Leadership Forums
Offering Forums for CEOs, Executives, and Nonprofit Executive Directors

Overview
Each forum is an executive peer group composed of 8–10 women from non-competing companies who meet regularly in confidential, professionally-led, half-day sessions.

OVERVIEW
Each forum is an executive peer group composed of 8–10 women from non-competing companies who meet regularly in confidential, professionally-led, half-day sessions.
CEO and Executive forums are designed to provide a sounding board to share issues and get feedback and support, share best practices, and hold participants accountable to their goals.
Areas of focus have included:
• Sharpening your value proposition
• Marketing strategies
• Benefits and risks of strategic partnerships
• Finding opportunities unique to your business
Nonprofit forums are designed for Executive Directors to create a space to discuss the challenges they face driving their organizations.
Discussion areas include:
• Innovative fundraising
• Building an effective board
• Executive and program management
• Successful problem solving and achieving your mission when budgets are tight
Forums At A Glance
AN INFORMAL ADVISORY BOARD
For every member and helps each member to become a stronger leader of her company
A SAFE AND CONFIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENT
For members to solve challenges and explore topics with a trusted peer group
A PROFESIONALLY FACILITATED EVENT
We work hard to match women with a group appropriate to their individual background and needs
“There aren’t many places that you can go where the only agenda is for you to be successful.”
CEO forum member
Meet Our Forum Leaders
Forum Leaders are professional facilitators and executive coaches, who members work through challenges while ensuring the needs of each forum member are being met within the group.
Boston

Ann Lindsey
Principal
Lindsey Leadership Consulting
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Pam Reeve
Chair
The Women’s Edge
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Florida

Janet Altman
Marketing Principal
Kaufman Rossin
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Laura Berger
Principal
Berdeo Group
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Tiffany Cannava
Senior Strategist
GKollaborative
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Jodi Cross
President
Cross Network Marketing Inc.
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Eliza Fendell
Senior VP-Culture
Ryder Systems
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Lisa Luby-Epstein
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Beth Schechter
Senior VP-Culture
Ryder Systems
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Heather Siskind
CEO
Jack & Jill Children’s Center
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Sherry Thompson-Giordano
Executive Director
Pace Center for Girls
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