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BOARD OF DIRECTORS & EXECUTIVES
2021 NV WHOF HONOREES
PTAC EXTENDED TO MARCH 31, 2021
CHAMBER DIVERSITY PARTNERS
Women’s Chamber of Commerce of Nevada Ž cordially invites you to our
U P CO M I N G E V E N T S EVENT CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19 1/22/21
19th Annual Legislative Luncheon Keynote Speaker: Anita Laruy, Director of the Government Affairs Council Opening remarks on 2020 Presidential Election and Legislative updates
3/26/21
15th Annual Nevada Women's Hall of Fame During Women's History Month Pioneer Award Recipient: To be named and New 2021 Inductees
5/14/21
19th Annual Women's Chamber Anniversary Celebrating the Historical State Women's Chamber in Nevada's History along with celebrating our own members and their accomplishments.
7/23/21
8th Annual ATHENA Women's Leadership Day Luncheon Bringing top Leaders in our community with Aspiring Leaders Professional Women's Mini Expo, Top Las Nevada Women Speakers, book authors and much more.
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18th Annual ATHENA International GALA Minority Lifetime Achievement Award ATHENA International Leadership Award Young Professional Leadership Award Nonprofit Leadership Award w w w.w o m e n s c h a m b e r o f n e v a d a . o r g
Celebrating our 19th Anniversary as the Women’s State Chamber of Commerce
History: The Women’s Chamber of Commerce of Nevada® is a Women’s State Trade Organization 501(c) (6). We are the 1st Women’s State Chamber in Nevada year History. In 2017 we have established the WCCNV Legacy Foundation® “At Risk” High School Students, scholarships name “Achieving Your Dreams through Education”. We also established the Young Professional Society, The Entrepreneur Club and Women and Men in Entertainment & Media. The Women’s Chamber of Commerce of Nevada® (702) 7333955 – Fax (702) 926-9270, Website: womenschamberofnevada.org The Women’s Chamber of Commerce of Nevada® was established May 8, 2002 and today it promotes the interests of more than 500+ members, reaching out to 37,600 Women entrepreneurs, 9,700 women in executive/management positions and all women residents who make up 57% of the Nevada population and 90% of the buying power in Nevada. Since 2002, our mission has been to empower, develop, and promote a diverse population of women in the State of Nevada. In addition, we are helping small businesses to adjust to economic challenges, political climate, philanthropy, diversity and entrepreneurial workshops. For more information on the Women’s Chamber of Commerce of Nevada® call (702) 733-3955 or email: wccnv2@womenschamberofnevada.org The Women’s Chamber of Commerce of Nevada® dba WCCNV® formed as a State Women’s Chamber to give women the power they needed to accomplish issues concerning women from Las Vegas to the State Capital and all the way to the White House. WCCNV is not a part of any other chamber; WCCNV is the State Chamber of Commerce for Women in Nevada.
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Message from Administrator Marie R. Scrofani
Hello Chamber Members, Have you been using your membership with exclusive access to specialized tools? There are so many ways to promote your organization or your business via the new online Member Information Center. All you have to do is login in and start using these great new features! Here are some of those features to use for better exposure for your company and to other chamber members: Membership listing - update your listing to ensure everyone has access to complete, up-to-date information. (Important: Completing your profile is critical to gaining increased visibility and exposure!) Deals - offer coupons and special deals; fellow members may well be your best customers. Job postings - submit your own job openings. Advertise events - add your events to our online event calendar displayed with quick links; use these links to share in your social media, text to mobile devices, add to calendar, or email to others. Network with other members - check out other member listings, jobs, deals. If you are new to using the Member Information Center website and don’t know how to get around, call or email Marie Scrofani, Chamber Administrator for help or a quick tour of how to utilize this great resource! Are you a large company with representatives in various areas? You can choose a rep to manage these great resources to engage with chamber members and gain more visibility! We look forward to expanding your scope of visibility for your business and to other chamber members. (702) 733-3955, 9am to 3pm, M-F.
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"Where's The Contract? – 2021 Government Contracting Monthly Webinar Series" 202 Click here to download
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Political Affairs & Federation Relations Summary of 501(c)(6) Eligibility in Pandemic Relief Package Expansion of PPP The final pandemic relief package restarts the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and expands PPP eligibility to include 501(c)(6)s. The language begins on page 2102 (in the PDF) and can be found here. The authority to make new PPP loans will terminate on March 31, 2021. We expect the pandemic relief bill to become law this week. 501(c)(6) organizations are eligible to receive a PPP loan provided: 1. They are not a professional sports league or organized for the purpose of promoting or participating in a political campaign (Note: this will not impact chambers of commerce or trade associations); 2. They do not employ more than 300 employees; 3. They do not receive more than 15% of their receipts from lobbying activities; 4. Lobbying activities do not compromise more than 15% of the organization’s total activities; and 5. The cost of the lobbying activities of the organization did not exceed $1,000,000 during the most recent tax year that ended prior to February 15, 2020. If an organization fails any of these tests they are NOT eligible to receive a PPP loan. Similar rules apply to Destination Marketing Organizations. Lobbying activities are not defined in the section. The Small Business Administration may provide a definition or guidance. Congressional staff have used information available in the 990 tax form when discussing the impact of the 15% lobbying activities limitation. Specifically, staff have compared the lobbying expenses reported on schedule C, Part III-B, Line 2 with the total expenses reported for the year (Page 1, line 18). (Note that these lines may be different if you are using a 990 form vs. 990EZ.) Absent further guidance, organizations may wish to analyze their most recent 990 to determine whether they may be eligible to apply for a PPP loan and may wish to proceed with their lender if they believe they do qualify. The bill also expands allowable uses for PPP funds and simplifies the loan process. We will be providing separate information on the other PPP changes. 6
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Leads and Referral Group for WCCNV Members Only TEC Zoom Meeting Schedule 2021 President: Brenda Gayle Bryant Vice President: Barbara Henry Monthly (3rd Friday of the month) Time: 11:30am to 1pm 2021 first six months January 15 February 19 March 19 April 16 May 21 June 18 July 21 Pending: August - September October - November - December
2021 Executive Board Meetings Executive-Corp-Presidential Members only Held: Monthly (2nd Thursday of the month) Location: President’s location Time: 11:30am to 1pm Outline & Speakers to follow January 14 February 11 March 11 April 8 May 13 June 10 July 8 August 12 September 9 October 14 November 11 December 9
Building more marketing opportunities for our members New Advertising Opportunities Website Home Page Banner Ads
Feature Ads & Standard Ads Call the chamber (702) 733-3955 or email adv@womenschamberofnevada.org Find out how you can get your business on the home page for every member and Visitor to see!
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Government Affairs Council Meeting dates 2021 Held: Bi-Monthly (2nd Wednesday of the month) ZOOM Meeting - Time: 11:30am to 1pm Host: Anita Laruy Outline to follow January 6 - ZOOM Meeting March 10 - ZOOM Meeting May 12 - Meeting July 14 - Meeting September 8 - Meeting November 10 - Meeting
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WOMEN IN POWER Business Magazine
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Press Release - NV Women's Chamber of Commerce - (702) 733-3955
The Chamber had to postpone the WIPB Magazine until the end of January 2021 We will debut this issue end of January through March 26, 2021 along with celebrating our nineteenth year anniversary as the Nevada State Women’s Chamber of Commerce in 157 year history of Nevada. 2021 Women in Power Business Magazine National cover story is Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the United States Small Business Administration in Washington, D.C. 2021 TOP TEN INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN NEVADA in this issue is: Dana Bennett - former Nevada Mining Association, Betsy Fretwell, Senior Vice President of SWITCH CITIES, Maria Jose Gatti Dir of Community Engagement, MGM Resorts Int’l., Juana Hart, Corporate Communication, Consultant and President of J-Hart Communications, Tamar P. Hoapili, Manager, Community Relations, Cox Communications, Holly Silvestri, Partner/ Co-owner with The Ferraro Group, Darcy K Neighbors, Founder and CEO of CIM Marketing Partners, Sinni Singh, Women business owner of Home 4 Divine Healing and 11 companies in the US, Debbi Sommers, started Somers Furniture as a woman-owned Las Vegas furniture manufacturing company and Judi Steel, President of The Public Education Foundation. The 2021 WIPB Magazine will recognize the top ten women on March 26, 2021 at the 15th Annual Nevada Women’s Hall of Fame during Women’s History Month when they will induct the following women into the 2021 Nevada Women's Hall of Fame. Pioneer Award Inductee, Punam Mather, Minority Lifetime Achievement Inductee, The Honorable Johnnie B. Rawlinson, Leadership Inductees are: Ginger L Allen, CEO and Business Development Consultant for your Marketing Liaison, Ruth Furman, Principal-Image Words Communications, Carrie Simpson, CEO, Everywhere Managed, LLC, Rita Vaswani, Senior Vice President, Relations Manager, Nevada State Bank and Jessica Patterson, Chief Financial Officer, Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada. Special edition of the 2021 Women in Power Business Magazine© will be given out to each attendee introducing the Top 10 Influential Women in Nevada and we will introduce them to all our guests and inductees. We will also have a NV WHOF Program for all attendees. WCCNV Legacy Foundation© is a 501(c)(3) Public Charity, Sponsorship opportunities, VIP seats/tables as well as general seating is available starting on January 4, 2021 at www.womenschamberofnevada.org Advertising in the Magazine or event program email: Marie@womenschamberofnevada.org
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Women's Chamber of Commerce Education Director
BRENDA GAYLE BRYANT Coach-Trainer-Speaker Money and Finance Coach, Business Coach, Entrepreneurship Coach BS, Certified American Seminar Leader, Minority Business Award I guide my clients to read and understand their financial data so they can make better money decisions, manage their funds, and grow their resources.
bgayle@outlook.com
(702) 308-5277 – cell Coach-Trainer-Speaker Las Vegas, Nevada Area
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Brenda Gayle Bryant is a coach, trainer, speaker, and consultant with over 30 years of extensive business experience. She owns the gayle group and her services include financial literacy education, business planning, management techniques, and business and financial coaching. Brenda is Harvard IOC certified. This experience gives her a wide range of useful knowledge to bring to clients. Ms. Bryant has worked with more than 400 small businesses and numerous individuals and families. She was nominated for the SBA Minority Business Award and has earned the Minority Small Business Award from the Women’s Chamber of Commerce of Nevada. I am the Education Director for the Women s Chamber and now the New President of The Entrepreneur Club.
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Women’s Chamber of Commerce of Nevada© Nevada State Women's Chamber (702) 733-3955 - Fax (702) 926-9270 www.womenschamberofnevada.org
Press Release Media Contact: Marie Scrofani (702) 733-3955
15th Annual Nevada Women’s Hall of Fame and 14th Annual Pioneer Award to be hosted by Women's Chamber and WCCNV Legacy Foundation January 2021, Las Vegas, Nevada. The Women’s Chamber (‘WCCNV’) and the WCCNV Legacy Foundation© will host the 15th Annual Women’s Hall of Fame (‘WHOF’) will be held March 26, 2021, at Lawry's The Prime Rib in The Great Room from 11:30am to 1:30pm starting with a VIP champagne reception at 11:15am. The Master of Ceremonies for this event will be John Huck, News Anchor of FOX 5. This is the first fundraising event of 2021 and all net proceeds will go to the WCCNV Legacy Foundation© scholarships for "At Risk" female high school students as well as postsecondary education. Punam Mathur will be honored as the 2021 Pioneer Award recipient. The Pioneer Award is the top award for this event. The Minority Lifetime Achievement inductee for 2021 is Judge Johnnie B. Rawlinson. The Non-Profit Organization inductee is the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. 2021 WHOF Women Leadership Inductees are: Ginger L Allen, CEO and Business Development Consultant for Your Marketing Liaison, Ruth Furman, Principal, Image Words Communications, Carrie Simpson, CEO, Everywhere Managed, LLC, Rita Vaswani, Senior Vice President, Relationship Manager. Young Professional Inductee: Jessica Patterson, Chief Financial Officer, Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada. 2021 Special edition of the Women in Power Business Magazine© will be given out to each attendee Introducing the Top 10 Influential Women in Nevada and we will introduce them to all our guests and inductees. WCCNV Legacy Foundation© is a 501(c)(3) Public Charity, Sponsorship opportunities, VIP seats/tables as well as general seating is available by calling the Women’s Chamber at (702) 733-3955 or emailing us for more details: whof2@womenschamberofnevada.org or visit our website to RSVP: www.womenschamberofnevada.org
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Ginger L. Allen Leadership Inductee
Ruth Furman Leadership Inductee
Punam Mathur
2021 Pioneer Award Inductee
Judge Johnnie B Rawlinson 2021 Minority Lifetime Achievement Inductee
Special Notification DO TO COVID-19
The Chamber had to postpone NV WHOF yet again The Executive Board & the Legacy Foundation Board of Directors Moved it to March 26, 2021 during Women’s History Month OUR 15th Annual Nevada Women’s Hall of Fame and 14th Annual Pioneer Award to be hosted by Women’s Chamber Legacy Foundation©
Carrie Simpson Leadership Inductee
The Women’s Chamber and the Legacy Foundation© will not host the 2020 NV WHOF this year due to the up and down of COVID-19 and the safety of all our inductees, staff and attendees. If you would like to donate to our Legacy Foundation© for our student scholarship for “At Risk" female high school students as well as postsecondary education you can visit our website at www.womenschamberofnevada.org. We will be honoring, Punam Mathur for the 2021 Pioneer Award, this is our top award for this event. The Minority Lifetime Achievement will be presented to Judge Johnnie B. Rawlinson and the Non-Profit Organization goes to the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. The other honorees are; WHOF Women Leadership Inductees are: Ginger L Allen, CEO and Business Development Consultant for Your Marketing Liaison, Ruth Furman, Principal, Image Words Communications, Carrie Simpson, CEO, Everywhere Managed, LLC, Rita Vaswani, Senior Vice President, Relationship Manager, Nevada State Bank. Young Professional Inductee: Jessica Patterson, Chief Financial Officer, Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada.
Rita Vaswani Leadership Inductee
Special edition of the 2021 Women in Power Business Magazine© will be given out to each attendee Introducing the Top 10 Influential Women in Nevada and we will introduce them to all our guests and inductees. We will also have a NV WHOF Program for all attendees with all the Inductees. WCCNV Legacy Foundation© is a 501(c)(3) Public Charity, Sponsorship opportunities, VIP seats/tables as well as general seating is available starting on January 4, 2021 www.womenschamberofnevada.org. 2021 ∫ JANUARY
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Winter ISSUE 2021 JAN-FEB-MAR
1,000 copies in print - Print readers 45,000 Digital Disribution 1.7 million Local, National, Internationally and Abroad. Digital exposure through ISSUU USA, International and Abroad Ad dealine for winter issue is Closed Next Issue: Spring 2021 Apr/May/June Ad deadline: 3-19-21 Get your company in front of additional readers thanks to the digital age. Email us at adv@womanschamberofnevada.org for rates and deadlines.
Lovita Carranza U.S. SBA Administrator
Want to be one of the sponsors for the PRINT VERSION Call WCCNV @ (702) 733-3955 Business Display Advertising is 4-color
In this issue 10 Influential Nevada Women
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ATHENA® CATEGORIES Women’s Leadership Nomination Young Professional Leadership Nomination Organization Leadership Nomination
ATHENA® International Award Nominations
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Women’s Chamber of Commerce of Nevada © WCCNV made history on May 8, 2002 as the Official Nevada State Women’s Chamber of Commerce in Nevada’s 157-year history
Are you a registered member with WCCNV? Be part of history. In 2021, some businesses are transitioning into a remote world and some are reinventing their new business, but a lot of businesses have already gone totally remote to save money on office rentals or retail space that turned to online stores.
Moving forward in 2021, The Nevada Women’s State Chamber is reinventing A New Economic Annual State Member Registration to help your career or businesses
INDIVIDUAL Member Registration CO-ED: (Must show Proof of 1099) $169 + Admin Fee $25 Basic benefits package (In personal name only) OFFICIAL/ORG Member Registration CO-ED: Government, Nonprofit or Women’s Org (501 (c) (3) (0-5 Employee) $199 + $25 Admin Fee (Basic benefits & website listing) SMALL BUSINESS CO-ED: (0-5 employees) $199+ Admin Fee $25 (Basic benefits and website listing) BRONZE Member Registration CO-ED: (0-20 employees) $399 + admin Fee $35 Larger Advantage Package NOTICE: Your Member Registration is a business investment, therefore considered a business tax deduction. Member Registrations are held in the name of the business. Unless you are a 1099 TO SERVE ON-- CO-ED: Executive Board, Legacy Foundation or Council you need to be a large member For Executive, Corporate and Presidential Circle Premiere Member Registration Packages, please call the chamber office (702) 733-3955 Mon-Fri (10am - 2pm PST) or email us at wccnv2@womenschamberofnevada.org for member registration package (include level) EXTRA BENEFITS FOR WCCNV REGISTERED MEMBERS ONLY CO-ED • Women in Power Business Magazine© (quarterly consumer magazine with distribution local, state and national with the top influential Women in Nevada in each issue (Print adv rates are available on annual contracts with website banner) • Distribution-- we promote all our digital and print publications to: Bring attention to Nevada for businesses and families who want to relocate. • We reach all state chambers across the USA with our monthly WCCNV Member Diversity News, Chamber BiMonthly Business Journal and our quarterly Women in Power Business Magazine. WCCNV DIVISIONS FOR WCCNV REGISTERED MEMBERS ONLY 2021 CO-ED • The Entrepreneur Club (Referral/Leads Group)-- Upon approval (1099 ON APPROVAL, Small Business owners to top executives) • Legacy Entertainment Group, (For members in entertainment/Radio/Media) such as agents, entertainment, film, TV, media (Radio-Print/Digital) FREE to WCCNV small, bronze and corporate members. WCCNV COUNCILS AND COMMITTEE FOR REGISTERED MEMBERS ONLY (2021) CO-ED • Boards upon approval: Advisory Board, Entertainment/Media Board, Award Judging Board • Councils upon approval: Corporate Partner Development, Supplier Diversity, Government Affairs Council, Educational Council. • Volunteer Committees Upon approval: Follow Your Passion-- A-TEAM Ambassador -Volunteers, Awards (ATHENA & NV WHOF), Fundraising, Membership Development & Services, (Maintain & Recruit), Marketing/PR, Media & Public Relations, Publications Committee/Research-Editorial-Advertising Email us at:
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We solute our Diversity Partners By working together, we help each other, our community and State of Nevada Supporting Women and Students • A / L –Life & Legislative Coach
• NAWBO Southern Nevada
• American Estate & Trust LLC
• Nathan Adelson Hospice
• Asian Chamber of Commerce
• Nevada Business Magazine
• Bank of America
• Nevada State Bank
• Bank of Nevada
• Nevada State College
• Boyd Gaming
• Nevada System of Higher Education
• BE Engaged Education Legislation
• Nevada Women’s Business Center
• Caesars Entertainment Corp.
• Public Education Foundation
• College of Southern Nevada
• Reno Nevada Chamber of Commerce
• Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
• Sands Corporation
• Cox Communication
• SCORE
• Economic Department of Business & Industry
• Sparks Nevada Chamber of Commerce
• Elite Photography
• StorageWest
• Epic Worldwide
• The Stirling Club
• Henderson Chamber of Commerce
• Touro University (NV-CA)
• Hutchison & Steffen Law Firm
• Urban Chamber of Commerce
• India Chamber of Commerce
• UNLV-Women’s Research Institute of Nevada
• Infinity Productions
• WEBC Certification-NV
• Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce
• Wells Fargo Bank
• Las Vegas International Airport
• Women’s Chamber of Commerce of Nevada
• Las Vegas Sands Corporation
• Women of Diversity Productions
• Latin Chamber of Commerce
• WGU
• MGM Resorts Foundation
• (just to name a few)
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