Executive Club Newsletter

March 2009

Bring a Guest for Free in March

Jennifer Roscoe on the Changing Role of Women in Media

by Ellen Schmidt

GUEST DAY! Please feel free to bring a guest free of charge to Executive club for the march meeting.

Thursday, March 19 Champaign Country Club

11:30 a.m.: Registration and Networking

11:45 a.m.: Buffet Opens

12:15 p.m.: Mtg/Program

The thrill of live television and the chance to make a difference are two of 3 News Anchor Jennifer Roscoe’s favorite things about working in the news media. "I love the adrenaline rush of a breaking news story and can’t imagine sitting behind a desk everyday doing the same thing. This job is exciting because there’s always a different story to cover."

Since 1993, Jennifer has covered hundreds of stories - from raging fires to county fairs to everything in between. She currently anchors 3 News at 5, 6 and 10. Jennifer first came to WCIA as an intern, while attending the University of Illinois. She majored in Broadcast Journalism and graduated with honors.

(taken from Illinoishomepage.net)

Registrations are due by noon on Monday, March 16 Please indicate if you are bringing a guest. Contact the Treasurer with questions about registration. Register online now!

*Remember, there will be a $5 late fee for reservations received after the Monday Noon deadline. Attendees with late or no reservations will be permitted to attend as seating is available.

Pre-register online and send a check for $15 to ECCC, P.O. Box 61, Champaign, IL 61824-0061 OR pre-register online and pay on day of luncheon.

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Get Involved With ECCC!

President’s Message

by Hope Wheeler

It has been my philosophy over the years that in order to maximize the benefits of being a member of an organization you have to get involved. There are so many ways to do just that in ECCC. We had a very full agenda at our March board meeting because we have so many different events being planned. I thought I would take a moment this month to point out different ways to get involved.

Regularly attend the monthly meetings

They are only once a month on the third Thursday. Put these dates on your calendar now and schedule around them. Why miss the chance to network with 50 to 70 peers? And have one of the best lunches in town. Our Program Chair, Ellen Schmidt, is working diligently to line up speakers for our meetings. She is trying to diversify the topics to provide meetings of interest to all of the unique women in our Club.

Bring a guest

The larger the group at the monthly meetings, the more opportunities we have to meet new leaders in the community and the more beneficial ECCC is to all of us. Every one of us knows at least one woman that meets the criteria for ECCC membership but is not a member. March is the ideal month to think about that since you can bring one member-eligible guest to the meeting at no charge. Feel free to bring more than one member-eligible guest, they just won’t be free.

Outreach

These are events planned specifically to attract new members and introduce new members and can range from social type events to business forums. Andra Lee, the Outreach Chair, has planned an event for April 2^nd that is a social event, but is also an opportunity for us all to invite a potential member. This is an etiquette dinner and should be both fun and educational……and there will be wine! Join us for outreach events and help us grow the Club.

Social events

Kudos to Kathy Reeves, Social and Networking Chair, for a wonderful social event this month with the Stadium Tour. This was quite the success with around 50 members in attendance. Get involved by joining us for generally smaller and more casual get-togethers, just because….. Several more ideas are on the horizon including 88 Broadway and a golf outing. And there is always the bus trip that Jeanette Beck, Vice President, is planning. Stay tuned.

Join a committee

Interested in helping with any of the above? Email a board member and ask if they could use help on their committee.

Board positions

Inquire of the current board members about their board positions to find out what they are all about. If interested in one, you may try being on the committee first. Then submit your name to the nominating committee when their search begins each year (the vice president is always the chairperson of this committee). We are lucky to have a lot of members interested in participating so submit your name again if you don’t get the opportunity the first time you inquire.

Hopefully you have seen something here that peaks your interest. Lets all make a pact to help grow ECCC and make it even better than ever. If we work together and “get involved” it will only help promote executive women in our community, including yourself!

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Sign Up for Executive Etiquette Dinner

Thursday, April 2nd 6-8:30 p.m.

by Andra Lee

Success in your professional career can be contingent on many things, and one crucial factor can definitely be table manners. Have you been thinking you need to brush up on your business and social dinner etiquette skills for that next formal dinner party or business interview process? A local etiquette expert and WCIA monthly segment host for ‘Oh Behave’, Susan Feuille, Ed.M., RN, will be assisting ECCC members to learn the ‘visible signs of our table manners’ at a four course dinner at Hawthorn Suites, Thursday evening, April 2nd. Susan promises that after the etiquette training you’ll feel comfortable dining anywhere, even the White House, should you be invited to dine with the Obamas!

The dinner starts with a social with cash bar at 6pm, then dinner will begin promptly at 6:30pm. Wine will be served. Please sign up and join us for an ‘Executive Etiquette Evening’ on Thursday April 2nd at Hawthorn Suites, 101 Trade Centre Drive, Champaign (Neil Street).

Sign-up is on the ECCC website. The cost is $25 per person and (member-eligible) guests are also welcome; the price is the same for guests.
Register online now!

Any questions, contact Andra Lee at andralee@illinois.edu

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By Law Changes

by Jayne DeLuce

The Bylaws Committee has reviewed the bylaws and recommended changes as outlined on the attached document. Please take a moment to look through the proposed changes, as this will be voted on at the April 16 general meeting.

Go to http://www.executiveclubcc.org/sitemaintenance/index.php?page=upload for access to by-laws.

Thanks to Janey Adams (Chair), Cherise Lewis, Mary Schlorff, Mary Ann Royse and Jayne DeLuce for serving on the committee this year!

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Athena Award Winner

The Champaign County Chamber of Commerce has named Kathleen Holden, director of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Illinois, recipient of the 2009 ATHENA^® award. Holden was presented the award at a luncheon on February 19, 2009, at the Champaign Country Club.

Holden is the 21st recipient of the award locally, which honors individuals who assist other women in reaching their full leadership potential, demonstrate excellence, creativity, and initiative in their businesses or professions, and provide valuable service by devoting time and energy to improve the quality of life for others in the community.

The ATHENA^® Award program is sponsored by the Champaign County Chamber of Commerce and Worden-Martin, Inc., corporate underwriter for the ATHENA^® Award program. The award recipient’s jeweled lapel pin is provided by National City Bank, now a part of PNC.

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Welcome New Member

Nancy Mella-Oliver

Nancy came to the Windsor of Savoy in July 2008 as an administrator. She manages the daily operations of the upscale retirement community which offers independent and assisted living to 200 residents. Before coming to Champaign Nancy was in Niles Illinois woking as Executive Director of Ressurection Health Care a 210 apartment senior living community.

Her education gave her a solid base in health systems management with a bachelors degree from the University of Illinois in Health Planning and Administration and a Masters of Science from Rush University in Health Systems Management.

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Welcome New Member

Janet Jones

Last year Janet Jones came to the University of Illinois as manager of Communications Customer Service. She oversees communication services, recommends service enhancements and manages vendor relationships. Before coming to the Illinois Janet spent four years at the University of Arizona as their computing manager for customer service and senior telephone services coordinator.

Janet has a bachelor’s degree form Mississippi State University in Biological Sciences. She lives in Champaign.