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.
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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.
Chapter Founder
charlotte collins
Chapter Advisor
WOMEN LEADING THE WAY
Executive Board
Charlotte Collins
President
Linda Jackson
Vice President
Open
Secretary
Carmen Bass
Treasurer
MEMBERS
SAVE THE DATE
Coming Together was the beginning of lifetime friendships, of many leadership opportunities for the members, and providing numerous scholarships in assisting women with their higher education endeavors.
Staying Together is progress as we proudly celebrate our 27th chapter anniversary event. We have achieved many milestones and have received many National awards just to name a few.
We wish to thank Rene’ Street, Executive Director of ABWA for her heartfelt congratulatory letter to the members
for twenty-seven years of giving service to others.
We extend this special invitation to everyone to join us on Thursday, May 14th to help us celebrate our anniversary event. A special invitation goes out to all past members to join us in the festivities. See the flyer attached for more information.
Our Guest Speaker, Shirley Dickinson our very own chartered member and owner of Wedding Gardens of KC will do the honors and take us down memory lane. She was present to sign the charter and she served as our first Hospitality Chairman. RSVP deadline is Monday, May 11th.
Our SPONSORS & SUPPORTERS
Empowering Women through Educational Scholarships
Today’s scholarship recipients are tomorrow’s leaders. ABWA members have provided opportunities for women to achieve their personal and professional best by championing educational opportunities through the Stephen Bufton Memorial Educational Fund (SBMEF). Since 1953, SBMEF has awarded almost 18 million dollars in scholarships to more than 17,000 women. To learn more about available scholarships, go to sbmef.org.
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