FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lori B. Donofrio-Galley
February 24, 2016 Executive Director
610-683-8860 Office
Dr. Carol-Anne Minski on agenda for March 18
Northeast Berks Chamber Breakfast in Hamburg
Kutztown, PA…The Northeast Berks Chamber of Commerce announces Dr. Carol-Anne Minski, founder and president of CMA Leadership Consultants, as the keynote speaker for the March 18, 2016 Breakfast Meeting to be held at Hamburg Area High School, 701 Windsor Street. Hamburg Area School District has been a chamber member for nearly five years. Sponsored by Antanavage Farbiarz, PLLC, a law firm based in Hamburg, the program will also include a presentation by one of the chamber’s nonprofit partners, Christine Gilfillan, Associate Director of Berks Women in Crisis. Berks Women in Crisis celebrates 40 years in 2016. Russell E. Farbiarz, Chamber Board President, is the Managing Partner of Antanavage Farbiarz, PLLC.
Take Charge of Your Life: Know When It’s Time for a Career Change is the topic of Dr. Minski’s keynote presentation. If you have questions, she has answers. Do you sometimes feel that you want out of your current situation, but don’t know where it is you want to go? Or do you already know where you want to go, but you are not sure how to get there? We all have experienced that feeling of uncertainty. You may be dissatisfied with your current situation, at a crossroad, in transition, or thinking about starting a business but something is holding you back.
This presentation will teach you how to take charge of change to bring your life into balance: develop your skills portfolio; learn how to find your next career; gain confidence; and learn proven strategies for making a career change.
Dr. Minski’s areas of expertise include organizational development, coaching, change management, leadership development, and peak performance training programs that achieve company goals to increase the bottom line. She designs leadership training & coaching programs for Fortune 500 companies, and non-profits. She consults in workforce planning and retention for healthcare, financial, manufacturing companies, and educational services. As a motivational speaker, Dr. Minski provides interactive workshops that inspire individuals to focus on success and take action. Topics include goal accomplishment, time management, stress management, and work/life balance.
Beginning with a career in the pharmaceutical industry, Dr. Minski provided strategic business management and directed team-based corporate environments at McNeil Consumer Products Company, and Rhone Poulenc Rorer Pharmaceuticals. As Director of Training and Workforce Development, Dr. Minski headed a training department for the Mid-Atlantic Employers Association, establishing innovative training initiatives for manufacturing and technology based businesses. She also designed and directed career centers at Arcadia University, and Penn State University Campuses. As a professor, Dr. Minski taught graduate level organizational development, and human resource management courses.
Carol-Anne has a PhD from Fielding Graduate University in Human and Organizational Systems, a Master of Business Administration from the Philadelphia University, and a Master of Arts in Counseling from Arcadia University. Dr. Minski is a member of the International Coach Federation, Association for Talent Development, Association of Career Professionals, and Business Women Networking for Charity & Education. She is listed in Who’s Who of Women Executives, volunteered for the Montgomery County Women’s Center, and served on the Board of Directors for Greater Valley Forge Human Resource Association.
Advance registration within 48 hours of the meeting is $15, and payment at the door and for non-member guests is $20. Register online at www.northeastberkschamber.com.
The mission of Northeast Berks Chamber of Commerce is to be a resource and a voice for its members (and those who are not yet members) in Northeast Berks County.
For more information about membership, marketing, or speaking opportunities at the Northeast Berks Chamber of Commerce, contact Lori B. Donofrio-Galley, Executive Director, at 610-683-8860 or at nbcc@ptd.net.
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