PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL, June 2, 2009 – Pam Swensen, CEO of the EWGA (Executive Women’s Golf Association) is the Grand Dinner keynote speaker for POWER Golf, organized by Inforum, Michigan’s largest business organization for women. The June 8 event brings together some of Michigan’s top female business leaders who will take to the links as mentors for this special golf outing designed to promote powerful business networking.
Understanding concerns about managing time constraints and being on a golf course during difficult times, the POWER Golf program features nine holes of golf beginning at 2 p.m. to allow morning office hours for busy professionals. To cut driving time, the event is being held at centrally located Pine Lake Golf Course in Orchard Lake, Mich. For newer golfers, a golf clinic is being offered to help women become more comfortable and confident on the course. The Grand Dinner follows the afternoon activities. For more information see www.inforummichigan.org
“Like those who belong to the EWGA, the women participating in POWER Golf realize that golf is an important business tool that is especially useful in today’s challenging business environment,” says Swensen. “It now is more important than ever to build relationships and utilize the networking opportunities that golf offers.”
To facilitate valuable networking, each golf team will include a POWER Golfer — a highly recognized executive woman. Some of the women who have committed to be POWER Golfers at this event are: Patricia Maryland, President, St. John Health; Sandra Pierce, CEO & President-Michigan, Charter One Bank N.A.; Nancy Schlichting, President & CEO, Henry Ford Health System; Sue Cischke, Group Vice President, Sustainability, Environment & Safety Engineering, Ford Motor Company; Karla Hall, Vice President, DTE Energy; and Debbie Dingell, Vice Chairman, General Motors Foundation and Executive Director, Public Affairs & Community Relations, General Motors Corporation.
“Women often lose out on the connections that can be made on the golf course,” said Inforum President and CEO Terry Barclay. “The POWER Golf emphasis is on building relationships, mentoring, sharing resources and networking for women on the course and in the club house.”
Proceeds from this event will benefit Inforum Center for Leadership (ICL), the non-profit education and research arm of Inforum. It offers highly regarded leadership development programs that allow women to challenge themselves and reach the next level in their careers.
About Inforum
Inforum is one of the largest and most prestigious business forums for women in the nation, with more than 1,800 members from a broad cross-section of Michigan’s business community. The mission of the organization is to strengthen the business environment by creating opportunities for women to lead and succeed. Founded as the Women’s Economic Club in 1962 in Detroit, Inforum has affiliates in Grand Rapids and Lansing, Mich. For more information, visit www.inforummichigan.org or call 877.633.3500.
About the EWGA
Since its founding in 1991 as the Executive Women’s Golf Association, the EWGA has enriched the lives of more than 100,000 women connecting them to learn, play, and enjoy golf for business and fun. This not-for-profit association delivers a wide range of golf, social and networking activities for both new and experienced golfers at over 125 local chapters throughout the United States and international chapters in Canada and France.
The EWGA is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. For more information about the association and its membership, visit www.ewga.com
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