American Business Women’s Association
Our mission is to bring together business women of diverse occupations and provide opportunities for them to help themselves and others grow personally and professionally, through leadership, education, networking support, and national recognition.
UPCOMING EVENTS
September 2019 ABWA Monthly Dinner Meeting
September 12, 2019
Beef O'Brady"s, 3114 Lee Blvd., Lehigh Acres
Murder Mystery: Wine, Cheese, & Murder
October 20, 2019
Heritage Palms Golf and Country Club, (off 6 Mile Cypress) 10420 Washingtonia Palm Way Fort Myers, Fl 33966
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American Business Women’s Association
Whether you are starting a new business, jump-starting a career, or searching for a job, the American Business Women’s Association is the place to be. Your membership in ABWA offers you a portfolio of benefits to fuel your personal and professional growth.
Enhance your business acumen in the Apex Campus, our exclusive online learning portal. Grow your professional network by attending ABWA’s National Women’s Leadership Conference. Stay current on business concepts and topics with your complimentary subscriptions to ABWA’s Women in Business® Magazine and Achieve Newsletters. And, save thousands of dollars on discounted business products and services!
Make an investment in you – join the leading association for working women and women business owners, the American Business Women’s Association.
WOMEN LEADING THE WAY
Executive Board and Committee Chairs
Toby Ferrel
President
Mary Beck
Vice President
Judy Carter
Secretary
Ody Eire
Treasurer
Adele Petersohn
Membership Chair
Linda M. Davidson
Hospitality Chair
Judy Carter
Social Media Chair
Education Chair
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MEMBERS
Vicki Culver
Home For All the Holidays
Linda M. Davidson
Retired
Odalys (Ody) Eire
Ody’s Professional Process https://www.odyprocess.com/services.html
Paula Hinspeter
Retired
Linda Hodde
Eastside Printing
Onnadine Hosler
Lehigh Town Center
Patricia Jackson
Physical Therapist at Home Care
Anna Ledger
Tannassee Realty
Alexis Macchia
Student
Adele Petersohn
Retired
Allison Ponto
Student
Sandra Scifo
Deceased
Debra Shuman
Retired
Maralyn Waline
Avon Representative
Patty Vealey
Retired
Bill Little
Self employed
Shelia Bedwell
Lee County Government
Margarete Zimmerman
Retired
FEATURED MEMBER
Ody Eire
For the month of June, 2019, we are celebrating Ody Eire as our business woman of the month.
Ody has been a Chapter member since 2017. She is our current Treasurer and volunteers on most committees.
She is the owner of Ody’s Professional Process, a local organization that engages in local service of process, nationwide service of process, RUSH service of process, courthouse research, courthouse runs daily, document retrieval, 24 hour service, skip traces, notary in office and on the go.
Ody’s Professional Process is dedicated to providing quality, dependable, and professional process to the legal community in a timely manner.
They have a network of qualified and certified process servers throughout the United States. Their Affiliates located in other areas have passed with great success their strict affiliation requirement which evaluates Process Servers’ experience, education, references and professional affiliation.
No matter how small or large the claims, they treat every assignment with the highest level of attention!
The ladies of the Lehigh Acres Chapter wish to tip our hats to Ody, the June business woman.
Our SPONSORS & SUPPORTERS
Onnadine Hosler Impact Scholarship
Empowering Women through the Onnadine Hosler Impact Scholarship
The 2018 – 2019 Onnadine Hosler Impact Scholarship is awarded to Cassandra Browning, a student at FSW. Congratulations from all the members of the Lehigh chapter of ABWA.
The Lehigh Acres Chapter funds the annual Onnadine Hosler Impact Scholarship in the amount of $1,000. YOU could be the next recipient of this scholarship. Applications are now being accepted for those women who meet the eligibility criteria. Candidates must live in the greater Lehigh Acres area, which includes Lehigh, Alva, and Buckingham. Please email Judy Carter at j4udy@earthlink.net if you are interested, you know of someone who may be interested, or if you would like more information concerning this year’s scholarship. Don’t forget, today’s scholarship recipients are tomorrow’s leaders.
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