Meeting Archives

Summary of SPC meetings for 2008-09.

Tuesday, September 9, 2008 -– Dinner Meeting

Mary Gallagher, Owner, ActionPact Coaching

Career Coaching: Get What You Want, When You Want It

Mary Gallagher, founder of ActionPact Coaching in Shrewsbury, Mass., has worked with business professionals at all levels for the past 12 years to help them achieve their career and life goals. She will guide attendees on a journey to identify and close gaps between what they have and what they want in their careers, to learn how to achieve sustainability in their chosen career path, and to become confident that they can overcome any challenges. Prior to starting ActionPact Coaching, Gallagher had accumulated over 15 years of experience working as an executive in small and Fortune 500 companies in the areas of employee and leadership development, mergers and acquisitions and change management. Guests are encouraged to bring their own career questions to this interactive session.

Dinner Meeting at Coral Seafood Restaurant

Tuesday, October 14, 2008 -– Luncheon Meeting

Jean Sifleet, Business Attorney & CPA

“The Legal Scoop on Contractors and Copycats”

Jean D. Sifleet, Esq., business attorney and certified public accountant, will give an update on Massachusetts law concerning classification of workers as contractors instead of employees, provide tips for protecting against business copycats, and answer questions in an open forum called, “Ask the Business Attorney.” Three-time entrepreneur Sifleet is head of the Business Practice Group of the Worcester-based law firm Hassett & Donnelly, PC, and the author of numerous articles and several books on business topics.

Lunch and Presentation at Coral Seafood, Worcester, MA

Tuesday, November 11, 2008 -– Dinner Meeting

David Jacobs
Networking Coach from Corridor Nine Area Chamber of Commerce and Business Development Manager, Office Depot

How to Grow Your Business Through Networking Without Really Trying

David Jacobs, business development manager for Office Depot, a leading global provider of office products and services, has worked in the office products industry for the past decade. Before that, he spent the majority of his working career in managerial positions in the hospitality industry, working for Sheraton Corporation and the 99 Restaurants. An active member of the Corridor Nine Area Chamber of Commerce, he serves on the board of directors, as a Chamber Ambassador, a member of the Leads Referral Group, and director of the AppleFest Road Race. He holds a B.S. in hotel administration from the University of New Hampshire.

Tuesday, December 9, 2008 -– Luncheon Meeting

Karyn Polito
Massachusetts State Representative

Campaign & Constituent Communications: The Reality

With the well-stoked fires of the 2008 election and its controversial media coverage still on the front burners of dialogue, State Representative Karyn E. Polito will present Campaign & Constituent Communications: The Reality, focusing on her front-line experiences, as the featured speaker at the December 9 lunch meeting of the Society of Professional Communicators.

Currently in her fifth term as a Massachusetts state representative, Rep. Polito has served the towns of Shrewsbury and Westborough since 2001.

Coral Seafood, 225 Shrewsbury St., Worcester, MA

SPC Annual Food Drive
Please bring your non-perishable food items (no glass containers, please) to the December meeting for donation to the Worcester County Food Bank.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009 -– Lunch Meeting

Lisa Condit,
Director of Marketing and PR,
Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts

The Comedy and Drama of Marketing and PR at The Hanover Theatre

The Hanover is Worcester’s most exciting new cultural venue, and Lisa Condit has the behind-the-scenes scoop on what it takes to promote a theatre today. Learn how she brings experience gained in previous work providing strategic and tactical marketing, PR, sales, and management expertise to a variety of organizations in the arts and other fields to this important new challenge.

Web site: http://www.thehanovertheatre.org

Coral Seafood, Worcester, Mass.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 — Lunch Meeting

Rick Roberge,
David Kurlan & Associates

The Great Speed Networking Game

Ready, Set, Network—Today! How do you expand the circle of those who know you and your business? Get over your fears, get out and start meeting people! Come to SPC’s April 14 meeting and sharpen your networking skills the old-fashioned way—practice, practice, practice!

In this interactive twist on “speed networking,” you will learn from Rick Roberge how and why to network, tips for honing your “elevator speech” or mini-commercial, the Do’s and Don’ts, and advice on the all-important follow-up. Most importantly, you will spend most of the program putting Rick’s advice to work as participants rotate through structured networking. We guarantee you will gain valuable experience testing your targeted talk about your superior services, and leave the meeting with at least 20 new contactsIn this interactive twist on “speed networking.”

Participants should bring at least 30 business cards, prepare to laugh among newfound colleagues, and refine your skills in the game of networking!

Location: Coral Seafood, Worcester, MA

Tuesday, May 12, 2009 -– Annual Meeting

Leah Lamson
Editor, Worcester Living
Managing Editor, Telegram & Gazette

Putting Life Into Worcester Living

Have you ever wondered what goes into producing a magazine?

Come join editor Leah Lamson as she provides an insider’s view of how her team of talented writers and photographers create each issue of Worcester Living magazine.

Worcester Living, a regional lifestyle magazine published by the Telegram & Gazette, captures the many accomplishments and passions of individuals living in Central Massachusetts. Magazine stories cover topics such as travel & leisure, home & garden, fashion & beauty, food& wine and arts & culture.

Lamson has been in the newspaper business for more than 30 years. She has been managing editor at the Telegram & Gazette since 1986 and editor of Worcester Living since the magazine was launched in 2005. Lamson is a Central Massachusetts native and graduated from Simmons College in Boston.

In addition to Lamson’s talk, the annual Elaine Cencak Memorial scholarship will be presented to a student at a college or university in Worcester County that is majoring in a communications field.

Location: Hagan Center Hall, Hagan Campus Center, Assumption College
Worcester, MA

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