The La Luz Lamplighter

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1 January 2011 January Chapter Meeting Thursday, January 27, 2011 MCM Elegante Hotel 6:00pm Networking 6:30pm - Meeting Begins The La Luz Lamplighter La Luz Welcomes Back Keri Stewart as January Speaker VOLUME 43 ISSUE 6 Woman of the Year Barbara Torres 2011 Top Ten Business Woman of ABWA MyChelle Andrews American Business Womens Association The association for all women in all occupations La Luz is thrilled to welcome back Keri Stewart, of Results 4 Business as our January speaker. We were privileged to have Ms. Stewart as our speaker for the July 2010 Board Surprise Meeting and are looking forward to January s presentation titled Ten Commandments of a Good Organization. ABWA Mission Statement To bring together business women of diverse occupations and to provide opportunities for them to help themselves and others grow personally and professionally through leadership, education, networking support and national recognition. La Luz A diverse chapter offering growth to all women of diverse occupations

2 P a g e 2 PRESIDENT S CORNER The La Luz Vision Statement Within the next five years, La Luz will be a Best Practice Level I chapter and have a reputation in the community for Empowering our Membership through Education and leadership. New Mexico Flag Salute I salute the flag of the State of New Mexico and the Zia symbol of perfect friendship among united cultures. ABWA Proud Code of Conduct 1. All members will serve as goodwill ambassadors for ABWA 2. Members will not allow their personal beliefs and convictions to interfere with the representation of ABWA s mission 3. Members will always treat their member colleagues, guests, vendors, and sponsors with honesty, respect, fairness, integrity, responsibility, kindness and in good faith 4. Members will maintain compliance with ABWA National, Chapter and Express network Bylaws 5. Members will not use their personal power to advance their personal interests 6. Members will strive for excellence in their professions by maintaining and enhancing their own business knowledge and skills, and by encouraging the professional development of other members Benediction Guiding Spirit, Guardian of our days Be with us as we go our separate ways Help us to feel those thoughts that lift and bless To know a closer bond of friendliness To see Thy beauty, always- every day Translated into living- this we pray. Amen President s Message Dear La Luz Chapter Members, It s time to start our new year. We are going to have a wonderful year. We have some wonderful speakers scheduled for this year. Be sure to invite your family, friends and business associates to attend a meeting. Please remember, if you are a member and you RSVP to a meeting, but are not able to attend, you will need to pay for your meal anyway. You can mail your check to JoAnn Torres, La Luz Treasurer. JoAnn s address is in the committee reports section. Regional Conference will be in Santa Fe this year. Please let me know if you are planning to attend. It would be great to have all of our members there. There is also volunteer opportunities available, contact Kerri Crarven at KCraven@abwa.org if you would like to volunteer. Area Council received a very nice Thank you from the family that we adopted during the holidays. I want to thank everyone for their generosity. We changed a families life that day. Our speaker this month is Keri Stewart from Results 4 Business. She will be presenting Ten Commandments of a Good Organization. See you at our meeting. In ABWA Love, MyChelle Yesterday I dared to struggle. Today I dare to win. -Bernadette Devlin, political activist

3 P a g e 3 Focus on January Chapter Meeting La Luz Meeting Agenda January 27, 2011 January Chapter Meeting Thursday, January 27, 2011 MCM Elegante Hotel 6:00pm Networking 6:30pm Meeting Begins 6:00 Social, Networking, Door Prize Ticket Sales 6:30 Call to Order & Welcome: MyChelle Andrews Pledge of Allegiance NM Flag Salute Mission Statement 6:35 Dinner Introductions / Michelle Tabacchi Board Meeting Recap Member of the Month November and December WIN Contest 7:00 Guest Speaker Keri Stewart, Results 4 Business Ten Commandments of a Good Organization. (Change of Speaker) 7:45 Break 7:55 Business Meeting New Member Affiliation Correspondence Top Ten Application Process Women of the Year Application Process Western Regional Conference in Santa Fe April 29 and 30 8:30 Door Prizes Michelle Tabacchi 8:45 Benediction Menu Salad with Ranch and Raspberry Vinaigrette Chicken Marsala Rolls & Butter Sherbet Coffee and Iced Tea If you have special dietary requests, I will need them no later than Tuesday prior to meeting. Thank you, Holly Sylvester, Committee Chair Next La Luz Meeting February 24, 2011 MCM Elegante January Highlights Next Board Meeting February 10, 2011 TVC The La Luz Chapter of the American Business Women s Association is thrilled to welcome back Keri Stewart from Results 4 Business as our guest speaker for the January chapter meeting. She graciously agreed to speak this month in place of our previously scheduled speaker who had a scheduling conflict. Her presentation for the evening is titled Ten Commandments of a Good Organization. Thank You Keri!

4 P a g e 4 Committee Square Woman of the Year and Top Ten Business Woman of ABWA- Could This Be You? WE WANT YOU! It s time for LaLuz to recognize exceptional achievements in our ABWA group through nominating a Woman of the Year and a Top Ten Business Woman of ABWA. The Woman of the Year award is given to a member who embodies the ABWA mission through their local chapter involvement: Leadership, education, networking support and national recognition. The Top Ten Business Woman of ABWA award is a national recognition for exceptional achievements in not only their ABWA local chapter but also in their personal life encompassing both their profession and their community serving as a role model for the members. To be an eligible candidate the member must: Be in good standing in the organization by having both their national and local dues paid. Be a member of ABWA for at least three years as of May 15, Be a member of the nominating chapter for at least one year as of May 15, Complete the application paperwork and have it signed by one of three people: Nominating Committee Representatives: Holly or Marlene; or the President of La Luz Chapter, MyChelle Andrews. Submit the completed and signed application to either Holly or Marlene by the March 10, 2011 board meeting. Application packets will be available from Holly at the January 27, 2011chapter meeting. Please Holly at hollys@swcp.com for an application if you re unable to attend the meeting. We wholeheartedly encourage the following eligible members to apply. Please encourage your fellow members to apply. Express your appreciation for their contributions and encourage them to complete the application. By applying you will be helping our chapter remain in good standing as a Best Practices chapter. Past Top 10 nominees may be nominated even if nominated in the past. Past Top 10 recipients may not apply for that award again. Woman of the Year award recipients may win the local Woman of the Year award more than once. The following members meet the requirements as outlined above. Some of them are recipients of these awards. Judi Anderson Helene Dobbins Ruth Merrill Sharon Winings MyChelle Andrews Ursula Garduno MaeBell Pendleton Jeanne Banks Luisa Gignac Ruth Roberts Mary Boucher Marie Gignac Doris Sherman Shirley Dean Marlene Hall Margaret Speer Carmen Dickens Barbara Torres Betty Jo Maes de Carter Submit Articles for the La Luz Lamplighter to: ingamass@comcast.net If you feel your name has been left off the list in error, please contact Holly or Marlene through . For those of you who have not yet become eligible, we invite you to review the blank application forms so you may prepare to be a strong candidate in the future. Both applications are looking for Leadership involvement in your chapter, offices held, committee chair positions and/or committee involvement. Major contributions to your chapter, your education, continuing education and any ABWA Continuing Ed Credits earned. Have you completed any of the courses offered for free on WIN? You can still log on and do that! Have you attended any of the ABWA District and/or National conferences? The candidates will be judged on a point system as outlined in WIN by the national organization. A panel of five of your peers will choose among applications whose names and business affiliations have been coded numerically to provide anonymity of the candidate. The panel will be comprised of both senior and new members with the election process facilitated by the Chairman of the Nominating Committee: Holly Sylvester and/or the Chapter President, MyChelle Andrews. Please let Holly or Marlene know if you re able to serve on the review board. You will be required to attend the selection meeting March 17. Due Dates: Applications are due no later than Thursday, March 10, and will be reviewed Thursday, March 17, The chosen candidates will be announced at the March 24 meeting and will be submitted to National for final review no later than May 2, 2011.

5 P a g e 5 Committee Square Our La Luz Chapter scholarship has been established. Tax deductible donations may be made by sending a check to: University of New Mexico Foundation, Inc. MSC University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM Be sure to provide the following information on your check: La Luz Chapter, ABWA Scholarship Calendar of Events 1. Thursday, January 27, 2011 Chapter Meeting 2. Thursday, February 10, 2011 Executive Board Meeting 3. Thursday, February 24, 2011 Chapter Meeting 4. Friday, March 4, 2011 La Luz Movie Night Out 5. Fri. & Sat., April 29 & 30, Western Regional Conference Santa Fe, New Mexico Program Committee Report January 2011 Future Scheduled Speakers are as Follows: January 27 Keri Stewart, Results 4 Business, Ten Commandments of a Good Organization February 24 John Freisinger, Why You Suck at PowerPoint: And How to Suck Less March 25 James Masica, All Things Laughter, Laughter, Mirror Neurons and You: Why science encourages you to laugh for no reason and how to do it April 22 Barbara Stoller, Director, SBIR, You on the Road: Travel in Style Member Birthdays and ABWA Anniversaries Happy Birthday to the following La Luz members celebrating a birthday in January! There are no January Birthdays To Celebrate The following members are celebrating Anniversaries in November! Sharon Winings 2000 MaeBell Pendleton 2007 Dana Roberson 2009 JoAnn Torres 2009

6 P a g e 6 Committee Square Stephen Bufton Memorial Education Fund Outright Grant Application Process Following is the process to submit s to the SBMEF Grant online system. Outright grant applications completed by March 1, 2011 will be reviewed for an additional $500 incentive. In order to be considered, both the applicant and chapter/ network must be eligible and complete the online process by that date. Your February meeting will be the last opportunity to vote approval of an applicant to sponsor by March 1. Applications submitted after March 1, 2011 and before June 1, 2011 will be reviewed for the amount of $1500. The steps La Luz members will follow are: 1. We enter the names and addresses of up to three applicants online. a. SBMEF web site is ID is LaLuz; password is SBMEFALBQ b. Click on the words Outright Grant c. Then click on SET UP A NEW APPLICANT to enter applicants name and Using the online system, each applicant will be sent an . The system will include her personal username and password that she will use to upload information. 3. The individual listed as the contact for the Chapter will receive an automated when the applicant has completed all steps. 4. Applicants are required to provide a current official transcript to the Chapter. Once we receive that transcript, we are to add the information to the web site school name, hours completed and GPA as shown on the transcript). We must then upload the transcript to the online system or mail it to SBMEF 5. When all steps for all applicants have been completed, La Luz must verify eligibility and vote to submit our choice to SBMEF at the February business meeting. 6. We will then report this action using the Chapter/Network Sponsorship Form which we obtain from the SBMEF website. We will then either mail or upload the Sponsorship Form. 7. After the Sponsorship Form has been mailed or uploaded we submit the grant application by clicking a button by the selected applicant s name. 8. Approval of the application is indicated on the web site by a specific icon by the student s name. 9. Our last step will be to purchase an ABWA student gift membership ($50) which we can do online or by mail. We add this information to the web site. 10. When the student gift membership has been received, the grant check will be issued and mailed to the La Luz President for presentation.

7 P a g e 7 Executive Board Meeting Minutes December Meeting started at 5:32 called to order by MyChelle. La Luz Business / Executive Board Agenda -December 9, 2010 Present: Inga, Kathy, Michelle, Barbara, MyChelle, JoAnn, Ann There where no additional topics added. Secretary Report o Chapter Minutes Approved with change. Member of the Month o Member selected We will be changing when we giving the award to during dinner. Area Council o o Holiday Party Dec 12 - this weekend, remember to bring a food donation Shopping for family (mom) Kathy will buy the gift certificates and hair dryer, Barbara will buy the pants. Website Updates o MyChelle sent website updates to Robin o If anyone has ideas for a new front page, please send them to MyChelle December Treasurer Report o Verbal report from JoAnn, balanced checkbook. JoAnn will get the written report to Inga. Publicity Plan Reviewed the plan MyChelle submitted during her Top Ten interview. MyChelle submitted the plan to National and received a response. MyChelle will start researching what it will take to do a YouTube channel that includes our website and a way to donate money to our chapter. What does La Luz need in the up coming year There was a lot of discussion about whether it would be better for MyChelle to run for national office or focus on chapter growth, publicity, and fund raising. It was determined that there were pros and cons each way. MyChelle to talk to Patty (current DVP) to see what her recommendation would be. Chapter will support with any decision. Fund Raising Committee Report o Fund Raising by Category - see newsletter for report o Concessions do we want to do it next year we had a lot of discussion on what we want to do, think about what to do next year. Need a committee to look at other options. Program Committee Report o Planning for Women of the Year / Top Ten Candidate Selection see newsletter for report Membership Committee Report o See newsletter for report Professional Development Committee Report o See newsletter for report Next Board Meeting January 13 Meeting adjourned at 6:47.

8 P a g e 8 Executive Board Meeting Minutes - January La Luz Business/Executive Board Meeting January 13, 2011 Meeting began at 5:30 p.m. Attendees: MyChelle, Michelle, Marlene, JoAnn, Margaret, Dana, Jeanne, Inga, Holly, Anne Member of the Month Chosen Area Council: Upcoming regional conference reviewed. Need for volunteers at regional conference discussed. It was agreed that La Luz chapter would assist members who want to attend with registration fees. Details and amount will be finalized once final number of attendees is determined. Decision made not to host a VIP party or VIP transportation. Website Updates: MyChelle will send out an Evite for members to join a brainstorming session. Michelle will help. Treasurer Report: JoAnn Need to reflect donation of speaker gifts on report was discussed. JoAnn will change name of report to November/December report. All dues are now paid. JoAnn will adjust spreadsheet so all columns are visible and total correctly. JoAnn noted that all outstanding banking will be done 1/14/11. District VI Vice-President office discussed. Attendees agreed to support MyChelle running for this office. Jeanne will nominate MyChelle at January chapter meeting. If vote passes, MyChelle will campaign at the Santa Fe regional conference. MyChelle is responsible for fund raising to support her campaign. Some members will help campaign for MyChelle during the regional conference and others will serve as volunteers at the conference on behalf of the chapter. Marlene and JoAnn agreed to volunteer for Newsletter committee. Margaret has also volunteered for the conference. Jeanne, Holly and Michelle will campaign for MyChelle at the regional conference in April. Holly will serve as MyChelle s campaign manager. Governor s Award for Outstanding New Mexico Women is now accepting applications. MyChelle wants to apply and Jeanne will assist with application. La Luz chapter will cover the application fee. Business Plan: MyChelle Vision Statement final two selections discussed. It was agreed to accept a combination of the two. MyChelle will adjust and post revised vision statement in the newsletter. Decision made not to change previous newsletters but to use Vision Statement going forward. Fund Raising Committee Report Jeanne Working on UNM concessions in the future was discussed. Other fundraising ideas will be considered to potentially replace this activity. Yard sale will be in May either before or after Mother s Day. Program Committee Report Holly and Marlene January Guest speaker was noted. Holly reported that Holiday Inn Xpress has offered their conference room free of charge for future meetings. Outside catering would be required. This will be discussed further and considered in the future. Article for newsletter for Woman of the Year and Top 10 Candidate was reviewed with suggestions for changes made. Marlene to send final copy to Inga for publication. Membership Committee Report Jeanne for Sharon and Kathy Social events are being finalized and will be posted in newsletter. Orientation Jeanne will design an Orientation Program and publish a schedule in the newsletter. Professional Development Committee Report - Dana SBMEF candidates will be processed through ABWA National. Dana will develop local process further. Process of education reimbursement and current chapter binder discussed. Meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m.

9 P a g e 9 La Luz Business Skills Tuition Reimbursement Qualification Max of 1 per fiscal year one half (1/2) of the tuition up $80 Female US Citizen Must be a member of La Luz ABWA Enhances Life Skills and / or Career Skills Process Submit application to Dana Roberson at least 2 weeks prior to the registration deadline. to g_d_roberson@msn.com or snail mail to: PO Box 923, Sandia Park, NM Include: a. course description b. rational for attendance c. date, time and location of class 2. Professional Development committee will vote on approval, requires a majority vote 3. Applicant will be notified of approval 4. After attending the class: a. submit a written report for publication in the newsletter b. receipt SBMEF Business Skills Tuition Reimbursement Qualification Professional Development Opportunities Check List Max Per fiscal year one half (1/2) of the tuition up $500 Minimum per reimbursement $50 Must attend a licensed, accredited or state-approved institution in the United States or its possessions, territories, or districts Female US Citizen Does not need to be a member of ABWA Process 1. Submit application within 90 days of attending the course. Include: c. course description d. rational for attendance e. verification of the institution s or organization s credentials Outright Grants Program Qualifications Max Per fiscal year $1,500 Funds are to be used only for tuition, books and fees. Female US Citizen Must be at least at the sophomore level in college (completed 45 credit hours) applying for funds to be used the following year. Does not need to be a member of ABWA Have a 2.5 or better GPA on a 4.0 scale Must be seeking a baccalaureate degree or higher Process 1. Complete the candidate information section of the SBMEF application in full. 2. Provide official transcripts of grades from all colleges attended. 3. Write a one-page biographical summary 4. Submit three current letters of reference from persons other than relatives.

10 P a g e 10 ABWA Executive Director Rene Street ABWA National Headquarters 9100 Ward Parkway Post Office Box 8728 Kansas City, MO Phone: (816) Fax: (816) Member Services: (800) Website: ABWA National Officers President Lynn Drowne Vice President Tina Gandy Secretary/Treasurer Tracy Sweet District VI Vice President - Pattie Vargas La Luz Officers and Committee Chairs Executive Board President MyChelle Andrews Vice President Michelle Tabacchi Secretary Marlene Hall Treasurer JoAnn Torres Board Delegate Kathy Elrick Committee Chairs Professional Development Committee Chair Dana Roberson Program Committee Chair Holly Sylvester Fund Raising Committee Chair Jeanne Banks Membership Committee Chair Sharon Winings La Luz Lamplighter Editor Inga Mass 6111 Dungan NE. Albuquerque, NM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Do you have an idea or story for the Lamplighter? Do you have accomplishments you would like to share with other chapter members? Do you have pictures or an event to share with the Chapter? Send your articles, pictures, or ideas to Inga Mass at ingamass@comcast.net Log on to our Website at: ABWA Albuquerque and Santa Fe Chapters Meeting Nights and Presidents Meeting Night President Phone Albuquerque Charter Chapter 2 nd Tuesday Vivien Lahiri vivienharvey@hotmail.com MCM Elegante High Noon Chapter 3 rd Thursday Susan Starnes ron.l.schmidt@att.net Shoneys/Louisiana 11:30 La Luz Chapter 4 th Thursday MyChelle Andrews mkandrews@cabq.gov Tierra Encantada Chapter MCM Elegante 3 rd Tuesday Santa Fe All Meetings in the evening unless noted otherwise.