2006 NAWBO San Diego BRAVO! Awards Set for May 17 with San Diego COO Ronne Froman as Keynote; Call for Nominations Now Being Accepted.SAN DIEGO -- The National Association of Women Business Owners The National Association of Women's Business Owners (NAWBO) is an organization in the United States founded in 1975 that has the purpose of networking the approximately 10. (NAWBO NAWBO National Association of Woman Business Owners ), San Diego Chapter, today announced the date of the 2006 BRAVO! Awards saluting outstanding women business owners Many online and offline organizations have been created to collect information about businesses around the world owned and operated by women. Many other organizations have been created to assist the women that own and operate those businesses. in San Diego County. NAWBO is now accepting nominations for consideration through March 24, 2006. The ceremony honoring exceptional women business owners will be held at a luncheon on Wednesday, May 17, 2006 at the Admiral Kidd Conference Center on Point Loma. This year's event promises a remarkable and motivating program in addition to the awards ceremony. Ronne Froman, chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of the city of San Diego, will be keynote speaker for the event and radio personality Martha Barnette will be emcee. Froman is the top aide to Mayor Jerry Sanders after initially filling the role as city manager in the new administration. She was formerly CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. , San Diego Chapter from 2003 to 2005, credited with turning around the organization previously embroiled em·broil tr.v. em·broiled, em·broil·ing, em·broils 1. To involve in argument, contention, or hostile actions: "Avoid . . . in controversy. Previously, she had been chief of business operations for the San Diego Unified School District A unified school district is a school district which includes both primary school (kindergarten through middle school or junior high) and high school (grades 9-12). In Illinois, these districts are called unit school districts. . Barnette is a journalist who writes about language. Along with bestselling grammar maven Richard Lederer, she co-hosts the popular KPBS radio show "A Way with Words A Way With Words is a nationwide, weekly public radio show about language, originally produced by KPBS in San Diego, CA, from 1998 to 2007. The show was originally hosted by authors Richard Lederer and Charles Harrington Elster. ." Awards include Woman Business Owner of the Year, Advocate of the Year and NAWBO Supporter of the Year. The BRAVO! Awards honor outstanding San Diego women business owners for their accomplishments, innovation, tenacity, integrity and leadership. "The BRAVO! Awards recognize the hard work and dedication put in by women business owners in San Diego," said Oreda Chin, president of the San Diego Chapter of NAWBO. "We invite the community to submit nominations for women who have a profound impact on our community and on the future of women entrepreneurship in the area. NAWBO is proud to honor their vision, spirit and success." Nomination forms can be found online at http://www.nawbo-sd.org/bravo/NAWBO-SDBravoNomForm06.pdf. Nominations should be faxed to Sharon Gray at 619-230-3878 or emailed to sharon.gray@uboc.com. The BRAVO! Awards are NAWBO San Diego's most prominent and well-attended event. NAWBO San Diego is inviting the public to attend the prestigious awards ceremony. Tickets are $65 per person, or $500 for a table of 8 tickets, and can be purchased by contacting Carolyn Morrow at 619-977-9961, or by fax at 760-860-6444, or email: info@nawbo-sd.org. Event sponsors to date include USA Federal Credit Union, Sempra, AT&T, Union Bank of California Union Bank of California is one of the 30 largest commercial banks in the United States. It has 327 branches, the majority of which are in San Diego, Los Angeles and Orange Counties. , San Diego County Water Authority and San Diego Office Interiors. Others interested in sponsoring may contact Carolyn Morrow. About National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) San Diego Chapter NAWBO is the only nonprofit organization dedicated to researching and meeting the needs of women business owners worldwide. It has 8,000 members worldwide and California NAWBO has nine chapters with over 1,000 members. Membership is open to sole proprietors, partners and corporate owners with day-to-day management responsibility. Active members who live in a chapter area automatically join both the chapter and national NAWBO. NAWBO San Diego membership benefits include monthly meetings with educational speakers and networking with peers and prospects, award celebrations, training conferences, leadership and management training, local public relations exposure and access to a state and national network of women business owners. NAWBO San Diego's corporate partners include Metropolitan Water District, Principal Financial Group, Progressive Funding, San Diego National Bank, Sempra Energy and Union Bank of California. NAWBO Mission: To promote, educate and support women business owners in achieving success. For more information on NAWBO San Diego, visit the Net: www.nawbo-sd.org. |
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