at the new Crowne Plaza Hotel at 4831 Tanger Outlet Boulevard in North Charleston. Register online at www.cwitsc.org.

About Anita: Anita Zucker is a graduate of the University of Florida, where she earned a Bach-elor of Arts in Education. She received a Mas-ter of Education degree from the University of North Florida in Educational Administration and Supervision.

Anita taught elementary school for over ten years and now serves as Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer for The InterTech Group, Inc. She is also a partner in the Carolina Ice Palace, the South Carolina Stingrays, the Sunfire Grill and Bistro and Tristan restaurant on Market Street.

Anita is a past President of the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, and of The Ed-ucation Foundation of the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce.

Ms. Zucker serves on The Community Founda-tion Board and executive committee and is a past President. She also serves as a trustee (the first woman) of the Saul Alexander Foundation.In addition, Anita is a past board & executive board member of the Trident United Way, where she is also past board chair, past chair of the Strategic planning committee, past cam-paign chair and past chair of the Community Building Committee. She has recently rejoined the Trident United Way Board and served as chairperson for the 2008 Day of Caring. Anita also currently serves on the Success by Six Committee.