March 2017                                                                                                          Vol. 1 Issue 7 

In this issue
-President's Message
-Meeting Information
-Member Spotlight
-Welcome New Members
-Member News
-Events Calendar
 

Sponsors

For sponsorship information contact us at
Email: browardwomensalliance@gmail.com


Contact Us

Broward Women's Alliance
P.O. Box 826631
Pembroke Pines, FL 
33082-6631

 

President's Message

BWA Sisters,
 

March brings us to a time of renewal and rebirth in most of the areas of the country. Springs blooms start to appear, and the winter cold begins to melt.  Here, in gorgeous south Florida, we are blessed with great weather year round, but we still see signs of the trees blooming.  As mother nature signals renewal, why don't we, collectively, as a membership, renew our commitment to BWA? Reach out to a prospective new member and invite her to our March meeting to hear from our past scholarship recipients. What a wonderful way to showcase what BWA is all about!

 

Holly Moody

President 2016-2017

 


Meeting Information 

Where are they now?
Scholarship Recipients update - 2017
 
 
 
Twenty-five hopeful women scholars applied for financial assistance in 2016. From those 25 the Scholarship Committee chose seven outstanding recipients. During our March meeting, they will update BWA members on what they have accomplished this past year and will invite your questions on the scholarship process.
 
Just to give you some background, our seven came into the scholarship program with an average GPA of 3.85, and three with a perfect 4.0 GPA. Three attend Nova Southeastern University, three attend Florida Atlantic University and one attends Keiser University.  One is studying marine biology; two are psychology majors, two are studying information technology, one is a multi-media journalism major, and one is studying pharmacology.  All are degree-seeking students.  Four of the successful candidates received financial support from BWA last year, and two will graduate this year.
 
I think you will agree that this outstanding group of women deserve the generous support you have so graciously provided, and that you will enjoy hearing from them directly.

 

Important Registration Details

Your on-line registration is very important to provide an accurate count.   If you attend without registering OR you register and do not attend, you will be charged a fee.

 If you must cancel after Friday, March 10th or, if you have questions about registration you must contact Debbi Hartman at  Browardwomensalliance@gmail.com or 954-483-3060

 


Member Spotlight 

 Pam Moskowitz is the VP of Business Development at Allied Kitchen and Bath in Fort Lauderdale. Pam has been with Allied Kitchen and Bath for 18 years and her motto is “Do what you Love and Love what you Do”. 

She is proud to be a member of BWA, a wonderful group of kind hearted business women. 

At Allied, Pam oversees the marketing, and in addition, plans and co-hosts the events at Allied that support the non-profits as well as the design trade. “We fully underwrite the events and it allows the charity to raise funds and take 100% back to the people in need that they serve, it’s very rewarding” says Pam. For the last 10 years, Allied has helped raise thousands of  dollars for the community.  Allied Kitchen and Bath is celebrating its 33rd year and is family owned by the Feinberg Family. Allied is a complete remodeling and design firm offering exquisite products and services for your Kitchen, Bath and Home.

Pam enjoys networking, promoting Allied and participating at trade organizations and charities. Some of the charities include the Boys and Girls Club, Deliver the Dream, Lifenet for Families and Jafco. The Trade organizations include the American Society of Interior Design, (ASID), the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA), National Women in Construction (NAWIC) and the International Furnishing and Design Association (IFDA). Recently Pam attended the National Kitchen and Bath and International Builder Show in Orlando and caught up with the latest trends in the industry. 

Home Décor is her passion and she has been in the industry her whole career starting as an assistant buyer for Allied Stores, a department store chain in New York City. What a coincidence - from one Allied to another!

Pam is married to Herman Moskowitz, a CPA in Private Practice and she enjoys traveling, fashion shows, Broadway and giving back to the community. 


Please take a moment to say hello!

 

Patricia Du Mont - Manadu Corporation

President, Manadu Corporation, a group of highly successful business professionals with many years of planning, operational,  management and consulting in a wide variety of service and manufacturing organizations worldwide. Assist businesses by maximizing the productive use of all their resources: people, materials, equipment, facilities, and working capital.  We achieve this by focusing all of our resources in programs that blend and balance our expertise with the client’s. Together we design and install management control systems that provide substantial, measurable improvements in profitability and return on assets.  Our expertise in what we do, when added to the new attitudes and insights we bring about in our client’s management, insures the improvements and positive effects of our programs are of long lasting value, a solid foundation upon which to build higher and higher levels of performance, well after we conclude our work with the client.

Community involvement includes Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce (past chair), AvMed Health Plan/ Broward Advisory Council, Regent Bank/ Broward Advisory Board, Navy League of the United States/ National Vice President and Chair of Navy League Foundation, PathNorth.  Board member:  FAB! Funding Arts Broward. Florida House on Capitol Hill (Washington, DC), NESC National Executive Service Corps, NSU Capital Campaign Leadership Cabinet, USS Fort Lauderdale Commissioning, Sheriff’s Foundation of Broward County.  Volunteer recognition includes Department of the Navy Meritorious Public Service Award, inducted Broward County Women’s Hall of Fame, Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Leadership Award (2 years), Chamber of Commerce International Business Achievement Award, Leadership Broward Foundation “Profiles in Leadership” Award, Women’s Council of Commerce Circle of Excellence Life Achievement Award.  Native American, enrolled and voting member of Chickasaw Indian Nation.  Resides in Fort Lauderdale.

 

My name is Lindsay Rubio and I received my Bachelor's of Arts in Russian and Post-Soviet Studies from the College of William and Mary in 2010. I relocated to South Florida 6 years ago to pursue a career in business. I started with Chipotle Mexican Grill 4 years ago as a part-time employee and am now a Restaurateur that oversees two locations. I am working towards the position of Area Manager with the Company. I enjoy helping out in the community, mentoring our youth and,  lots of Yoga and meditation.  

 

 

 

Member News

 

Sad News to Report

It is with a heavy heart and deep sorrow that our beloved BWA sister, Anita Finley lost her loving husband, Bill Finley in January from congestive heart failure. Condolences can be sent to Anita Finley 1515 N Federal Hwy., #300 Boca Raton, FL 33432

 

 

March 17 - April 7
Exposed
Exposed is an exhibition and fundraiser that gives the public an opportunity to collect an original work(s) of art while supporting the interdisciplinary practices of South Florida artists, artist-run spaces, and galleries. The exhibition features about 100 artworks that are donated by practicing artists and exhibited in the build-up to a fun and exciting closing-night random drawing, in which every ticket buyer “wins” these exhibited works. 
 
March 25, 2017 - 7 PM
Stage Kids

Join our Stage Kids and private lesson students as they take the stage in our Session 2 Showcase! Students will perform musical numbers from Broadway favorites such as The Producers, Lion King, Wicked, Hairspray, and many more! Art from our private lesson students, as well as our other educational programs, will be exhibited in the Lobby. Admission is FREE. Come and join us for a night to remember.

 
April 22, 2017
Golf for Art
The 9th Annual Golf for Art is a day of golf and fun while benefiting the Art and Culture Center/Hollywood. Play the championship, par-70, Hollywood Beach Golf Resort. Golf for Art includes a continental breakfast as well as complimentary Bloody Mary’s, Screwdrivers, beer, Gatorade, and other beverages. The event concludes with an awards luncheon featuring a live auction and door prize drawings. Golfers will also get a chance to meet 10-time PGA Tour winner Mark McCumber. Tickets to participate in Golf for Art are $125 per golfer.

 Seventeen best-selling authors, including Debbie Macomber, Joyce Maynard, Linda Fairstein and Heather Graham, will be in Fort Lauderdale on March 31-April 1 for Literary Feast 2017. Library Foundation Executive Director Dorothy Klein says that two events are open to the public – LitLIVE!, a free event on March 31 with the authors in panel discussions at three Barnes & Noble stores in Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines and Plantation, and the Night of Literary Feasts, on April 1 with all of the authors at a Welcome reception at the Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty-Six, followed by dinners with authors in private homes and restaurants.  For details and tickets, visit bplfoundation.org and facebook.com/bplfoundation or call 954-357-7382.

 


 


Events Calendar

April 10 - TBD

May 8 - TBD

June 12 - TBD

*Speakers and topic's subject to change without notice