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Women On The Fast Track- Nassau Number Three Chapter

Lucy Rosen, Group Facilitator

The Business Development Group, Inc.
585 Stewart Avenue, Suite 430
Garden City, NY 11530
Ph: 516- 222-0236
Fax: 516-222-2235
Cell: 516-410-0423
Email: lucyrosen@aol.com

Website: www.businessdevelopmentgroup.com
              www.womenonthefasttrack.com

Description of Business:

The Business Development Group, Inc. is a marketing, public relations, business development company that works with individuals, corporations and not for profit organizations that are committed to being the best in their industry.

Women on The Fast Track is an organization for business and professional women that recognize effective networking to be a valuable business tool in growing their companies through business relationships.

Objectives/Goals of being a member of Women on The Fast Track:

To attract like-minded women to the group in order to foster an environment of tremendous business success for all involved.

 Other Organizations I belong to:

LI Chapter of the MS Society, Board Member
The Ad Club of Long Island
Public Relations Professionals of Long Island

Even though these are the only organizations I belong to at the present, we have access and information to just about every organization and association on Long Island.

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Donna Cariello

The Long Island Way, Inc.

President/CEO

2066 Front Street

East Meadow, NY 11554

Ph: 516.449.8402

Email:  dmcariello@optonline.net

Web:   www.TheLongIslandWay.com

Description of Business:

A unique organization where non-profits and businesses grow together to prosper through networking, planning and marketing.  The Long Island Way promotes, supports and connects the businesses under its umbrella to Long Island's business, non-profit and media communities to stimulate awareness, new business and support of non-profit endeavors.

Objectives/Goals of being a member of Women on the Fast Track:

Increase client base (small, medium and large businesses)

Increase non-profit organizations participating

Bring on board large scale sponsors

Procure office space and hire part-time assistant

Other Organizations I belong to:

LIC-Board of Directors

LIWBC

Horsability - Board of Directors

NAWBO

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Donna Drake-Dunninger

Drake Media Network, Inc.
15 Elderwood Lane
Melville, NY 11747
Ph:       (631) 742-6839
HPh:    (631) 423-9294
Fax:     (as needed)

Email:  ddunnArt@aol.com

Web:    www.longislandhouseportraits.com

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           www.drakemedianetwork.com

Description of Business:

My business centers around creating and implementing ideas.  Multimedia production and podcasting are core areas of strength.  However…my focus for this particular group is to launch “Long Island House Portraits”.  I am a painter with twenty years of professional experience.  My work is commissionable in pen and ink, oil, and watercolor/mixed media.  My mission is to create works of art that will become cherished family heirlooms.

 Objectives/Goals of being a member of Women on the Fast Track:

I’m interested in helping other women reach their business and personal goals while forming a sisterhood with these women to help me reach mine.  I’m interested in learning about local publications like high school sporting event journals where I could take out booster ads.  I’m looking for interesting boutiques that would want to take orders for my portraits.  I’m looking for connections to people who live in any size house that would like to have a personal heirloom.  My work also is great for personalized cards.

After moving to Long Island over a decade ago from St. Louis, I realized that I needed to restructure my entire networking base because I knew no one.  Now… I know a ton of wonderful people and I’m happy to share my circle of influence.

Other Organizations I belong to:

Long Island Advertising Club – committee member

American Cancer Society – gala committee member

Kids in Action – committee member

Screen Actors Guild

AFTRA

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Mary Ann Holloway

Comprehensive Business Consulting and Training Corp.
President
11 May Court
Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
Ph:       (631) 428-5951
HPh:   (631) 467-0141
Email:  hollow85@optonline.net

Description of Business:

Business Consulting Firm which provides advisory, facilitation, project management and project implementation services specializing in strategic planning, fiscal management, operations, and employee coaching and development “Helping Business Succeed”

Objectives/Goals of being a member of Women on the Fast Track:

Networking with other goal-oriented, professional women, in order to increase Long Island client base in addition to serving the communities in which we live and work.

 Other Organizations I belong to:

Girl Scouts

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Toni-Ann Kobel

USI Sammis Insurance
Vice President, Sales
125 Froehlich Farm Blvd
Woodbury, NY 11797
Ph: 516-921-6700
Cell: 516-521-5975
Fax: 516-921-4161

Email  toni@sammisinsurance.com
Web:    www.usi.biz

Description of Business:

Property and casualty insurance broker providing insurance and risk management services to companies with revenue of $5,000,000 plus and ten or more employees.  Areas of concentration are food industry and construction.

 Objectives/Goals of being a member of Women on the Fast Track:

To develop relationships with other professionals in different professions and have a network of trusted advisors to refer business to, when the opportunity/need arises.

Other Organizations I belong to:

NARI – National Association of the remodeling industry

Patricia Kunder

Long Island Business News
Account Executive
2150 Smithtown Avenue
Suite 7
Ronkonkoma, NY 11779-7358
Ph: 631-913-4227
Hph: 631-689-6555
Fax: 631-737-1890
Email:  pat.kunder@libn.com

Web:    www.libn.com and www.morninglightonline.com     

Description of Business:

With 55 years of experience, Long Island Business News co-publishes a number of various journals and magazines which are designed to meet market needs.  As the advertising account executive for custom publications, my responsibilities cover account management of Long Island Magazine a joint publication with the Long Island Association, the island’s largest Chamber of Commerce and the Law Journals for New York, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

Objectives/Goals of being a member of Women on the Fast Track:

As a new sales executive in the advertising industry my goal is to increase my business relationships outside of my traditional network of mortgage banking and real estate professionals.  My goal is to expand on the lifestyle of Long Island Magazine by prompting the viably of this magazine within the high end retail and design industries.  In addition I am seeking to obtain a better understanding of the needs of law professionals in order to build additional adverting revenues from NYC to Montauk.

Other Organizations I belong to:

Long Island Association

Three Village Historical Society – President

Three Village Chamber of Commerce – Finance Chair and member of PR committee and past Vice President.

Nature and Wildlife Photographers of Long Island

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Christine Lopez 

KISMET SEO
Managing Partner
135 Smith Street
Massapequa Park, NY 11762
Ph: 877-560-7436
Hph: 516-799-0835    

Email Christine@kismetseo.com

Web:    www.kismetseo.com

Description of Business:

We are a Search Engine Marketing company that provides customized solutions, enabling our clients to maximize their web exposure.  Areas of expertise include (but are not limited to): SEO, Pay-Per-Click Campaigns, Optimized Web Development

 Objectives/Goals of being a member of Women on the Fast Track:

I want to be a part of a group that cares about the other members and is willing to brainstorm with new ideas.  Also, expand my personal and corporate presence on Long Island and beyond.  Act as a mentor to anyone needing it (salespeople, marketing)

Other Organizations I belong to:

None at this time

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Susan MacDonald

Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Real Estate
Salesperson
6300 Northern Blvd
E. Norwich, NY 11732
Ph: 212-922-9155 
Cell: 516-643-5286                

Email: susanmacdonald@danielgale.com

Description of Business:

Residential real estate brokering

Objectives/Goals of being a member of Women on the Fast Track:

Connecting with individuals or/and related business entities to further my nook of business.

Other Organizations I belong to:

LI Center

Soroptimists

LIBOR

Marichel Matthews

Intelligent Office
Coordinator of Sales and Operations
445 Broadhollow Road
Suite 25
Melville, NY 11747
Ph: 631-881-0800
Hph:  646-236-1788
Fax: 631-881-0802    

Email  marichelm@iomelville.com

Web:    www.iomelville.com

Description of Business:

As a leader in virtual officing and phone reception, Intelligent Office provides leading workplace solutions that allow individuals larger sized businesses options to work, however, wherever, and whenever they need to.

Objectives/Goals of being a member of Women on the Fast Track:

I am hoping to provide business insight based on the various industries I have been and am currently exposed to.

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Karin A. Romans

S. C. Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Director of Development
PO Box 1269
Bay Shore, NY 11706
Ph: 631-666-7181 x 1323
Cell: 203-506-6798
Fax: 631-666-9208    

Email k.a.romans@sccadv.org

Web:    www.sccadv.org

Description of Business:

SCCADV is a not for profit agency that seeks to assist and empower clients through a holistic program of services that bring them from dependence to independence while also working to educate the community about this issue.  SCCADV recently launched a new program to educate business on domestic violence.

Objectives/Goals of being a member of Women on the Fast Track:

Other Organizations I belong to:

Long Island Center for Business and Professional Women (personally)

HIA (SCCADV)

 Balfe and Holland P.C.
Attorney
135 Pinelawn Road
Melville, NY 11747
Ph: 631-501-1000
Hph: 516-594-6092
Fax: 631-501-7699 

Email: azamir@balfeholland.com

Description of Business:

Balfe and Holland is a law firm specializing in commercial litigation and commercial loans.  My concentration is in all aspects of commercial litigation with a primary focus on business disputes and real estate litigation.

Objectives/Goals of being a member of Women on the Fast Track:

I am seeking to develop relationships with other professional women, exchange ideas and contacts and work together towards growing our businesses and reaching professional goals.

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