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Holly Kaplansky, AWCNJ
Secretary, Was Profiled in a Star-Ledger Article About
Successful Women Business Owners in Newark
March 11, 2010 -- Holly
Kaplansky, secretary and a long-time active member of the
Association for Women in Communications Northern New Jersey
Professional Chapter, was profiled in
The Star-Ledger about her experience in leaving the
corporate world and starting her business as owner of a
Minuteman franchise.
AWCNJ
Member Marlene Bauer Pissott Named a Woman of Achievement
March 11,
2010 -- The Girl
Scouts of Northern New Jersey has
named
AWCNJ Member Marlene Bauer Pissott a
Woman of Achievement.
The
annual awards honor outstanding women whose lives have been
marked by personal and professional achievement and serve as
positive role models, exemplifying the values Girl Scouting
strives to instill in girls.
Carla Capizzi, Immediate Past President, Appointed to AWC
National Board
January 1, 2020 -- AWCNJ is proud and delighted to
announce that Immediate Past President Carla Capizzi has
been named as AWCNJ's first representative on the AWC
National Board of Directors. Capizzi was asked to fill an
unexpired term for one year, beginning Jan. 1, 2010. Capizzi
served as Co-President of AWCNJ from 2007 to 2009. She is a
Senior Public Relations Specialist at Rutgers University in
Newark where she is responsible for media relations,
publications and public relations. Prior to joining Rutgers
in 1995, she worked in corporate communications at
Prudential Financial in Newark for 14 years. Her
publications work has earned her awards from the IABC and
LIAA.
Renee Gatz Publishes Book with the Help of AWC
 October
2009 -- When AWCNJ member Renee Gatz completed the
manuscript of her first book, "Wise
Words & Witty Expressions," she reached out to
fellow AWC members for help on getting it published.
Using the AWC’s national email database, she was able to
contact all AWC members and received over 200 email
responses from across the nation. Women she had never
met before offered up their publishing experience,
contact information, thoughts and suggestions, and
outlined the differences between self-publishing and
working with a publishing company. The support Gatz
received was so inspiring, it kept her motivated to get
her book published. Ultimately, she elected to work with
a start-up publishing company right in her own AWCNJ
chapter,
Woodpecker Press. All of these AWC connections
resulted in the successful production of "Wise
Words & Witty Expressions," which shares a collection of
the expressions Gatz's parents spoke to her throughout
her life to help her navigate life’s big and little
challenges. "The production of my book," says Gatz, "is
a testament to the women who belong to this organization
and the commitment they have to seeing their fellow
members meet with success and the power of the network."
Read what
Garden State Women
and
The Star-Ledger had to say.
Karen Streiff Receives Clarion Award
 Karen
Streiff, AWCNJ Board Member and Executive Producer of 24/7
Media, was presented with a 2009
Clarion Award in the Educational, Informational or
Training Video Production category from the Association for
Women in Communications for 24/7 Media's video “Saving
Energy in Retail Facilities.” The video was produced for
Trane Commercial Systems (TCS) and shot on locations in
Beijing and Shanghai, China. Pictured left are Karen Streiff
(l) and Trane client Miriam Tensuan.
The video was the capstone of a “TCS in Action” employee
video series of customer success stories illustrating the
energy savings Trane brings to customers in various vertical
markets. “Saving Energy in Retail Facilities” highlighted a
Carrefours energy-efficient pilot store in Beijing and
Trane’s Asia region headquarters in Shanghai, and included
interviews with Trane and Carrefours executives as well as
footage of the bustling superstore. The six-minute
presentation was translated into six languages for Trane
employees worldwide and distributed in both DVD and Windows
media video (wmv) formats.
AWCNJ Members Elect 2009-2011 Board
In
June, AWCNJ members elected the members of the 2009-2011
board. Carla Capizzi will be serving as Immediate Past
President; Lynn D. McFarlane and Kathleen Brunet Eagan as
Co-Presidents; Holly Kaplansky as Secretary; Leslie Cifelli
as Vice President of Finance/Treasurer; Nicole Carrubba,
Teresa Mendoza and Shelley Kusnetz as Vice Presidents of
Communications; Laurel Weber Snyder and Wanda Pendelton as
Vice Presidents of Programming; Francine LaMarr and Susana
G. Baumann as Vice Presidents of Membership; Karen Streiff
as Vice President of Corporate Relations; Nicole Bansal as
Vice President of Student Relations; and Christine
Goldthwaite as Past President. Bios of the board can be
found here.
Congratulations to Laurel Weber Snyder for Bringing in the
Most New Members
Laurel
Weber Snyder, Vice President of Programming, was the winner
in AWC's national membership drive, bringing in the
most new members. Congratulations and thank you Laurel, and
a warm welcome to our newest members.
AWCNJ's Moving Forward by Giving Back a Resounding Success
AWCNJ's first award and
education program won high praise from those in attendance.
At the program, the chapter presented its first Women Who
Will award to Judy Chapman, founding editor of Garden
State Women, while attendees were encouraged by keynote
speaker
Sharon
D’Agostino, vice
president of worldwide corporate contributions and community relations at
Johnson & Johnson. Read
more
Members Only Brunch at Toast in Montclair
This time it was coffee and
conversation at AWCNJ's first-ever members-only brunch on
Jan. 25. Nearly 20 members turned out to talk, share and
learn more about each other over eggs, pancakes and waffles.
Francine LaMarr, Vice
President of Membership
Beth Forman, Vice President of Programming
Photos
by:
Shelley Kusnetz Photography
Holly Kaplansky Honored by Boy Scouts of America, Newark
 December
3, 2008 - Holly Kaplansky, owner of Minuteman Press of
Newark and AWCNJ Secretary, was honored by the Boy Scouts of
America, Newark at its Tribute to Women Holiday Breakfast
Fundraiser.
Kaplansky purchased Minuteman
Press in 2005 after a successful 30-year career in corporate
upper-management. In addition to serving as AWCNJ Secretary,
she is a member of the North Essex Chamber of Commerce and
president of the Essex Chapter of the NJ Association of
Women Business Owners (NJAWBO). In 2006, she was presented
with NJAWBO's Teal Heart Award for her outstanding service
and dedication.
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