SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Christine Vicari, Founder-Executive Director
Southwest Job Network
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(Scottsdale, AZ – June 22, 2009).  It is my pleasure to announce the addition of three new board members to the SJN executive team. With this action, the Board of Directors is expanded to nine members, and we fill the vacancy created by the recent resignation of Doug Finnie.



Each of our new board members has been an SJN volunteer who impressed us
with her skill and passion for helping our members. 




Please join me in welcoming: 




Dawn Nowatzki idnowatzki@cox.net 


Dawn is the owner of a bookkeeping, accounting and tax service that provides profit and growth expertise to both start-up and existing small businesses.  Dawn has more than 25 years of experience in the financial services and payment processing industries, and most recently served in leadership roles at Concord EFS (First Data), Vital Processing and American Express.  Dawn holds a BS in Business Management, with an Accounting major, from Georgia State University, and an Executive MBA, with a Finance major, from the University of Delaware.


Dawn is part of the leadership team that launched SJN in the Southeast region of Metropolitan Phoenix.  As part of her responsibilities, Dawn will work with Michael Prahl, SJN Corporate Treasurer, to refine recording and reporting practices to meet routine accounting needs and the fulfillment of our 501c3 reporting requirements.


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Jennifer Rue Jennifer.rue@cox.net 


Jennifer has served in numerous leadership positions at CVS Caremark including Director, Pharmaceutical Information Support Assistant Vice President of Sales Training and Strategic Event Planning, Vice President of Human Resources and Strategic Staffing, Vice President of Clinical Services and Vice President of Marketing.  Jennifer possesses her Senior Professional of Human Resources (SPHR) designation and is the owner of Talent Powering LLC, a human resources talent consulting firm in Phoenix, Arizona.


Jennifer currently serves as an SJN Ambassador and regularly volunteers to support SJN curriculum and events.  One of Jennifer’s first projects as a board member will be to staff the operations functions for our many events.


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Lynn Moran lmomoran@aol.com  


Lynn is Owner and CEO of Sonoran Life Transition and Performance Coaching, LLC and is a certified coach.  With over 30 years of business experience, she brings a wealth of knowledge and a history of success.  Lynn spent her business career working in the consumer product and gift industries.  During her tenure with Mars, Inc., Lynn held leadership positions in Sales, Human Resources and Licensing.  In 1999, she was promoted to President of Ethel M Chocolates, a Mars, Inc. company.   While President of Ethel M®, Lynn launched a literacy program titled “Feed Your Mind” and in 2002, she was named one of the Most Influential Businesswomen in Southern Nevada.   In addition to Mars, Inc., Lynn was the Executive Vice President of Sales and Corporate Officer for Russ Berrie.   Lynn opened Sonoran Life Transition and Performance Coaching in 2008 which delivers leadership, team and executive-level coaching to private clients and companies. 


Lynn has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business and a MBA degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University.   During her business career, Lynn was also an Adjunct Professor at Centenary College teaching Principles of Marketing and Organization Effectiveness & Design.


Lynn will be a tremendous resource for the development of SJN’s executive team and our ability to connect with resources in the community.


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