Month Newsletter Issue # 15 | 11/7/2011

WHEN: Tuesday, November 8, 2011—11:55am-1:00pm TOPIC: "Demonstration by KITCHEN KNEADS” LOCATION: Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre – Dansante 59 South 100 West, Logan

Buffet lunch will begin at 11:55 a.m. Cost for the luncheon is $12 for members and $14 for non- members. Those interested in attending should RSVP using the WIB website. Follow the link to begin the sign-up process. http://womeninbusiness.usu.edu/

NOTE: If you do not pre-register for the lunch you are not guaranteed a meal. If you do pre- register but are unable to attend, please notify Tammy by noon on the Monday before the program. Otherwise you will be charged for your meal. Thank you. 0

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

November heralds the season of Thanksgiving for all of us, and I would like to add my own message of “thanks” at this time of year. In October we had a very successful Scholarship Auction, and I would, as well as the Executive Board Members, like to “thank” those individuals and businesses that donated lovely gifts or services for the auction, and equally as important…”thank you” to those that attended the auction and made bids. The auction raised over $1600.00 towards scholarships, and that could not have been accomplished without your generosity. A “special thanks” goes to Julie Sanders, Nicole Helfrich and the other members of the Scholarship Committee for putting on such a great auction event.

I would also like to “thank” those that I serve with on the Executive Board. They donate a lot of time in behalf of Women in Business, planning, scheduling, and following up on events. They willingly give their time to the betterment of this terrific WIB organization. I would also like to “thank” those individuals and departments at Utah State University that have generously donated their time and resources to assist WIB in the technical support areas.

And last but certainly not least, I want to “thank” you as members of Women in Business. You faithfully come each month to the luncheons. We recognize that sometimes you have to wait in line and we appreciate the patience that you demonstrate. You graciously donate prizes and purchase raffle tickets that adds to the bottom line of our scholarship monies. You bring guests and new members monthly, and the growth of the organization can be attributed directly back to you. You also offer feedback that helps us provide a more meaningful experience when you come to WIB events.

I “thank you”, the Executive Board “thanks you” and those women who you contribute scholarship support to, most assuredly “thanks you”!

Please plan on joining us for November’s luncheon featuring Love to Cook at Kitchen Kneads. They will be sharing ideas for your holiday kitchen “needs”. We will be meeting on Tuesday, November 8th at 11:55 at the UFOC (Utah Festival Opera Company) building. Don’t forget to RSVP and I look forward to seeing you there!

Heidi Nebeker Bullock

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

Meet Carolyn Nelson. She serves as the Membership Director for Cache Chamber of Commerce. Carolyn is charged with growing and servicing the member base, developing campaigns and programs to grow and service members, and implementing membership projects. She is also the first point of contact for members, responding to member needs and requests. Carolyn is involved with developing and implementing membership and outreach strategy plans for retention of current members and aggressive growth of new membership according to program goals.

She also coordinates, manages, tracks, and evaluates all membership acquisition and renewal activities, including new member acquisition mailings, renewal mailings, and special appeals.

Carolyn has used her technology skills to create a new website that is very user friendly and easy to get to information. She is innovative and has implemented the after hours networking, Biz-Link Networking and the Referral Program.

You can find Carolyn pursuing what she loves – hiking, running, and spending time with her hubby.

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

Meet our president, Heidi Nebeker Bullock! She is married to Brett Bullock and has two handsome sons, Shane and Kyle. She graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelors of Science Degree in Nursing. While attending BYU, Heidi was a member of Sigma Theta

Tau, an honorary society of nursing, and the College of Nursing Representative for the Alumni Association. She worked as a Critical

Care Nurse for several years and concurrently obtained her state insurance licensure.

Heidi’s family moved to Cache Valley in 1990 and she and her husband opened up the area’s first AFLAC office. They have proudly helped protect many area families from the financial hardships of Cancer, Accidents, and other costly health conditions. They work with local businesses and individuals and are the largest providers of AFLAC in Utah. Heidi has been a Regional Sales Coordinator for Northern Utah and currently manages a team of ten agents as a District Sales Coordinator. She has served as member of the Marketing Advisory Council for AFLAC and has qualified for multiple FAME Awards for Management Excellence, and has received many Sales Leaders Awards. Heidi serves in several volunteer capacities, including serving as a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate), a CERT member (Community Emergency Response Team), Cache Chamber of Commerce Board Member, President of Cache Chamber Ambassadors, DUP, and she volunteers with several other service organizations.

The Bullock family lives on a small ranch in Paradise where they raise Missouri Fox Trotters (horses). She teaches Scrapbooking and Stamping classes and loves gardening and doing anything outdoors!

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

As the Director of Ticketing at Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre, Nansi Blau feels lucky enough to not only meet many talented artists but also associate with the many patrons that attend. She loves working in the arts, in fact, for 26 years she owned The Dance Source, which is now owned by her oldest daughter, Heidi. She still keeps involved with the studio by teaching a 2nd President grade combo class and helping design and stitch many of the Heidi Bullock AFLAC/Bullock Agency costumes. In her spare time, she likes to hang out with her 6 435.753.4416 wonderful children and 7 ½ grandchildren. She says, “Life is wonderful and I am lucky to do what I love!” President-Elect Tammy Selley IHC Logan Regional Hospital Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre has an outstanding season 435.716.5301 planned for the summer of 2012. We will bring to the stage the Past President loved musical “My Fair Lady” and “Kiss Me Kate” and for the opera Debbie Ostrander lovers “Tosca” and “Faust” as well as many concerts. We bring in IHC Logan Regional Hospital artists from around the world, performers, musicians, designers, 435.716.5309 technical and costume staff, wig and make-up artists, and many Secretary production staff, all totaling around 300 people. Many artists have Denise Irwin gotten their start at UFOMT and moved on to have professional University Inn & Conference Center 435-797-0040 careers with the Met and on Broadway. We are proud to say “I knew them when”. Treasurer Cindy Johnson Lewiston State Bank 435.750.6700

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