American Business Women’s Association
Our mission is to bring together business women of diverse occupations and provide opportunities for them to help themselves and others grow personally and professionally, through leadership, education, networking support, and national recognition.
Connect, learn and grow in the
American Business Women’s Association
Whether you are starting a new business, jump-starting a career, or searching for a job, the American Business Women’s Association is the place to be. Your membership in ABWA offers you a portfolio of benefits to fuel your personal and professional growth.
Enhance your business acumen in the Apex Campus, our exclusive online learning portal. Grow your professional network by attending ABWA’s National Women’s Leadership Conference. Stay current on business concepts and topics with your complimentary subscriptions to ABWA’s Women in Business® Magazine and Achieve Newsletters. And, save thousands of dollars on discounted business products and services!
Make an investment in you – join the leading association for working women and women business owners, the American Business Women’s Association.
WOMEN LEADING THE WAY
Executive Board
Leigh Roberson
President
The Gadget Girl, LLC.
Michelle CronE
President-Elect
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Executive Director Indiana Dream Center
Stacy Reed
Vice President of Finance
Preferred, Inc. – Fort Wayne
Chelsea
Wolpert
Vice President of Communications
Marketing Coordinator Flint & Walling
Dianne Rybicki
Vice President of Programming
PNC Bank
Chelsea Brown
Vice President of Membership
New York Life
CHRISTIE BROWNING
Vice President of Marketing
Motivational & Inspirational Speaker & Author
MEMBERS
Emily Adkins
Paul Davis Restoration
Christina Adkison
Money Matters Professional Collection, LLC
AMIE ARIZMENDI
doTERRA Essential Oils
AISHA ARRINGTON
Long Term Care Ombudsman Program
HEATHER BONTEMPO
Community Specialist University of Saint Francis
REBECCA BOONE
Advertising Rep for Glo and Home Living Magazines
BARBARA MENDEZ
APEX Tax & Small Business Advisors
LISA McNAMARA
LisaMac Designs
SHIRLEY NEW
New Accounting
CRYSTAL RINGER
Adjunct Professor Director of Admissions Trine University Etiquette Consultant
ANGELA ROSE GOTTSCHALK
Perry Law Office
Leanne Runyan
Health Care Development Miller’s Health System
CHERYL SCHMANDT
Ambit Energy
ROBIN SCHROTH
Sr. Accounts Payable Coordinator Neff Engineering Co Inc
TONYA SIBLE
Human Resources Manager Gator Cases, Inc
LENA SLONE
HR Manager B&J Medical HR Manager B&J Specialty Inc
DENISE SMOTHERMON
Real Estate Agent/Broker Denise SMOthermon – It’s a Smart MOve with “SMO”
OMOBOLA TAIWO
Hannah Jackson
Paul Davis Restoration
MAGGIE KITCH
Trilogy Wellness Studio
KARI BRUBAKER
Traveling Vineyard
AMY LIECHTY
Accountant Our Sunday Visitor
VALERIE LLOYD
First Merchants Bank Treasury Management Sales Officer
HEATHER LYTLE
Lytle Communications
MICHELE WERLING
JAIME WILSEY-HECKMAN
Division Leader Primerica
TARA WITHAM
Tara Witham Agency American Family Insurance
BETH CUTTITTA
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Position
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Position
KARI COX
Cox Health Coaching
KATHY CRAGER
Thrivent Financial
AMBER FIESS
Independent Insurance Broker
SUE GRIFFITH
Agent Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance
KATHLEEN HORACEK
Kathleen Horacek Coaching
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Our SPONSORS & SUPPORTERS
FEATURED MEMBER
Payton Pfeiffer
Along with being one of our newest members, Payton was also awarded our scholarship for 2019-2020 league year!
Payton is on track to get her master’s degree in school counseling, she is currently a junior at Purdue University Fort Wayne When she’s not studying hard, she enjoys helping out at the Human Services Organization (HSO) on campus and she is a volunteer with Drug Free Noble County. Professionally, she is passionate about making others feel wanted, understood, and appreciated. In her personal life, she is passionate about music. She loves to listen, discover, sing, and critique music. Music is therapeutic for her and she loves that it can be a great, healthy outlet for people of all ages!
Empowering Women through Educational Scholarships
Today’s scholarship recipients are tomorrow’s leaders. ABWA members have provided opportunities for women to achieve their personal and professional best by championing educational opportunities through the Stephen Bufton Memorial Educational Fund (SBMEF). Since 1953, SBMEF has awarded almost 18 million dollars in scholarships to more than 17,000 women. To learn more about available scholarships, go to sbmef.org.
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