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EWI of Chattanooga is awesome!! From Valentines, renewal forms, “No Dirty Dishes”, to Spring Conference Growth Experience, we cover it all! Proud to be a representative of EWI of Chattanooga!! What an awesome group EWI of Chattanooga is! The Valentines were remarkable and you ladies have outdone yourselves once again! Thank you all so much! I hope everyone received and read their message from Melissa Gratias and her husband, Dr. Eric Gratias. The Valentines were a great hit with the children. We have completed the membership renewal forms for Corporate and have met the dead- lines. Thank you Kristina, Carrie and Carolyn for all of your hard work in getting this accom- plished! We are so proud of our firms that renewed and we are proud to have the new firms that have joined the EWI Chattanooga chapter. The donations for “No Dirty Dishes” are completed and tickets to sell will be distributed at our March 8 th meeting. Each of us will be part of this successful adventure by marketing the desig- nated amount of tickets and then some! EWI 2011 Spring Conference “Leadership: A Growth Experience” is planned for April 14-16, 2011. It will be held in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Those who attend will be staying at the Tulsa Marriott Southern Hills. I hope some of us are able to attend this enriching Spring Conference. Please give it some thought and let me know by March 31, 2011 if you can attend. Those who wish to submit an application for the Fellows Program through EWI, must complete Form 47 from the EWI Corporate website. The deadline for the completed application is May 31, 2011. For further information, please contact Jody Hermann or Nancy Harrison for detail on the Fellows Program. They are both graduates of this pro- gram! Our next chapter meeting is March 8, 2011 at the DoubleTree. Caroline Johnson will be our speaker. She is the program presenter for the Governor’s Highway Safety Office. I look for- ward to seeing everyone that evening! Please make your plans to attend! Spring has sprung in my neighborhood! The flowers and bushes are blooming sending ―ole man winter‖ away! Let him be gone and everyone get their new spring in their step! Sincerely, Margaret Browning Your Chapter President Letter from the President Chattanooga Edition Chartered in 1987 March 2011 President’s Message p. 1 • March Meeting p. 2 • Letter from Ron Littlefield p. 3 • February Meeting p.4 • T.C. Thompson Children’s Hospital p.5 • No Dirty Dishes p. 6 • Melissa’s Organizing Tips p. 7 • Who Am I and Website Trivia p. 8 • Committee Reports and Who am I p. 9,10 • Member Spotlight p. 11 • How Safe Is Your Domain Name? p. 12 • Company News and Dates to Remember p. 13-15 • Our Mission p. 16 • Officers and Directors p. 17 • Member Firms p. 18 2010-2011 Officers and Directors Margaret Browning, President Chattanooga Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Michelle Withorn, Vice President/President Elect EMJ Corporation Barbara Tawater, Secretary Northgate Title Escrow, Inc, Kristina Smith, Treasurer First Tennessee Bank Ani Yacoubian, Sgt-At-Arms Yacoubian Tailors Carrie Harlin, Membership Director Southern Adventist University Kim Pendergrass, Program Director Diversified Companies Kathy Sok, Ways & Means Director Reliable Building Solutions, Inc. Kate Pinson, Communications Direc- tor, CMC Publications Lynda Childress, Director-at-Large Luken Holdings, Inc.,

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EWI of Chattanooga is awesome!!

From Valentines, renewal forms, “No Dirty Dishes”,

to Spring Conference Growth Experience, we cover it all!

Proud to be a representative of EWI of Chattanooga!!

What an awesome group EWI of Chattanooga is! The Valentines were

remarkable and you ladies have outdone yourselves once again! Thank

you all so much! I hope everyone received and read their message

from Melissa Gratias and her husband, Dr. Eric Gratias. The Valentines

were a great hit with the children.

We have completed the membership renewal forms for Corporate and have met the dead-

lines. Thank you Kristina, Carrie and Carolyn for all of your hard work in getting this accom-

plished! We are so proud of our firms that renewed and we are proud to have the new firms that

have joined the EWI Chattanooga chapter.

The donations for “No Dirty Dishes” are completed and tickets to sell will be distributed at our

March 8th meeting. Each of us will be part of this successful adventure by marketing the desig-

nated amount of tickets and then some!

EWI 2011 Spring Conference “Leadership: A Growth Experience” is planned for April 14-16,

2011. It will be held in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Those who attend will be staying at the Tulsa Marriott

Southern Hills. I hope some of us are able to attend this enriching Spring Conference. Please

give it some thought and let me know by March 31, 2011 if you can attend.

Those who wish to submit an application for the Fellows Program through EWI, must complete Form 47 from the EWI Corporate website. The deadline for the completed application is May 31, 2011. For further information, please contact Jody Hermann or Nancy Harrison for detail on the Fellows Program. They are both graduates of this pro-gram!

Our next chapter meeting is March 8, 2011 at the DoubleTree. Caroline Johnson will be our

speaker. She is the program presenter for the Governor’s Highway Safety Office. I look for-

ward to seeing everyone that evening! Please make your plans to attend!

Spring has sprung in my neighborhood! The flowers and bushes are blooming sending ―ole man

winter‖ away! Let him be gone and everyone get their new spring in their step!

Sincerely,

Margaret Browning

Your Chapter President

Letter from the President

“Growing our chapter, growing our community,

growing ourselves.”

Chattanooga Edition

Chartered in 1987 March 2011

President’s Message p. 1 • March Meeting p. 2 • Letter from Ron Littlefield p. 3 • February Meeting p.4 • T.C. Thompson Children’s Hospital p.5 • No Dirty Dishes p. 6 • Melissa’s Organizing Tips p. 7 • Who Am I and Website Trivia p. 8 • Committee Reports and Who am I p. 9,10 • Member Spotlight p. 11 • How Safe Is Your Domain Name? p. 12 • Company News and Dates to Remember p. 13-15 • Our Mission p. 16 • Officers and Directors p. 17 • Member Firms p. 18

2010-2011 Officers and Directors Margaret Browning, President Chattanooga Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Michelle Withorn, Vice President/President Elect EMJ Corporation Barbara Tawater, Secretary Northgate Title Escrow, Inc, Kristina Smith, Treasurer First Tennessee Bank Ani Yacoubian, Sgt-At-Arms Yacoubian Tailors Carrie Harlin, Membership Director Southern Adventist University Kim Pendergrass, Program Director Diversified Companies Kathy Sok, Ways & Means Director Reliable Building Solutions, Inc. Kate Pinson, Communications Direc-tor, CMC Publications

Lynda Childress, Director-at-Large

Luken Holdings, Inc.,

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March Meeting

Date: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 5:30 pm—Meet, Greet and Networking 6:00 pm—Dinner

Where: Doubletree Hotel 407 Chestnut Street

Parking: Free Parking in the open lot beside the hotel or $8.00 Valet Parking

Speaker: Caroline Johnson

City of Chattanooga

Traffic Engineering Division

Drivers Education Coordinator

Caroline Johnson Bio:

I‟m the 3rd of 4 children of a former NFL player/college football coach/sales executive and art teacher/watercolor artist. By the time we settled in Chattanooga when I was 12, I had lived in 7 different cities. I went to GPS, graduated from UTC with a B.A. in Theatre & Speech and proceeded to get married and have 3 babies within 4 years. While raising them as a “stay-at-home” mom I worked as a substitute teacher, PTA president, secretary at a small real estate company, manager of a family-owned business and cared for my elderly in-laws. After my divorce 9 years ago, I worked briefly in human resources and was a patient treat-ment coordinator in 2 dental offices. I‟ve been with the City‟s Traffic Engineering Division for over 2 years and became the Drivers Education Coordinator in November 2009. I am active in the TN Teen Safe Driving Coalition and hold memberships in the Traffic Safety Coalition, the National Organization for Youth Safety, Partners in Prevention and the Advisory Council on Traffic Safety. I‟ll be a program presenter this year at the Governor‟s Highway Safety Office‟s “Prevention Prepared Communities in Tennessee” conference.

I have 3 grown children, all of whom, I‟m happy to say, live here in Chattanooga, have good jobs and love to spend time with their mom. My daughter is getting married this fall, so I look forward to adding a son-in-law to our brood. I‟m very happily remarried and am helping to raise a 16 year old stepson. My hobbies include singing (yes, I do weddings, funerals, special events…), hiking, playing tennis and reading.

I‟m absolutely thrilled to have been given this opportunity to work with the city‟s new Drivers Education Pro-gram. It‟s an important and innovative program which should serve as a model for other municipalities in providing a means to properly train our youngest drivers and responsibly use photo enforcement funds to improve traffic safety and save lives.

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February Meeting

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I wanted to let you know that the EWI Valentine baskets were a big hit. I was “introduced” to several of them last week and this weekend by excited children. Some of the ones I saw included a Dalmatian box that was named “Spot”, a dog mailbox/house named “Doggy” and a ladybug that didn‟t have a name but had a very happy 2 year old hugging it. The kids absolutely loved them!!!!

Please send on my thanks to the women of EWI for bringing a real day-brightener to some of my kids who spent Valentine‟s Day in the hospital.

Eric J. Gratias, MD, FAAP

T.C. Thompson Children‟s Hospital

Valentine boxes for the children at T.C. Thompson Children’s Hospital

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Melissa’s Organizing Tips for March

Easy Tips To Reduce Distractions and Interruptions

Culprit #1: The Phone

Designate specific times to return calls and block them out on your calendar.

Schedule call times with clients and colleagues (just like a meeting).

Make sure you leave a detailed message to avoid a return call.

Culprit #2: Email

Disable automatic notifications of new messages

Complete an action item first thing in the morning before looking at email

Check email at specific times of the day only and use a timer.

Culprit #3: Uninvited Visitors

Avoid eye contact when co-workers walk by your desk.

Stand up when others walk into your office; the meeting will be shorter.

Post a sign on your door – e.g., ―Working on an important project.‖

For more productivity tips, please go to www.mbgorganizing.com and sign up for my free monthly newsletter.

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“Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus.”

Alexander Graham Bell

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Who

Am I

?

Do you know who this is? Check your

April Connect for the reveal.

Have you done one of the Professional Develop-

ment FREE Webinars with EWI? I just partici-

pated in my first one and it was a great motiva-

tional tool for me to use

in the workplace. Make

sure you are taking ad-

vantage of this free bene-

fit to EWI members and

share it with others in

your office. Email me if

you have also partici-

pated in an EWI Webinar

and which one you at-

tended (or a favorite) to

[email protected]. To find out more about

Professional Development Webinars you can

login to our website or follow this direct link:

http://www.ewichattanooga.org/index.php?

page=teleseminars and click Teleseminars.

Website Trivia Contest

Win 3 raffle tickets!

It’s March...Did you know?....

This month is designated as: National Frozen Food Month ~ National Umbrella Month ~ Spiritual Wellness Month ~ National Women’s

History Month…and much more.

March 1 -7 is National Cheerleader Week……National Ghostwriter Week …. National Procrastination Week

March 8 – 15 is National Professional Pet Sitters Week….Celebrate Your Name Week…National Chocolate Lover’s Week

March 16 – 23 is National Sleep Awareness Week…..National Toad Hollow Week…Act Happy Week

March 24 – 31 is World Folk Tales & Fables Week….National Bubble Blowers Week

March 1 is — National Pig Day ~ March 5 is — St. Piran’s Day ~ March 9 is — ―Barbie Doll‖ Day ~ March 11 is — Johnny Appleseed Day ~

March 14 is — Potato Chip Day ~ March 15 is — True Confessions Day ~ March 17 is — St. Patrick’s Day ~ March 20 is — Corn Dog Day ~

March 21 is — Spring Fairy Fun Day ~ March 23 is — National Puppy Day ~ March 30 is — National Pencil Day

The president signed an order that made ―The Star Spangled Banner‖ the national anthem on March 3rd 1931.

Ghandi was arrested for peaceful disobedience protest on March 19th, 1922.

On March 20, 1964 a huge earthquake (8.8 magnitude) rocked Alaska.

U.S. Inauguration of the newly elected president took place in March until 1937 when the day was changed to January

Read more: http://purpleslinky.com/trivia/strange-facts-and-trivia-about-the-month-of-march/#ixzz1FM5PsTsQ

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COMMITTEE REPORTS

Ways and Means Committee Report

By Kathy Sok

No Dirty Dishes:

Here we go Ladies….!!! Our Goal is $10,000 this year.

We will start selling the tickets at the March 8th meeting. We will have 10 tickets & a roster sheet

for each of the member firms at the front desk at sign in. For those who are not present, we will

mail them to you. We ask each member to sell 10 tickets each but the more the better.

Tickets are $10/each and we will have two packages:

Package A-Fine Dining with a gas card

Package B-Casual Dining with a gas card

We will also have two Top Winner Prizes:

1st Winner-$50/Bi-Lo Gift Card (donated by Sue Moore @Bi-Lo)

2nd Winner-$25/Mapco Gas Card (donated by Kim Carlton @ERMC)

Flyer will be emailed to each firm and also handed out at March/April meetings (Designed and Printed by Jody Hermann @ BWSC)

Tickets were Designed by Kate Pinson @ CityScope and HealthScope Magazines and Printed by Sandy Saylor @Office Team

For info on purchasing the tickets:

Contact - Sharon Diegel [email protected] Tel: 423-785-8415 Fax: 423-321-1651

Or Purchase them at the March & April meetings. More info will come soon…….!

Monthly Raffle Sale :

Tickets are $1.00 and you buy many as you need for all the items on the table you want to win!!

Please bring your Raffle donation items to our March meeting. Since we missed our January meeting, we need to make up the dif-

ference. Thank you for your support and buy your tickets!!

If you have any questions, please contact : Lori Slatton [email protected]

Thank you Lori for taking care of this fundraising event each month!!

Website Advertising:

Check out our Website for the advertisement of the our member firms!! Thank you Nancy for getting these loaded for us. Utilize

our website and monthly meeting power point presentation to advertise your firm!!

If you are interested in advertising, please contact : Melissa Gratias [email protected]

Bi-Lo Boosters Plus Card Program:

Use your cards each time you shop at Bi-lo for free money back from Bi-Lo. Gift Cards purchased will bring 4% back to EWI. If

you need a card, please contact Kathy Sok [email protected] I will mail you a card. You must register for EWI each year!

2011 Barnyard Auction:

When: Sept 15th, 2011 (Thursday) 5:30pm Where: Chattanooga Choo Choo

Blue Grass Band, Raffles, Auction items, Nose to Toes, BBQ, Drinks and lots more!!

Free Parking is available til the lots are full (golf carts will be stationed to transport)

More surprises to come soon!! We are ready to collect Donations for the Auction !!

Please mark your calendars!!

Next Ways & Means Meeting:

March Meeting will be 3/23/11, 11:30AM at Reliable Building Solutions, Inc office-6232 Airpark Drive

(Please RSVP by 2/11/11) Lunch will be provided by RBSI.

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March 2011 Chattanooga Edition

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Membership Committee Report

By: Carrie Harlin

We welcome new member firms City of Chattanooga, representative Kathie Fulgham;

and Covista Inc, representatives Jackie Barry and Debbie Poe. Also, we welcome new

member representatives Debbie Toon and Beth Martin of the Krystal Company; and new

representative Rachel Bartlett of Chattanooga Office Supply.

Help us reach our goal to recruit 11 new firms to our Chattanooga Chapter by researching

prospective members. Always keep EWI in mind as you talk to your friends and business

acquaintances to see if they would be a good fit for our chapter. Remember, when you

tell others about EWI let them know about our scholarships for single moms to UTC, Chattanooga State, and

Southern Adventist University. We are here to serve the community in such a special way.

How to recruit new members: before speaking to the potential new member, email me first. char-

[email protected]. We need to make sure the potential firm is not in competition with any of our current mem-

ber firms. Once the board has approved, then we send it out to our entire membership for their approval. Note

- objections must come from the executive of the firm, not just the member. After all approval has been made,

the lead who submitted the name will be contacted to invite the potential member to a meeting. Please feel free

to contact me if you have any questions or need help. We have a running list of industries or classifications

that are still available for recruitment.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

February Who Am I?

I did an internship in Australia during college on Hayman Island, a private resort

island in the Great Barrier Reef www.hayman.com.au

After graduating college and getting married my husband and I moved to Delray

Beach, Florida where I worked in Hotel Management for the Delray Beach Marriott.

After deciding to start a family we moved back to Chattanooga and now have 3

beautiful children.

I am also proud to say I graduated with my MBA in 2009.

Were you able to guess?

Heather Burrell is the representative for Mike Collins and Associates.

Sergeant At-Arms Report

By: Ani Yacoubian

There were 66 attendees at the

February meeting.

11 Guests Present

55 Representatives Present

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Rachel Bartlett COS Business Products COS Business Products & Interiors is a full service consultative company that specializes in print ser-vices, asset management, office furnishings, ad specialties, and office supplies. Rachel is new to COS, and started as a sales con-sultant only a month ago. She notes she is thrilled to

be a part of this company, and looking forward to contributing to the growth of the business. When she‟s not at work, she is a single mother to a 6 yr old little boy and 2 Australian shepherds. She is a member of the Mys-tique Cycling woman‟s race team, as well as a competitive rower with the Lookout Rowing Club. She is originally from Michigan, but moved down here to attend Lee University for college and fell in love with the area and stayed. Rachel states, “I say “coke” and “ya‟ll” now, and have a deal with my family to not visit from Halloween to Easter- only dur-ing the „thawed‟ months. I‟ve officially given myself over to the south!” When asked why she joined EWI, Rachel notes that the opportu-nity was presented to her by the owner of COS when she started work and “I jumped at the chance to have an association of pro-fessional women to network with and draw knowledge from. I‟m excited to be a part of EWI in Chattanooga and am looking for-ward to getting to know its members.”

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Member Spotlight

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March 2011 Chattanooga Edition

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How Safe is your Domain Name?

When you think of business assets, physical items probably come to mind first: the building you own or are purchasing, your equip-

ment, your furniture. You insure these items against loss. (If you need insurance call Kerry Smith with EWI member firm State Farm

today.)

What about your intangible assets? Your electronic client files are highly valuable and irreplaceable. You perform regular backups.

And you periodically check your backup to be certain you can actually reinstall the backed up information. You keep the backup

disk or drive off site.

Have you considered the safety of your domain name; also known as your web address or URL? There are ways to protect this

highly valuable and irreplaceable corporate asset.

1. The user name and password for both your domain and hosting providers should be in the company's permanent record, accessi-

ble to two or three trusted individuals.

2. The contact information with both providers should be updated as needed.

3. The domain name should be owned by your company, although your web developer or hosting provider may be listed as a tech-

nical contact.

4. Your domain registration renewal date should be noted in the tickler systems of two or three staff members.

If your domain name registration is managed by an outside source, ask about their process for tracking and secession.

Loss of your company website and email can be devastating. There are domain name grabbers watching your domain expiration

date, waiting to grab it. There is typically a grace period where you can renew without penalty, but why take the risk? Track your

domain name expirations, user names and passwords, and protect your company investment and internet branding.

Nancy Harrison

EverythingJustSo.com

Web Development and Content Management

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March 2011 Chattanooga Edition

www.ewichattanooga.org Company News and Dates To Remember

Hello EWI Ladies!

For the past several years, I have enjoyed being a Board Member/Event Coordinator for the Helene DiStefano Fund - Providing assistance to mothers with cancer during financial cri-sis. Here’s a brief introduction for those of you who are not familiar HDF:

HDF was established in 2001 by Dr. Deborah DiStefano to honor the memory of her mother, Helene DiStefano, who died in May of 2000. Helene DiStefano was a loving mother and grandmother who believed children should be sur-rounded by love and laughter and that particular care should be given to children who are forced to endure especially diffi-

cult circumstances growing up.

Families are devastated by cancer. Many moms must quit their jobs due to this illness. In addition to the loss of the mother’s income, family finances may be jeopardized again when the father has to take a leave of absence to care for the mom and the children. These financial results are an added blow to what is an already extremely stressful time for the families. This puts these families in an extreme financial crisis which often leads to inadequate funds for mortgages, food and clothing - i.e. the basic necessities of life. This could force the mom to continue to work despite her need to recuperate and fully heal. She also needs quality time to continue to nurture her children. What better way to heal than to be with fam-

ily.

HDF is regarded by the IRS as a 501c (3) public charity. Since it is almost all volunteers, 95% of the monies ob-

tained are given back to the families in the greater Chattanooga and North Georgia area.

On April 7th the Helene DiStefano Fund will hold its 10th Annual Luncheon and Silent Auction at the Doubletree in Downtown Chattanooga at noon. I have attached an invitation with several ways to support HDF. Please don’t hesitate to call me with any questions at 423-314-7864.

All support is appreciated more than you’ll ever know!

Thank you,

Kathy Lee

LASIK Coordinator

DiStefano Eye Center

1815 Gunbarrel Road

Chattanooga, TN 37421

423-648-3937 - office

423-648-2043 - fax

[email protected]

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Dear EWI Sisters –

Lynda Childress and I are members of the Circle of Red Society for the American Heart Association. We are dedicating our time and energies this year to educating women about our #1 killer – heart disease. It is so important for us, as women, to take this issue seriously because many of us see heart disease as a “male problem.”

On Wednesday, April 27th at the Convention Center, the women of Chattanooga will

join together at the annual Go Red for Women luncheon. This amazing event will in-clude breakout sessions for fun and education as well as food and fellowship.

I have three requests:

1. Educate yourself on your risks and what you can do to improve your heart health. Check out the Better U program at http://www.goredforwomen.org/BetterU/index.aspx

2. Encourage your firms to support the Go Red for Women event. Please email me the name of a decision–maker in your firm with whom I can speak about sponsorship opportunities. Your firm‟s support will be appreciated and publicly recognized.

3. Follow me on Facebook, LinkedIn and/or Twitter to receive tips to improve your cardiovascular health. I am posting tips 2 – 3 times per week.

Thanks for taking care of your beautiful selves.

Sincerely,

Melissa Gratias

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Company News and Dates To Remember

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Fellows Scholarship Program

Are you going to school and need financial aid? Do you meet these eligibility requirements?

1. Active EWI membership for one consecutive year

2. Member in good standing

3. Firm to have paid B/C/DP assessment

4. Demonstrated participation in Chapter activities

5. Minimum of five years full-time work experience

6. (not all has to be at the same firm)

7. Active membership in EWI during the academic year for which the fellowship is awarded

8. Have a financial need

If the answer is yes, apply today for an EWI Fellows Scholarship!

Applications are due by May 31, 2011.

For questions, please contact Cheryl Hawkins

EWI 2011 Spring Conference

"Leadership: A Growth Experience"

Date: April 14-16, 2011

Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma

Registration Cost: $290

Hotel: Tulsa Marriott Southern Hills $89.00 per night, double Marriott rewards points and FREE internet.

Heather Richetto-Rumley, will present a workshop on Saturday, entitled:

"Maximizing Your Performance"

How to live like a Corporate Athlete

Creating time for rest and recovery

Eating right for better performance

Priority management: managing energy vs. time

How to have crucial conversations: about committee involvement, attending meetings, or at their workplace

The importance of personal assessments and development

For more info visit: http://www.ewitulsa.org/news.html

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Company News and Dates To Remember

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March 2011 Chattanooga Edition

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Our Mission

EWI brings together key individuals from diverse businesses for the pur-

pose of promoting member firms, enhancing personal and professional de-

velopment, and encouraging community involvement.

Our Vision

To be a professional organization that creates value for its member firms

and their representatives through career development, business connec-

tivity, and involvement in local communities.

Our Strategic Goals

1. To strengthen, expand and broaden membership.

2. To provide member firms with meaningful benefits.

3. To actively promote education for all representatives.

4. To achieve a high level of community visibility through service.

Executive Women International—EWI of Chattanooga

Margaret Browning, 2010-2011 Chapter President

Chattanooga Coca Cola Bottling Company

E-Mail: [email protected]

Ph: 423-494-0553

Fax: 423-629-4437

Executive Women International

EWI of Chattanooga

P.O. Box 11522

Chattanooga, TN 37401

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PRESIDENT

Margaret Browning Chattanooga Coca Cola Bottling Company [email protected]

423-494-0553

VICE PRESIDENT/PRESIDENT-ELECT

Michelle Withorn EMJ Corporation [email protected]

423-855-1550

SECRETARY

Barbara Tawater Northgate Title Escrow, Inc. [email protected]

423-875-9533

TREASURER

Kristina Smith First Tennessee Bank [email protected]

423-413-6392

SERGEANT-AT-ARMS

Ani Yacoubian Yacoubian Tailors [email protected]

423-265-0187

PUBLICATIONS DIRECTOR

Kate Pinson CMC Publications [email protected]

423-266-3440

WAYS AND MEANS DIRECTOR

Kathy Sok Reliable Building Solutions [email protected]

423-954-9834

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR

Carrie Harlin Southern Adventist University [email protected]

423-236-2659

PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Kim Pendergrass Diversified Companies

[email protected]

423-499-0510

DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE

Lynda Childress Luken Holdings, Inc. [email protected]

423-424-2195

Did you know...The EWIConnect is available to you to “toot your horn!” Have you had a promotion? Has

your firm done something newsworthy recently? Received an award? Made an acquisition? Share the

news with your network of business associates in our newsletter. Simply send your information to Kate

Pinson: [email protected] by the 3rd Monday of each month. We look forward to hearing

about your exciting news!

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OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

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ADS Security Robin Miles

Air Filtration Sabie Holley

Artech Design Group Karan Avant

Barge Waggoner Sumner & Cannon, Inc. Jody Hermann

Baylor School Brenda Waddell

BI-LO, Inc. Sue Moore

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Charlie Rosenquist

Chattanooga Area Chamber of Lori Slatton

Commerce

Chattanooga Bakery Fredia Higdon

Chattanooga Coca-Cola Bottling Margaret Browning

Company United

Chattanooga Convention & Visitors Lori Morrison

Bureau

Chattanooga Funeral Home Kay Low

Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy Anita Bordeaux

Chattanooga Head Start Joey Martel-James

Chattanooga Office Supplies Rachel Bartlett

Chattanooga State Technical Barbara Morgan

Community College

Chattanooga Times Free Press Amy Fowler

Citadel Broadcasting Corporation Kelly McCoy

City of Chattanooga Kathie Fulgham

CMC Publications Kate Pinson

Courtyard & Residence Inn by Marriott Cindy Ward

Covista, Inc. Jackie Barry

Debbie Poe

Dimension Designs Inc. Christine Stephens

Distefano Eye Center Kathy Lee

Diversified Companies, LLC Kim Pendergrass

ELD Associates, LLC Frances Cannon

Zelma Pack

EMJ Corporation Michelle Withorn

EPB Telecom Valerie Lucas

Erlanger Health System Priscilla Williams

ERMC Kim Terry

Everything Just So Nancy Harrison

First Tennessee Bank Kristina Smith

Fitness Together Rachel Reeves

Fletcher Bright Company, Realtors Elaine Peterson

Sandy Wright

Kayser-Roth Corporation Debra Gates

The Krystal Company Beth Martin

Debbie Toon

Lattimore Black Morgan & Cain, PC Beverlee Bartley

Mary Ellen Maycann

Nena Powell

Luken Holdings Tammy Babb

Lynda Childress

Carolyn Stringer

Lyndhurst Foundation Catherine Cox

MBG Organizing Solutions Melissa Gratias

MCA, Mike Collins & Assoc., Inc. Heather Burrell

Tammy Hargis

Miller & Martin PLLC Sharon Diegel

Northgate Title Escrow, Inc. Barbara Tawater

Office Team Sandy Saylors

Philips Lightolier Sheila Thompson

Reliable Building Solutions, Inc. Kathy Sok

Rone Regency Jewelers Ashley Spinelli

Southern Adventist University Carrie Harlin

State Farm Kerry Smith

TVA Penny Walker

Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union Karen Hannifin

The University of Tennessee at Barbara Verhine

Chattanooga

U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc. Janice Houser

Unique Gifts and Promos Nancy Landreth

Melba Wolfe

United Way of Greater Chattanooga Delores Lewis

Wabash Trailer Sales, LLC Becky Rudewicz

Xcape Solutions Leslie Ellis

Yacoubian Tailors Ani Yacoubian

Sustaining Members Jan McAfee

Dottie Jones

Penny Walker

Sandy Wright

Life Member Nancy Templeton

Frances Cannon

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MEMBERS FIRMS