The 6th Annual eWomenNetwork International Conference & Business Expo was held at the Hotel Intercontinental in Dallas, TX on July 13, 2006. The opening night consisted of the eWomenNetwork Foundation Gala Event honoring the recipients of the prestigious International Femtor™ Awards. Guests at the event shared tears and laughter as inspirational women shared their own heart-warming stories.
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| Lilian Raji accepts the 2006 International Femtor "Emerging Leader" Award from Sandra Yancey, Founder & CEO, eWomenNetwork and Dorothy Mason of Tiffany & Co. |
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The "Emerging Leader of the Year" for 2006 is Lilian Raji.
Lilian is the owner of Lilian Raji, LLC, a strategic marketing and public relations agency that works with companies targeting the affluent market. A perennial entrepreneur, Ms. Raji started her first company at the age of 21.
She later discovered her passion for marketing and public relations at age 23, and after a few years as a freelance public relations specialist, launched Lilian Raji, LLC at the age of 26.
She has since accumulated an impressive portfolio that includes InterContinental Hotels Group, Tourneau Watches Inc, Solomon Brothers, and other luxury brands.
A firm believer in community service, Ms. Raji has volunteered her time and expertise to the American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, and the Captain Planet Foundation, among other nonprofit organizations.
Her proudest accomplishment remains helping a disabled young man raise $55,000 for the Emory Ataxia Center at Emory University School of Medicine.
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| Tim Jaccard receives the 2006 International Femtor "Humanitarian of the Year" Award and is surprised on stage by one of the many families he has helped. |
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Timothy Jaccard – 2006
"Humanitarian of the Year"
Timothy Jaccard, a full-time Nassau County Police Ambulance Medical Technician was only doing his job when he came across something that would change his life forever. In 1997, Tim, was called to Hempstead, N.Y., to remove the body of a deceased and discarded full-term infant from a toilet. After fulfilling this duty, Tim, who was profoundly moved by the event, adopted the baby in order to give her a proper burial.
After this experience, Timothy realized the need to stop infant abandonment on a larger scale, which led him to found “The AMT Children of Hope.”
Without regard to race, color, age, creed or national origin AMT Children of Hope volunteers are dedicated to saving the lives of infants who have been abandoned. AMT Children of Hope acts as a Safe Haven and accepts newborns from a parent or guardian who wishes to relinquish custody. They then refer to the appropriate government agencies and other non-profit social service agencies capable of providing advice and counsel to pre- and postpartum persons if the need arises.
AMT Children of Hope also makes arrangements for the dignified burials of abandoned and unclaimed deceased infants or children, alone or in conjunction with appropriate governmental agencies or other charitable organizations.
Since 1997 Timothy has taken his quest nationwide and has lobbied for legislation in almost every state in order to make it easier for women in crisis to get help for themselves and their babies without the fear of prosecution. Tim’s tireless dedication to this cause has resulted in the Infant Abandonment Protection Act also know as “The Safe Haven” law that has been enacted in 48 states.
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| Laura Silsby, CEO of Personal Shopper, speaks after winning the International Femtor "Busineswoman of the Year" Award. |
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Laura Silsby – "Businesswoman
of the Year"
Laura Silsby, CEO of Personal Shopper, Inc, founded her company based on a conviction that busy working mothers, like herself, needed a time-saving personal shopping service that would help simplify their hectic lives. Based on valuable input from consumer advisory panels and focus groups and her personal insights, she has led a talented team in creating innovative software and a service that searches through millions of products and then proactively brings you offers and gift ideas tailored to your unique interests, favorite brands, and gift-giving ideas.
In addition to being a full time working mother, Laura gives hope to countless families around the world by providing life-changing surgeries for children in developing countries who can not afford the medical care needed to correct cleft lip or other deformities. Her non-profit organization, “Kids Changing Lives with the Gift of a Smile” raises money through contributions that teachers and students in elementary schools collect nationwide. The donations provided by the children are matched up to $50,000 by her organization therefore doubling the number of children’s whose lives are changed.
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| Edie Fraser, President & CEO, Public Affairs Group, makes her way to the stage to receive the International Femtor "Lifetime Achievement" Award . |
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"Lifetime Achievement Award" –
Edie Fraser
After spending her life supporting women and women’s causes Edie Fraser was honored with International Femtor™ Lifetime Achievement Award. Edie is often called “The Advocate” for women and minorities. Her awards and recognition are numerous.
Edie is the President and CEO of the Public Affairs Group, Inc. She is best known as a visionary business leader and strategist in the areas of best practices and benchmarking, workforce diversity, women in the workplace, and corporate communications. She works with more than 160 “Fortune 500” companies, 20 Government agencies, and hundreds of women, diversity and communications organizations.
Edie is also the founder and president of Diversity Best Practices (DBP), a one-stop resource and information center for Diversity, as well as Business Women's Network (BWN). BWN is a clearinghouse and a giant network for business in the United States and in more than 100 countries.
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| Dixie Daly is surprised by her husband with flowers after winning the 2006 International Femtor " Business Matchmaker of the Year" Award. |
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Dixie Daly – "Business Matchmaker
of the Year"
Dixie Daly was selected at the Business Matchmaker of the Year 2006. She is the Vice President of "Home Improvements" by Dixie Property Services, LLC a company that she co-owns with her husband Ed.
Dixie loves to think big and think out of the box. She surrounds herself with powerful, energetic, and upbeat women and learns as much as she can from them.
Dixie then looks for ways to share those successful strategies with; both within her eWomenNetwork chapter and outside of it. She is the consummate connector!
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