Oct. 25, 2007: Conference Explores Women’s Place in the Arts, Business and Science

OSWEGO, NY—On Thursday, Oct. 25, SUNY Oswego’s Office of Business and Community Relations (OBCR) hosted Connections, a day-long conference designed to bring women of all ages and backgrounds together to explore their entrepreneurial place and power in the arts, business and various fields of health and science.

Key note speaker for the event was Joni Daniels, a SUNY Oswego alumna, consultant, trainer, and entrepreneur. Daniels is the author of “Power Tools for Women®: Plugging Into the Essential Skills for Work and Life.” Through her company, Daniels and Associates, Daniels provides presentations related to personal and professional development and has addressed a wide variety of audiences at national conventions, management retreats and regional conferences for clients such as Meeting Professionals International, The Wharton School, Marriott International, the American Camping Association, Merck and Company, the National Management Association, UNISYS Corporation the Department of Defense, Lockheed Martin and the United Way. She has served as a resource for the Microsoft Small Business Regional Web Page, the Philadelphia Inquirer, The Baltimore Business Journal, Family Circle Magazine, The CEO Refresher, GLAMOUR Magazine, KYW Newsradio, and the Wall Street Journal. She has appeared on Sunday Live (ABC/WPVI), It's Your Call (CN8), and Channel 10 News at 10 (NBC/KYW). In addition, Daniels has contributed several articles to Executive Update, Employment Relations Today, US Industry Today, The Management Advantage, CityBizList.com, Making Bread Magazine, and Workforce Online and she is frequently quoted on management topics in a variety of other publications.

Also featured on the agenda were SUNY Oswego alumna Julia Devillers, author of books such as “The Dorm Survival Guide” that empower teen and “tween” girls, Carrie Lazarus of News Channel 9’s “Carrie’s Family Healthcast,” which was one of the nation’s first daily health news segments on television and financial advisor Cynthia Scott, Founder and President of OMC Financial Services, Ltd.

The event also featured several vendors promoting products and services for women.

Major sponsorship for Connections included Alliance Bank, Dot Publishing, Women’s Network for Entrepreneurial Training, Women Ties, WSEN, Operation Oswego County and National Grid.

Other sponsors included Days Inn/Scottish Inns and Suites, Design Accents, Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce, Innovations Salon, Inc., Leon Vickery, Inc./Eastern Shores Associates, Norfleet and Norfleet Attorneys, Pathfinder Bank and Steve Chirello Advertising.

For more information about Connections, contact Bernadette Mroz at 312-3492.

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