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BOARD CHAIR OF ATHENA INTERNATIONAL, HEATHER PAQUETTE, IS NAMED MANAGING PARTNER OF KPMG'S DETROIT OFFICE

DETROIT,  January 30 - Heather Paquette, 40, has been named managing partner of  the Detroit office of KPMG LLP, the U.S. audit, tax, and advisory firm, effective January 31.  

Paquette will be responsible for the strategic direction and growth of KPMG's Detroit office and in making KPMG a great place to build a career.  She succeeds Rick Siebert, who has announced his plans to retire in 2012.  Siebert will continue to serve KPMG in a regional audit leadership role.  

 

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ATHENA INTERNATIONAL CHAIR ELECT, DEBRA ADAMS SIMMONS, NAMED 2012 MCGRUDER AWARD FOR MEDIA DIVERSITY WINNER

 

Debra Adams Simmons, editor of The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, has been named the 2012 winner of the Robert G. McGruder Award for Diversity from Kent State's School of Journalism and Mass Communication. The award recognizes the accomplishments of media professionals who encourage diversity in the field of journalism.

Kent State's School of Journalism and Mass Communication will honor Adams Simmons at an awards luncheon and lecture on Monday, March 26, on the Kent Campus.  

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MENTORING IN THE WORKPLACE: SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE!
Lee Anne Doyle

 By: Lee Anne Doyle
The ATHENA Leadership Model�, identifies eight distinct attributes that are reflective of women's contributions to leadership: Authentic Self, Relationships, Giving Back, Collaboration, Courageous Acts, Learning, Fierce Advocacy, Celebration and Joy. As we prepare others to become successful leaders in the 21st century it is timely to highlight mentoring and the positive impact mentoring can have on people's lives and is our way of Giving Back. Employee mentoring programs improve an organization's attraction and retention and improve individual and organizational performance.
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BEST PRACTICE FEATURE COMING SOON!

We would like to hear from you! Beginning April we will post communities' best practice ideas for the ATHENA Leadership Award, ATHENAPowerLink and ATHENA Women's Leadership Day Programs. Please submit your ideas to Cori McWherter by the 10th of each month and we will include it in our monthly E-News.
 
FEATURED ATHENA AWARD EVENTS

 

ATHENA INTERNATIONAL, CHICAGO, IL  

2011 ATHENA LEADERSHIP AWARDS LUNCHEON 

JANUARY 19, 2012  


Pictured are 2011 Recipients (from left to right): Audrey Williams-Lee, Hedy Ratner, Marsha Serlin, Lanetta Haynes Turner & Rachael Halstuk Mangoubi 

   

GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, ALLENTOWN, PA

 Every year, the Chamber's Women's Business Council honors two extraordinary

women for their commit-

ment to the Lehigh Valley... Congrats to Rosalin Petrucci of J.G. Petrucci, Recipient of the 2011 ATHENA Leadership award, and Julie

Knight of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Recipient of the 2011 ATHENA Young Professional Leadership Award.   

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Pictured (from left to right):  

Rosalin Petrucci and Julie Knight   

  

 

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE PALM BEACHES, WEST PALM BEACH, FL

 

After being awarded the 2011 Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches ATHENA Award, Dr. Dione Christy, Ph.D., School District of Palm Beach County, receives one of many congratulatory hugs Thursday afternoon, September 15, 2011, at the Palm Beach County Convention Center.

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 LEAVENWORTH-LANSING AREA CHAMBER OFCOMMERCE, LEAVENWORTH, KS  

Even coming off a year where her organization helped resurrect a popular Leavenworth festival of yesteryear and garnered more awards than any similar group in the state, Wendy Scheidt was surprised Tuesday when she was announced as the recipient of the 25th annual Athena Award. The Award... CONTINUE READING.    

 

     

JACKSON COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, JACKSON, MI  

Eileen Lehnert, 2012 ATHENA Recipient, retired from the Jackson Citizen Patriot after serving as editor for 10 years and working at the newspaper for more than 24 years.  Since retiring, she has volunteered for Family Services and Children's Aid of Jackson County, St. Luke's, the Jackson Legacy Program, Kiwanis and more.  She is her church's liaison with Habitat's Women's Build and when the Girl Scouts of America combined councils nationwide, she joined the first board of the Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan.  Her advice is simple: "Give to your community by working on what you're passionate about.  Don't worry about time constraints - Take on a one-time, one-day activity or find a way to give one hour a week and build from there.  You will meet wonderful people and the return on your time will be better than any investment you will ever make!"    

 

WINDSOR-ESSEX REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS

 

Chantal Vall�e, Head Coach Women's Basketball, University of Windsor will be receiving the ATHENA Award sponsored by KPMG at the 2012 Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards on April 25, 2012

 

22ND ANNUAL BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS

 

REMEMBERING ATHENA LEADERS

 

Marjorie "Marge" (Landon) Shelden (1925-2012)

Marge was office manager of the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce for more than 20 years.  While there, in 1985,  she partnered with Martha Mertz, local real estate owner, to form the national ATHENA Award program to recognize the leadership efforts of women. The ATHENA Award program is now a worldwide organization and includes the cities of: Paris, Moscow, London, United Arab Emerates and cities in India.  Marge was the first director of the ATHENA Foundation, now headquartered in Chicago. She was the recipient of the ATHENA Award upon her retirement in 1993. CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL STORY

 

Mary L. Schnack  (1956-2012)

Owner of Mary Schnack & Associates and  

ATHENA International Board Director 

RIP Mary Schnack
RIP Mary Schnack
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SAVE THE DATE

 

ATHENA INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
30TH ANNIVERSARY
OCTOBER 15-16, 2012
CHICAGO, IL

 

IN THIS ISSUE
HEATHER PAQUETTE
DEBRA ADAMS SIMMONS
MENTORING IN THE WORKPLACE
BEST PRACTICES
FEATURED ATHENA EVENTS
WINDSOR, ON
REMEMBER ATHENA LEADERS
SAVE THE DATE

ATHENA International

Board of Directors

 

Heather Paquette

Chair

 

Debra Adams Simmons

Chair Elect

  

Kathryn Lima

Secretary

   

Carla Carstens

Treasurer

 

Martha Mertz

Founder

 

Anupama Arya

Director

 

Ann-Marie Athavale

Director

  

Christine Brown

Director

 

Dwain Deville

Director

 

Lee Anne Doyle

Director

 

Tori Farmer

Director

 

Paula Giovacchini

Director

 

Bridget Glavaz

Director

 

Janet Green

Director

 

Patricia Hallberg

Director

 

Marlene Kowalski-Braun

Director

 

Catherine M. Lee

Director

 

Michelle Michaels

Director

 

Carla R. Michelotti

Director

 

Colleen Moore Mezler

Director

 

Julie Reiher

Director

 

KL Roberson Daly

Director

 

Norma Rist

Director Emeritus

 

Ellen Ruddock

Director Emeritus

Past Board Chair

 

Mary Schnack

Director

 

Ilene Shapiro

Director

 

Linda Stevenson

Director

 

Mona M. Stone

Director

  
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