FWA Connections
May 2008  
EVENT CALENDAR
MESSAGE TO MEMBERS
Message from the President
FEATURED ARTICLES
FWA 2008 Annual Dinner and Women of the Year
5/6 The Reality Behind the “Balance” Paradigm
See you at the Annual Meeting on June 26th!
About Our Members
NEW YORK EVENTS
5/3 Russian “Crash-Course” - Learning a Foreign Language – It's Not Easy, or Is It?
5/6 A Lobbyist’s View of the Financial Crisis
5/8 Back By Popular Demand: Career Match II
5/10 Tour Kykuit: The Historic Rockefeller Estate
5/28 Mass Career Customization: Aligning the Workplace with Today’s Workforce
5/29 American Competitiveness in a Global Economy
6/5 By Popular Demand: Speed Networking
6/11 Impact of the Arts on the New York Economy
6/12 Microfinance and Microinsurance – From Corporate Underwriter to MFI Customer
6/24 Summer Shopping Spree at Nina McLemore
7/22 Golf Outing with 85 Broads and the Women’s Bond Club
PAST EVENTS HIGHLIGHTS
Another Fabulous Event – Today’s Russia
MET Madness
Best Selling Author Julie Jansen Addresses FWA/Baruch Mentoring Program About Her Book
FWA Celebrates an Investment in the Future: the 25th Anniversary of the FWA Graduate Scholarship Program
FWA 2008 Annual Dinner and Women of the Year

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5/6 The Reality Behind the “Balance” Paradigm
Deborah C. Wright, Chairman and CEO of Carver Bancorp, Inc., manages a major turnaround while seeking work/life balance
The Distinguished Speakers Committee is delighted to bring you an opportunity to meet Deborah C. Wright, Chairman & CEO of Carver Bancorp,Inc. (holding company for Carver Federal Savings Bank), at a luncheon hosted by FWA Platinum Circle supporter Merrill Lynch.

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See you at the Annual Meeting on June 26th!
News from the Membership Committee.
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COMING EVENTS — NEW YORK
5/3 Russian “Crash-Course” - Learning a Foreign Language – It's Not Easy, or Is It?
Marina Terentieva, a professional Russian linguist with 20+ years of experience and the founder of the Educational and Fun Center “Sunflower,” will teach this class and share her enthusiasm about the Russian language.
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5/6 A Lobbyist’s View of the Financial Crisis
Join us for a panel of government relations professionals from major global banks and Wall Street firms who will share their views about the current regulatory and legislative climate.
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5/8 Back By Popular Demand: Career Match II
Use The Clues of Your Personality Code
To Find a Lifetime of Gratifying Work and Success
Join Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney and author Shoya Zichy in a humor-filled and interactive session to discover how to use the clues of your personality code to fast forward career success.

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5/10 Tour Kykuit: The Historic Rockefeller Estate
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Tour of Kykuit – Our own private tour guide will take us on a tour of the beautiful architecture, gardens art and spectacular scenery of the home to four generations of the Rockefeller family.

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5/28 Mass Career Customization: Aligning the Workplace with Today’s Workforce
Come learn from Anne Weisberg of Deloitte about important dimensions of career progression and how knowledge workers are managing their career-life-fit taking these dimensions into consideration.
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5/29 American Competitiveness in a Global Economy
- Harold (Terry) McGraw III – Chairman, President & CEO of The McGraw-Hill Companies
Join us for an evening with Harold (Terry) McGraw III, an insightful discussion about American competitiveness in a rapidly transforming global economy.

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6/5 By Popular Demand: Speed Networking
Looking to make new contacts to build your business, win a promotion or find a job?  Then you'll want to attend this speed networking event, back by popular demand.  You’ll meet people just like you who are interested in expanding their circle of contacts.
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6/11 Impact of the Arts on the New York Economy
In addition to being the financial capital of the world, New York City is a magnet for the arts. Our panelists, leaders of NYC’s major arts’ institutions, will discuss the impact of the performing and visual arts on the New York economy.
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6/12 Microfinance and Microinsurance – From Corporate Underwriter to MFI Customer
A Lenore Albom Memorial Program
The FWA is delighted to present senior executives from American International Group, Inc. (AIG), The World Bank’s Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP), and Women’s World Banking (WWB).

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6/24 Summer Shopping Spree at Nina McLemore
Once again, Nina McLemore, who designs for executive and professional women, is offering the FWA an exclusive opportunity to buy her designer clothing at very special prices.
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7/22 Golf Outing with 85 Broads and the Women’s Bond Club
Join the FWA for great golf and great networking!
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PAST EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
Another Fabulous Event – Today’s Russia
A lively and informative event on the current Russian business scene took place recently.
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MET Madness
On a dreary wet day with buckets of water falling from bulging clouds, the FWA mentoring committee gathered its mentors and mentees in the Metropolitan Museum for a few hours of madness.
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Best Selling Author Julie Jansen Addresses FWA/Baruch Mentoring Program About Her Book
Julie Jansen, trainer, coach and author, presented an informative and humorous program to FWA mentors and their Baruch mentees about dealing with difficult co-workers.
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FWA Celebrates an Investment in the Future: the 25th Anniversary of the FWA Graduate Scholarship Program

FWA Graduate Scholars, representatives of schools offering FWA Graduate Scholarships, and FWA members involved in the Graduate Scholarship Program celebrate this milestone at an invitation-only event.


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Message from the President
The FWA Annual Dinner is always a wonderful celebration of the accomplishments of our honorees and of the collective achievements of the FWA. It’s the centerpiece of the year—but the year isn’t even close to its conclusion.
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THE FWA 100 © REPORT
Financial Literacy Moves to Chelsea
Would you like to volunteer to help this rewarding program?
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About Our Members
Read about the latest FWA members to received awards and capture headlines.
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