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Lea Ann Knight
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Thursday February 26, 2009(4th Thursday)
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Dear Christine,
Welcome to the new year!
I hope you enjoyed meaningful connections with friends and family over the holidays.
It's no news to you regarding the state of our economy. Please join us at our
Jan. 15th meeting for
the topic is "Where Is My Bailout?"
Lea Ann Knight, Financial Advisor at Edward Jones Investments, will speak about how to craft your own financial rescue plan - using courage, perspective, discipline & patience. Lea Ann discuss the economic outlook and opportunities in 2009, along with some concrete tips to stay on track with your financial goals. |
| Currently serving as a Financial Advisor for the Edward Jones office in Bedford, Lea Ann has 22 years of experience in the financial services industry. She specializes in creating long-term investment strategies for individuals and businesses, and her areas of expertise include retirement planning, education planning and employee education programs.
Prior to joining Edward Jones in 2001, she worked in the Mergers & Acquisitions group at Deloitte & Touche LLP and was the Chief Administrative Officer for a private equity fund at Morgan Stanley.
Lea Ann recently finished serving as President of the Bedford Chamber of Commerce and is a Past President of the Bedford Rotary Club. She is a frequent lecturer on investment topics and has taught a periodic program on Investing Basics at Middlesex Community College.
A Certified Public Accountant since 1991, Lea Ann holds an A.B. degree from Stanford University and has completed the CFP Certification Program through the College for Financial Planning. |
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Design 1 Kitchen and Bath, Kaytlyn Constantinou
Prior to our feature presentation, Kaytlyn Constantino from Design 1 Kitchen and Bath, has the stage for her 5-minute business spotlight.
363 Great Road, Bedford
781-275-0311
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We'll start off the meeting with informal networking and introductions including Joan's question. We'll we eat our lunches casually throughout.
Bring an interested friend, and your ideas/questions/comments.
Warmly,
Joan
Joan Turnberg
Director, Working Woman's Alliance |
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Don't forget to bring your business cards and brochures to display and
have available for the rest of the group. Please pick up any extras after the meeting.
Administration Information:
Since its inception in 2005, the Working Women's Alliance (WWA) has successfully grown to support more and more women in business. The informal ambiance and warm supportive environment is a trademark of the group.
If you are a Chamber member, attending this meeting is free, as one of your many Chamber benefits. Any non-Chamber attendees can attend their first meeting free. After that, non-Chamber attendees will pay $15 a meeting.
If you would like more information about Chamber membership and benefits, please contact Maureen Sullivan at 781 275 8503 or visit www.bedfordchamber.org
Of note, if you are a consultant working on behalf of a larger company (for
example, investment consultant working for Metlife), you would be considered
a company of 1-3 employees in terms of Chamber membership fees.
Thank you Christine!
"In 2005, I attended my first WWA meeting. I was welcomed warmly and I instantly knew this was a great place for me to network and promote my business. Soon afer, I joined the Chamber was invited to join the board and have been creating the newsletter announcements for this monthly meeting ever since."
- Christine Pinney
Christine handles all the technical stuff related to our monthly WWA newsletter.
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