MCOB Celebrates National Business Women’s Week

MCOB Celebrates National Business Women’s Week
 Photo – MCOB Students listen to Sandra Fitzgerald-Angello, Executive Leadership Series Speaker during NBWW

For the third year, MCOB has celebrated National Business Women’s Week (NBWW).  This year 27 women, representing a wide range of occupations, businesses, and non-profit organizations, spoke to 33 MCOB classes. 

Since 1938 National Business Women's Week has officially been celebrated the third full week in October of each year.  President Herbert Hoover was the first president to issue a letter recognizing NBWW and the contributions and achievements of workingwomen.

According to the Department of Labor, 57% of women in the U.S. participate in the labor force and 70% of women with children under age 18 are working.  In 1948, just over 17 million women were in the labor force and the number of working women has steadily increased to just over 73 million women in 2015, compared to 83,620,000 working men.  Through the last century women increasingly attained higher levels of education and earnings as a proportion of men’s earnings continues to climb.

NBWW offers an opportunity to bring outstanding business leaders into the classroom to offer advice and insights to our students.  We extend special thanks to all the women who donated their time to make the event a success.

Speakers for National Business Women’s Week

Speaker Position Organization
Bobbie S. Bayne Executive Director Mobile International Festival
Jennifer Busby Human Resources Manager SSI Group
Cassaundra Burks Assistant Vice President East Region Retail Banking, Workplace Solution Office
Stacy Cummings, CPA, CFF, CVA Certified Public Accountant Wilkins Miller
Elizabeth Dexter-Wilson Entrepreneur/Consultant Dexter-Wilson Consulting, LLC
Mary Caron Downing Benefits Generalist Continental Motors
Caroline Doyle, LLB Agent New York Life Insurance Company
Angela Dunn Associate Director of Planned Giving USA Office of Development
Sandra Fitzgerald-Angello Vice President and Dealer Operator Pohanka of Salisbury
Sher Graham Chief Energy Officer OSBI/Synergy Solutions Worldwide & Toastmasters
Jennie Gugliotta Inside Sales Representative AT & T Connected Communities
Tammy Herrington Executive Director Conservation Alabama
Elizabeth Hebner Branch Manager Regions Bank
Kellie Hope Manager Southern Light
Angel Hughes Lieutenant US Coast Guard
Terri Lindley HR Partner Austal USA
Jan McKay Executive Director Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center
Makeda Nichols Insurance Agent State Farm Insurance
Vera M. Reed, CPA, CGMA Partner, Franchise Services HORNE LLP
Wendy Marie Robertson General Manager Operations APM Terminals
Karen Cadie Simmons Operations Manager/Owner Payroll Vault
Karen Sullivan Senior Vice President Trustmark Bank
Melanie Sumerlin Purchasing Agent INEOS Phenol
Hayley van Antwerp Executive Director Innovation PortAL
Ann Waters Budget Analyst Austal USA
Lee W. Weldon Associate Director, University Development University of South Alabama
Monique Youree Senior Insights Manager Yahoo