2016 Annual Convention - Pigeon Forge, TN |
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Madame President - Lee Ann Gaddis
At this time Madame President is looking for members to volunteer to help at Convention. Volunteers will help with Silent Auction and at the Registration table. Also in need or Credentials Chair, pages, floor-tellers, and timekeepers. Please contact her by email president@bpwtn.org or by phone (865) 250-8149.
I am looking forward to our State Convention and hope all of you will join me for fun, laughter, business, and welcoming our New 2016-2017 State President and State Officers.
Thank you for your time, Lee Ann Gaddis BPW/TN State President Speakers for Convention
Jamesena Walker is a Special Agent with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and has been employed as such for 17 years. Agent Walker is currently assigned to investigate matters involving sex trafficking within the state of Tennessee, particularly the Upper East TN area. Before investigating human trafficking crimes, she was assigned to the Joint Terrorism Task Force with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 3 years. SA Walker has a Bachelor of Science degree from Middle Tennessee State University in Criminal Justice and worked with the Murfreesboro Police Department for 2 ½ years before joining the TBI.
Holly Hanson is currently the Director of the Cumberland Business Incubator, a program of Roane State Community College.
Holly has worked in the Aerospace, Machine Tool and Cutting Tool industries holding positions of Manager of Purchasing, Manager of Project Management, Manager of IT, Engineering Manager, Automotive Business Unit Manager and President of Ingersoll GmbH, an international division of Ingersoll International. Holly is one of the founders of the EIGERlab, a manufacturing and technology based incubator, and served as Executive Director of the SBA funded Women’s Business Center EDGE within the EIGERlab. She served as Interim SBDC Director and Business and Professional Institute Director with Rock Valley College. Holly is a serial entrepreneur having started 9 successful businesses. She is a Licensed Professional Business Coach, Certified Executive Coach and Certified Retirement Coach. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and a Master of Science in Management; Lean Manufacturing certificate, Series 7 and Series 63 designations. |
Holiday Inn Pigeon Forge3230 Parkway,
Pigeon Forge, TN 37868 (865) 428-2700 Double or King $99.99 +tax ($112.24/per night) Suites available at higher cost 
Tentative Agenda
All times are scheduled by Eastern Standard Time
Thursday - June 2, 2016
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ROOM RESERVATIONS: HOLIDAY INN PIGEON FORGE
A block of rooms has been reserved for BPW at the HOLIDAY INN PIGEON FORGE in Pigeon Forge, TN., 37868 for June 2 – 4, 2016.
CUT-OFF DATE is MAY 4, 2016 Room requests after the cut-off date are subject to availability, and rates higher than the group rate may apply. For reservations, please call the HOLIDAY INN PIGEON FORGE (865) 428-2700 in-house reservations pricing listed below and identify yourself as a member of Business and Professional Women of Tennessee, Inc. (BPW/TN). Check-in time is at 3pm EST.
A block of rooms has been reserved for BPW at the HOLIDAY INN PIGEON FORGE in Pigeon Forge, TN., 37868 for June 2 – 4, 2016.
CUT-OFF DATE is MAY 4, 2016 Room requests after the cut-off date are subject to availability, and rates higher than the group rate may apply. For reservations, please call the HOLIDAY INN PIGEON FORGE (865) 428-2700 in-house reservations pricing listed below and identify yourself as a member of Business and Professional Women of Tennessee, Inc. (BPW/TN). Check-in time is at 3pm EST.