Workshop Choices

1. Strong Women – Powerful Financial Strategies
Bridget A. Denara, CFP, ChFC, Financial Advisor

We’ll explore issues like:

• Why the rules of financial planning are different for women
• How large a nest egg you may need for retirement
• Investment behaviors

This seminar can help you:

• Identify your goals
• Organize and achieve your financial goals
• Understand asset allocation and diversification

2. Networking in Stilettos™
Neen James

Whether you are in the corporate world or your own business, networking is an essential skill for every business woman. Neen James, all the way from Sydney, Australia, will share with us her top ‘Networking in Stilettos™’ strategies to grow your business.

During this presentation you will learn:

• Why networking is a vital component in your marketing mix
• Why a 30 second “elevator” statement is not enough
• How to create your elevator, lobby and board room statements
• How to make your networking more proactive, productive and profitable
• Techniques for using business cards more effectively
• How you can boost your reputation through “internal networking”

Join this session to understand how you can tap into the benefits of networking and why the fundamental principles and practices of networking must become part of your life skill set… and part of your professional wardrobe!  Register for this session, wear your best shoes and don“t miss out!

3. Permission to Succeed
Brigitte H. Iglay

Have you ever wondered why all of the goal setting is not always help? This informative, interactive workshop will look at how our brains work. In this session we will be exploring how it is possible to reprogram your thoughts to allow you to achieve the success you are looking for beyond what you can accomplish with goal setting. You will learn proven ways to communicate with your brain to finally unleash all of your boundaries.

4. Eldercare 101
Susan Hammond, OTR/L, NHA and Ruth Hansen, RN, MSN

Finding the right resources for seniors can be difficult, time-consuming, and stressful. This workshop provides an overview of eldercare including planning ahead, assessing your loved one’s needs, types of resources available for seniors, home versus residential care, and managing health care costs. It also provides information regarding the role of the geriatric care manager in assisting families with making decisions and managing the care for their elderly loved ones.

5. How Secure Is Secure Enough
Barbara Hines

Every one has their own definition of Secure Enough. Your home based business does not require the same security that you want your bank to maintain. Your kids computer security is entirely different than what you need for your small business. SPAM, Spyware, viruses, blogs, chatrooms, Instant Messaging what does it all mean? A simple overview, quick tips and resources to help you determine how secure is secure enough for you.

6. To Grow or Not to Grow…
Beverly Stewart

and if so, how much? And when? Those are the questions. How do you decide to grow your business, whether it be by one employee or location, or by many? Learn from a 22-year successful entrepreneur various thought processes and exercises to help you determine the if, the when, and the how of business growth.

7. Modesty and Sexuality: Can women bridge the cultural divide on these identities?
Suzanne Cherrin

This workshop explores the differences in attitude and presentation between women who subscribe to seemingly opposite cultural norms of either modesty or sexuality. It seems that judgments of women toward each other are often based in sexual terms. Therefore, when the modestly dressed Muslim woman and her scantily dressed Western counterpart view each other, these judgments are more than personal. They become infused with cultural definitions of what it means to be a woman in today’s world. This workshop will discuss whether this difference is a problem and ask how women from these two models might better understand each other.

8. Learning to Love Yourself
Nancy Coale Zippe

As women, we are often taught to tend to everyone else’s needs before our own. We put unrealistic expectations on ourselves, even as our hearts ache to lead us on the path to our personal bliss. It is vital for us to recognize, treasure and care for the precious beings we are. Come learn to love and energize yourself!

9. Unlocking the “Secret Language of Feelings”: how to use the wisdom of emotions to enrich your life and your success!
Beth J. Keil, RN, CH

Feeling stuck in your work, relationships or life? Like a compass, our emotions provide guidance letting us know if our needs, wants, and desires are being met, or NOT! Do you wish you knew how to read your compass and let it guide you in living the life of your dreams? Then you ”ll want to unlock the “Secret Language of Feelings! ”

“Unlocking the “Secret Language of Feelings” Is designed for participants to learn what their emotions mean and to use their guidance to create a more satisfying life. Participants will learn why we have emotions, the wisdom of specific emotions and their call to action. They will also learn the distracter cycle (a cycle that keeps us from feeling the discomfort of “bad ” feelings but in the process keep us stuck and unsatisfied) and strategies of breaking free.

10.“Healing From the Inside/Out”
Chris Sopa

How would your life be different if you could rely on yourself to heal? We all have the innate ability to heal ourselves; it just takes self-esteem, self-integrity, the right attitude, awareness of habits and belief. These are all things that with the right frame of mind and a simple reframing of old beliefs, your entire life can change. You can be the healthy, energetic YOU, you were meant to be.

11. The Journey to Yoga: A Personal Path
Mina Patel

For those who practice yoga they will understand and appreciate that yoga is not just a form of exercise it is often a way of life, a journey; although it is a road traveled by many it is always a personal experience. This workshop /presentation will share some aspects of my personal journey to yoga and hopefully show that there are no boundaries in what we can achieve or borders to our emotions or in our interactions. This will be a participatory workshop /presentation in which we will practice some simple but effective techniques to help manage stress.

12. Business Protocol: Make Your Statement with Ease and Grace
Lisa Taylor Richey

Business etiquette is a powerful but indispensable tool that separates leaders from those standing in the wings. Experience and talent are no longer enough to get and keep a client. Become more polished in the conference room. Communicate effectively using the latest technology. Learn to nurture relationships by creatively staying in touch with clients. Know how to dress appropriately for today’s environment.

13. Strategies to Accelerate Your Success
Joan Walsh

We all grow, build, develop and accelerate both personally and professionally utilizing different tools that work for us. This workshop will introduce you to a variety of strategies to bring more focus, balance and accomplishment to YOUR life. It will help you prepare, plan and accelerate your movement from where you are to where you want to be in your professional life and personal life.

This presentation will be interactive and attendees will walk away with action items to follow-up on to begin their movement toward success

14. V-Day at the University of Delaware - A Memory, A Monologue a Rant and a Prayer

The V-DAY at the University of Delaware presents, a production from monologues by world-renowned authors and playwrights, edited by Eve Ensler and Mollie Doyle. Beyond the time constraint of five minutes or less & the theme of women and violence, each monologue was for the writer to realize. Pieces examine both tales from specific countries and general, universal stories of women’s experiences. Inspired, funny, angry, heartfelt, tragic, & beautiful, they demand that all violence stops, everywhere.

15. Tweak Your Chic! ~ Uniting your image to your dreams and goals.
JoJami Tyler

Ever feel like you need more confidence in the way you dress? Does your wardrobe reflect your sense of style and creativity? Are you stuck in a style rut? In this fun and interactive workshop, Image Coach, JoJami Tyler will share with you her 12-step plan that will give you the tools to transform from uninspired to fabulous! Find out how you can build a new image and wardrobe to match your dreams and goals!

16. Generations at Work
Kim A. Huggins

You’ve probably heard or read about the latest and hottest diversity issue to effect today’s workplace — four different generations, each with its own personality, expectations and preferences. As we all know, the workforce of today is much different then it has ever been and it will continue to change significantly over the next several years. Generations are working together more closely and thus, understanding them and their preferences is extremely important to the success of businesses and customer relationships.
Generational diversity presents many challenges for businesses such as:

• Attracting and retaining the newest generation to enter the workforce — Millennials
• Developing strategies to address talent gaps as Baby Boomers retire
• Communicating effectively with clients and customers from all generations

This presentation will provide you with valuable information including:

• An overview of the 4 generations, their core values and personality
• Examples of how generational diversity impacts business and results
• Tips for communicating with the different generations

17. The Organizing Assistant — Organizing “Outside The Box”
Bonnie Edson

Live your best! Learn how freeing it can be when you organize the details of life. Allow your focus and creativity to be spent on the important people and activities in your life. Walk away from this workshop with concrete ways to get rid of borders and instead organize for who you are and how you live. Learn how to put your own systems in place to deal with the everyday overflow of information that throws you off track.

18. Sandwich Generation: When Being a Daughter Means Being a Parent
Mary Ann Murray

Sandwich Generation describes women who are taking care of their children and their elderly loved ones. With the aging population, more responsibility will fall on daughters to make sure her parents (or uncles, aunts, neighbors) are safe in their homes. This seminar will address the issues family caregivers should consider when they find themselves in this “sandwich generation:” when to ask for help, options for help, and how to take care of your needs with the pressures from “both slices of bread.”

19. F.A.S.T. Defense
Donna & Michael Moran

• Break through the barriers of Fear. Go Beyond the Boundaries while increasing your Confidence and Control
• Get a glimpse of the Ultimate in personal power - Voted Best Women’s Program - self defense category (Black Belt Magazine, 2006)

20. “Finding Your Authentic Voice”: 5 Steps for Increasing Courage and Confidence
Ellyn Herbert, IAC-CC, Business and Life Coach, HerBiz

“Your voice” is how you communicate who you are, what you stand for and what you want, and is one of the keys to attaining all that you desire. Information, knowledge & experience may get you the job, the salary or the sale but the ability to achieve at the highest levels with satisfaction, joy and purpose comes from the deepest part of yourself; the part that gives birth to action, risk-taking, courage, perseverance, leadership and abundance. And, when we connect to that part of self, we give birth to an authentic voice that is confident, strong, empowered and positioned to take advantage of opportunities.

In this energizing and powerful workshop, presenter and certified coach, Ellyn Herbert will share her 5 steps for connecting to that part of self in order to develop a strong, authentic voice.

21. Top Tips to Be One of Life’s Winners
Jean Lamensdorf

To win means to stand out from the crowd.

Based on 40 years working globally in publishing, (the last 11 years spent in Manhattan) and one year working as the only young woman with 5000 men in war-torn Vietnam, this prize-winning author covers such topics as:

• The whole package that comprises a clever business woman.
• Understanding the different cultural practices in our global economy.
• How to recognize when opportunity knocks – and grab it.
• Dealing with sexual harassment.
• When – and when not – to blow the whistle on a colleague.
• The importance of good manners and a confident self-image.

22. The History Of New Castle County
Paul G. Clark, New Castle County Council President

This session will take you on a historical journey of New Castle County.

23. ZUMBA® - A Latin Inspired cardio workout/ Living Healthy
Jennifer Fawzi

Get a taste of the latest workout craze…ZUMBA®! Have fun with flare and attitude as you move rhythmically to Latin inspired songs for a great cardio workout! Keep your enthusiasm for movement and healthy living as you learn about nutrition and fitness concepts for a NEW YOU!

24. Circle of Stones – Earth Astrology
Carol Milliken and Dianne Vickery

Are you a raven, bear, deer or possibly a hawk? Find out what animal represents you in the circle of stones, also known as the Medicine Wheel. In the Native American tradition of Earth Astrology, the stones represent your birth position on the wheel of life. Learn how you can utilize the power and energy of the different stones in your daily living

25. “Third Wave Feminism: It’s Not Just a Beach Anymore”
Panel – Laura Schmidt and Stephanie Patterson, National Organization for Women – Campus Action Network (NOW-CAN) representatives Rachel Wummer, Jen Breithaupt and Robyn Mello, Students Active for Gender Equality (SAGE) representations

Description: Comprised of college students discussing what characterizes, for better or for worse, the third wave of feminism this panel will address a variety of topics of concern to the “third wave” including: the intersection of systems of inequality such as race, gender, and class, international issues and how American women approach them, the importance of language and its effects on how we think and act, female aggression in adolescence, women’s work, sexuality and sexual health, pop culture, and parental roles in childcare We will also be brainstorming ways in which everyone can change their lives to positively impact the feminist movement.

26. Power Up Gambia – local woman making a global impact
Kathryn Cunningham

Imagine a hospital unable to refrigerate vaccines, sustain an incubator, or even maintain running water. This is the description of the Gambian hospital where Kathryn volunteered; a hospital handicapped by a lack of power. As an undergraduate student at UPenn, Kathryn founded Power Up Gambia, an organization dedicated to providing electricity to this hospital through the installation of solar panels. This workshop is an opportunity for you to meet Kathryn and learn both about her experience at the hospital and her effort.

27. Menopause — Transition, Not A Boundary
Therese S. Schlott

Because menopause signals the end of the childbearing years, many women dread and feat it. However, with proper exercise, support and education, the change can be liberating and rewarding.

28. 10 Powerful Questions to discover your child’s Potential, Possibilities & Purpose
Margaret Uhrich

Don’t know what you want to be when you grow up? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. 65% of the US working population is unhappy with the work they do and 90% of high school graduates leave school not knowing what they want to do with their life. As parents or interested adults, how can we help them? Learn 10 Powerful Questions that you can use to help your children and you discover their potential, possibilities, purpose!

29. CARETAKING SMARTS
Lillan Shah and Laura Messinger

You need more than love and good intentions when you take on the responsibility for another’s health and welfare.

How to find one’s way through the insurance maze–Medicare/Medicaid, private and supplemental; Finances–bank accounts, bill paying; and Legal Matters–power of attorney, will, advance directive.

30. Everything Is Connected !
Madel Brightstar and RebeccaRichardson

What does it take to lead an authentic life? What qualities can guide us to a fulfilled and peaceful existence? Having recently returned from the Celebrate Your Life Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, Brightstar and Rebecca are re-energized and anxious to share the universal truths which empower us all.

Inspired by the teachings of Deepak Chopra, Joe Dispenza, Caroline Myss, Wayne Dyer and others, the focus will be on guiding you toward answers to many of the questions about our purpose on Earth.

31. Systems Thinking and Emotional Intelligence
Gilmore Crosby

Most are familiar with Daniel Goleman’s material on Emotional Intelligence. Valuable, yet rooted in a non-systemic mental model. When blended with systems thinking, Emotional Intelligence becomes even more empowering. Synergistic unity – unity rooted in respect for individual thoughts and feelings – becomes possible. When you free yourself from the herd, yet stay engaged, you become a catalyst for transformation.

32. How to Succeed in the International Arena: Sensible Strategies to Broaden Your Global Awareness
Rosanna Mangini

Competition in today’s international business arena has grown by leaps and bounds, making it imperative that the protocol skills required to compete effectively be developed and employed. Protocol is no longer relegated to the international diplomatic community alone. This workshop is for anyone whose job requires communicating, negotiation and socializing in the global marketplace. You will learn strategies to help you compete in the global economy – an economy that demands mental flexibility and awareness. You can use protocol and personal diplomacy to tip the scales in your favor no matter where you conduct business.

33. Traveling beyond the boundaries
Bob Older

We will discuss the importance of planning ahead and knowing the area that you will be traveling to. Knowing the customs and etiquette of traveling for pleasure or international business. We will also touch upon ways to cross the boarders into the culinary and communication areas of foreign travel.

34. Makeup Madness: Are You Getting It Right?
Susan Emmons

New technology has taken skin care and glamour products into new exciting territories, but it can also be confusing to the consumer. This informative class will discuss current trends in the industry and help you decipher which type of skin care products and makeup techniques may work best for you.

35. Stressed Out? We’ve Got Solutions!
Sharon Cooper, LCSW and Kris Bronson, PhD, Members of Alliance Counseling and Consulting

Many of us are living a hectic 24/7 pace, dealing with chronic stress and feeling drained, anxious and depleted. This workshop teaches simple and potent Mindfulness Based strategies to help you restore energy, find a healthier balance in life, and reduce stress. These are research-based approaches that use breath work, meditation and specific attitudes such as 'letting-go' to grow inner peace. Join us to learn that while stress is inevitable, being stressed out is not.