Network members get active from coast to coast

NEW Client Services Director Nancy Krawczyk (left) was the guest speaker at a meeting of Unilever’s Women's Interactive Network December 11 in Englewood Cliffs, N.J. Krawczyk was joined by Unilever executives (from left): Silvia Lagnado, global vice president, Savoury; NEW Ambassador Lisa Klauser, vice president, consumer and customer solutions and WIN co-chair; Amanda Sourry, senior vice president and general manager of Foods US and WIN co-chair; and Nancy Schnell, deputy general counsel. More 50 Unilever associates attended the meeting in person and via video conference. The program included a review of internal career and work/life resources available to Unilever associates and a panel discussion moderated by Lisa Klauser about success strategies for today’s business environment.

CPG/retail leaders featured in the Network’s The NEW Woman Rules book helped raise $150,000 at the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk for the Cure October 31 to November 2, 2008 at Tampa Bay, Florida. The book’s author, Fawn Germer, organized and recruited Network members Helayne Angelus, Barb Hartman, Maria Edelson, Luci Sheehan, Maureen McGurl and Lyne Brown for the transformational experience. Pictured from left are Maria Edelson of Procter & Gamble, Helayne Angelus of Inspirational Performance LLC, Luci Sheehan of ELSAG North America and Barbara Hartman of Go Beyond, LLC. Photo by Fawn Germer.

Priscilla Eskridge, director of corporate diversity for CVS Caremark, discussed the importance of diversity and inclusion at the firm's NEW activation meeting, November 20 in Woonsocket, R.I. Two dozen CVS Caremark executives participated in the kick-off meeting, including Larry Merlo, executive vice president of CVS Caremark and president of CVS/pharmacy, Helena Foulkes, senior vice president of CVS Caremark’s Health Care Services, Michael Ferdinandi, senior vice president of human resources, and Janine Dempsey, manager of the firm's office of diversity and inclusion. NEW’s President Elect Michelle Gloeckler, vice president strategic customers of the Hershey Company, was among those representing the Network.

Nearly 150 food executives gathered November 6 to learn about the future of the retail industry at the Greater Philadelphia networking luncheon in Norristown, Penn. Greater Philadelphia Secretary Christine Hartmann of Saint Joseph's University (right) received the group’s “Best of the Best” Committee Award for 2008. She is pictured with Nancy Krawczyk, NEW's director of client services.

Pictured from left: Nancy Krawczyk, NEW's director of client services and Linda Gilroy of Johnson O'Hare Companies, who helped recognize Nina Weiland of Best Met Publishing and Tom Cirino of GC Communications for their support of NEW regional events in the past year.

From left: Debbie Hassan of Deloitte, Margot Hoerner of Procter & Gamble, panel moderator Tracy Davidson of WCAU NBC 10, Christine Hartmann of Saint Joseph's University and Annmarie Marasco of Acme Markets.

Pictured from left are panelists Heather Mayo of Sam's Club, Tracy Davidson, Dr. Michael Solomon of Saint Joseph's University and Dr. Will Ander of McMillian Doolitte. The Philadelphia panel spoke on the topic, “Make Emerging Trends Work for You: What’s Ahead for CPG and Retail Companies.”

Acme President Judy Spires met up with Annmarie Marasco of Acme Markets and panel moderator Tracy Davidson, anchor at WCAU NBC 10 at the Greater Philadelphia group’s November 6 luncheon.

Several NEW leaders were on hand at the Greater Philadelphia luncheon, including NEW President Elect Michelle Gloeckler (right) of the Hershey Company, pictured above with panelist Heather Mayo of Sam's Club. NEW board members in attendance also included Jennifer Ceslak of Johnson & Johnson and Tonie Leatherberry of Deloitte.

Lauren Miltner of Acosta (second from right) was recognized as the “Best of the Best” Regional Committee Member for Florida in 2008 at the Florida networking luncheon October 10, 2008 in Tampa. Honoring Miltner are (from left) Nancy Krawzyck of the Network of Executive Women and Florida co-chairs Pam Heath and Judy Hobbs. More than 300 NEW supporters attended the event.

Mike Vail, president and COO Of Sweetbay Supermarket (left), was joined by Trudy Bourgeois, president and CEO of the Center for Workforce Excellence; moderator and author Fawn Germer; Marie Quintana, vice president of PepsiCo multicultural sales development; and Joaquín González Varela, vice president and regional general manager for Wal-Mart Stores, Central and South Florida at the Florida networking luncheon.

It takes a network. Pictured above are 31 members of the Florida regional group.

NEW’s Florida co-chairs Judy Hobbs from Wal-Mart (left) and Pam Heath from Sweetbay Supermarket welcomed the packed crowd to the Florida networking luncheon October 10 at the Marriott Waterside Hotel.

Session moderator, Fawn Germer (standing, left), was joined by her dad, Fred Germer (seated left) at the Florida networking luncheon in Tampa. Marie Quintana (standing, right) also shared the day with her parents, who are shown seated, right.

The Northern California regional committee stands shoulder to shoulder outside the group’s November 7, 2008 networking breakfast in San Ramon, Calif.

The Frito-Lay contingent at the Northern California breakfast included (from left) Kelsey Russell, Sara Wiens, Shoua Lee and Alice Chan.

Audrey Turner of Safeway (left) with Lori Lee of ConAgra Foods.

A brilliant California morning lent an ideal backdrop for attendees at the Northern California networking breakfast.

Dr. Deborah Kolb gave tips on Fine Tuning Your Negotiation Skills at the Northern California breakfast.

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