Lisa Booz is regional director of Camp Good Days and Special Times. She says, “We have a couple of mottos here: ‘Camp Good Days: where courage has no boundaries’ and ‘giving back the childhood that cancer took away.’ We live these sayings daily – doing whatever it takes to get the kids to laugh.”

Sheila L. Brown is a multi-tasker supreme: she’s CEO of Vision Multi-Media and the owner of WUFO 1080 AM radio, and most recently she’s added author to her responsibilities. In 2015, Brown released her first book, “29 Years of Preparation.”

The April Board Meeting will be held on Saturday April 22, 2017 in Rome NY at The Griffss Institute.

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Each month the Buffalo Niagara Chapter of NYS Women, Inc. and WKBW-TV showcase successful local women who give back through their volunteer efforts. Women In Leadership honorees are Western New York working women, professionals, and women business owners who exhibit leadership, enterprise, and excellence in their profession and give back to the community through their volunteer service.

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Each month the Buffalo Niagara Chapter of NYS Women, Inc. and WKBW-TV showcase successful local women who give back through their volunteer efforts. Women In Leadership honorees are Western New York working women, professionals, and women business owners who exhibit leadership, enterprise, and excellence in their profession and give back to the community through their volunteer service.

After 18 years as director of marketing for Fisher-Price, Kirsten DiCarlo took the entrepreneur’s leap of faith to start her own company, FabUBus Mobile Spa. Unable to get a manicure during a particular busy time at work, a friend joked to Kirsten, “Too bad the manicure couldn’t come to you.” From that little comment came forth Kirsten’s big idea – a mobile salon! She realized that it wasn’t just working women who would enjoy mobile spa services; there were stay-at-home moms juggling many priorities, elderly women and disabled women who lack transportation, students stuck on campus without a vehicle, and high school girls who want to get together to do hair and makeup before a big dance.

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BNC is pleased to present Lynn Marinelli who is Governor Cuomo’s Intergovernmental Relations Director in WNY and former Erie County Legislature Chair as the invited keynote speaker at our April dinner meeting. She will discuss pay equity and its impact on working women. Among the issues concerning equal pay is proposed New York State legislation that prevents employers from asking prior salary in job interview and application - A05982/S06342. Since women frequently start out at a lower pay grade, this legislation is one step towards removing pay inequality, particularly between men and women.

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This year – 2017 – marks 100 years since New York State signed woman’s suffrage into law, three years before the U.S. passed the 19th Amendment. Equal opportunity for women is as crucial a topic in today’s political climate as it was when Susan B. Anthony was arrested in Rochester for attempting to vote. Join us for a discussion about the social, professional, and political progress of women in New York State. We’ll connect contemporary concerns – civil rights, gender diversity, equality, and civic engagement – to the legacy of women’s suffrage.

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There are several benefits to appointing more women on boards. When Fortune-500 companies were ranked by the number of women directors on their boards, those in the highest quartile in 2009 reported a 42% greater return on sales and a 53% higher return on equity. Yet, women represent only 16% of board positions.

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ABWA - Shine: Empower. Connect. Achieve. 5th annual Shine event to Empower and Connect women so they can successfully Achieve their personal and professional goals.