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1998 Women's Bar Association Newsletter 1 (1998)

handle is hein.peggy/wbanewsl0032 and id is 1 raw text is: INCORPORATED 1917 JANUARY 1998 TWMEN' A A ATON OF D STR T OF COLUMBA ANNUAL LAWYERS AND ACCOUNTANTS DINNER OPPORTUNiTiES FOR WOMEN Il BUSINESS: WHAT THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION CAN DO FOR YOU It you liave, r a considring, your owni practice--or represent clients with smnall bus nesses--hen this y eai s Women Lamwyers and Accountants Dr er is fo)r you, On January 21. keynote speaker Sherre 1henry, the Small Busiiess Administiration\s (SBA\) Assistant Adniin- istatoi fo:r the Otfice olt Women's Bus - iess Ownership, will outiiie the business , istanice and resources axvailable to men entrepreneurs through the SIBA Henry's Office oI Women Business Ownership is the only federal office with sole responsibility foi supporting won en- owned businesses. Aniong the office's many activities are the Women's Pre- Qualification Pilot Loani Program and a nationwide Womei's Netwoik for Entrepireneurial raining and mentoring program which brirg together tiemale COs with women busness ownr ready to expand Aeii businesses. lenry is responsible lo coordinating these federal eflorts on behalf of the almost eight million xwomnen entrepreneurs in the United States d fr spea king on behalf ot wonmn busiiness owners everywhere. Before coming to the SBfA, she was an independent producerlbroadcaster wxho aired thc daily Sherrye Henry Program on WOR Radio in New York tor fifteen years. Prior to that, she created and hosted the WOMAN broadcast on WCBS -V in New York An Emmy award winner for her teleision editoi ials, Henry has also authoied numerous magazines and two books, including the wxidely acclaimed book, Ihe eep DNide UKy American Women Resst Equalitv The evening will begin with a reception at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. at the Hyatt Hotel, 1325 Wilson Boulevard in Arlim ton, Virgin ia The Hyatt is ac ss the street lrom the Ross- lyn metro staA tion and free p a Fk i n g SherryHenry is available in the Hyatt's garage. The event is co-spon- sored with the Washington Aiea Ciapter of the American Society of Women Accountants (ASWA), so it will be a great networking opportunity as well as an infrmtive evening. Feel free to invite clients who own small businesses as well. lhe cost is $ 30 tr WBA and ASW, members and $35 or nonmembers, 1 THE WBA HONORS SENIOR WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT On Novnibei 6, 1997, the M A hosted its Triennial Recep- tion Honoring Senior Women Attorneys in Government at The Club at Franklin Square. Senior women attorneys fri every scetor of the federal government were recognized for their distin- guished leader ship and public service The evening commenced wIth a panel introduced by WBA Board Membr Kathy Ellis. The panel discussion, moderated by Mary Elcano, Vice Presideiit and Geieral Counsel, U.S. Postal Paneliss discu their career paths trm left to rigit): Mary Elcano, Geraldine Gennet, Norma Cantu, Lo Sdiffer, and Emily Hewitt Service, featured Norma \. Cantu, Assistant Secretary for the Ofice o1 Civil Rights, .. Department of Education, Geraldine R. Gennet, Geneial Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives, Lois J. Schiffer, Assisam Attorney General for Environment and Nat- ural Resources, . .S. Department of Justice, and Emily Clark Hewitt, General (ounsel, I.S. General Services Administration. The speakers described the varied career paths which led them to their current positions. Gennet, who as General Counsel for the U.S. House ot Representatives represents its members in legal matters arising rom their official duties, indicated that she applied for her position based on the encouragement of a past WBA President. Cantu, who previously worked for the Mexican American Legal iefense and Education Fund, stated that she is a proud product of affirmative action. Cantu noted the increase in the n e ofw e holding high level positions during the Clinton administration She added that she is convinced that we will have equal opportunity and says it is her (continued on p. 10) Digitized from Best Copy Available

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