June 2016 Newsletter
RETREATS
Atlanta Mini Retreat
Atlanta Grove Program Registration is open! Click HERE to register for Atlanta and pay your Program Fee ($500). Please make your room reservations now while they are still available. See Atlanta Retreat Page for hotel information and other details.
We have updated the Atlanta Retreat webpage to include some information on our impressive speakers and Program.
In addition, we have a Roommate page, and digital sign up sheets posted on the website for the Pre and Post Retreat Events/Tours. If you are interested, please sign up so the Committee member leading the tour can contact you with more details.
CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE ATLANTA RETREAT PAGE
Save the Date!
January 26-30, 2017
17th Annual Belizean Grove/Tara Retreat -Havana, Cuba! Post Retreat trips in Varadero Beach and Trinidad (Colonial town).
The planning has begun for Cuba and we are about to open Registration (which will be handled by Batia Plotch of Global Gallop).
Thank you to everyone who participated in the recent informational survey – it was most helpful.
We will send out the Registration Forms via email in the upcoming weeks so that Batia can begin processing the travel documentation.
This is not a trip you can delay your registration – sign up right away!
Save the Date Santa Fe!
Santa Fe, New Mexico Mini Retreat
September 14-16, 2017
Mark your Calendars – the Grove Mini Retreat will be held in Santa Fe, New Mexico in the Fall of 2017. More information to follow.
MEMBER NEWS
What the Grovers and Taras Have been Up to Lately…
TIFFANY DUFU
Please read a message below from Tiffany:
If you’re receiving this, you’re my family, a friend, or a colleague in the movement to empower women and girls. As most of you know, I’ve spent the past year in coffee shops writing my first book, Drop the Ball: Achieving More by Doing Less, which will be published by Flatiron, a division of Macmillan, in February 2017. It’s a memoir and manifesto, mostly for women struggling with the pressure to do it all. But I swear there’s inspiration in it for everyone.
You’re probably anticipating this next ask and you’re right: I need you to buy Drop the Ball now, please. Find it at droptheball.com.
Here’s why: Today Drop the Ball becomes available for pre-order with booksellers, but it’s too early to get the average person excited about a book that won’t be released until February. This is an early announcement just for you (because you are so not average). Pre-orders play a gigantic role in the success of a book, so you buying Drop the Ball now will make a huge difference.
I’m filled with gratitude. Your investment means the world, and I’m hoping Drop the Ball will help change it for the better.
—Tiffany
REBECCA BOENIGK
Rebecca Boenigk has been featured in a new book titled “Above and Beyond the Glass Ceiling” by Michael Caldwell. The book highlights the stories of 25 women who shattered the barriers to their ascension in the world of business. The book is available now for purchase.
EVELYN DILSAVER
Dilsaver to Receive Honorary Doctorate
Cal State East Bay will confer an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree to Evelyn Dilsaver (B.S. ’77, Business Administration), a nationally recognized businesswoman and community and civic leader, at its June 12 commencement ceremony.
LAUREN SMITH
Lauren Smith Named NACD Florida Chapter President
Philadelphia, PA — Diversified Search (Diversified) Managing Director Lauren E. Smith has been named President of The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Florida Chapter. The NACD Florida Chapter was established by National Association of Corporate Directors in 2005 to create a local, cross-industry peer-to-peer director forum for the exchange of corporate governance knowledge and ideas throughout Florida. Smith, a member of Diversified’s Miami office, was elected to the role because of her deep understanding of board composition, the board’s role in strategy, and the Florida marketplace. She has been involved in the leadership of the NACD Florida Chapter since its inception.
LULU WANG
Spoke at Wellesley College and was quoted in USA today. See link to article below:
Lulu Wang Article – Face your character-defining moments_ Gradline_Lulu Wang
GABY FORSTER
The Paris-based ICC (International Chamber of Commerce) has invited Gaby to join the board of a new chapter – she will operate out of Quito, Ecuador.
UPDATE YOUR PROFILE
Haven’t updated your profile on the website yet? Not sure what to do?
Watch this short video for step-by-step instructions. (NOTE: To make the video larger – click the small “4 arrows” icon at the bottom right of the video – to the right of the HD.)
HOW TO EDIT YOUR PROFILE
“Success is getting what you want; happiness is wanting what you get.”
– Dale Carnegie