Fmc Women's Empowerment Summit Take Your Business Savvy To The Next Level

BETHPAGE, N.Y. - May 13, 2014 - PRLog -- A half-day event is devoted to advancing careers. Enjoy:

'The message is you' keynote by one of new york's most notable leaders,  Bernadette Castro, COO, Castro Convertibles & former NYS Commissioner of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation.
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Six panel discussions featuring an incredible roster of business savvy women
Network & build your personal brand

Friday, May 16, 7.30 - 12 noon,
Briarcliffe College, Bethpage

Trailblazers: Advice From Women Leaders sponsored by Murphy, Bartol & O’brien, LLP: They made it, and they’re ready to talk about it. Here’s your chance to be part of an exclusive, intimate conversation to learn what these women did right, what they learned the hard way and what they now need you to do to help the next generation of women succeed, too.

Moderator: Barbara Nevins-Taylor, Founder, Consumermojo.com
Kimberly R. Cline, President,  Long Island University
Jean Kelly, Executive Director, The Inn
Ellen McClain, former President, New York Racing Association
Anne D. Shybunko-Moore, President & Owner,  GSE Dynamics

Work/Life Balance: Finding the Right Equation for Happiness: Being a woman in business is often at odds with other roles in life, such as ‘wife’ and ‘mother.’ juggling the demands of these roles hasn’t gotten any easier, but it can be less stressful if you learn the techniques (secrets?) from a panel of women who really do have it all.

Moderator: Beverly Fortune, Publisher, Milieu
Karen Brannen, President/CEO, Jefferson’s Ferry Lifecare Retirement Community
Cindy Mangano, Town Attorney, Huntington
Valerie Van Cleef, Licensed Associate Broker/Branch Manager, Signature Premier Properties

Strong First Impressions: How to Stand Out & Move Up: In business, as in life, first impressions are important — and it includes everything from how you dress and present yourself, to your ability to carry on a casual conversation that showcases your potential. From proper etiquette at business events and cocktail parties to the inside baseball rules of office life, this panel discussion will help you fast-track yourself to where you want to go.

Moderator: Stacey Sweet, Executive Producer, Life Is Sweet Tv
Hon. Angie Carpenter, Treasurer, Suffolk County
Jacqueline Harounian, Esq., Partner, The Law Firm of Wisselman, Harounian & Associates, P.C.
Michelle Kerrigan, Founder, Michelle Kerrigan Inc. Consulting
Gail Lewis, Adjunct Professor of Communications, Nassau Community College & Mildred Elley College, Host,  Communication Corner tv show on Queens Public Television, Columnist,  Long Island Dispatch and Communities of Color Newspaper
Donna Martini, Wellness Activist & Coach, Writer & Author, DM Enterprises, LLC, Nassau County Wellness Ambassador
Linda Tagliaferro, Freelance Writer & Author

Building Your Brand to Increase Your Marketability sponsored by CJ2 Communication Strategies: Today’s workplace expects an employee to change jobs, on average, 11 times. In order to succeed, a woman needs to be her own brand, but what does that mean? how to determine and define a woman’s personal brand — both the do’s and the do nots — will be the focus of this panel discussion from women who have been there and done that!

Moderator: Giovanna Drpic, Host, Fios1 Money & Main Street
Linda armyn, SVP Corporate Strategy, Bethpage Federal Credit Union
Randi Busse, Author of “Turning Rants into Raves: Turn Your Customers On Before They Turn On You!,” President, Workforce Development Group, Inc.
Karin M. Caro, President, Bluchip Marketing, Bluchip SEO Company, thedailyblu.com
Carrie Kerpen, Co-founder  & CEO, Likeable Media
Leila Zogby, Principal, Leila Zogby Business Writer, Inc.

Leadership: How to Lead & Succeed in Today’s Business World: Leaders move organizations forward. They inspire people. They inspire change. They build a culture within a company and provide the personality behind the organization’s brand. Many of these traits are considered feminine — yet women still hold less than 5 percent of fortune 500 ceo positions. What do women need to do to finally break through that ceiling?

Moderator: Diane Masciale, General Manager, WLIW21 & Executive Producer, WLIW Productions at WNET
Sylvia Allen, President, Allen Consulting, Inc.
Paige Carbone, Alumni Relations Director, St. Joseph’s College
Karen Garvey, Author, International Speaker, Intuitive, Personal & Professional Coach, The Answers Unlimited
Linda Mangano, First Lady, Nassau County, & Publisher, Bethpage Tribune
Beth Meixner, President & Founder, Moxxie Network LLC & Moxxie Network Foundation inc.
Stacey E. Rosen, MD, FACC, FACP, FASE, Vice President, Women’s Health, The Katz Institute for Women’s Health, North Shore-LIJ Health System, Associate Professor of Cardiology, Hofstra North Shore -LIJ School of Medicine

Community Involvement: How Giving Back can get You Where You Want to go sponsored by 100 Women who Care About Long Island: Philanthropy, meet karma. By doing good within your community and giving back, something surprising happens. You hone your networking skills, expand your contacts into fields your daily job doesn’t access and you learn to see your world from the eyes of those you are helping. All told, it changes you, expands your skills and makes you more valuable. Here’s how it’s done.

Moderator: Donna Vaughan, News Director, Walk 97.5 fm
Lorraine Aycock, Vice President & Market Manager, Global Marketing & Corporate Affairs, Bank of America
Hon. Susan Berland, Councilmember, Huntington Town Board
Amy Engel, Executive Director, Sustainable Long Island
Theresa Regnante, President & CEO, United Way of Long Island
Judy White, Principal, CJ2 Communication Strategies