2009 WBDC AM Business Breakfast Series

A Winning EquationWomen Entrepreneurs + Education = JOBS, JOBS, JOBS

A Winning EquationWomen Entrepreneurs + Education = JOBS, JOBS, JOBS

Master’s Degree Sponsor

Master’s Degree Sponsor

Bachelor’s Degree Sponsor

Bachelor’s Degree Sponsor

Bachelor’s Degree Sponsor

Bachelor’s Degree Sponsor

Associate’s Degree Sponsors

The Ashforth CompanyCitiConnecticut Light & Power Co. Judith CornierGeneral Re CorporationIBMKorn/Ferry International Pamela Kushmerick

MasterCardPeople's United BankPullman & Comley, LLCRobinson & Cole LLPTauck World DiscoveryTowers PerrinWachovia

TEAMSIGHT

“Sometimes older businesses need

marketing make-overs.

WBDC helped me make this happen.”

W B D C C L I E N T S P O T L I G H T

Joan MacDonaldTeamsight, LLCNew York, NY Ridgefield,CT

Joan MacDonald, Owner

One-on-One Business Counseling

MARY AND MARTHA’S FINE CATERING

“After hearing from a catering client

about how great the WBDC was, Diane

received a WBDC membership as a gift,

which she ultimately extended as she

learned about all the programs available.

I had no experience, just a self-taught love

for cooking.”

W B D C C L I E N T S P O T L I G H T

Diane RussoMary and Martha’s Fine CateringGreenwich YWCA Greenwich, CT

Diane Russo, Owner

FastTrac® Long Term Business Planning Program

IVY LEAGUE ENTERPRISES“The course was everything WBDC

promised it would be: educational,

informative and hands-on. It provided

me with the knowledge I needed to test

my idea as being a solid business venture,

not just a fleeting enthusiasm.”

W B D C C L I E N T S P O T L I G H T

Ivy RoysterIvy League EnterprisesBridgeport, CT

Ivy Royster, Owner

FastTrac® Graduation

NLdeV RESTORATION

“WBDC changed my life.”

W B D C C L I E N T S P O T L I G H T

Nadia Louyer de VillermayNLdeV RestorationWestport, CT

Nadia Louyer de Villermay, Owner

Member and Client Showcase

SOUTHERN RELISHES

“Relish What You Eat!” Phyllis’s slogan

that was developed by her WBDC

FastTrac® New Venture classmates”

W B D C C L I E N T S P O T L I G H T

Phyllis HaynesSouthern RelishesWest Haven, CT

Phyllis Haynes, Owner

WBDC Membership Monday

UNIQUELY U

“It’s really great to have this kind of

networking connection with other people

who are doing similar things.

It eliminates the feelings of isolation

that you’re the only one struggling

with business concerns.”

W B D C C L I E N T S P O T L I G H T

Maxene MulfordUniquely UStamford, CT

Maxene Mulford, Owner

A Winning EquationWomen Entrepreneurs + Education = JOBS, JOBS, JOBS

WOMENEducationENTREPRENEURS

Robin FallerMarket ManagerCox Radio Southern CT VP GM Cox Radio Milford

A Winning EquationWomen Entrepreneurs + Education = JOBS, JOBS, JOBS

Judith CornierEvent Chair

E V E N T C O M M I T T E EPhotography Carmen Nieves

Speaker and PresentationRobin FallerJane Pollak

Visual Presentation Concept & DesignBernadette NelsonJanet Scabrini Member ShowcaseDenise DiGrigoli AmusoJessica DonahueAlison HeldDebra O’Keefe

FundraisingMarie BrowneSharon BuddsMaryann DonovanMegan FerrellPamela KushmerickAmy LiptonSusan PomeranceBrenda Wilkin

Public RelationsKathryn KavickyLisa Grant

CenterpiecesSharon ShapiroKathy Lacouture 

H O S T C O M M I T T E E

Catherine Candland

Joseph Carbone

Jill Coscia

Isabelle Cote

Kim Depra

Pamela Elkow

Julie Goldberg

Laura Jachino

Diana Lenkowsky

Richard Manz

Susan Ross

Peg Sheahan

S P E C I A L T H A N K S

Studio B/Visual Communication

Janet Scabrini Design

In-Phase Audio

Regina Gordon

Deb Miller

High Ridge Printing

DOLCE

Vernice Holmes

Stew Leonard’s

Suckerborne

W B D C E C O B O O K B A G S P O N S O R

Patriot National Bank

Anchor and Producer,CT News 12 “On the Money”

Rebecca Surran

Dr. Candida G. BrushProfessor and Division Chair,Entrepreneurship, Babson College

A Winning EquationWomen Entrepreneurs + Education = JOBS, JOBS, JOBS

Christopher P. BruhlPresident & CEO, The Business Council of Fairfield County

H O N O R A R Y C H A I R

Christina T. SchoenSenior Vice President, Citigroup

W B D C V O L U N T E E R F A C U L T Y A W A R D

Rosie Jones-Clarke

Deb Ziegler Award forEntrepreneurial Excellence

Owner, Bright and Morning StarDaycare, LLC

Access to Capital and Business Sustainability Counseling

WOMENEducationENTREPRENEURS

A Winning EquationWomen Entrepreneurs + Education = JOBS, JOBS, JOBS

Beverly Aveni - City of Stamford

Jennifer N. Boyd - Boyd & Associates, LLC

Sharyn Cannon - Tauck World Discovery

Pamela Edington - Norwalk Community College

Steven M. Gold - Shipman & Goodwin, LLC

Pamela Kushmerick

Ann Leona - BlumShapiro

Louis Mangini - Office of Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro

2 0 0 9 W B D C B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R S

WBDC Board Chair, Jamie Goddard, V2R Advisors, LLC

Honorable Andrew J. McDonald - State Senator, Pullman & Comley, LLC

J. David Nelson

Carina Ramirez-Cahan - Biodiesel Technologies, Inc.

Kim Rodney - Wachovia

Fern Schapiro - InsightExpress

Margaret M. Sheahan - Pullman & Comley, LLC

2 0 0 9 W B D C B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R S

WBDC Board Chair, Jamie Goddard, V2R Advisors, LLC

WBDC INTERNS

WBDC STAFF

A Winning EquationWomen Entrepreneurs + Education = JOBS, JOBS, JOBS

Concept and Design:V I S U A L P R E S E N T A T I O N