Editor: Michele Altman
May 2010
2009 – 2010 Officers
President: Wendy Adams
Vice President: Maryanne Fechter
Secretary: Kari Walck
Treasurer: Deborah Seufert
Committees
Membership Chair
Linda Augustino - Rafferty
Newsletter Chair & Historian
Michele Altman
Website Chairperson
Kari Walck
Publicity
Kari Walck
Programs and Professional
Development Chairperson:
Nancy Askins
Corporate Sponsor/Recruitment:
Karen Mock
Strategic Planning Chair:
Amy Christieson
Hospitality Chairperson:
Ruth Gallinger
Co-Chair: Marilyn Morreale
Co-Chair: Cathie Neiswonger
Chinese Auction Chair:
Kathy Kline
June Celebration Co-Chairs:
Kari Walck and
Danielle Bevacqua
Mission: To bring together businesswomen 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.
May is a busy month for us!
We have our Board elections and we are nominating members for Woman
of the Year and the Top 5 Business Women. To nominate a member, please
call Nominations Chair, Linda Rafferty, at 297-1866.
We are also looking to include every member on a committee. That being
said, now is the time to start thinking about what committee you would like
to be on for the 2010-2001 year. If you’re not sure in what capacity you’d
like volunteer, I have included a Skills Survey at the end of our newsletter that our member, Amy
Christieson, has put together for us. This will help you to understand your strengths which will
help you with your decision. Amy will be collecting the surveys at our May meeting.
If you have any questions on any of the committees, please ask! The Committee Chairs would
love to explain what the positions involve.
In my role as Newsletter Chair, I am always looking for contributions. If you would like to join
my committee in collecting information for education and work-related opportunities, please let
me know. I am also taking contributions at any time! If you would like to submit something for
the newsletter or if you know of a member who is doing something newsworthy, please send the
information my way to: mitchie764@roadrunner.com
A big thanks goes out to member, Maryanne Fechter’s, niece, Amanda Utz, for creating a new
“beautiful” chapter brochure. Be sure to grab a few at the next meeting; they’re great to have on
hand when women are asking about ABWA!
Happy Mother’s Day to all of our Chapter Mom’s!
Thank you,
Michele Altman
Newsletter Chair and Historian
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
President’s Message 2 Member Spotlight 11-12
Local ABWA News 3-6 Educational Opportunities 13
News and Happenings 7-10 Work-Related Opportunities 14-16
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Dear Members,

Let me be the first to congratulate you on the success of our 14th annual Chinese auction!
What a wonderful job the committee did to make the day outstanding. I want to thank a few
special people on making this all come together so smoothly--Kathy Kline for her tireless
efforts on coordinating everything, Deb Seufert on tickets, Amy Christieson on program ads,
ticket sales and follow up, Danielle Bevacqua on our program and all the donations from the
Gazette, Linda Rafferty, Kari Walck and Ruth Gallinger for coordinating, picking up, and
making all our beautiful baskets. Also thank you Kari Walck and Maryanne Fechter for
taking credit card payments at the auction, Nancy Askins for selling 50/50, Marilyn
Morreale for silent auction help, Tracy Amin and Cathie Neiswonger for selling tickets! To
the rest of the committee your efforts did not go unnoticed, we applaud all of you.
Preliminary numbers after expenses are over $8,000 raised! We will have a full Treasurer’s
report and details at the May general meeting, including the amount that is going to the NACC and our total budget now to roll
over for next year.
Please don't forget to register for our May meeting by calling Niagara at 716-286-8181 or www.niagara.edu/ce a week before the
meeting. It's important we have your support this month as we will be voting for our new officers. We will also be inducting 7 of
our new members. Also, information about our June party will be available at the May meeting as well.
The June party will have a slide show of our “Year in Review, outgoing officers and committee member recognition, new Board
inductions, committee appointments, new member inductions, best practices information, year in review, results of Spring
Conference newsletter competition, recap of Spring Conference from members Maryanne Fechter and Amy Christieson, Top 5
Business Women and our Woman of the Year presentation. We look forward to seeing you all there! You may not be aware, but
my actual due date for our baby is the week of our June party. I am assuming I will not be able to make this awards dinner, Vice
President Maryanne Fechter will be filling in for me just in case!
I wish you all the best and want to thank you for all your support this year, as my final year as President comes to a close in June. I
could not do it without your dedication and unwavering support as friends and members. I've learned so much about being an open
and positive leader, multi-tasking, mentoring, strategic, succession, meeting and event planning, website development, ways to
grow membership, professional development and publicity. I also have also enjoyed working with our other community groups
such as Niagara Rises, Niagara Networking, and the local Business Associations.
ABWA has allowed me to gain invaluable skills and use them in my profession. For anyone unsure about leadership in our
organization, we have some of the best women to help mentor you and help you learn and grow! Step up and be a part of the
ABWA experience and change your life forever!!
With gratitude,
Wendy Adams

ABWA’s Proud Code of Conduct

1. All members will serve as goodwill ambassadors for the American Business Women’s Association.
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.
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LOCAL ABWA NEWS

Executive Board meetings are open to the membership and are held the first Wednesday of every month. Please
contact Wendy Adams, President, for information.

Regular chapter meetings are held the third Wednesday of every month. Meetings include networking, a full dinner, a
speaker on topics of interest to businesswomen, and a brief business meeting. Non-members are always welcome!

Business skills is accepting applications for any member that has taken or would like to take a professional
development course. We will credit back any active member that would like to take an accredited course up to $250 for
the year (first come, first served) or 1/2 the cost of their class. One rule of thumb is you must pay for this personally;
the course cannot be paid by your employer. We need a copy of payment, application filled out on the SBEMEF website
www.sbmef.org, class/course details and description, and a page on the college accreditation to be sent into national. If
your company will pay, have them reimburse after you've made payment along with ABWA's reimbursement. It's a win
win situation! Any questions please email Wendy Adams at wastridge@verizon.net. We currently we have $100 left for
anyone that wants to take a course over $100; this is good until the end of June.

*Any members interested in attending a 1-hour workshop to learn about WIN, please email me wastridge@verizon.net.

#5: Wednesday, May 19, 2010

“Maximizing Creativity for Motivated Performance”

Are you and your team making the most of your intellect and creativity? How motivated are you and
your team to excel at work? Enjoy this series of interactive exercises demonstrating how a climate of
creativity and positive motivation can enhance personal and organizational performance. Learn
techniques to apply on-the-job to improve results while impacting attitudes in today’s workplace.
(This final session in the 2010 Winter-Spring ABWA-N.U. Speaker Series will also link key
highlights of all prior sessions.)

Presenter: Nancy P. Askins, M.Ed., CMQ/OE

ABWA member, Nancy P. Askins, is an American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certified Manager of Quality in Organizational
Excellence with over 30 years of successful multi-industry leadership and consulting experience. She is currently Executive
Director of the Center of Renewal Retreat & Conference Center at Stella Niagara, NY where she also serves as a master trainer and
certified facilitator helping area organizations excel through a myriad of values-based services: organizational and leadership
development, workplace relationships and teams, Baldrige-based performance excellence, strategic planning (driven by customized
core values-purpose-mission-vision statements), DiSC™ Personal Style Profile System; conflict resolution; customer relations;
attitudes-behaviors-communications; and more. Askins also authors POSITIVE WORKS! which is a periodic Niagara Gazette Sunday
business column. A multi-degree graduate of the University of Cincinnati, her current doctoral research focuses on the impact of
organizational core values on managerial behavior.

Our speakers have been selected for Fall!

Nancy Askins, Program/Professional Development Chair, is putting our bid together to submit to Niagara
University, so we will be included in the Fall Continuing Education flyer.

A survey will be sent out to members to help select next winter’s programming.
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LOCAL ABWA NEWS

Historian’s Corner
As you know, I wear two hats in our chapter; the other being our chapter’s Historian. I preserve all of
our memories, literature, press releases, member’s community involvement, etc. I also take the photos
(and recently started taking video!), which I upload to Snapfish and Facebook. If you have anything you
would like preserve for the chapter, please bring it to our monthly meetings.

I also create display boards, one for our general meeting which includes a photo of each member along
with their business card for networking purposes. The second is a “Year in Review” which I display for
both chapter events and community events; it gives potential members a chance to see what we’re up to all year. It’s a great way to
showcase what ABWA has to offer to our women! If I don’t have a headshot of you, please see me at the meeting, I always have my
camera in my hand. I want every one of you on the display board!

As you know social networking sites are a way of life for us; a great way to communicate! If you haven’t done so yet, please visit
our Facebook fan page. This is where I post all chapter events and where all photos and videos are uploaded. It’s also a great way to
post what’s going on in your life, in your career, and in the community. I have included the link to our ABWA-Niagara Chapter
fan page: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/ABWA-Niagara-Chapter/110075789024200?ref=ts

June Celebration!
The LaSalle Yacht Club
June 16, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.
Details are being finalized and will available at our May meeting and also in our June Newsletter.
Menu will include steak, chicken, or fish. There will be trivia game and DJ. Cost is $30.00 per person.

Please note reservations for this party will not be through Niagara University.
Please RSVP to Cathie Neiswonger at: cin1948@localnet.com or Ruth Gallinger: ruthal2@verizon.net.

Would you like to sponsor a meeting? Look at what $50 a month or $200 for the year will get you!

1. Table at the meetings to sell/display your items.

2. Promote with flyers or small item/chotchi at dinner tables.
3. Get 3x5 ad in the newsletter
4. Name and logo & short description on agenda at meeting.
5. Named as sponsor for our dinner meeting in all local newspapers, radio & TV.
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LOCAL ABWA NEWS (continued)

April 2010 Meeting

Presenter: Francis R. Law

“Financial, Accounting, and Economic Terminology for Managers”

ABWA held a Speednetworking!

Georgia Brannan, ABWA member and member of the Niagara Networking group led us with a "Speed Networking."
All members and guests shared business cards and gave a short elevator speech about their business.
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LOCAL ABWA NEWS (continued)

14th Annual Chinese Auction
“Coming Together!”

Kathy Kline, Chinese Auction Chair, Bob Drozdowski, and Wendy Adams, President

Our 14th Annual Chinese Auction raised $8,565.71, after expenses!!!

Money raised will go to the NACC for the summer educational program and ABWA’s education programs.
A full Treasurer's report and full auction spread sheet will be shared at our May meeting and also mailed out to the
membership. We will be presenting the NACC with their check at our June Celebration.

It was a classy event thanks to Kathy Kline and her committee. You can view all photos and a short video on our Facebook
fanpage at: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/ABWA-Niagara-Chapter/110075789024200?ref=ts

Thank you letters are going out to everyone who helped make this event such a success!

If you didn’t come away with a basket, you certainly didn’t leave empty handed. A special thank you to those who
contributed to the gift bags that everyone took home, Triple Track for the bags, Carla Kroger for the $100 gift certificates and
Mike Faber for the Sales and leadership deck of cards http://www.mikefaber.com/index.php,
www.dailyadministration.com.
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NEWS AND HAPPENINGS

A network that’s just for women
National group helps them build relationships, hone business
skills.

Wendy Adams, President, was interviewed for the April 18, 2010
edition of the Buffalo News. Go to our Facebook page for the link to the
online edition.

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/ABWA-Niagara-
Chapter/110075789024200?ref=ts

ABWA and Niagara Rises Partnership

ABWA member, Nancy Askins, is working with Niagara Rises on their Career Fair, June 24,
2010, during the Niagara Homecoming weekend. ABWA is sponsoring the courses available to
attendees and 3 of our members are speakers: Nancy Askins, Amy Christieson, and Karen
Renzi. They have a phenomenal program put together that is free for attendees at the expo,
and NU has agreed to offer CEU credits to those that would like it for only $10!

More information and details will be available at the general meeting in May.

Center of Renewal at Stella Niagara

Retreat & Conference Center on the Lower Niagara River

Nancy P. Askins, M.Ed., CMQ.OE

ASQ Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence
Executive Director (Master Trainer & Facilitator)
4421 Lower River Road, Stella Niagara, New York 14144
Phone716- 754-7376, Ext. 3, Fax 716-754-1223
naskins@center-of-renewal.org

Enjoy our Interfaith Hospitality: Call today to schedule your next

retreat or meeting with us. Ask about onsite professional
development available for your group focusing on workplace
relationships, attitudes-behaviors-communication, supervisory &
management training. Baldrige-based performance improvement
and more. Customize your group retreat to achieve your intended
goals. www.center-of-renewal.org
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NEWS AND HAPPENINGS (continued)

Maryanne Fechter is hosting a baby shower for Wendy Adams at her home!

Sunday, May 23rd 2010 WELCOME NEW

11:30am-2:30pm MEMBERS
3043 West River Road, Grand Island NY 14072

RSVP to Maryanne at 863-8064 or maryannegrand@aol.com by May 9th. Christine Case

*Wendy and her husband Jim are registered at Baby's r Us and Target.
Patricia Castillo
Kathleen Flynn
Cheryl Giglia
Katherine Manka
Denuelle Meyer
Sonja Slother

It seems more of our women are joining Niagara Rises and vice versa!!!

That’s great news, as both organizations have a common interest in working hard for
our community!!!

If you would like to get more involved or perhaps join one of our many committees, May Anniversary
please see Michele Altman, Niagara Rises Board Member, for more information or
email her at mitchie764@roadrunner.com Linda Rafferty 5/91
Candra Thomason 5/97
To also learn more via the website, please go to: Wendy Adams 5/99
http://www.niagararises.com/niagarafalls Sue Armenia 5/03
or became a fan on Facebook at: Georgia McDonald 5/08
http://www.facebook.com/#!/NiagaraRises?ref=ts Nancy Askins 5/09

Niagara Rises is devoted to the betterment of the Niagara Region of We wish ABWA member,
Western New York. Michelle Vanstrom,
a speedy recovery; she was
recently hospitalized.
Our thoughts are with her.
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NEWS AND HAPPENINGS (continued)

Three Sisters Trading Post Winter Specials
All ABWA members will receive a 15% discount on total
purchases, excluding markdowns.
Come check out our great prices for our Niagara Falls 2010
Calendars- only $4.99 while supplies last.
New merchandise is arriving daily!!!
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NEWS AND HAPPENINGS (continued)

Art Auction
Sponsored by Community Missions, Inc.

Friday, June 4, 2010 at The Crowne Plaza

Preview: 7:00 p.m. - Auction: 8:00 p.m.

Admission: $20.00 per person/$30.00 per couple

Theme Baskets, 50/50 Raffle and Live Auction ~ Door Prize

Wine Tasting, Hors d’oeuvres, Chocolate Fountain & Cash Bar

For Tickets or Information Call:

Katie Trombley at 285-3403 ext. 2225

Send check payable to: Community Missions Inc.

Mail to: 1570 Buffalo Ave. Niagara Falls New York 14303
Attn: Katie Trombley
Major credit cards accepted for art purchases
Featuring Art in All Media & Price Range
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May Spotlight is on

Amy Christieson –President

It’s an honor to be running for President of ABWA, Niagara Falls Chapter. For
those of you who don’t know me, I’ve worked in the insurance industry over the
past 16 years in a variety of roles from administrative, to sales and marketing, to
management, to eventually owning my own insurance brokerage firm here in
WNY. My professional career experiences have helped to shape some of the
qualities I would bring to a leadership role in ABWA: strategic thinking, process
management and strong leadership skills. Most importantly, I’m not afraid to roll up my sleeves to get the job
done. My goals over the next two years with ABWA are to formally roll out the strategic plan, grow our local
membership by increasing our footprint in WNY, develop new networking opportunities within our
organization, create a student chapter, all while continuing to meet the needs of our current membership. On
a personal note, I live in Youngstown, NY with my husband Paul and son, Keegan. My hobbies are watching
my son play hockey, reading and shopping.

Over the past several months, through the strategic planning initiative I’ve gotten to know many of the ladies
of ABWA quite well. We have a wonderful, diverse group of dynamic women who it would be a pleasure to
lead through the next two years.

Thank you for your consideration.

Maryanne Fechter –Vice-President

Maryanne is our current Vice President; she would like you to consider giving her
another year to serve in that role!

Nominations for President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer will be accepted up until our next
meeting, on May 19, 2010.

Please call Nominating Chair, Linda Rafferty at 297-1866 if you would like t nominate or be nominated!
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May Spotlight is on (continued)

Kathy Kline –Vice President

I am running for the Vice President position. I have been a member of the ABWA North
Town Chapter for 15 years and 2 years with the Niagara Falls Chapter. I’ve held
positions with Publicity, Hospitality, Historian, and Treasurer with the North Town
Chapter and Fundraiser Chairperson for the Niagara Falls Chapter.

I have a BA degree from D'Youville College and a Gemology Certificate from the
American Institute of Gemology. I’ve worked 20 years for HSBC Bank and was a Social
Worker for Catholic Charity Refugee Resettlement for 5 years and 17 years for Tops
Super Market.

I teach religion at St. Gregory Church, am on the Auxiliary Board for the Lou Gehrig Baseball and President of Striking
Ladies Bowling League. I am also the Fundraiser for the Williamsville East Baseball Booster Club.

I have a husband, Steve, and two children, a boy Tom age 15 and a girl Elizabeth 13. I feel with my experience and
dedication I would make ABWA a proud Vice President.

Deborah Seufert – Treasurer

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the trust that you placed in me last year
by electing me Treasurer of the ABWA Niagara Charter Chapter #5037. I am asking you to
extend that trust to me again by electing me to a second term for the year 2010-2011. I am
proud of the work that I have done this year and will continue to protect the interests of our
chapter. I hope to see you on May 19, 2010 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel when the election will
be held.

Kari Walck - Secretary

Hello ladies, I would like to announce my bid for Secretary for a second year. This past year
has been great working on the Board and I have learned so much. I would love to extend
that experience by being your Secretary again.

This will be my fifth year as an ABWA member and it gets better each year. I have been
Publicity Chair three times, Chinese Auction co-chair, current Website Chairperson
and June Celebration Chair and worked hard on the Spring Conference committee. I
attended Spring Conference in Norfolk Virginia in 2007 and earned Top 5 Business
Women of the Year award in 2009. I believe my skills are a perfect match for this position,
as I work daily with note taking and computers.

My organizational skills have also excelled as I keep records of all minutes and member information. I'm a good listener
and encourage members to confide in me if they have an issue. I have made great friends in this organization and I want
to be there for all of you. I sincerely hope I can provide my skills and enthusiasm another year for you as Secretary.
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EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
Elevate America
In cooperation with Microsoft Corporation, your local One Stop Centers are
pleased to offer vouchers for E-Learning training and select Certification exams
for you and your staff at No Cost!

Your interested employees can get the IT skills and resources they need to keep both their skills and your
Business competitive!

Vouchers are being distributed through the Niagara Falls and Lockport WorkSourceOne One Stop Centers
until June 24, 2010. All vouchers must be redeemed and/or activated by June 24, 2010!

Online learning vouchers, once activated, give users 12 months use of the training from the date they
activated the voucher.

Certification exam vouchers must be redeemed with an eligible testing center BEFORE June 24, 2010.

There are three types of vouchers:

 General E-Learning for intermediate level technology skills training will give users a choice of
pursuing a set of learning courses on a specific topic area (i.e. Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.) within
either Windows Vista and Office 2007 –or– Office 2003.

 E-Learning vouchers are available for IT Professionals who are interested in acquiring skills
above and beyond what is offered through the General E-Learning Voucher. (see attached handout
for sample courses)

 Vouchers for Microsoft Business Certification Exams which enable a user to pursue a no cost
exam in one topic area (i.e. Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.). One Voucher will allow a user to
pursue one exam in either Office 2003 –or– Office 2007 which are given at Microsoft certified
testing locations ( http://www.certiport.com/Portal/Pages/LocatorView.aspx ) *Please phone
the testing location of your choice to schedule an exam*

Interested individuals can get their No-Cost E-Learning training voucher(s)TODAY!

For more information please call 278-8140.

Submitted by Karen Renzi

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WORK-RELATED OPPORTUNITIES
Niagara Homecoming To Feature Business of the Year Awards
Luncheon and Career Fair-Resource Expo

ABWA members Andrea Todaro and Georgia Brannan have done an

outstanding job organizing this event!
ABWA members Nancy Askins, Amy Christieson, and Karen Renzi will be speakers!
Niagara Rises announces that the second annual Career Fair associated with Niagara Homecoming will be presented
Thursday June 24, 2010. This year’s event will be expanded to include a Resource Expo for job seekers and an Awards
Luncheon for area employers at which time area businesses will be honored for excellence in a number of categories.

The Awards Luncheon, Career Fair and Resource Expo components will take place at The Conference Center Niagara,
101 Old Falls Street, Niagara Falls, NY and will feature:

Business of the Year Awards Luncheon: Noon – 1:30 PM

Niagara area employers are invited to join Guest Speaker Scott Stockton for an opportunity to honor area businesses
which have demonstrated outstanding achievement over the past year. Awards to be presented by our Emcee Carl
Camardo, Human Resource Director of GEICO, include: Entrepreneur of the Year, Emerging Business of the Year, Best
Place to Work, Fastest Growing Company and Best Diversity Employer.

Career Fair and Resource Expo: 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Going well beyond the typical job fair, this event will feature dozens of area employers in all industries as well as
numerous resource specialists in areas such as education, health and wellness, and human services. While resumes and
job applications are being exchanged, job candidates may also avail themselves of a series of job seeker workshops, a
resume clinic, and even a licensed massage therapist will be on hand to offer free massages to participants. There will also
be prize giveaways for employers and job seekers.

A Social Hour
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
An opportunity to network and unwind will be will be offered to all participants, and feature complimentary hors d’
oeuvres and a cash bar at the Grand Crown Plaza Hotel, located next door to The Conference Center Niagara. Lenny
Revell, Broadway performer, piano player and singer will be providing musical entertainment.
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WORK-RELATED OPPORTUNITIES (continued)

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WORK-RELATED OPPORTUNITIES (continued)

Current Employers and Resources include the following, with
more being added everyday:

American Business Woman’s Association, (ABWA)

Primerica Inc.
Driveway Handyman, Inc.
GEICO
Professional Presentations
Mary Kay Cosmetics
The Reading Project, Inc.
Niagara WorksourceOne
Niagara University-Center for Renewal
Native American Community Services
Manpower Staffing
Gene’s Wholesale
Applied Science
Spirit of Niagara Tours
Globe Metalurgical
Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara
Healthcare Association of Niagara County, (HANCI)
Innovative Placements
ITT Technical Institute
NYSDOL-JSEC
Hard Rock Café
Home Depot
Catholic Health System
Avon Products
Hispanics United
Pre-Paid Legal Services
Niagara Cerebral Palsy
Passport Holistics Massage
Empire State Development
Venture Forthe
Jamie Randall, LMT
SendOutCards
Niagara University
Honeymoon Sweets Chocolates
NCO Financial Systems
 PLEASE PRINT OUT SURVEY AND BRING WITH YOU TO THE MAY GENERAL MEETING

Member
Name:_______________________________________________________________

Committee Interest:
____________________________________________________________

Communication

Skill Exceptional/Strong Average Still Learning Need Mentoring

Are you a good
listener?
Are you a strong
verbal
communicator?
Rate your
problem solving
skills.
Rate your
written
communication
skills.
Rate your public
speaking skills.
Rate your
comfort level
networking with
others.
 PLEASE PRINT OUT SURVEY AND BRING WITH YOU TO THE MAY GENERAL MEETING

Member
Name:_______________________________________________________________

Leadership

Skill Exceptional/Strong Average Still Learning Need Mentoring

Rate your ability
to be a strategic
thinker.
Are you open to
new ideas
presented by
your peers?
Rate yourself on
creative problem
solving.
Rate your
adaptability to
change.
Rate your
strength in
managing
processes.
Rate your
coaching or
mentoring skills.
 PLEASE PRINT OUT SURVEY AND BRING WITH YOU TO THE MAY GENERAL MEETING

Member
Name:_______________________________________________________________

Teamwork
Skill Exceptional/Strong Average Still Learning Need Mentoring
Are you flexible?
Are you reliable?
How would you
rate your
responsiveness
to others?
Are you
cognizant of how
your actions
impact others?
Are you on time to
meetings and
events?
Rate your time
management
efficiency when
working with
others.
Do you have
strong
organizational
skills?