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WHAT’S 4 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR 7 Food trends

What’s taking center stage at corporate events?

9 truly together

Teambuilding events for the 21st century.

11 meetings

You need to love them ... really.

13 Lousy impressions

How to make sure it doesn’t happen again.

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Weekend getaways

For girls who just want to have fun!

17 Women’s expo

Highlighting the events coming this fall.

18 medical mistakes

Mistakes busy moms make.

20 Ovarian cancer

Casting light on this uncommon cancer.

22 women to watch

New hires and promotions.

22 ACHIEVEMENTS & APPLAUSE

Awards and accomplishments.

23 meet and greet

Regional networking events and meetings.

September 2017

5 cover story Do you ever wonder how shirts are professionally ironed? Paula Kostick Gribble, owner and general manager of Classic Drycleaners, stands in front of a shirt press that uses steam injection, which gives that wrinkle-free, expert finish. The shirt press is one of the equipmentmodernization updates Gribble has undertaken at the facility.

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Are you ready for some football? OK, I don’t know how many of you watch football, but it’s fall and that means football season is upon us. I joined an all-women’s fantasy football league last year. I have to admit, I don’t really watch or know much about football, so it was pretty much a guessing game. It got tricky trying to keep up with who was playing each week, who was on the disabled list, who was on waivers, etc. But, by luck, I came in third place and I had fun.

Fall is also the season that many companies plan corporate events and teambuilding activities, schedule holiday parties, and hold company meetings. And it’s always wedding season. What is trending in food fare and what are companies doing to make gatherings more interesting? Hint: food trucks, mini tacos, regional wines and brews, escape rooms, and treasure hunts. Find out what else inside!

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Keeping it Clean

By LYNDA HUDZICK

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aula Kostick Gribble, owner and general manager of Classic Drycleaners and Laundromats, feels that to run your business successfully, “all things are equal,” she said. “It all comes down to work ethic, perseverance, dedication, integrity, sales and marketing … and the people I surround myself with.”

This successful businesswoman credits her father and other mentors she has chosen for her positive business sense.

“I do not have a college education … most everything I know about business, I learned from either my father or business leaders … both local leaders and industry leaders from all over the country.”

Gribble’s parents, Paul and Joanne Kostick, started Classic Drycleaners in 1970 with their first location in Mechanicsburg.

The business has grown and expanded considerably since then, and Gribble’s hard work and dedication has played an important role in that success.

“We are always busy,” she said.

But she also admits that the industry has changed a lot over the

years, and to remain successful, her business had to change as well.

About 15 years ago, a change in the mode of dress in the professional workplace began to emerge.

“Offices looking to ‘reward’ their employees started allowing them to dress casually,” Gribble said.

“It hurt our business a lot. We had to start a new division quickly in order to keep our doors open—we partnered with a national franchise, CRDN (Certified Restoration Drycleaning Network). This franchise specializes in smoke, fire, water, textile, and electronics restoration. It

saved our business, and this division continues to grow.”

Among her many other duties, Gribble is responsible for all of the billing for their CRDN division, and it is quite different from a simple accounts-payable situation because they are billing directly to an insurance adjuster.

“There is a sales-and-marketing aspect to billing an insurance adjuster,” she said. “They are very busy people … and paying your bill is No. 99 on [the list of] things they need to do that day.”

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areas of the business are some of her favorite parts of the job, Gribble said.

“I love networking and prospecting for new accounts and new business and also maintaining existing business,” she explained.

Voted “Simply the Best Drycleaner and Laundromat” by the readers of Harrisburg magazine for more than 10 years, Gribble and the rest of her team know all about excellent customer service.

“I leave the amazing customer service up to my staff,” she said.

“Every single day they wow our

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customers. They know customers by name; they have their clothes ready before they get out of their car. Our delivery drivers not only pick up cleaning from homes, but also our customers’ clothing donations.�

Although she has an excellent staff, human resources is, unfortunately, sometimes an area where Gribble must face her biggest challenges. “We have always been a great employer, but it seems in the past few years, new staff expect a lot more from us while they give back less. The entitlement issues some people have make it very hard to run a business some days. Great people are still out there, but they are much harder to find,� she said.

Another struggle lies in the constantly increasing costs of utilities and labor. “Our utilities run us 10 percent of gross revenue, and our labor is about 45 percent,� Gribble said. “The only way to keep these costs in control is to constantly be

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I have learned that hard work can get you anywhere you want to go. In business, being the biggest isn’t the best—being the best is the best!

upgrading our equipment to increase efficiency, both on the utility and labor sides. But over the past 20 years, our profit has decreased dramatically ‌ this is mostly due to the fact that we simply cannot increase prices enough. How much will someone really pay to have a pair of pants cleaned? We are maintaining our

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Even with the day-to-day struggles she may face, Gribble understands the importance of supporting the local community. “My dad taught me that without our community, we don’t have customers, and we don’t have

employees. It is a win-win-win when you give back.�

Classic Drycleaners and Laundromats are regular supporters of various local organizations, including Dress for Success of South-Central Pennsylvania and the Humane Society of the Harrisburg Area.

According to their website, they are also the “official hydration station� of the Harrisburg area, having donated more than 340,000 bottles of water to local community events and organizations since 2007.

Throughout her years in the industry, Gribble has learned many lessons about the value of honesty, integrity, and commitment to employees and her local community. “I have learned how important it is to stay true to your values and stand up for what you believe in,� she said. “And from my father, I have learned that hard work can get you anywhere you want to go. In business, being the biggest isn’t the best—being the best is the best!�

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Plated Meals, Food Bars, Global Flavors and Bite-sized Treats—What's Taking Center Stage at Corporate Events?

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By KIM KLUGH

hether the corporate event is a seminar or conference, a company retreat or an appreciation event, a teambuilding experience or a product launch, the food and drink are essential components to its overall success.

No matter the event’s purpose or the unique charm of the venue, attendees are guaranteed to judge and remember the food and beverages dished up, whether favorably or adversely.

To tap into what’s trending at the table for corporate events, advice was sought from several in the know.

First to share her take on what’s leading the list is wedding industry expert Meghan Ely, owner of OFD Consulting (www.ofdconsultating. com) and a member of the National Association for Catering and Events.

“NACE,” Ely says, “is the oldest professional association dedicated to weddings and events, and its members represent all aspects of wedding and event planning, catering, design, and professional services.”

According to Ely, fun and experiential cuisine is what’s being served up at events. Termed as “on-the-go foods,” street-fare favorites like tacos and burgers are popular but are being served with new and innovative twists, “incorporating ingredients,” Ely says, “that you’d never think to bring together.”

She says the food trend is “shifting away from formal to a welcoming blend of fun and elegant.”

For a long time we’ve seen food trucks on the streets serving lunch fare, but now those trucks are appearing at corporate events and even at weddings.

“Every year, more event planners are turning to food trucks to satisfy their appetites. Current–day food trucks aren’t what many people

Drew Cordell, owner of Dough Heads Stuffed Waffles, serves from his food truck at a corporate event.

are used to seeing in the past. Now they offer a wide variety of foods, including gourmet [items], local ingredients, and restaurant-quality meals,” says Drew Cordell, owner of Dough Heads Stuffed Waffles in Lancaster, which serves stuffed, yeast-risen waffle pockets. “Instead of making a mess at your event, we bring a commercial kitchen on wheels to you.

“And couples planning their wedding–reception menu love the versatility that food trucks offer, many scheduling a truck to pull up for the late crowd who is ready to keep the celebration going.”

Also gaining in popularity are foods with global flavors, so Ely says, “Don’t be surprised to see Moroccan tajine on the menu next to Japanese hand-rolled sushi.”

Nahid Farhoud of Nahid’s Global Events, which specializes in multicultural events, also speaks to this trend.

“Live-action food stations are very popular right now, with international cuisine highlighting different parts of the world taking center stage,” Farhoud says.

Ely says farm-to-table fare with “traceable roots” remains a prevalent trend. Besides the preference for foods made with fresh, local ingredients rather than with those shipped from miles away, Ely says “going local is also a great way to incorporate the region into the event, with flavors that speak to the area’s culture.”

However, Heather Jones, catering sales director for Wente Vineyards, adds that although “the farm-to-

table option for large groups can be a popular request, they can often be cost prohibitive. We find that our event attendees are just as happy knowing that our food sources are sustainable.”

When it comes to menu planning, Jones says dietary restrictions also need to be considered, and that the “gluten-free trend is increasing.”

In order to meet diners’ demands for gluten-free options, Jones says their chef redesigned the menus to include “mostly gluten-free entrees and salad, with each menu item indicating whether it is gluten free, dairy free, vegetarian, or vegan.”

The manner in which food is served is also a consideration for any corporate event. Engaging and interactive elements are part of the growing movement referred to as

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A nacho bar where guests can add the fillings and toppings of their choice.

Assorted bite-size-desserts bar.

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Mini tacos, which can be filled with veggies, ahi tuna, or sushi, or even sweet desserts.

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“experiential catering,” Ely says.

Options that provide guests with the chance to select their favorite ingredients, such as “do-it-yourself bars and made-to-order dishes are favorites” this year, Ely says, with setups “like macaroni and cheese bars, guacamole stations, and manned salad stations.”

A service that Farhoud says is “back in a big way” is family style.

“We’re also seeing all sorts of creative ways to display the food while also incorporating it into the table design.”

For instance, she says, “Florists are creating suspended centerpieces so the center of the table is clear for the food, while elevated platforms are trendy and can be placed with different foods on them around the table.”

Jones points out that the goal of the function and who will be attending help determine the style of both the food and service.

For example, a trend she is seeing is that “more companies are planning thank-you events for their employees.” These events typically take place during the day, where barbecue buffets are served in a more casual setting “with an increase,” Jones says, “in vegetarian options as part of the standard meal.”

For more formal occasions, where guests may still be selecting threeand four-course dinners with paired wines, “we are putting a casual spin on the day by the style of décor and atmosphere we create.”

Jones notes that when “companies are entertaining clients, they often add experiences to the dinner.”

Classes added to the actual dining experience may include wine blending or food-and-wine pairings.

In some instances, “a small class may be offered prior to the dinner,” she says, or “guests take the time after dinner to enjoy a dessert buffet outside, in order to continue the social side of the dining experience.”

And what about the meal that starts off the day—the all-important breakfast that fuels the guests for the morning’s activities and programs?

Ely says, “When it comes to breakfast displays, more is more!”

With personal preferences ranging from syrupy sweet to savory, she says, “Breakfast events stocked with high-quality ingredients, like fresh

fruit and whole grains, help keep the energy level high.”

To continue the experiential trend, Ely says that “interactive food tables, like an omelet station or an oatmeal bar, are a great way for guests to create their own unique breakfast.”

“Expect to see yogurt parfaits with flaxseed granola and agave nectar, house buttermilk biscuit sandwiches, and house-cured salmon displays in this year’s breakfast breaks,” Jones says.

For those whose minds are already wondering what’s for dessert while the appetizers are being served, the trending word is “mini.”

“Bite-sized sweets are taking the industry by storm,” Ely says.

Rather than traditional slices of cake, look for small pastries, pies, and other desserts. But do take heart—with smaller offerings, you can treat yourself to several different samples without overindulging.

And again, Ely says the experiential-style catering trend makes room for dessert bars, including “gelato bars, s’mores stations, and pie tables,” allowing guests to pick and choose as they please.

Farhoud seconds the dessert bar trend, adding that “crowd favorites include doughnut walls, mini desserts, cake pops, suspended cakes, and cupcake towers.” Those in the mood for treats served up in a bowl rather than on a dessert plate can check out ice cream bars, “with the bonus,” Farhoud says, of “a wide variety of toppings and flavors to choose from.”

All this talk of trending food makes one curious about the beverages being offered—are the customary drink selections being swapped out?

Ely says that although wine and beer remain standard at any event, “there is a shift toward going local through sourcing of regional wineries and breweries.”

She says this trend presents a local flavor to the event and provides guests the opportunity to explore new drinks they would not ordinarily be able to order.

“Attendees are clamoring for local options—with local wines, beers, and spirits taking center stage,” Jones adds.

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Truly Together: Teambuilding Events for the 21st Century

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By MEGAN JOYCE

ost co-workers are together eight hours a day. That’s 40 hours a week—sometimes more.

Right?

Or are we truly “together”?

How much time do we really spend with each other, reaping the subtle communication benefits of face-to-face interaction?

In 2017, we are just as likely to email the co-worker down the hall as we are to walk to their office and speak to them. This may save us time, but the tradeoff is a diminished sense of camaraderie and trust among team members.

To compensate, more and more managers and business owners are turning to onsite and

offsite teambuilding events. These organized games and excursions usually require colleagues to work together toward some end goal— and to have fun in the process.

“The biggest challenge for teams is communication and trust,” Liz Hafer, founder of Corporate Teams, a team-building company with headquarters in Golden, Colorado, said. Corporate Teams also has field offices in Chicago and Tampa/ Miami, Florida.

“With today’s fast-paced environment, reliance on technology as the primary source of communication often results in miscommunication and inefficiencies,” Hafer said. “Bringing a team together and tossing out

technology provides the opportunity for team members to communicate, collaborate, and connect.”

Teambuilding activities are geared toward a company’s employees, but they benefit the employer, too. According to David Goldstein, COO of TeamBonding, a Boston-based teambuilding event company with program facilitators in most major U.S. cities, employee engagement and retention top many leaders’ reasons for investing in teambuilding exercises.

“Leaders find it important to retain employees whom they have worked hard to train and integrate into the company,” Goldstein said.

“Some studies (such as the Society for Human Resource Management)

predict that every time a business replaces a salaried employee, it costs six to nine months’ salary on average.

“Other studies show that happy employees help businesses thrive,” he added. “Teambuilding is used to boost morale as well and can be substituted for summer outings, holiday parties, and orientation.”

The phrase “teambuilding activity” can elicit wariness and even eye rolls from some employees, who envision forced participation in a hokey, unproductive get-to-know-you game. But the options available for teambuilding activities today are as varied and dynamic as the people

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who compose your organization.

Teambuilding events can range from scavenger hunts and mystery dinners to trampoline parks, zip lining, laser tag, and kayaking and canoeing.

“The most popular events we offer change seasonally,” Goldstein said. “In the warm weather we are often outside with scavenger and treasure hunts, which vary between high and low tech, Amazing Race, and live-action adventures.”

Also popular are escape rooms, where locked-in players must find clues, solve puzzles, and strategize to “escape” from a range of physical, fictionalized locations— such as prisons, secret labs, or dungeons—within a set amount of time.

“We have a mobile escape trailer that comes to offices; escape games that can be done in hotel rooms and large banquet rooms; and a new, high-tech version based on an art heist,” Goldstein said.

Both Goldstein and Hafer stressed that teambuilding events

can and should be tailored to the needs of each workplace.

“The unique aspects of teambuilding experiences are in the delivery and not necessarily the ‘program,’” Hafer said. “It takes a skilled facilitator to truly combine an engaging experience with key takeaways that drive performance within a team.”

“Teambuilding is not a one-sizefits-all,” Goldstein agreed. “We do have a number of different offerings, but we work really hard to do a needs assessment so that the program that the client chooses meets the desired outcomes and fits in with the culture of an organization.”

Group outings can be simple, too, such as heading to a sports game or bowling alley or meeting for karaoke nights or painting and cooking classes. For the more artistic or free-spirited, consider ice sculpting, improv workshops, or even board breaking.

Better yet: Use your designated teambuilding time to give back.

Group volunteer projects allow employees to bond over a shared charitable experience while also using their skills to benefit their communities. Examples include serving in a soup kitchen, building housing for low-income families, making donations of food or clothing, or offering help at a school or hospital.

“A charitable program is the most heartfelt [activity], where they may be building bikes for kids who have never had a bike,” Goldstein said. “And the tears of joy come at the end when the kids receive the bikes, and the employees feel good about what they accomplished and how their company initiated that event.”

Goldstein said he definitely sees a “bump in morale” after co-workers complete one of Teambonding’s two- to threehour programs. But as much as a one-time teambuilding session can help improve communication among colleagues, consider making teambuilding activities recurring

events to enable the positive effects—increased trust, rapport, and productivity—to take root and flourish in the workplace.

“Long-term changes take more than a short program, and those can be combined with fun, but we suggest that we tie in company goals with communication or leadership workshops, not just the fun in the sun,” he said.

“It is important to build a bridge of experiences,” Hafer said. “‘One-off’ events may be fun, but they often don’t create a foundation of trust building that is essential to achieving the highest level of performance results.

“Creating community within the team is critical in today’s workplace,” she continued. “There is not enough emphasis on authentic communications. Companies that embrace the opportunity to increase understanding of team members’ communication styles and leverage the strengths of different team members are teams that will excel.”

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You Need to Love Meetings … Really

By KEVIN HERRING

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eetings, meetings, meetings. Doesn’t every company have too many of them?

Questions like, “What’s the point of dragging all of us out of our cubicles when the conversation only pertains to a few?” and, “Wouldn’t it be better to use that time actually doing the work instead of just talking about it?” scream ubiquitous disdain for any group powwow.

Why are meetings so often like a day at the dentist’s? Let’s face it—sometimes meetings are just plain bad. No agenda, one-way communication, endless discussion with no conclusion, and a lack of purpose all make for a bad meeting.

Even so, some people would hate it even if it were the bestrun meeting ever. Two types in particular—hands-on doers and techies—often find most any meeting tough to suffer through.

The doers are hardwired to be active. You know the type; they’re generally high energy. They like to get their hands into the project and get to work rather than sitting around planning it, and any planning they do will be on the fly.

Ask them to sit in a meeting and they’ll last about five minutes before starting to fidget. Thirty minutes into it, they’re going crazy.

An hour might as well be a waterboarding experience.

The other is the technical type, who likes to work with things more than people. They’re not necessarily antisocial; it’s just that they don’t feel they need a lot of “Hey, how’re you doing?” interactions to enjoy the work. Given a choice, they’ll stick with burying their heads in a computer, calculations, machine, or technical problem and leave the socializing to others.

They wonder why those who

feel they need a meeting can’t just do it and leave everyone else alone. What’s wrong with text, chat, and email, after all?

When the boss calls a meeting, who complains the loudest? The doers and techies. If you’re in a company filled with engineers and technicians, you’re a witness. If they don’t want to spend time discussing work in meetings, they won’t feel too motivated to discuss things outside of meetings, either.

So, if you’re wondering why you can’t get your team working better together as a team, or why they can’t get more done, look at your meetings, or lack of them, as a culprit.

It’s hard for a team to work together to improve processes and the products they produce if team members aren’t communicating and don’t really understand each other. Teams that don’t meet regularly almost always have

problems working together with any kind of unity. And, just because employees seem to get along OK and share information when they think they have to doesn’t mean they’re truly collaborating.

Just know that great team results usually require great meetings.

That’s why, when people visit highperforming organizations, they almost always ask, “How do they get anything done when they’re always in meetings?” They don’t understand that what happens in those meetings is more than sharing information; it’s creating common purpose, common commitment, and synergy.

So, when the squawking from your doers and techies gets loud, it will take courage for you to say, “I know you’re not a meeting person, but we’re going to have a meeting because we need to work together as a tight-knit group of people, not separately within the

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same department. To do that, we need to know what each other is doing and find ways to help each other. We need to become a team. That means we have to meet and talk.”

You need to love meetings because they let you have enough control to create the conditions that will help a group of people gel into a team. For people to develop a strong sense of team purpose and sense of responsibility for each other’s success, they need to have social relationships that support that. Great team meetings can enable that.

Of course, just holding meetings doesn’t guarantee that everything will be peachy. The meetings have to be meaningful and effective.

Otherwise, nobody will see value in attending or want to show up, regardless of how willing they are to bite the bullet for the good of the team.

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results—maybe not immediately, but in a reasonable period of time.

So go ahead and have those meetings despite a few whines.

Make them as much about pulling everyone into a team as about coordinating the work. Get everyone talking about what the team needs to accomplish and how they’re going to work together to do it.

Let them experience that type of meeting regularly. It will connect them and grow their commitment to each other for the success of the team so they become the team that keeps pushing performance over the next bar.

• Kevin Herring is an author, workforceperformance turnaround expert, consultant, and speaker. He is founder and president of Ascent Management Consulting, a consultancy dedicated to transforming business units, teams, and leaders and creating dramatically improved performance through Ascent’s unique and powerful tools and methods. www. ascentmgt.com

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Why You Made a Lousy Impression – and How to Make Sure it Doesn’t Happen Again

By CAROL KINSEY GOMAN, Ph.D.

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aybe it was a job interview.

Or an important client meeting.

Or even a sales call.

Whatever it was, you were dressed for success, rehearsed, and ready to wow them. So what went wrong?

Chances are, you got off to a bad start, and maybe that less-thanpositive impression began before you said a word.

Here are three small mistakes that might have had big (and negative) consequences: 1. You checked for text messages.

You may be familiar with research from Harvard and Columbia business schools about the effects of expansive physical poses—feet wide apart, body erect, hands on hips (think Superman or Wonder Woman). Studies show that holding this kind of “power pose” for just two minutes raises testosterone levels (the hormone linked to power and self-confidence) and lowers the level of cortisol, a stress hormone.

But did you know that this hormonal effect is actually reversed when you tuck your chin in, round your shoulders, and contract yourself physically? In that posture, you lower your testosterone level— and its corresponding feelings of confidence—while increasing cortisol.

So, instead of hunching over your smartphone (reading email or texting in the classic “iHunch” position), try leaving your phone in your purse or briefcase while you wait in the lobby for an upcoming meeting.

Instead, take out a newspaper,

and read it sitting up straight with your feet firmly on the floor, and your arms spread wide to hold the paper open. By putting your body into this expansive posture, you will not only feel more confident and certain when the meeting starts, but you will also be perceived that way.

2. You entered the meeting room and adjusted your attitude.

In business interviews, first impressions are crucial. Once someone mentally labels you as “likeable” or “untrustworthy,” or “powerful” or “ineffectual,” everything else you do will be viewed through that filter. If someone likes you, she’ll look for the best in you. If she mistrusts you, she’ll suspect devious motives in all your actions.

A study at the University of Glasgow’s Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging discovered it takes the brain just 200 milliseconds to gather most of the information it needs from a facial expression to determine a person’s emotional state.

That’s why you can’t wait until you’re in the meeting room to “warm up.” You’ve got to walk in, already expressing the emotions you want to project.

One way to do that is to prime your brain, or in the Method actors’ term, access your “emotional memory” to display a “believable truth.” Of course you will have different goals from an actor in a play, but the sense of conviction and authenticity you want to project is fundamentally the same.

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energy, here’s how you would go about it: 1. Think of an occasion where you were confident and successful.

This doesn’t have to be taken from your professional life, although I do encourage clients to keep a “success log” so that they can easily find such an event. What’s important is identifying the right emotion.

2. Picture that past success clearly in your mind. Recall the feeling of certainty, of confidence, of genuine pride, and remember or imagine how you looked and sounded as you embodied that emotional state.

3. Then, picture yourself at the upcoming meeting with the same sense of confidence and joyful pride of accomplishment. The more you repeat this mental rehearsal—seeing yourself at the upcoming meeting, self-assured and upbeat—the more you increase your ability to automatically produce the facial expressions and body language that are triggered by

that authentic, positive emotion.

3. You shook hands.

Touch is the most powerful and primitive nonverbal cue, but it’s not enough to just shake hands. It’s worth devoting time to cultivating a great handshake!

The right handshake can give you instant credibility, and the wrong one can cost you the job or the contract. So, no “dead fish” or “bone-crusher” grips, please. The first makes you appear to be a wimp and the second signals that you are a bully.

Handshake behavior has cultural variations, but to ace the ideal handshake in North America, follow these guidelines: •M ake sure your right hand is free to shake hands. Always shift any briefcases, papers, or cell phones to your left hand before you begin the greeting so your handshaking hand is ready for action.

•O ffer your hand with your palm facing sideways. When a person

offers his hand with the palm faced upward, it is considered to be a submissive gesture. Conversely, when someone offers his hand with the palm faced downward (or twists his hand downward during the handshake), it sends a message of superiority. But people who offer a sideways hand to shake send a message of equality and confidence.

•D on’t be overpowering, but do shake hands firmly.

• Look directly into the other person’s eyes. (A tip is to look at their eyes long enough to know what color they are.)

• Smile.

•K eep your body squared off to the other person—facing him or her fully.

•M ake sure you have palm-to-palm contact and that the web of your hand touches the web of the other person’s.

Research indicates that if people

don’t get this full palm contact, they wonder what the other person is hiding.

• S tart talking before you let go: “It’s a pleasure to meet you.”

•D on’t look down when you step back.

That is a submission signal.

By the way: While a great handshake is important for all professionals, it is especially key for women, whose confidence is evaluated by the quality of their handshake even more than it is with their male counterparts.

Drop these three small mistakes and let your body, brain, and touch help you make the most positive impression!

• Carol Kinsey Goman, Ph.D., is a keynote speaker, leadership presence coach, and media expert on body language in the workplace. She is also a leadership contributor for Forbes and author of The Silent Language of Leaders: How Body Language Can Help—or Hurt—How You Lead.” www.carolkinseygoman.com

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Weekend Getaways for Girls Who Just Want to Have Fun!

By SHERYL NANCE-NASH

Toronto, Canada You know your U.S. dollars will go further in Canada right now. Get ready to shop, eat, and enjoy all Toronto has to offer.

Do brunch with the Culinary Adventure Company at the hipster hood of King/Queen West with its lively streets, cafes, and bars and unique restaurants. There’s the Kensington Market for a mashup of shops with goodies from Europe, the Caribbean, Middle East, South America, and Asia.

Wind your way through vintage clothing shops, exotic spices, sweet treats, and restaurants. Later stop for tapas and cocktails at Bar Raval.

Don’t leave town without a visit at the Bata Shoe Museum. Get a load of the 13,000 shoes and related artifacts that span 4,500 years of history.

For upscale scenery and shopping it’s Yorkville. Explore the charming courtyards, Victorian homes, boutiques, shops, and galleries. Bloor Street is called “Mink Mile” for its high-end designers, like Louis Vuitton and Tiffany.

Palm Beach, Aruba If you and your friends are looking for happiness, why not go to

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obody understands you like your besties. You can look at one another and not exchange words and know what’s up because your vibe is in sync.

Sometimes it’s fun to leave behind the husband or partner and the kids and hit the road for a marathon of memories with the girls. You can let loose, be yourself, and nobody’s going to judge you.

What’s to debate? If the biggest question is where to go, relax—here’s a good place to start.

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are birders, the Bubali Plas Bird Sanctuary, with its bird-watching tower that overlooks marsh areas, is a must-see.

And there are no worries when you get ready to eat and drink. The options are plentiful, whether you want old-style Cuban cuisine or someplace chic, like Pinchos, a grill and bar on the pier at the Aruba Surfside Marina. The Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino is a popular place to stay.

White Mountain National Forest, home of Mt. Washington Valley, New Hampshire.

“One Happy Island”? Aruba is known for its beaches, cuisine, SUP yoga classes, windsurfing, kayaking, and boating.

But it’s also home to Arikok National Park, with its 20 miles of

rugged and wild, desert-like terrain waiting to be explored on an ATV, UTV, Jeep Safari, on horseback, or on foot.

Check out the pools and caves.

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Mt. Washington Valley, New Hampshire With more than 150 lodging properties to choose from, countless vacation rentals, 75 restaurants, 11 golf courses, 13 ski resorts and XC Centers (in the winter), and tax-free shopping at 200 outlets, shops, and boutiques, Mt. Washington Valley, New Hampshire, should probably be on your list of trip possibilities.

Mt. Washington Valley, the region that surrounds the tallest peak in the Northeast (Mount Washington), is located in the heart of the 660,000-acre White Mountain National Forest.

Your biggest dilemma is deciding which of the many activities to do—hike; bike; camp; golf; watch wildlife; take a moose, nature, boat, or ATV tour; rock climb; zip line; or jump on a mountain coaster?

Then there’s tubing or canoeing down the Saco River. For sure, this is a destination for thrill seekers.

St. George, Utah If you and your gal pals are adventure lovers, check into the Red Mountain Resort, burrowed in red rock bluffs in southwestern Utah.

Downward dog while overlooking the canyons, bike through the red rocks, hike through Zion National Park or Snow Canyon, or choose a class like outdoor digital photography or chakra balancing.

You can do daily activities as a group or go solo and come together for mealtime. After a day of action, wind down at the Sagestone Spa & Salon. The Himalayan salt stone massage and Red Mountain revitalizers are favorites.

The resort’s special Girlfriends’

Getaway Retreat includes unlimited fitness classes, a 50-minute Sagestone customized massage, and more.

Riviera Maya, Mexico For girls who love luxury, the Grand Velas Riviera Maya allinclusive, AAA Five-Diamond resort awaits. On 206 acres of pristine jungle and mangroves and whitesand beach, the oceanfront grand class section is adult-only and offers designer-like suites of more than 1,300 square feet, balconies, and private plunge bars.

During the day, you and your girlfriends should opt to visit Se Spa, the region’s largest spa sanctuary at more than 90,000 square feet, known for its authentic Mexican treatments, offerings from around the world, and signature seven-step water journey.

Foodies can experience inspired dishes of the region during a Yucatecan cooking class, where Mayan Chef Humberto May Tamay teaches guests traditional recipes.

Other features include a 24-hour personal butler concierge, 24/7 insuite service, three swimming pools, two fitness centers, water sports, a karaoke bar, and a koi lounge.

Venture off-property to visit the area’s cenotes, Mayan villages, and adventure parks.

Austin, Texas Austin is the live-music capital of the world and has world-class museums and great food. The Archer Hotel’s getaway package makes visiting easy.

Archer Hotel Austin’s “Girlfriend Getaways: By Ages and Stages” package is all about Texas-sized fun. A hostess in advance or on property who is of like age will help you fill out your group’s itinerary. Find out the hotspots to dance, bar hop, drink wine, view art, or whatever gets you going.

The hostess, along with the concierge, can reserve Archer’s poolside cabanas, schedule spa treatments at neighboring Viva Day Spa, and create a shopping tour of stores and boutiques surrounding Archer in the Domain and Domain Northside (based on both age and stage, of course) and more.

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I hope you had a wonderful summer (and I hate to see it wane). Now we’re heading into fall, and that not only means cooler weather, back-to-school for the kids, and a lot of holiday planning on the horizon, but it also means the start of our fall women’s expos.

And this fall there are three! Now there is no excuse that there isn’t one near you. Put it on your calendar today and join us!

The women’s expo is like a mental oasis, where women of all ages go to escape the stresses of life for just a little while; to unwind and indulge in free massages, screenings, wine tastings (at specified locations), and demonstrations and entertainment; and to explore many of the businesses that offer products and services.

Meet representatives in a casual atmosphere, and talk about their products and services. You can never start your holiday shopping too early, and there will be plenty of gift-giving ideas at the expos, from jewelry, food products, and wines to clothing, toys, and beauty products.

Wouldn’t you just love to have a free spa treatment? There will be a chair waiting for you at the expo. Just stop by, sign up, and enjoy.

LuLaRoe is a trendy clothing line, and there will be a Pop-Up Shop at each expo, where you can “try before you buy.”

It’s quick and easy, and you’ll love the many different prints.

Let’s take a little peek at each particular event.

WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital, our Event Partner for the Lebanon County women’s expo, will be presenting two seminars on issues important to women. The hospital is an integral part of the community, providing high-tech and powerful medicine and reassuring care to the residents of Lebanon County and beyond.

Also at the Lebanon event, the Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre, Wine a popular entertainment destination, will be performing musical numbers from an Tasting upcoming production; Vineyard at Hershey and Bouchette Vineyards will be offering wine samplings; Christopher & Banks will be taking the stage for a fashion show; and Kathy Snavely of Kathy’s Cuisine will be conducting a healthycooking demonstration.

At the Lancaster County women’s expo, you can watch a fashion show

by Sheila Kauffman, owner of Sheila Frank, a women’s ready-to-wear brand of clothing handmade in Pennsylvania. Plus, Trop Gun Shop will present an awareness-focused and informational seminar so that women feel more comfor table around or owning a gun; Vineyard at Hershey will have wine sampling; Bailee’s Homebrew will give a wine-making demonstration and also offer wine tastings; and the Lancaster School of Cosmetology & Therapeutic Bodywork will be doing free mini manis.

Next month I’ll give you sneak peek at the Cumberland County women’s expo!

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Medical Mistakes Busy Moms Make

By SANDRA GORDON

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very day, you make dozens of decisions about your health that can impact your wellbeing, such as whether to tough out the flu or see the doctor; go for a power walk after work or watch TV; or take a medicine or skip it.

You do the best you can. But let’s face it—you’re juggling your own responsibilities along with your kid’s health, school stuff, home life, and sports activities. And your spouse and your parents are probably in the mix, too.

With so much going on, it’s easy to get distracted and make micro and macro judgment calls about your own healthcare that can do more harm than help. Where do you go wrong?

Here are some of the biggest medical mistakes multitasking women make (that’s you) that doctors wish they wouldn’t and what you can to do remedy the situation.

Medical Mishap: You’ve got an OB/ GYN, but not a primary care doctor.

If you have a gynecologist, but not a primary care doctor (PCP), it’s time to go doctor shopping.

“Women should have both an OB/ GYN and a PCP,” says Michael Roizen, M.D., co-author of You: The Smart Patient.

PCPs have broad-based medical knowledge and training in the prevention area.

“There are so many nuances in drug therapy and drug interactions that PCPs are expert in,” Roizen says.

If your blood pressure is creeping up, for example, your gynecologist shouldn’t be the one to write a prescription for blood pressure medication. You’ll also need a PCP to make sure you

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undergo age-appropriate screening tests. And if you should need a specialist, a PCP is invaluable for coordinating your care.

To-do tactic: To choose a PCP, interview two or three until you find one you’re compatible with.

Clues a doctor is right for you: The waiting room has patients similar to your age and the doctor isn’t near retirement (a sign that she won’t be able to care for you long term). She’s also up to date on what’s likely to happen to you.

“If you have a family history of heart disease, for example, you want a physician who focuses on heart disease prevention,” Roizen says.

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Medical Mishap: You take your kids to well-child checkups like clockwork, but you haven’t seen a physician in years.

Sure, your kids come first.

But you need regular checkups too, even if you feel fine. If you don’t have your blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood glucose tested regularly—preferably every five years if you’re in your 20s and 30s and otherwise healthy, and yearly after that—you don’t know if you’re at risk for a major condition, such as diabetes, heart attack, or stroke.

“Denial can be deadly,” says Nieca Goldberg, M.D., a cardiologist in New York City.

To-do tactic: Stay on top of your own health. Schedule a physical every five years if you’re healthy and under 40 so you know where you are in terms of blood pressure (goal: less than 120/80), total cholesterol (less than 200), LDL or “bad” cholesterol (less than 70 to 160, depending on your heart disease risk), HDL or “good” cholesterol (50 or higher for women), triglycerides (less than 150), fasting blood glucose (less than 100), body mass index (less than 25), and waist circumference (35 inches or less for women).

If you’re over 40 or you’re younger but have a strong family history of cancer, heart disease, or diabetes or have had an abnormal

mammogram, a breast biopsy, a history of an abnormal Pap test, or a history of an ovarian cyst, get a well-adult checkup every year.

Depending on your situation, you could start with your internist or your gynecologist.

Schedule your annual appointment near a memorable date, such as your birthday, so you don’t forget.

To-do tactic: When you get a prescription, get to the pharmacy right away instead of letting it slide.

“Put ‘fill prescription’ at the top of your to-do list,” says McKenzie, who takes her own advice. “I write everything down. If it isn’t written down, it isn’t happening.”

Then take the medication as directed before going to your followup doctor’s visit.

Medical mishap: You downplay your symptoms or wait until the last minute to mention them.

Symptoms related to incontinence or sexuality, such as urine leakage or pain during intercourse or a decreased sex drive, are the big ones that patients often fail to bring up during medical appointments unless

To-do tactic: To make the most of your next doctor’s visit, prepare by making a list of troublesome signs and symptoms and bring them up yourself, no matter how embarrassing or minor you think they are.

If you’re uncomfortable mentioning them, practice saying them out loud at home or in the car on the drive over, as in “I feel pain when I pee,” “I leak when I laugh,” or “my periods last forever.”

When the doctor asks the reason for your visit, put it out there so you don’t miss an opportunity to get treatment.

Medical mishap: You don’t hear back about test results so you just assume they’re normal.

No news isn’t necessarily good news. Doctors are especially pressed for time these days, so things can fall through the cracks.

To-do tactic: Don’t let your doctor drop the ball. If you don’t hear from your doctor’s office when you thought you would after taking medical tests, it’s your responsibility to call the doctor or the doctor’s nurse to follow up.

“Just like in school, you’ve taken the test, so you deserve to get the grade to see how well you’ve done,” says cardiologist Dawn Calderon, D.O., F.A.C.C. What’s a reasonable length of time to wait? For a Pap test, allow a month for turnover for lab results.

For blood tests and X-rays, give it three days before dialing your doctor or your doctor’s nurse.

“You’re not bugging the doctor,” says McKenzie. “You’re helping her to stay on task and on time.

Healthcare is a partnership.”

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Medical mishap: You forget to get prescriptions filled but go to your follow-up appointment anyway.

“It’s a waste of time to go to your follow-up appointment if you haven’t even taken your medication in the first place,” says Margaret McKenzie, M.D., a physician with the Cleveland Clinic Women’s Health Institute.

That’s because the path to getting well is a process that often goes like this: You come in with symptoms; your doctor writes a prescription; you take the medication until your next appointment, at which point your doctor assesses if the medication is working and whether you’re getting better.

If you don’t get your prescription filled, you’ll still be at square one.

Your symptoms will linger, your condition could worsen, and your doctor won’t have any new information to fine-tune your treatment plan.

the doctor asks.

“Or they’ll mention these or other symptoms as they’re walking out the door of my office, and then a whole new visit starts,” says McKenzie.

Embarrassment is part of it, but again, so is just being busy.

“Women are multitasking so much that in the whirlwind of just getting to my office, they forget about their symptoms,” she says.

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Casting Light on Ovarian Cancer

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By BARBARA TRAININ BLANK

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varian cancer is uncommon and hasn’t caught the attention of the public as much as, say, malignancies of the breast.

Ovarian cancer is indeed rare, said Megan Lanigan, a nurse practitioner at Pinnacle Health, who works for the gynecologic oncology department on the West Shore and for the breast oncology department on both shores.

“Ovarian cancer is a very rare form of gynecologic malignancy,” said Lanigan, “much less common than breast cancer. It is a scary diagnosis and tends to be very lifealtering.”

If the disease is localized (stage 1), the five-year survival rate is 92.5 percent. The rate for regional

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disease is 73 percent, and, for distant disease (stage 4), it’s 28.9 percent.

One of the major stumbling blocks in treating ovarian cancer is that the symptoms are vague, which makes it hard to diagnose. They include bloating and changes in bladder and bowel habits.

A further challenge is that women with these symptoms “are usually tested for irritable bowel syndrome,” said Lanigan.

Women often come to primarycare physicians with the symptoms, and because ovarian cancer is so rare, doctors jump to the conclusion that it’s a GI issue.

If ovarian cancer is suspected, however, the doctor would do imaging studies, like a CT scan or pelvic ultrasound. If the doctor

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is suspicious, he/she may order a CA 125 lab work.

A CA 125 test measures the amount of the protein CA 125 (cancer antigen 125) in your blood. In some cases, the test may be used to look for early signs of ovarian cancer in women with a very high risk of the disease, according to the Mayo Clinic.

“But a lot of factors can elevate that number, like infection or inflammation,” said Lanigan. “The final diagnosis of ovarian cancer is made only after surgical removal.”

Unfortunately, there’s no great screening test for ovarian cancer.

Even CA 125 and pelvic ultrasound are not the best predictors. If a woman is very high risk, one treatment is to remove the ovaries

after she has children or reaches the age of 35 or 40.

Usually, if ovarian cancer is suspected, the woman goes straight to surgery and meets the GYN oncologist, who does both the surgery and chemotherapy. Typically, the patient then undergoes a total hysterectomy, either robotically or with a large abdominal incision.

Afterward, ovarian cancer is almost always treated with chemo following surgery.

Having surgery may reduce anxiety for the patient, but the woman needs courage to undergo one of the results: going through menopause early.

There are multiple types of ovarian cancer, and these are treated a little differently, said Lanigan.

Chemotherapy usually lasts from about six months to a year. It is typically followed by maintenance therapy, but not in all cases.

What are the risk factors of ovarian cancer?

They are early onset of menstruation or late menopause; in other words, prolonged exposure to female hormones. Others are family history and childlessness.

Because the ovarian cancer is so rare, genetic testing is recommended to see if you’re at risk, e.g., if you carry the BRCA gene or if there is a positive family history for ovarian cancer or breast cancer.

“But genetic testing isn’t completed on everyone due to the expense of the testing and the rarity of the mutations,” Lanigan said.

The risk of ovarian cancer decreases with the use of birth control; it gives the ovaries a break because the woman is not ovulating.

There are no studies that prove fertility treatments increase risk.

Despite the lack of attention paid to ovarian cancer in the past,

there’s an “interesting surge” of women speaking out about having had the cancer and there’s more awareness, Lanigan pointed out.

“Ovarian cancer affects more older than younger women, but a lot of older women are more private, while younger women are more likely to speak out.”

Among the women speaking out—not about their own cancer but

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On Sept. 10th, they and other family members and friends will participate in the eighth annual Turn Up the Volume on Ovarian Cancer walk/run, which they established in memory of their mother, Glenda Hooper-Macut.

Hooper-Macut passed away from ovarian cancer in 2005, after being

diagnosed six years earlier.

“She was 62, a very active and outgoing mother,” said Osborne.

Since the inception of the walk/run began in 2010, Turn Up the Volume has raised more than $121,000 and donated it to the Sandy Rollman Ovarian Cancer Foundation, named for another woman who did not survive the disease.

The 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization promotes awareness of ovarian cancer, advocates for early diagnostic testing and more effective treatments, and raises funds for cutting-edge research.

It also aims to develop programs to educate both women and physicians about ovarian cancer.

“I manage an office for breast cancer patients,” said Osborne.

“Everything is pink—the color representing breast cancer—but you don’t see a lot of teal for ovarian cancer.”

They intend to change that by “turning up the volume” and making more people aware of the disease.

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Elizabeth Agar has joined the team at the

Veronica L. Boyer has joined the law

Radisson Hotel Harrisburg as director of sales and marketing. Agar spent the last two years outside of the hotel industry and is very excited to be back at the Radisson.

firm of Mette, Evans & Woodside. Her focus includes construction law and litigation; commercial, real estate, and general civil litigation; and matters involving procurement law and related administrative law issues.

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Victoria P. Edwards has joined the law firm of Mette, Evans & Woodside. Her focus will be in workers’ compensation and Social Security disability matters.

Edwards is certified as a specialist in the practice of workers’ compensation law by the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Section on Workers’ Compensation Law.

ACHIEVEMENTS & Debra A. Brockman has been promoted

Cheryl A. Hohrath has joined Masonic Village as the director of home health.

Hohrath will oversee the day-to-day direction and general supervision of Masonic Village new Ashlar Home Health services.

to chief human resources and compliance officer of Masonic Village. She previously served as vice president of human resources for Ashlar Creative Solutions, a consulting and management firm owned and operated by the Masonic Village.

Elizabeth L. Melamed has been hired as an associate in Barley Snyder’s litigation group after working with one of the largest insurance defense firms in Pennsylvania.

She is a graduate of Rutgers Law School.

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Held ONLY 5th Wednesdays of the year Rotating location – West Shore Area Wicked Kitchen 30 S. Main St., Mechanicsburg Mitzi Jones mhjsunshine@aol.com American Business Women’s Association (ABWA) Camelot Chapter 6 p.m.

3rd Monday of the month Radisson Hotel Harrisburg, Camp Hill Marianne Troy, President 717.802.5622 mariannetroy@gmail.com www.abwacamelot.com Lancaster Area Express Network 7:15 – 9 a.m.

3rd Wednesday of the month Lancaster Country Club 1466 New Holland Pike, Lancaster Gail Tomlinson 267.278.6011 tomlinson.gail@comcast.net www.LAEN-ABWA.org Lebanon Valley Chapter 6 p.m.

4th Wednesday of the month Hebron Fire Hall 701 E. Walnut St., Lebanon Penny Donmoyer 717.383.6969 www.abwalebanonpa.com Penn Square Chapter 11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m.

1st Thursday of the month Hamilton Club 106 E. Orange St., Lancaster Laurie Bodisch, president 717.571.8567 lbodisch@fult.com www.abwapennsquare.org

Wheatland – Conestoga Chapter 6 p.m.

1st Tuesday of the month Heritage Hotel 500 Centerville Road, Lancaster Linda Landis, President 717.880.6074 lalandis0114@comcast.net www.abwa-wc.org Yellow Breeches Chapter 6 p.m.

4th Wednesday of the month Comfort Suites 10 S. Hanover St., Carlisle Kerina DeMeester kerina1011@gmail.com Central PA Association for Female Executives (CPAFE) 1st Wednesday of each month Refer to website for the meeting location Lori Zimmerman, President 717.713.7255 info@cpafe.org www.cpafe.org Executive Women International Harrisburg Chapter 5:30 p.m.

3rd Thursday of the month Rotating location Deb Pierson dpierson@piersoncci.com www.ewiharrisburg.org Faith & Business Women Networking 8:15 a.m.

1st Friday of the month York Springs Foursquare Church 400 Main St., York Springs 717.659.9488 or 717.752.6104 FABWomen1@gmail.com

Insurance Professionals of Lancaster County (IPLC) 5:45 p.m.

3rd Tuesday of the month, Sept. – May Heritage Hotel 500 Centerville Road, Lancaster Krista Reed, Treasurer kristamariereed@gmail.com www.internationalinsuranceprofessionals.org/ group/117 International Association of Administrative Professionals Capital Region of Pennsylvania LAN Meeting Locations Vary Pam Newbaum, CAP-OM LAN Director pneubaum@pinnaclehealth.org 717.782.5787 www.iaap-harrisburg-pa.org Pennsylvania Public Relations Society 5:30 p.m.

Last Thursday of the month Erin Kanter, President pprshbg@gmail.com www.pprs-hbg.org Shippensburg Women’s Area Networking (SWAN) Noon 1st Wednesday of the month Rotating location Amanda Ridgway, President shipswan@yahoo.com www.facebook.com/shipswan

Women’s Business Center Organization (WBCO) 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

2nd Tuesday of the month Sept. through April Alumni Hall – West Campus York College of PA 441 Country Club Road, York Lynne Breil, Executive Director lynne@theprofessionaledgeinc.com Julie Sterner, Administrator jsterner@ycp.edu www.wbcoyork.org Women’s Capital Area Networking (WeCAN) 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

3rd Wednesday of the month Radisson Hotel 1150 Camp Hill Bypass, Camp Hill Abeer Allen, President 717.514.4449 info@wecanconnect.org www.wecanconnect.org Women’s Network of York 11:30 a.m.

3rd Tuesday of the month Out Door Country Club 1157 Detwiler Drive, York Laura Combs, President laura.combs@integritybankonline.com www.facebook.com/wnyork

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