AMARILLO WOMEN S NETWORK NEWSLETTER April 2015 President s Message Special points of interest: May 12 (Tuesday) Annual meeting Evening event Inside this issue: April Network Luncheon and Membership Renewal May Annual Meeting Scholarship Recipients 2 3-4 5 AWN Policies 6-8 REMINDER: THERE WILL BE NO MAY NOON MEETING BUT IT WILL BE REPLACED WITH THE ANNUAL MEETING IN THE EVENING ON MAY 12 (TUESDAY). SEE PG. 3 IN NEWSLETTER FOR DETAILS. As we come to a close of our Amarillo Women s Network 2014-2015 program year, I find myself with gratitude and joy: Gratitude that the women members of our organization have allowed me to serve as your president for the last two years and for the board members who gave so, and some still give, so much of themselves, their time and talents to make AWN a viable and vibrant organization and civic group; also, with joy when I think of the good times we ve had working towards our goals of helping women advance and reach their goals, and for the new, incoming board members. The new members of our board of directors are all accomplished women in their own right, who have talents to share with us and, I am confident, will lead us to meaningful programs that will help our membership grow both in numbers and in personal achievement. Above all, however, I know that they will continue to make friendships and support one another. Katrina Atkins, our incoming President, has a can-do, servant-leader spirit and some wonderful ideas for growing our organization. Lynn Burns, who for so long served as an advisor to our board, will keep us straight as the new treasurer. I could not have served without Lynn s advice and support and I am grateful to her. I have the same feelings for Phyllis Nickum, our immediate pastpresident until now, who shares of her talents and knowledge so freely: I couldn t have been effective without her guidance. I am also very happy that Selena Fogg who served as our treasurer will now take over and share the VP for Membership role with DiAnna Young. All the new board members are women of accomplishment and I look forward to getting to know them better. I am particularly excited for our upcoming meetings of April 24 th, with the Networking event at our monthly luncheon and the Annual Meeting on May 12 th. The April event will be in honor of our members. All of you will have an opportunity to highlight your business or organization, and eat lunch at a 50% discount courtesy of AWN. At our Annual Meeting, we will get to hear from an outstanding young woman who serves the people of Potter County as a commissioner, Mercy Murguia. We will also honor the scholars who have won our AWN college scholarships. I hope to see you all there! I am not going to say Farewell as the outgoing president of AWN; I am going to say See you soon at our April luncheon and our Annual Meeting! Let s continue to work together to promote and honor the women of the Amarillo area! Sissy Campbell
April 2015 AWN Newsletter Page 2 Friday, April 24, 2015 11:45 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Chase Tower, Amarillo Club, 31st floor, 600 S. Tyler Cost: $6.00 per person (half-price) RSVP By: Tuesday, April 21st to Loretta Williams by phone 374-5058 or by email: lorretta.williams@suddenlink.net AMARILLO WOMEN S MARKETING AND NETWORKING: This will be our network luncheon and membership appreciation. Bring your marketing materials to share about your business. Be prepared to discuss the following: Describe our business. Who are your clients? What do you do for your company? How others can help you in your business. MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL Renew or join for $55 by April 30th. Do you want to be in our directory? Join today!!! Complete the Membership Form attached at the end of this newsletter. You will receive an invoice via email which will allow you to pay your membership on-line and update your profile. If you want to Advertise in the Directory and Newsletter, pay $30 and contact Selena Fogg (selenafogg@yahoo.com) at 806-290-0850 or DiAnna Young (diannavyoung@yahoo.com) at 806-336-2249.
April 2015 AWN Newsletter Page 3 AWN Annual Meeting May 12th (Tuesday) 5:30 p.m. Registration 6:00 p.m. - Dinner/Program Wyndham Garden Hotels, 3100 I-40 West Cost: $25/person RSVP by Tuesday, May 5th to Sissy Campbell (576-7898 or email at sissycampbell@suddenlink.net) NOTE: THERE WILL BE NO NOON MAY LUNCHEON - THIS MEETING WILL REPLACE IT. OVERCOMING ADVERSITY SPEAKER: POTTER COUNTY COMMISSIONER: MERCY MURGUIA See next page for more details.
April 2015 AWN Newsletter Page 4 AWN Annual Meeting May 12th (Tuesday) OVERCOMING ADVERSITY SPEAKER: POTTER COUNTY COMMISSIONER: MERCY MURGUIA Commissioner Murguia represents Precinct Two which predominately includes the East and Northeast sections of the county. The Commissioner also represents sections of Downtown Amarillo. The majority of the precinct is within the city proper of Amarillo, Texas. She is a lifelong resident of the precinct in which she represents. She has two children, Nathaniel and Jaicee. She attributes her devotion and work ethic to the county and precinct to her grandparents who were small business owners, Annie and Abe Garcia. She holds a Master of Business Administration from West Texas A&M University. Her areas of concentration include Finance and Management. She graduated Magna Cum Laude. She currently has over 16 years experience in the healthcare industry and business sector. She is a prior member of the Amarillo YMCA Board of Directors and Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. She is a current member of Los Barrios de Amarillo, Texas Leadership Women Board of Directors, and the Texas Association of Counties, Executive Leadership Council. Other recognitions include: Amarillo Chamber of Commerce (Top 20 under 40 Award Recipient), Distinguished Alumni - Honorary Alumni of Caprock High School, Girl Scouts of Texas-Oklahoma Plains Women of Distinction Connect Award, United Way Nomination Team Leader of the Year Award, United Way Loaned Executive of the Year, High Plains Spirit of the Year United Way, and Step Up To Success. Commissioner Murguia also serves as a keynote motivational speaker for high school and middle school students.
April 2015 AWN Newsletter Page 5 NEWLY ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS: President 1st VP-Co-Membership 2nd VP-Co-Programs 3rd VP-Career Achievement 4th VP-Co-Scholarships Treasurer Secretary Katrina Atkins Selena Fogg and DiAnna Young Laura Reyher and Freda Powell Whitney Wells Emily Ellis and Abril Vazquez Lynn Burns Carolena Cogdill AWN MENTOR PROGRAM CALENDAR April 29 - Final Student & Mentor Luncheon Welcome New Members: Cindy Gilliland Special Delivery Infant Adoption Agency Vanessa Nelson Auto Nation Chevrolet Cadillac Abril Vazquez Haven Health Clinics
April 2015 AWN Newsletter Page 6 AWN WEBSITE POLICIES Mass E mail From AWN Website It It is is AWN s policy policy that that the the organization organization will not will send not mass send e-mail mass e-mail to the membership to the membership for anything for other anything than other AWN than events AWN or notices. events or This notices. policy is This in place policy for is two in purposes: place for two (1) to purposes: keep down (1) the to amount keep down of e-mail the amount that is sent of e-mail to the that membership is sent to from the membership AWN; (2) to keep from down AWN; the (2) amount to keep of down work it takes to do an e-mail to all members. If we were to do a mass e-mailing for one event, we would the amount of work it takes to do an e-mail to all members. The ability to send e-mail to the be obligated to do this for every member and for every event. entire membership is only available to the Webmaster and the Membership Director. If we Members are welcome to bring flyers or make announcements about other events at the monthly were to do a mass e-mailing for one event, we would be obligated to do this for every member meetings.
April 2015 AWN Newsletter Page 7 AMARILLO WOMEN S AMARILLO NETWORK WOMEN S IS ON NETWORK FACEBOOK. IS NOW ON PLEASE FACEBOOK. LIKE US. www.amarillowomensnetwork.org A RESERVATION MADE IS A RESERVATION PAID NOON MEETINGS REMINDER Our policy is that we require all reservations made for AWN noon meetings be paid regardless of whether or not you attend. This is because AWN must also pay the number of meals reserved with the Amarillo Club, even if that number is more than the actual attendance. While a reservation is not required to attend a meeting, we encourage and need our members to reserve for meetings so that we can obtain a close estimate of the number of people that will be attending in order to notify the club how many tables to set up. Reservations also allow us to give our speakers an idea of how many handouts and materials might be required for a meeting. We ask that you keep this policy in mind when you make reservations. Thank you for your consideration.
Amarillo Women s Network P. O. Box 1661 Amarillo, TX 79105 www.amarillowomensnetwork.org President: Sissy Campbell 806-576-7898 Membership: Katrina Atkins 806-220-5126 Reservations: Loretta Williams 806-374-5058 Editor: Elena Seidlitz 806-378-8337 AWN Quarterly Update is published quarterly for Amarillo Women s Network. Any member wishing to submit material for publication should contact the President or Editor. Noon Meeting Policies Noon Meeting Agenda Members and guests are welcome to make announcements at the noon meetings. If you would like to make an announcement please contact Sissy Campbell at 806-683-1714 806-576-7898 before the meeting, so you can be added to the meeting agenda. AWN s Standing Reservation Policy AWN AWN meets meets at noon at noon on the on last the Friday last Friday of each of month. each month. Meetings Meetings are held are held on the on the 31st 31st floor floor of the of the Amarillo Club Club in in the the Chase building at 6th and Tyler from 11:45 am until 1:00 pm. To To make make lunch reservations contact Loretta Williams at 374-5058 by Tuesday before the lunch. Lunch for regular meetings is $12.00 for Members and Guests. A reservation made is a reservation paid. Amarillo Women s Network Amarillo Women s Network (AWN) is an excellent source of information, resources, contacts and opportunities to assist in your success in the business world today. AWN was founded in 1980 and is dedicated to: Providing a professional, educational and personal support network for career women network for career women Offer stimulating programs and life enhancing seminars Offer stimulating programs and life enhancing seminars Serve as a resource for executive recruiting Serve as a resource for executive recruiting Provide role models for the community Provide role models for the community Our mission is to build an effective organization of women business Our mission owners is and to build professionals an effective that organization is committed of women to the business success of owners its members and as professionals well as an exchange that is of committed business. to the success of its members as well as an exchange of business. AWN welcomes members who are dedicated to the advancement AWN and success welcomes of professional members who women. are dedicated If you would to the like advancement to become a and member success of this of professional dynamic group women. and expand If you your would business like to become network, a member then join of us this today dynamic by contacting group and Katrina expand your Atkins business at 806-220- network, then 5126 join or for us today more details by contacting log to: Lynn Burns at 806-376-1555 or for more details log on to: www.amarillowomensnetwork.org www.amarillowomensnetwork.org
AMARILLO WOMEN S NETWORK 2014-2015 * * Membership Dues Paid Now Will Be Effective Through April 30, 2016 * * AWN P.O. Box 1661 Amarillo, Texas 79105 Date You can now join or renew and pay on-line at amarillowomensnetwork.org. Otherwise, complete this form for directory and membership information. Return the form with your membership dues to AWN. Name Membership Directory Printed PDF Title Desired membership status: New Member Renewal Company First Year Joined AWN: Work Address Professional $ 55.00 Student $ 25.00 City/Zip Benefactor $100.00 Patron $500.00 Work Telephone Retired $ 45.00 (25 or more yrs with AWN) Retired (former business) $ Contribution to the Scholarship Fund E-Mail Membership year is from May 1 April 30 If Paid By May 25th your contact information Website will be in the directory. Home Address City/Zip Home Ph Cell Preferred address Home Bus It is the responsibility of the AWN member to notify membership of changes in address, contact phone numbers, email address, etc. Please indicate committees of interest to you: Annual Meeting Planning committee for Annual meeting in May Career Achievement Select recipients for these awards and plan reception Finance Maintain books of account, report to Board monthly Guest Relations Noon meeting registration, Greet guests Membership Recruit new members, prepare Directory, maintain website Pay with credit card Credit Card Type: VISA MC Disc Card # Expiration / Security Code (Last three #s on back of card) Name as it appears on card (please print) Advertising for newsletter & website Newsletter Editor Prepare and publish quarterly newsletter and mail to members Nominating Committee Recruit nominees for Board of Directors election Professional Development Develop program for annual meeting and a seminar/workshop Program Secure speakers/programs for meetings Scholarship Select recipients for scholarships, and limited fund raising Student Mentoring-Coordinate mentoring program Please mark the category that most nearly describes the business in which you are employed or own (or your former business if retired): Accounting/Finance Education Manufacturing Advertising Entertainment Public Utility Communications Government Real Estate Community Organizations Health Care Retail / Sales Computers / Web Services Insurance Travel Industry Consulting/Counseling Legal Other Additional Information or comments: