National Association of Women Business Owners, Orange County, CA Chapter

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Board of Directors & Committees 2009-10

The NAWBO-OC Board of Directors comprises both elected and appointed positions.
Click here to learn about the nomination, elections and appointment process.

ELECTED OFFICERS (see bios)

President
Karen Gifford
Gifford Mgmt & Leadership Coaching
949-643-1331

President - Elect
Kathy Dawson
Dawnson & Dawson, Inc.
949-421-3966
www.DawsonDawsonInc.com

Immediate Past President
Cassie Hoag
Equity Architects, LLC
949-388-7375
www.equityarchitects.net

Vice President, Membership
Loreen Gilbert
WealthWise Financial Services
949-748-1177
www.wealthwisefinancial.com

Secretary
Patti Cain Stanley
Cain-Stanley & Co
714-979-6766
www.cain-stanley.com

Treasurer
Kathleen Urquidez
Bezich, Rose & Urquidez, CPAs
562-216-1561
www.bezichrose.com

MEMBER SERVICES:

Showcase Tables
Trina Fleming
WHW (Women Helping Women/Men2Work)
(949) 378-1556
www.whw.org

2009 REMARKABLE WOMEN AWARDS:

RW Chair
Stacy McCullough
Prudential California Realty
(949) 887-1199
www.stacymccullough.com

DIRECTORS

Affiates/Diversity Co-Director
Marcia Evans
Farmers and Merchants Bank
714-824-3070
www.fmb.com

Affiates/Diversity Co-Director
Janet Cronick
Ultimate Gifts
714-658-5824
www.ugpromo.com/

Education Director
Markell Steele
Futures in Motion Career Services
877-210-3252
www.futures-in-motion.com

Marketing & PR Co-Director
Hilary Kaye
HKA, Inc.
714-426-0444 x201
www.hkamarcom.com

Marketing & PR Co-Director
Debbie Douglas
Douglas Strategic Communications
949-464-9301
www.DouglasStrategic.com

Mentoring Founder, Co-Director
Dee Putman-Elliott
You Gotta Go Travel, King Relocation Services
yougottagotravel.com • kingrelocation.com
714-745-5491

Mentoring Co-Director
Kimberly Gerber Agle
Excelerate, Inc.
949-679-9235
www.iexcelerate.com

Director Programs
Maureen Rhyne
Heritage Associates Coaching & Consult
949-230-1094
www.heritage-associatescoach.net/

Public Policy & International Director
Shaila Mistry
Jayco Interface Technology
951-738-2000
www.jaycopanels.com

WBI President
Rachel Owens
R. Owens Insurance Services, Succession Strategies
714-560-9022
succession-strategies.com • tricirclefinancial.com

OTHER BOARD PARTICIPANTS

Past President Advisory Council
Barri Carian
Carian Consulting
949-640-2141
www.carianconsulting.com

Legal Counsel
Darlynn Morgan
Morgan Law Group
949-260-1400
www.morganlawgroup.com

NAWBO-CA Secretary
Cathy Daugherty
Trademark Insurance
714-288-6033 x28
www.TrademarkIns.com, OurKauaiCondo.com

Past Presidents/Advisory Council
Alice Lei
Beth Adkisson
Nita Busby
Cristi Cristich
Cathy Daugherty
Karen Herb
Camille Jayne
Susan Johnson
Deirdre Kelly
Iris McCammon
Nancy Montoya
Rachel Owens
Linda Pinson
Rochelle Schneider, Esq.
Judee Slack

OPEN COMMITTEE CHAIRS
For more information on the open committee positions please contact the director of that particular category.

COMMITTEE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
If you would like to get more out of your NAWBO membership consider joining a committee. They are the ideal place to get your leadership "feet wet." Time requirements vary greatly, and are generally very flexible. The work on our committees is fun, as well as valuable and productive... and the relationships you develop are priceless. Contact the committee chair or director listed above for more details, or see our volunteer page.

2009-10 OFFICERS
President Cassie Hoag Equity Architects, LLC 949-388-7375 www.equityarchitects.net	M. Cassandra (Cassie) Hoag is the founder and managing director of Equity Architects, LLC, a strategic advisory firm that helps small companies prepare for and secure capital for growth, realize truly synergistic mergers, structure essential liaisons and engineer cultural change. Equity Architects provides its clients with customized, creative solutions to grow, better manage and fund their businesses. Cassie currently serves as NAWBO’s Vice President, Membership, and is also active on the Education Committee and in the Mentoring Program. She was recognized as NAWBO’s “Entrepreneur to Watch” at the October 2006 Remarkable Women Awards Luncheon. Serving on two corporate boards, she is also a member of the Orange County Venture Group, the Association for Corporate Growth, the Kieretsu Forum and the USC Alumni Association. Cassie has done volunteer work for the Susan G. Komen Foundation, the Y-ME Organization, the American Cancer Society and St. Anne School.
Past President (elected in 2006) Barri Carian Carian Consulting 949-640-2141	Barri Carian is a Consultant and Business Advisor to small and mid-size companies. Providing strategic and tactical planning, business assessment, hands-on implementation and ongoing management tools and coaching. She also Chairs a CEO group for Vistage International. She founded Insync Partnership Services to provide conflict resolution and alignment for business partners and assessment for compatibility for potential partners. Her background includes two senior positions in Fortune 500 companies (Regional VP of Merrill Lynch Relocation and Senior VP of Aon Consulting) and COO and partner in a company that grew from start up to $12m in 5 years. She also had involvement in two additional start-up companies. Barri has served on the NAWBO-OC Board since 2001; as the Director of Marketing from July 2001 to July 2003, as Vice President Membership from July 2004 to July 2006 and President-Elect since July 2006.

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