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Dear EWI Milwaukee, Thanks to all Members for your parcipaon last month at our Business Meeng. We are all volunteering our me and to take full advantage of what EWI has to offer, you need to get involved— especially with Board service. Speaking from personal experience, you can get to know your fellow Members so much beer while gaining confidence in your abilies. I am very excited for EWI to be the guests of FedEx on April 2 nd ! A big thank you to Stephanie La Marque for all of her hard work in making this happen. Please make sure to arrive at the Country Inn & Suites close to 5:00pm to make the 5:20pm shule departure. In the month of April we are celebrang EWI’s 75 th Anniversary! In honor of this, we would like to send a photo of our group to EWI Corporate. Your EWI of Milwaukee Board would love it if you wore EWI colors: navy, turquoise, lime green and white. To check them out, see them on our website: ewimilwaukee.org. Cindy Kunze, our new Director of Retenon and Recruitment, is rarin’ to go! I can’t thank Cindy enough for stepping forward to help EWI Milwaukee expand and spread the fantasc opportunity that our group has to offer. Let’s all join together and help her by inving your connecons to a meeng. Let’s show the metro Milwaukee area how fantasc EWI is! At our last Board meeng, we had a very in-depth discussion about our current scholarship fundraiser, the EWI Golf Oung. The concern is that it is a very labor- intensive event with only about half of EWI of Milwaukee membership aending. It was brought up at the meeng that we consider a fundraiser where we could have all of our membership parcipate and be able to raise more funds for our scholarships at the same me. Please stay tuned for an email later this week with more informaon. Lastly, we are considering applying to host LCAM in 2015 and would love your input! Cortney Ewald-Ihde has brought this to the Past President’s Council and they wholeheartedly supported it and have offered their help in organizing. How excing would it be to host in our beauful city? Cortney has contacted Visit Milwaukee and they are more than willing to help. Thank you Cortney for your hard work! Thank you all for being members of EWI of Milwaukee! Stay warm and see you all on April 2 nd . Inside this issue: President’s Leer & Board Lisng 1 Chapter News & Reports 2-9 Calendar of Events 10-12 Firms News 13-15 EWI Corporate 16 Professional Development 17-18 EWI Milwaukee Member Firms 19 EWI of MILWAUKEE │PMB #2936650 W. State St., Unit D Wauwatosa, WI 53213 │ www.ewimilwaukee.org Page 1 April 2013 Milwaukee Chapter News The President’s Message 2012-2013 Chapter Board PRESIDENT Mary Caye Smith SalesSmith Inc. VICE PRESIDENT/PRESIDENT-ELECT Donna Munnik Mary Kay Cosmecs SECRETARY Barb Benish Briggs & Straon Corporaon TREASURER Jess Beyer The Schroeder Group, S.C., Aorneys at Law COMMUNICATIONS CHAIR Susi Schuele My Virtual Project, LLC SERGEANT-AT-ARMS Laurie Rappa American Cancer Society RETENTION & RECRUITMENT CHAIR Cindy Kunze Rexnord Industries ASIST CHAIR Pat Swilley Johnson Controls, Inc., Building Efficiency EWISP CHAIR Tracy Loken Weber Milwaukee Achiever Literacy Services PROGRAM CHAIR Lisa Fairweather Charter Manufacturing Co., Inc. WAYS & MEANS DIRECTOR Emily Phillips New Resources Consulng BOARD ADVISOR Cortney Ewald-Ihde Ewald Automove Group Mary Caye Smith SalesSmith Inc. Chapter President

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Page 1: The President’s Message - EWI of Milwaukee 2013.… · April 2nd. Firms News Inside this issue: President’s Letter & oard Listing 1 hapter News & Reports 2-9 alendar of Events

Dear EWI Milwaukee, Thanks to all Members for your participation last month at our Business Meeting. We are all volunteering our time and to take full advantage of what EWI has to offer, you need to get involved— especially with Board service. Speaking from personal experience, you can get to know your fellow Members so much better while gaining confidence in your abilities.

I am very excited for EWI to be the guests of FedEx on April 2nd! A big thank you to Stephanie La Marque for all of her hard work in

making this happen. Please make sure to arrive at the Country Inn & Suites close to 5:00pm to make the 5:20pm shuttle departure.

In the month of April we are celebrating EWI’s 75th Anniversary! In honor of this, we would like to send a photo of our group to EWI Corporate. Your EWI of Milwaukee Board would love it if you wore EWI colors: navy, turquoise, lime green and white. To check them out, see them on our website: ewimilwaukee.org.

Cindy Kunze, our new Director of Retention and Recruitment, is rarin’ to go! I can’t thank Cindy enough for stepping forward to help EWI Milwaukee expand and spread the fantastic opportunity that our group has to offer. Let’s all join together and help her by inviting your connections to a meeting. Let’s show the metro Milwaukee area how fantastic EWI is!

At our last Board meeting, we had a very in-depth discussion about our current scholarship fundraiser, the EWI Golf Outing. The concern is that it is a very labor-intensive event with only about half of EWI of Milwaukee membership attending. It was brought up at the meeting that we consider a fundraiser where we could have all of our membership participate and be able to raise more funds for our scholarships at the same time. Please stay tuned for an email later this week with more information.

Lastly, we are considering applying to host LCAM in 2015 and would love your input! Cortney Ewald-Ihde has brought this to the Past President’s Council and they wholeheartedly supported it and have offered their help in organizing. How exciting would it be to host in our beautiful city? Cortney has contacted Visit Milwaukee and they are more than willing to help. Thank you Cortney for your hard work!

Thank you all for being members of EWI of Milwaukee! Stay warm and see you all on April 2nd.

Inside this issue: President’s Letter & Board Listing 1 Chapter News & Reports 2-9 Calendar of Events 10-12 Firms News 13-15 EWI Corporate 16 Professional Development 17-18 EWI Milwaukee Member Firms 19

EWI of MILWAUKEE │PMB #293│6650 W. State St., Unit D │Wauwatosa, WI 53213 │ www.ewimilwaukee.org Page 1

April 2013 Milwaukee Chapter News

The President’s Message 2012-2013

Chapter Board

PRESIDENT Mary Caye Smith SalesSmith Inc.

VICE PRESIDENT/PRESIDENT-ELECT Donna Munnik Mary Kay Cosmetics

SECRETARY Barb Benish Briggs & Stratton Corporation

TREASURER Jess Beyer The Schroeder Group, S.C., Attorneys at Law

COMMUNICATIONS CHAIR Susi Schuele My Virtual Project, LLC

SERGEANT-AT-ARMS Laurie Rappa American Cancer Society

RETENTION & RECRUITMENT CHAIR Cindy Kunze Rexnord Industries

ASIST CHAIR Pat Swilley Johnson Controls, Inc., Building Efficiency

EWISP CHAIR Tracy Loken Weber Milwaukee Achiever Literacy Services

PROGRAM CHAIR Lisa Fairweather Charter Manufacturing Co., Inc.

WAYS & MEANS DIRECTOR Emily Phillips New Resources Consulting

BOARD ADVISOR Cortney Ewald-Ihde Ewald Automotive Group

Mary Caye Smith SalesSmith Inc. Chapter President

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CHAPTER NEWS & REPORTS April 2013

Survey Says…

Event as a Whole

Response Percent

Response Count

Excellent 23.80% 5

Very Good 61.90% 13

Good 14.30% 3

Fair 0.00% 0

Poor 0.00% 0

Survey Results from the March Business Meeting at Firefly in Wauwatosa

MARCH POSTINGS

Postings:

Concentra Major: Medical Minor: Medical Group

MBM – Milwaukee Major: Office Appliances, Equipment, Stationery Minor: Office Equipment Sales & Service

Photos by Danielle Major: Photography Minor: Freelancing

Komisar Brady & Co., LLP Major: Accounting Minor: Business Accounting/Tax & Consulting

Journal Communications Major: Publishing Minor: Newspaper Publishing/Daily

Aurora Healthcare Major: Institutions and Hospitals Minor: Hospital & Health Care Facilities

Aurora Foundation Fundraising Fund Raising/Medical Research

AUV of Milwaukee Major: Advertising Minor: Outdoor Advertising – Digital

Jacobus Energy Major: Gas Industry Minor: Natural Gas Distribution

EWI of Milwaukee

Chapter has:

41 Member Firms

42 Representatives

2 Lifetime Members

3 Sustaining Members

MEMBERSHIP REPORT

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CHAPTER NEWS & REPORTS April 2013

March Meeting Re-Cap Courtesy of Jess Beyer

The ladies of EWI gathered at Firefly in Wauwatosa for their March Business

Meeting. We received a beautiful vocation from Ginny Czarnecki, Mueller

Communications followed by committee reports.

According to Jess Beyer, Treasurer (The Schroeder Group, S.C., Attorneys at

Law), membership renewals have been processed, but the Chapter’s membership

renewals have declined.

Emily Phillips, Ways and Means (New Consulting Resources) reported that the

pasta fundraiser is still moving along and encouraged members to continue

soliciting through the end of March.

After the Business Meeting concluded, Donna Munnik, VP (Mary Kay Cosmetics)

provided information regarding her meeting with Mary Caye Smith, President

(SalesSmith) and the Executive Committee. That meeting brought to light some

thoughts for the board to consider with regards to long term goals. After the

announcements were completed, Committee Chairs utilized the remaining time

allotted for gathering with their respective Committees.

Lastly, a reminder was made regarding the firm night at FedEx from Stephanie La

Marque: Please wear closed toe, flat shoes and long pants at the April meeting

for the tour at FedEx in New Berlin.

Additionally, EWI will be celebrating 75 years during the month of April. Be sure

to wear your EWI colors to the April membership meeting for photo

opportunities!

See you on April 2nd

!!

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I cannot state strongly enough how important and valuable I believe membership in EWI is and the value the organization adds to the business community. In working with people affiliated with EWI, I have had an opportunity to watch our members and I grow in terms of skills, confidence and professionalism. In addition, because of the EWI experience

members are better prepared to take on leadership roles with their respective businesses and organizations. The networking afforded by EWI members has also helped me get acquainted and interact with fellow business leaders in the community. Perhaps the greatest value is that many corporations cannot match the development and networking opportunities offered by EWI. These skill development functions are usually not available internally. That means that people either get these skills from EWI or they don’t get them at all. That’s why I’m such a strong supporter of EWI and its mission. What’s also important to note that the “E” in EWI stands for “Executive.” EWI is International organization of Executive Women from throughout the US and Canada, and the Milwaukee chapter reflects that through the diversity of its members. There’s no question that the needs of the workplace have been changing at a dramatic pace. And in order to continue to be of “value” to our employers, we all must keep pace with these changes. EWI has changed with the changing dynamics of the workplace by offering its members with the resources to do the job in the ever-changing work environment. The local chapter meetings and the various conferences, besides being great educational trips, afford members an opportunity to network with people from throughout the US and Canada and pick up best practices that can be brought back to the workplace. My message to you as EWI members is to stay active in EWI…take advantage of its programming and networking opportunities…and encourage your colleagues at other companies who are not members of EWI to sign up and become involved. It is my view, that membership in EWI has a great return on investment! Congratulations EWI on our 75th Anniversary!

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CHAPTER NEWS & REPORTS April 2013

Read what some of our long term members have

to say about their experience and enrichment

from their membership in EWI of Milwaukee!

Testimonials

Sharon Fryjoff Executive Assistant WE Energies EWI of Milwaukee Past President

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CHAPTER NEWS & REPORTS April 2013

More Testimonials

What does EWI mean to me …

Eleanor Roosevelt said :

“I gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which I must stop and look challenge and fear in the face … I say to myself, I’ve lived through this and can take the next thing that comes along … We must do the things we think we cannot do.”

EWI has taught and prepared me for the challenges in the workplace through educational offerings, mentoring, and leadership. EWI is PRICELESS – every day in which I am a member firm representative.

Mary E. Burns Major League Baseball EWI of Milwaukee Past President

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CHAPTER NEWS & REPORTS April 2013

Proudly introducing the new

EWI® of Milwaukee Executive Advisory Board

Michael M. Miller Vice President Engine Products Briggs & Stratton Corporation

Dan Hoppe

General Manager Chula Vista Resort

Bob Wendt

Owner Heritage Printing

Cultivate Communications

Please join me in extending sincere thanks to each of them for their willingness to be of service to our chapter!

Mary Caye Smith

EWI® of Milwaukee President

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CHAPTER NEWS & REPORTS April 2013

Past President’s Council - UPDATE On Tuesday, March 12th, members of our chapter who have previously served as Chapter President met to discuss our chapter and how we are doing. This group of representatives is called the Past President’s Council and they serve as an advisory body that our chapter can turn to for guidance, ideas, advice and wisdom. The following member representatives were able to attend:

Mary Burns, Major League Baseball

Roxane Theisen-Kapp, Johnson Controls Cindy Kunze, Rexnord Industries

Sharon Fryjoff, We Energies Ellen Aumann, Life Member

Linda Sauntmon, Life Member Joan Perdue, Sustaining Member Margie Gehrman, Sustaining Member

The PPC meets when needed, usually at the direction of the Chapter Board. At the meeting, the Past Presidents discussed many ideas relative to engaging our membership, growing our chapter members with recruitment, how to be more involved as a sustaining member (they want to be involved!), our chapter’s fundraising initiatives for operating funds and scholarship funds, and the possibility to make an application for LCAM here in Milwaukee in 2015! We thank each and every one of our Past President’s for the continued commitment and passion for EWI of Milwaukee! Respectfully Submitted – Cortney Ewald-Ihde Ewald Automotive Group Board Advisor 2012-2013 EWI Corporate Board Director at Large 2012-2013

BOARD ADVISOR Cortney Ewald-Ihde Ewald Automotive Group

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2013 Scholarship Committees Annual Appeal

For GOODY BAG ITEMS

EWISP CHAIR Tracy Loken Weber Milwaukee Achiever Literacy Services

ASIST CHAIR Pat Swilley Johnson Controls, Inc., Building Efficiency

EWISP COMMITTEE ASIST COMMITTEE

CHAPTER NEWS & REPORTS April 2013

Sharing & Caring is a chance for you to contribute to the comfort or congratulations of your fellow EWI of Milwaukee Chapter Members. Whether it is the birth of a baby or the passing of a loved one, the donations collected support EWI of Milwaukee’s efforts to recognize those we care about. Please look for the basket at the registration area or being passed hand to hand.

SHARING & CARING

EWI Milwaukee Members: the first step to getting all you possibly can out of EWI is to be INVOLVED! Our chairs have very graciously volunteered their time, but to make their burden lighter they need YOU! It will take the effort

of all EWI Milwaukee to make our Chapter thrive. What this gives you is

the ability to build lasting relation-ships with each other - the biggest take-away of them all! Please put

EWI into your schedule!

The scholarship dinner will be here before you know it. Mark the date, May 7, 2013 at the Crowne Plaza in Wauwatosa as in past years. We are still looking for donations and ask for your help in obtaining promotional items from your firm to include in our "goody bags" for the three EWISP scholarship recipients and the three ASIST scholarship recipients (6 total). Assorted items such as pens, pen sets, portfolios, key chains, T-shirts, post-its, etc. are appropriate. With fewer bags to fill then in the past, please consider supporting the event with a few higher end items if possible. Keep in mind that these items do not have to be identical. However, any contribution you are able to make is appreciated. Please bring them to any upcoming meeting or we are happy to make arrangements for pick up. Thank you from your EWISP and ASIST Committee chairs,

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CHAPTER NEWS & REPORTS April 2013

First, a big welcome and THANK YOU to Tammy May for joining our Committee!! I’ll be giving a short tour of the website at the April 2nd meeting. Be sure to catch it! If you’re on Facebook, please do join the Facebook Group for EWI of Milwaukee! It’s a great place to communicate as well as share documents and other notes just between the EWI Members—it is not a public group. There is also a group on LinkedIn if you are not aware. Want to join? If you’re a LinkedIn Member, just click here and request it! We also now have a LinkedIn “EWI of Milwaukee Company Page”! Exciting! It’s still somewhat of a work in progress, but you can click the link above or this link to see it! http://www.linkedin.com/company/ewi-of-milwaukee One last note (request) :) Please do try to get your submissions in for the Connect as soon as possible. We have to stick to the deadline because there is so much formatting involved. Also, it would be great and I would REALLY appreciate it if you would send in your submissions in as soon as you know of them rather than waiting until the actual deadline date. Thank you!!!!

COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE

COMMUNICATIONS CHAIR Susi Schuele My Virtual Project, LLC

Don’t forget to share the love on

Pasta pasta pasta!!! The Fun Pasta Fundraiser has $1,859.50 in online sales! You can check in to see our progress on the pasta website: www.funpastafundraising.com/shop/ewi-milwaukee or on EWI of Milwaukee’s website in the sidebar of most pages! The turned in orders will be delivered in time for the April 2nd

meeting. The online sales will then continue for another month – please spread the word! If you have any questions about this fundraiser please feel free to reach out to me and I will help you!

WAYS & MEANS DIRECTOR Emily Phillips New Resources Consulting

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Click here to review past Board Meeting minutes

Members are welcome to attend the Board Meetings.

Please contact Mary Caye Smith to reserve a seat. (dates are subject to change)

2013 CALENDAR OF EVENTS April 2013

To see the full

calendar of events ,

please visit the

Events Page of the

EWI of Milwaukee

website.

Full Calendar

SAVE THE DATES:

Spring Conference 2013 April 18-20, 2013 Chattanooga, TN

2013 LCAM

September 18-21, 2013 San Diego, CA

April 2, 2013 @ 5:30 p.m. (Tour leaves at 5:20!)

Membership Meeting Program: Firm Night hosted by Stephanie LeMarque at FedEx

Venue: Country Inn & Suites Please wear closed toe, flat shoes and long pants at the April

meeting for the tour at FedEx in New Berlin

April 9, 2013 @ 7:30 a.m. Board of Directors Meeting

Crowne Plaza Milwaukee West

April 12, 2013 Communications Committee Submissions Deadline for May 2013 Connect

Show your pride and don’t forget to wear EWI colors! We’ll be taking a “Gawgeous”

Photo to send to Corporate!

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2013 CALENDAR OF EVENTS April 2013

Tuesday, April 2, 2013 FIRM NIGHT – hosted by Stephanie LaMarque – Fex Ex

Social: 5:30 pm - 6:15 pm

Or FedEx Tour: 5:30 pm – 6:00pm

Dinner: 6:15 pm

For those interested in attending the FedEx tour, please park at the Country Inn & Suites.

There will be a complimentary shuttle service departing promptly at 5:20 pm

from the Country Inn & Suites to FedEx and returning from FedEx at 6:05 pm to the Country Inn & Suites.

It is required to RSVP for the FedEx tour. Please let us know if you will be

attending the tour when you RSVP for the meeting.

Guest Speaker at the FedEx Tour: FedEx Engineer - TBD

Topic:

New Automation and It’s Importance

Location: Country Inn & Suites 1250 S. Moorland Rd. Brookfield, WI 53005

Onsite parking.

We request that you RSVP by: March 26, 2013

(whether or not you plan to attend)

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2013 CALENDAR OF EVENTS April 2013

April Member Birthdays

Jamie Wooten 4/15

Kat Hughes 4/16

Mary Caye Smith 4/17

Roxane Theisen-Kapp 4/19

Stephanie LaMarque 4/2

Loren Skerencak 4/24

Karen Pelczynski 4/25

Julie Frey 4/25

Bonnie Gomer 4/29

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FIRM NEWS April 2013

Our First EWI of Milwaukee

Member Firm Highlight

Ewald Automotive Group! Our Family – Who We Are: Ewald Automotive Group is a three generation family owned and locally operated company. We have grown over the past 49 years to serve both SE Wisconsin residents as well as customers in the majority of the United States. We have 6 dealership locations in the Metro Milwaukee Area servicing our communities and assisting them with their transportation needs. We offer new models from our franchises: Buick, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, Jeep, KIA, Ram Trucks and Airstream Motorhomes and Trailers. We also support and promote the services of our two sister companies – Ewald Fleet Solutions and Mayfair Rent-A-Car(9 local branches). Our specialties includes vehicle maintenance, OEM and aftermarket parts and accessories, body and paint repair, fleet management, rental vehicles and our Corporate Employee Discount Program – Automotive Advantage.

Our People: Ewald associates are treated like family. We depend on our people to deliver on our promises to you as our customers.

Our Customers: Providing excellent customer service is one of our core values, we treat our customers the way we expect to be treated. We believe in providing a high level of service to everyone we come in contact with and invite you and your business to get to know us by visiting one of our locations (www.ewaldauto.com/locations) or connecting with us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/ewaldauto)

Our Strength: Founded in 1964, Ewald Automotive Group is steeped in tradition. We are the 37th largest privately held corporation in Wisconsin and employ over 400 people, all of which contribute to our success.

Our Values: Ewald Automotive Group’s mission is to be a premier automotive group by providing complete transportation solutions for our customers while building strong, relationships with our employees, and successfully delivering excellence with integrity, passion and dedication. We have also earned the highest A+ rating as a 30+ year member of the Wisconsin Better Business Bureau.

Community: We believe it is important to know where you have come from in order to know where you are going and that is why we give back to the communities we serve. We have enjoyed partnering with the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Wisconsin, Boys and Girls Clubs, Rotary International, Lions Club, American Legion, The Wisconsin Masonic Foundation, Boy and Girl Scouts, YMCA, US Marine Corp Toys for Tots, and numerous Schools, Churches, Clubs and local community-based fundraisers.

BOARD ADVISOR Cortney Ewald-Ihde Ewald Automotive Group

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FIRM NEWS April 2013

Our Member Firms Are Awesome!

Deb Karpfinger The Flower Lady

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FIRM NEWS April 2013

Healthy Tip

Deep belly breathing increases lung capacity, increases oxygenation throughout the body,

strengthens your immune system, and helps relieve stress. Latest research even says, it could be the “fountain of youth” as it changes our bodies on a cellular level. Try counting to 8 as you breath in deeply, hold for a count of 8, and exhale for a count of 8 for 4-8 cycles to realize deep breathing benefits. For guided meditation try the free “Take A Break” App

Jamie Wooten

FITNESS ADVANTAGE

TRAINER

To better understand ways to prevent cancer, the American Cancer Society is recruiting men and women across the US and Puerto Rico for a landmark new research study – Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS-3). Enrollment is being made possible in partnership with area healthcare systems and businesses in SE Wisconsin and the American Cancer Society on April 25 – May 10, 2013. Individuals may choose to participate if they are willing to make a long-term commitment to the study (which involves completing follow-up surveys periodically over the next 20-30 years), are between the ages of 30 and 65 years old and have never been diagnosed with cancer (not including basal or squamous cell skin cancer). For more information, visit www.cancer.org/cps3, call 1-

888-604-5888 or e-mail [email protected].

SERGEANT-AT-ARMS Laurie Rappa American Cancer Society

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Secretary/Treasurer Darlene Banogon

EWI of San Diego

North Island Credit Union

Director

Benita Collins

EWI of Dallas

Dallas Area Rapid Transit

Director

Cortney Ewald-Ihde

EWI of Milwaukee

Ewald Automotive

Director

Mary Helen Johnston

EWI of Corpus Christi

M & J Photography

Director

Cindy Hillegass

EWI of Minneapolis

Dalco Roofing & Sheet Metal, Inc.

Advisor

Lisa Stokes

EWI of Harrisburg

B.R.P. Entertainment

President Karen Skirten

EWI of Calgary

Tier One Travel

Vice President /President-Elect Ronwyn Anderson

EWI of Nashville

Soft-Lite Windows

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Mission, Vision, & Strategic Goals Mission

Executive Women International (EWI) brings together key individuals from diverse businesses for the purpose of; Promoting member firms, Enhancing personal and pro-fessional development, and Encouraging community involvement. Vision

To be a global women's organization of 5,000 engaged members empowering others for positive change Values

Integrity | Excellence | Respect | Collaboration Our Strategic Goals

To strengthen, expand, and broaden membership. To provide member firms with meaningful benefits.

To actively promote education for all representatives. To achieve a high level of community visibility through service.

www.ewiconnect.com

Link for email/web graphic: http://ewiconnect.com/documents/

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View the official blog of the EWI Corporate Board

President Karen Skirten. Click the logo to check out

Karen’s latest blog.

Corporate Office 7414 South State Street Midvale, UT 84047 Toll Free 1.877.4EWI-NOW Phone 801.335.2800 Fax 801.335.2852

CORPORATE NEWS April 2013

Important Corporate Announcement Plus Inaugural Annual Report for the

October 1, 2011 - September 31, 2012 fiscal year

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Thanks to Michelle Strobel for passing along the link to this article that she found relating to hiring women over forty. She was inspired by Susan Davis’ speech at our February meeting!

http://internsoverforty.com/benefits-of-hiring-an-older-skilled-worker/

Michelle Strobel Educational Coordinator Briggs & Stratton Customer Education

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EWI OF MILWAUKEE MEMBER FIRMS April 2013

Member Firm Representative (s) Member Firm Representative(s)

American Cancer Society Laurie Rappa March of Dimes Courtney Rogaczewski

Ameriprise Financial Shannon Lutze Mary Kay Cosmetics Donna Munnik

Badger Meter Inc. Mary Herauf Metropolitan

Milwaukee Association of Commerce

Better Business Bureau of Wisconsin

Tammy May Milwaukee Achiever

Literacy Services Tracy Loken Weber, M.Ed.

Briggs & Stratton Corporation

Barbara Benish Michelle Strobel

Mueller Communications, Inc.

Ginny Czarnecki

Building Efficiency Group JCI

Pat Swilley My Virtual Project, LLC Susan R. Schuele

Building Service, Inc. (BSI) Lori Torrison New Resources

Consulting Emily Phillips

Burbach Insulation Co., Inc. Christine Anderson Nonprofit Center of

Milwaukee Inc. Debbie Knepke

Charter Manufacturing Lisa Fairweather Old Republic Risk

Management Karen Pelczynski

Chula Vista Resort & Conference Center

Sherri A. Povolo Olympus Group Kathy Marchant

Crowne Plaza Milwaukee West

Kris Mosier Prescott Miller Jewelers Kathy Schnagl

The Delafield Hotel RCB Awards Cindi Denevan

Ewald Automotive Group Cortney Ewald-Ihde REL:EVENT Meeting and

Event Solutions Kat Hughes

Ewald Automotive Group Ewald Fleet Solutions

Sue Flater Rexnord Industries Cindy Kunze

FedEx SmartPost Stephanie LaMarque SalesSmith Inc. Mary Caye Smith

First Bank Financial Centre Michelle Gaugert Kera Lindemann

The Schroeder Group, S.C. – Attorneys at Law

Jessica Beyer

Fitness Advantage Trainer Jaime Wooten Truffle Love Chocolates Pam Oxman

The Flower Lady - Fine Flowers and Gifts

Deb Karpfinger United Way of Greater

Milwaukee Sue Cota

Harder Funeral Home Rachel Adas UW – Milwaukee College of Nursing

Julie Frey

Johnson Controls, Inc. Roxane Theisen-Kapp Walden Group Julie Stelter

The Krizek Group -Northwestern Mutual

Loren Skerencak We Energies Sharon Fryjoff

Major League Baseball Mary Burns