PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL, January 12, 2009 – The EWGA (Executive Women’s Golf Association) has named Christine McInerney as the 2008 EWGA Businesswoman of the Year. A partner and commercial litigator with Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C. in Long Island, New York, McInerney will be honored at the awards gala dinner during the 2009 EWGA “Dare to Lead, Dare to Grow” Conference at the JW Marriott Resort & Spa in Palm Desert, California on February 18 -21.
The EWGA Businesswoman of the Year Award annually recognizes a EWGA member who has demonstrated exemplary business leadership, entrepreneurial spirit and expert business acumen, skills and talent to achieve success both on and off the golf course.
A cum laude graduate of Georgetown University Law Center, McInerney focuses on commercial and business litigation and has substantial experience in cases and representations involving intellectual property and technology. She is the founding president of the EWGA Long Island, NY chapter, which started in 2002 and currently is the largest chapter in the organization with 940 members.
“When I began working on Long Island, I knew few people in the business community. EWGA has been of tremendous assistance to me because my role as a leader and as founding president of the chapter has led to significant visibility for me,” says McInerney. “Golf creates a connection, a bond of friendship. It has helped me in building relationships within my firm and in dealing with clients and other business contacts.”
McInerney is a member of the Board of Directors of the Nassau County Bar Association and Co-Chair of its Commercial Litigation Committee. She was named one of the Top 50 Women in Business by Long Island Business News in 2005 and 2007. She also serves on the Executive Board of Directors and Treasurer of the nonprofit Child Abuse Prevention Services.
“Christine is such a wonderful example of the accomplished women who have built our organization,” says Pam Swensen, CEO of the EWGA. “These dynamic, unique and influential women have forged greater opportunities for women to utilize golf for both their professional and personal lives.”
Since the EWGA started in 1991, the association has enriched the lives of more than 100,000 women, connecting them to learn, play, and enjoy golf for business and fun. EWGA chapters provide a wide range of golf, social and networking activities for both new and experienced golfers. A welcoming environment, golf education and player development, and organized play programs are part of the many benefits of EWGA membership.
The EWGA is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. For more information about the association and membership, visit www.ewga.com.
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