2005 Calendar of Events and Programs

January

January 20
Thursday

Brown Bag Lunch Series at Noon
Making Resolutions You Can Keep: Ten Truths for Transforming Your Health  Recapturing Your Life
April Goyer, President of Avancez and Creator of “It’s Not Downhill After 40!”

January 27
Thursday

Brown Bag Lunch Series at Noon
Making Resolutions You Can Keep: Getting Organized at Home & at Work
Stacey C. Evangelist, Clear Vision Organization, L.L.C.
January 29
Saturday

Special Event
Wi$e Up Financial Seminar

February

February 1
Tuesday

Entrepreneurial Woman Series
Taming the Marketing Jungle

Pamela Cisneros, Zafari Inc. and Virginia Hinnant, Biztrek Marketing.

February 10
Thursday

Brown Bag Lunch Series at Noon
Relationships: He's Just Not That Into You
N. Kaye Finch, Ph.D., A.B.P.P., Licensed Clinical Psychologist

February 17
Thursday

Brown Bag Lunch Series at Noon
Relationships: Is Your Biological Clock Ticking?
Ashlee J. Lamberson, M.Ed., LPCI

February 19
Saturday

Special Event
12th Annual Center for Women Conference

Women Educating Women: Entrepreneurial Leadership
Featuring Keynote Speaker: Charlotte Beers
March
March 3
Thursday
Women's History Month Events
Cosponsored by Center for Women, MUSC and College of Charleston

The Art of Diversity Among Women Exhibit
Featuring many of Charleston's Finest Artists

March 8 Tuesday

Entrepreneurial Woman Series
Insurance Issues for Small Businesses
Gail Williamson, State Farm, Beth Tibboel, Nationwide, Pen Jaudon, First Federal, and Brian Clyburn, Allstate.

March 10
Thursday

Brown Bag Lunch Series at Noon
Do It Yourself: Home Improvement
Anita Drennon, Workshop Trainer, Tomboy Tools
March 12
Saturday

Special Event
Travel Writing Workshop
with Sharon Spence, Senior Contributing Editor, Greatest Escapes Publishing
March 21 Monday
Women's History Month Events
Cosponsored by Center for Women, MUSC and College of Charleston

Dramatic Reading
The Pollitzer Sisters: Charleston's Iron Jawed Angels

March 24
Thursday

Brown Bag Lunch Series at Noon
Do It Yourself: Car Talk
Anita Drennon, Workshop Trainer, Tomboy Tools
April

April 7
Thursday

Special Event
4th Annual "It's In The Bag" Purse Silent Auction

April 12 Tuesday

Entrepreneurial Woman Series
Pricing Products and Services
Jane Jilich, J. Jilich Design & Associates, Deborah Herbert, Multiplastics, Amy Jenkins, The Tides Financial Management, and Robin Berlinsky, Niki Leigh Spa Products

April 14
Thursday

Brown Bag Lunch Series at Noon
Life Management: Managing Your $
Carrie Bailey-Morey and Lynn Anne Christensen, Morgan Stanley

April 21
Thursday

Brown Bag Lunch Series at Noon
Life Management: New Options for Health Insurance
Chris Courtney, Independent Health Insurance Agent and Barbara Scott, Independent Health Insurance Agent
April 23
Saturday
Special Event
Truth Is Stronger Than Fiction: Writing The Personal Essay
with Kelly Love Johnson, writer and editor
May

May 7
Saturday

Special Event
Motherless on Mother's Day
Susan Parsons, M.Ed., L.P.C., C.R.S

May 7
Saturday
Special Event
Warehouse Sale to Benefit CFW

May 10 Tuesday

Entrepreneurial Woman Series
Managing Your Greatest Asset: Your Employees Suzanne Barr, Azure Sky Resources, Liz Marr, Business Consultant and Leann Logue, Blackbaud.

May 12
Thursday

Brown Bag Lunch Series at Noon
Motherhood: Emotional Legacies
Barbara Currey, M.Ed.
May 13
Friday
Special Event
Wine Tasting Benefit
The Pollitzer Sisters: Charleston's Own Iron Jawed Angels

May 26
Thursday

Brown Bag Lunch Series at Noon
Motherhood: Single Moms
May 29
Sunday

Special Event
The Pollitzer Sisters: Charleston's Iron Jawed Angels

Dramatic Reading
June

June 9
Thursday

Brown Bag Lunch Series at Noon
Parenting Your Parents: Our Mothers, Our Selves
Barbara Franklin, Franklin and Associates and Paul Gilbert, Homestead Senior Care of Charleston

June 14 Tuesday

Entrepreneurial Woman Series
Customer Service
Sekayna Mahon, Honeydew Day Spa, Diana Namie, Ooh...Lala's Gourmet Market, Deanna Rask, Knight Press, Beth Stevenson, Total Distribution Services, Michele Torres, USAIR

June 16
Thursday
Special Event
Book Signing and Reception
YOU CAN DO IT! The Merit Badge Handbook for Grown Up Girls  

June 23
Thursday
FREE

Brown Bag Lunch Series at Noon
Parenting Your Parents: Helping Them Maintain Their Independence
Mary Peters, Care for Life and Elizabeth McCaleb, Aging Gracefully of the Carolinas.
July

July 14
Thursday

Brown Bag Lunch Series at Noon
Separation and Divorce: How to Get a Healthy Divorce -  Your Legal, Emotional & Financial Options
Jennifer Gans, Psy. D and Sue Groff, Attorney at Law

July 19 Tuesday

Entrepreneurial Woman Series
Franchises
Jennifer Dyer Buddin, The Little Black Book for every busy woman, Mary Beth Poggi, The Entrepreneur's Source, Mary Hartwell, Huntington Learning Center, and Naomi Gorstein, Ladies Workout Express.

July 28
Thursday

Brown Bag Lunch Series at Noon
Separation and Divorce: How to Help Children Through a Divorce
Susie Callahan, M.Ed., L.P.C.I., Esther Ferguson Counseling Fellow, Center for Women
July 30
Saturday
Special Event
Travel Writing Workshop
with Sharon Spence, Senior Contributing Editor, Greatest Escapes Publishing
August

August 11 Thursday

Brown Bag Lunch Series at Noon
Be Good To Yourself: Entertaining on a Budget
Mitchell Crosby, JMC Charleston and Entertaining-Style Editor of Charleston magazine

August 16 Tuesday

Entrepreneurial Woman Series
Sales Techniques
Abby Temple Simon, Sales Director, Skirt! magazine, Donna Sue Chesborough, DSC Designs, Nese Zinn, Zinn Rug Gallery, and Vidette Vanderweide, District Sales Director, Avon.

August 25 Thursday

Brown Bag Lunch Series at Noon
Be Good To Yourself: Makeovers - The Options
Dr. Stephanie Smith-Phillips, Dr. Erica Muller and Dr. Jennifer Steele, Mt. Pleasant Dermatology
August 25 Thursday

Special Women's Equality Day Event
The Pollitzer Sisters: Charleston's Iron Jawed Angels

Dramatic Reading
September

September 15 Thursday

Brown Bag Lunch Series at Noon
Parenting Teenagers: Single Mothers Raising Sons
Greg L.H. Ingram, Ph.D.
September 15 Thursday Special Celebration
Women Having Fun! Celebrate Our 15th Anniversary!
September 16 Friday Special Event
Women Having Fun! Art Exhibit and Reception

September 20 Tuesday

Entrepreneurial Woman Series
Financing Growth
Linda Byrd, Southcoast Community Bank, Lynda Boals, Southcoast Community Bank, Mary Dickerson, SC Women's Business Center, and Helen Pratt-Thomas, Wachovia.

September 21 Wednesday

NEW! Legal Clinic
Landlord/Tenant Rights.

September 24 Saturday

Special Event
Unlock the “Secrets” of Your Unconscious: Using Dreams to Realize Your Full Potential
with Justina Lasley, M.A., Author and Dream Consultant

September 29 Thursday

Brown Bag Lunch Series at Noon
Parenting Teenagers: College Planning - The 12 Step Plan for Moms
Steve Turner, Director of the National Institute for College Planning and Funding
October

October 6 Thursday

Brown Bag Lunch Series at Noon
Domestic Violence: Why Women Stay?
Sarah Baird, Director of Program Services, My Sister's House.

October 11 Tuesday

Entrepreneurial Woman Series
Copywriting Tips
Shari Schleis, Splash Marketing

October 15 Saturday

Special Event
A One-Day Memoir Writing Workshop
with Archie Burkel

October 19 Wednesday

NEW! Legal Clinic
Family Law

October 20 Thursday

Brown Bag Lunch Series at Noon
Domestic Violence: Women Who Love Too Much
Jacquelyn A. McDonald, M.Ed., LPC, CCFC, Adult Therapist, My Sister's House.

October 29
Saturday

Special Event
Designing Women Sale
November

November 3 Thursday

Brown Bag Lunch Series at Noon
Working From Home: How We Do It
Merideth Garrigan, DEEP Magazine, Sonya Nordquist, C3 Technology and Beth Stevenson, Total Distribution Services
November 7
Monday
Special Entrepreneurs Networking Event
Turning Your Business Around
with Bob Siegel, CEO, Lacoste USA

November 16 Wednesday

NEW! Legal Clinic
Divorce - No Fault

November 17 Thursday

Brown Bag Lunch Series at Noon
Working From Home: The Pesky Details
DeAnna Moss, CPA, Pratt-Thomas Gumb and Co
November 19
Saturday
Special Event
Truth Is Stronger Than Fiction: Writing The Personal Essay
with Kelly Love Johnson, writer and associate editor of Skirt magazine

 

 
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