Acting as an advisor to Omega, Joe Cilento, CPA, CMB, a mortgage industry veteran and consultant, guided the selection and implementation of Lending QB’s LOS platform after performing a company-wide review of operations.

“I have conducted numerous mortgage technology evaluations and implementations; the rollout of LendingQB’s Web-based platform was one smoothest I’ve been involved with,” said Cilento. “The extensive level of support that LendingQB provided and their ability to easily configure tailored workflows are the main reasons Omega’s implementation was so successful.”

LendingQB’s LOS seamlessly integrates Omega’s entire workflow and lending functions to enable the straight through processing (STP) of loans. From the point-of-sale (POS) through closing and funding, LendingQB consolidates all of Omega’s lending activities onto a single platform that creates a true end-to-end experience. Regardless of employees’ roles, LendingQB contains Omega’s users to a single database and software environment to ensure the same data is being used in different departments. The result is fewer manual touch points, which turns Omega’s lending practices into a profit optimization workflow.

“We were previously using a well-known LOS that has been trying to assemble an end-to-end solution, but we found the system inadequate to handle our needs from soup-to-nuts so we began looking for a solution that could,” said Armando Morell, information systems director at Omega Financial Services, Inc. “We retained mortgage consultant Joe Cilento to help us perform the evaluation process and concluded that most LOSs try to achieve an end-to-end solution by way of integrating with multiple best-of-breed vendors because they are lacking key functionality in a number of different areas. Of all the solutions we looked at, there wasn’t an all-in-one Web-based LOS on the market that could seamlessly automate every single area of the lending process like LendingQB is able to.”

Once Omega’s LOs and brokers run product and pricing scenarios in LendingQB’s retail or broker portal, they can pull credit and the automated underwriting system (AUS) returns an instant, accurate decision that analyzes investors’ entire underwriting manuals, which carries the same weight as a human underwriter’s decision. The loan then seamlessly moves through Omega’s workflow with minimal human intervention. Omega says the efficiencies gained using LendingQB’s end-to-end LOS will optimize employee performance, reduce their cost per loan and also attract top tier sales talent. In addition, Omega’s LOs, brokers and AEs can use LendingQB’s mobile application for smart phones, which allows them to check rates, return product eligibility and pricing, and manage their pipeline from the field.

“Paramount to running an efficient lending operation is the seamless connection of every workflow the lender uses to eliminate unnecessary human interaction and thus improve productivity,” said Binh Dang, president of LendingQB. “The only way to achieve this is to implement an all-in-one platform that uses a single database and is discriminating with outside integrations, as too many interfaces and separate databases creates data integrity issues and hampers efficiency and accuracy.”

LendingQB’s platform is comprised of LO, broker, and consumer direct point-of-sale Web portals for all lending channels; product and pricing engine; proprietary AUS; loan processing; electronic documents, closing; secondary marketing; and interim servicing. LendingQB also accompanies business intelligence (BI) and data analytics functionality along with detailed reporting that helps lenders locate and translate their data into actionable information, enabling them to make informed business decisions that establishes a competitive advantage and leads to greater profitability.

About LendingQB:

LendingQB is a Costa Mesa, California-based company that specializes in loan origination technology solutions and services for the mortgage industry. The LendingQB LOS is a 100 percent Web-based, true end-to-end enterprise-class loan origination platform. The solution is designed to meet the needs of all types of mortgage lenders-large or small, wholesale or retail, correspondent or Internet-based-with specialized tools that are targeted, customizable and flexible. LendingQB uses a consultative technology assessment approach before engaging with new clients, and places a strong emphasis on the utilization of data analytics to assist lenders in leveraging business intelligence, resulting in optimized organizational performance and lowered cost per loan. For more information about LendingQB, please call 888-285-3912 or visit http://www.lendingqb.com.

About Omega Financial Services, Inc.:

Omega Financial Services, Inc. is a full service, Non-Supervised, Multi-State Direct Residential and Commercial Lender and Wholesaler. With over 25 years of experience, Omega’s goal has been to assist clients in owning a home, acquiring a business, or an investment property by offering a wide array of loan programs and giving attention to detail. The company is dedicated to connecting every client’s dream of homeownership with the required financial assistance. Omega’s various loan programs allow it to cater to individual needs while providing outstanding service. Omega became the ideal lender through the use of strong customer relationship management and principles rooted in an ethical foundation. For more information about Omega Financial Services, Inc. please call 908-933-0253 or visit http://www.fhaomega.com.

About Joe Cilento, CPA and CMB:

Cilento Mortgage Advisory Corp. assists mortgage lenders looking to enhance product development, improve operations capabilities, implement IT and LOS systems, and improve secondary market execution. The firm provides assistance with regulatory compliance and QC practices and also represents both buyers and sellers interested in joint ventures and merger & acquisition financing.

Cilento has over 25 years of experience successfully assisting companies looking to access the securities markets through direct issuances of GNMA/FNMA MBS securities. Client companies may require assistance with obtaining GNMA/FNMA approval. Services continue after agency authority is obtained and may include assistance with developing the in-house resources required to pool and issue MBS securities and become a GNMA/FNMA direct seller/servicer. For more information about Cilento Mortgage Advisory Corp., please call 203-797-8733 or visit http://www.joecilento.com.

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Profundity Communications, Inc.
949-378-9685
jbowerbank@profunditymarketing.com

Armando Morell
Omega Financial Services, Inc.
908-933-0253, ext. 301
info@omegaloans.net

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“This report is quite significant,” says Cameron Truesdell, CEO of LTCFP, “because it paints an accurate, bright picture for long-term care protection in American workplaces. And it answers questions about the viability of LTCI as an employee benefit.”

Some carriers have withdrawn from the group LTCI market, fueling fears that the benefit might be losing favor. “But the industry is merely adjusting and regrouping, as the report finds,” Truesdell says. “There’s a struggle going on between two types of the benefit, group LTCI and voluntary multi-life LTCI. Both have a future but multi-life is set to come on strong.”

With multi-life LTC insurance, there is no master policy as with the traditional group benefit. Individual policies are issued to each insured member, and there is usually greater flexibility in policy design. “Multi-life fits today’s dynamic, fast-evolving organizations,” says Truesdell. “It can work with as few as three employees or as many as tens of thousands.”

The 12-page report sees a large market potential for multi-life based on its value to three constituencies. For employees it protects earning capacity as well as retirement assets. For employers it bolsters productivity of an aging workforce and helps retain the best talent. For Uncle Sam and the states it reduces reliance on Medicaid to pay for care.

Benefit brokers, human resource managers, executives and association directors may request complimentary copies from the following LTCFP representatives:

CA: Michael Scoles – 408-264-1759
CA: Jim Valentine – 408-792-0540
CA: Todd Stein – 415-861-5088
CA: Sarah Fisher – 510-230-4301
CA: Paula Taylor – 510-763-5002
CA: Laura Weber – 714-674-0190
CA: Jeffrey Flanzer – 805-701-0085
CA: Sandra Stanley – 888-316-8919
CA: Phyllis Solgere – 909-627-5587
CA: Petra Petry – 949-351-0347

CT: Leonard Wik – 860-432-1870
CT: Steve Foss – 860-539-0674
CT: Larry Golfin – 860-677-4075

FL: Janet Washburn – 239-404-7590
FL: George Braddock – 305-378-8091
FL: Jerry Grubba – 727-515-1910
FL: Strother Hammond – 813-215-1524
FL: Mike Rou – 904-276-9583

GA: Amy Pollock – 404-237-1189
GA: Belen Hickman – 404-245-2444

ID: Linda Hicks – 208-331-2803

IL: Bobbi Foster – 630-513-0034
IL: Cheri Davis – 773-531-0669
IL: Robin Frank – 773-774-2600

IN: Kirk Bennett – 260-969-1310

MI: Marybeth Bayer – 734-222-9882
MI: Tom Varner – 810-796-2405

MN: Jennifer Ragborg – 952-898-2750

MO: Keith Eisberg – 573-303-3007
MO: Wendy Rinehart – 816-886-2358

NE: Larry Neuwirth – 308-635-2023
NE: Larry Heinert – 402-339-8643

NJ: Gary Melnikoff – 201-265-1958
NJ: Richard Landau – 201-476-0880
NJ: Michael B. FitzPatrick – 973-968-3394

NY: Ronald Brie – 212-799-3900
NY: Michael Robinson – 516-612-4936
NY: Ray Donnelly – 516-747-1809
NY: Gene Cutler – 516-869-6767
NY: Jay Charno – 516-935-4029
NY: Jennifer Lenihan – 631-262-7167
NY: Susan Lenihan – 631-262-7167
NY: Sheila White – 631-893-4040
NY: Dana Dee – 716-983-1316
NY: Virginia Lee Kintz – 866-582-6074
NY: Steve Brefere – 914-234-7767

OH: Pattianne Baran – 216-409-0859
OH: John Cullen – 419-797-9210
OH: Thomas Hodges – 513-519-6010
OH: Brenda Gray – 513-541-3968

OK: Samuel Walker – 405-816-0868

OR: Diane Steeves – 503-297-7677

PA: Anthony Camill – 412-445-6171
PA: Ted Soslow – 610 642 3332
PA: Cathy Allen – 610-588-0852
PA: Kevin Bressler – 610-783-6970

SC: Pamela Loesch – 843-856-4141

TN: Mark Wardell – 901-337-4146
TN: Teresa Will – 931-619-1852

TX: Madeline Wade – 214-295-8926
TX: Kat Roebuck – 281-431-4033
TX: Kim Beckham – 361-579-9663
TX: Kay Nettles – 713-466-4614
TX: Bill Holland – 817-283-7221

VA: Penny Gilbert – 703-281-0914
VA: Patricia O’Neill – 703-534-3255
VA: George Polizos – 757-291-8505
VA: Michael Zuchowski – 757-467-1354
VA: Joel James – 757-478-5819
VA: Linda Sotirion – 757-646-6820

VT: Tod Warner – 802-985-4930

WA: Lucille Smith – 206-877-3456
WA: Jonas Roeser – 425-284-4863
WA: Helen Boyer – 425-557-5372
WA: Christine Khemis – 888-582-5364

WI: Lynette Schiefer – 920-434-4559

WV: Deborah Bailey – 304-744-0111

National: Mario Sestito – 518-587-2821.

For $50 per copy, the report is also available from the Long-Term Care Insurance Guild (a service of EraNova), at http://ltcguild.ning.com/page/ltcbb. A shortened version is scheduled to appear this summer in Employee Benefit Adviser, a leading trade journal for human resource and benefits decision makers as well as brokers, advisers and consultants.

LTC Financial Partners LLC – http://www.ltcfp.com – is one of the nation’s largest long-term care insurance agencies, offering LTC education and solutions for worksites as well as individuals. In California the company is known as LTC Partners & Insurance Services. LTCFP’s Worksite Division — http://www.worksiteacademy.com — offers opportunities for employee benefit brokers and LTCI agents wishing to focus on worksite needs. The company is a proud supporter of the 3in4 Need More campaign – http://www.3in4needmore.com.

EraNova Institute – http://www.eranova.com – is a think tank specializing in business research and public relations.

- Photo Caption: LTC Financial Partners CEO Cameron Truesdell.

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“Achieving Gold status is an important distinction that reflects our partners’ experience, and expertise as it pertains to Epicor products. e2b’s performance over the past year places them among the elite in our partner ecosystem – they exemplify the commitment that always separates the best from the rest,” said Matt Bauer, Channel Director, Americas for Epicor.

This is the second award that e2b teknologies has recently received from Epicor. Last year e2b won the Highest Customer Satisfaction Award acknowledging e2b’s highest average customer satisfaction score among Epicor reselling partners in the Americas. The award was not presented in 2012.

“Epicor 9′s deep product functionality and industry leading technology combined with e2b’s substantial distribution and manufacturing experience and award winning support were instrumental in achieving significant sales success in a challenging market,” said Ken Hilty, Vice President of Sales. “Epicor has been a great partner to work with, and we are proud to achieve Gold Partner status.”

About e2b teknologies:
e2b teknologies (www.e2btek.com) provides cloud-based business software applications and business services to progressive businesses worldwide. e2b enterprise (www.e2benterprise.com) develops custom cloud-based business applications and resells leading ERP accounting software, CRM, HRMS, and other enterprise business software applications from Sage Software, Epicor, Intacct, Sugar CRM, and other publishers. e2b anytime apps (www.e2banytime.com) is the publisher of Anytime Collect, Anytime Assets, Anytime 500, and related Anytime brand products. e2b calibration (www.e2bcal.com) is an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited calibration laboratory.

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Prior to re-joining 360 Mortgage Group, Rocha worked as a loan officer and processor for Oakridge Capital, a wholesale account executive for CIT Home Lending and a wholesale account executive for First Greensboro Home Equity, Inc.

“To be successful, I need to have a lender behind me that offers the technology and support to get the job done,” Rocha said. “360 Mortgage Group unequivocally delivers on its promise to make its brokers look good, and that’s why I chose to come back to 360.”

“Melanie is very detail-oriented,” said Courtney Henry, president of One City Mortgage. “She doesn’t work a typical 9-to-5 schedule. Instead, she is there for her customers at all hours that she might be needed. Melanie also knows her products front to back and knows how to approach everything to make it work smoothly.”

About 360 Mortgage Group, LLC:
Established in 2007, 360 Mortgage Group, LLC (http://www.360mtg.com) is a privately owned mortgage bank that has successfully utilized its high-technology platform to provide better communication and customer service to business partners. An approved Fannie Mae seller/servicer, 360 Mortgage Group is headquartered in Austin, Texas and services more than 25 states across the United States.

Contact 360 Mortgage Group via email at 360marketing@360mtg.com or by calling (866) 418-2997

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Applicants up to the age of 21 must be a resident of San Bernardino County and a senior in high school or out of school. The program is designed for at-risk, low-income youth. The youth programs may have additional qualifications and may be contacted for further details.

The WIA youth program is funded by the San Bernardino County Workforce Investment Board. The deadline to apply is September 30, 2012. More than 500 positions are currently open; applicants should visit www.SBCountyJobOps.com to find the local youth program in their community.

An annual tradition, Y4 provides WIA youth participants with high-energy presentations, career building workshops and opportunities to meet with local employers. More than 600 San Bernardino County youth gathered at Citizens Bank Arena to celebrate the completion of program year 2011-2012.

“A year ago, half of my students needed GEDs and only a few had jobs,” said Kristi Evans, youth employment specialist with the Mental Health Systems Needles Center for Change. “Now 90% of them have earned their GEDs and have received certifications. They couldn’t have done it without the support of the San Bernardino County Workforce Investment Board’s youth job training program.”

Evans left for Ontario at 5:00 a.m. to drive 22 youth to the celebration. She was determined that after all of their hard work and dedication to the WIA youth program, they take part in the celebration.

“This year’s Y4 event was an awesome opportunity to celebrate the year-long commitment made by 665 courageous young men and women, who chose to take charge of their future,” said Josie Gonzales, San Bernardino County Chair and Fifth District Supervisor. “I was honored to speak to them and share a little bit about my life and my challenges. I wanted them to know that if I can make it, they can too!”

“These young people should be proud of their accomplishments, but the journey has only begun,” added Gonzales. “Hopefully, the resources and motivational speakers at Y4 will help them as they work towards their own personal and professional success.”

The Roadtrip Nation Experience RV was also part of the Y4 celebration. This year, the San Bernardino County Workforce Investment Board partnered with the Roadtrip Nation Experience to provide an intensive curriculum. By giving students the tools to interview and film someone in their career of interest, the Roadtrip Nation Experience empowers students to define their own roads in life; to relate what they study to their real-world experiences; and open doors to different pathways and possibilities.

“Our success is due to the dedication of staff and the youth service providers who implement the Workforce Investment Act program across the county,” said Sandy Harmsen, executive director of the San Bernardino County Workforce Investment Board. “They work with our youth participants daily and devote themselves to help each individual achieve his or her goals.”

Y4 was hosted by County of San Bernardino Board of Supervisors, in partnership with the Workforce Investment Board of San Bernardino County.

About the Workforce Investment Board of San Bernardino County:
The Workforce Investment Board of San Bernardino County (WIB) is comprised of private business representatives and public partners appointed by the County of San Bernardino Board of Supervisors. The WIB strives to strengthen the skills of the County’s workforce through partnerships with business, education and community-based organizations. The County of San Bernardino Board of Supervisors is committed to providing county resources, which generate jobs and investment.

The WIB, through the County of San Bernardino’s Economic Development Agency and Workforce Development Department, operates the County of San Bernardino’s Employment Resource Centers (ERCs) and Business Resource Centers (BRCs). The ERCs provide individuals with job training, placement and the tools to strengthen their skills to achieve a higher quality of life. The BRCs support and provide services to the County’s businesses including employee recruitment.

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“We are happy and honored to be included on this prestigious list,” said MicroAccounting Solutions Partner Lorrie Harris. “The credit for our strong performance belongs to every member of the MicroAccounting Solutions team. Their enthusiasm, expertise and commitment to results-driven focus for our clients, and creating an amazing workplace for one another, is what accounts for our success.”

The ranking of the 2012 top 100 midmarket reselling firms is based on annual revenues of companies selling midmarket accounting software solutions. MicroAccounting Solutions, a Sage Select Business Partner, sells, implements, and supports a variety of Sage software products including Sage 100 Standard ERP (formerly Sage ERP MAS 90), Sage 100 Advanced ERP (formerly Sage ERP 200), Sage 100 Premium ERP (Sage ERP MAS 200 SQL), and Sage 500 ERP (formerly Sage ERP MAS 500).

In addition to Sage ERP solutions, MicroAccounting Solutions offers a wide variety of complementary products including document management; productivity and reporting; warehouse and shipping automation; manufacturing; human resources and payroll; service and project management; EDI; and website and eCommerce solutions.

MicroAccounting Solutions works with companies to define processes within a continual improvement model that is then implemented using a “no chance for failure approach” resulting in rapid deployment of ERP solutions so that businesses can enjoy a quicker return on investment.

About MicroAccounting Solutions:
MicroAccounting Solutions has been helping businesses to be more successful by increasing productivity and decreasing costs since 1988. Having served over 1,000 Sage ERP clients, MicroAccounting Solutions is one of the largest Sage partners in the nation. Their core focus is helping businesses with software selection, implementation, project management, and training. In addition, MicroAccounting Solutions provides technical support, business process evaluation and assists in the integration with other business management systems. More information: http://www.microaccounting.com .

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Quik Pod Inventor Wayne Fromm says “I first invented this for myself, for when I travel with my family. Since then it’s been on Oprah’s O List, The Today Show and the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. I’m proud to keep all dads in their family photos!”

Fits smartphones, all compact cameras, DSLR and GOPRO cameras.

Prices for the Quik Pod start at $19.95. Available online at www.quikpod.com – and at Amazon, B&H Photo, J&R Computer World, Adorama, Henrys Camera and Kaiser Fototechnik (Europe).

U.S. Patent No.: 7,684,694.

Fromm Works, Inc. is an invention and design company that has marketed nearly fifty successful commercial products including Quik Pod, Disney’s Snow White Magic Talking Mirror and Nesquik’s Magic Milkshake Maker. A supporter of Starlight Children’s Foundation. Member of DEMA and PMA.

Learn more at: http://www.quikpod.com or follow on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/quikpod ..

Media Contact:
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Fromm Works, Inc.
(800) 567-0878
wayne@frommworks.com.

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If you have deleted a partition, formatted a partition, or changed the file system on a drive and want to recover data from the previous installation or have accidentally reinstalled Windows OS over an existing installation, you will need Yodot’s Hard Drive Recovery tool to get your lost data back in its entire originality. This software can be used to recover data from a formatted hard drive or from deleted or missing partitions.

“We have tried to keep things simple here – if someone wants to recover files the can use the Yodot file recovery software; someone interested in photo recovery can use the photo recovery tool. But in complex data loss situations you can rely on Yodot’s Hard Drive Recovery Software,” said Ken Miller, Spokesperson of Yodot Software.

5 Important Features of This Software:
* Recover partition or entire drive data.
* Works on every complex to simple data loss cases.
* Smart Scan to get files that don’t have any reference due to severe corruption.
* Advanced scan mechanism to identify and recover files based on their signatures with exact size.
* Option to create disk images from dying drive and recover from these disk images.

Pricing and Availability:
Download the free trial version of this Hard Drive Recovery tool from Yodot Software’s official website. The free demo allows you to recover the data, to save the recovered data you will need to register the software. This tool is currently available on a discounted launch price of $69 only. For product details and free demo visit the company website www.Yodot.com .

About Yodot Software:
Yodot Software is committed towards providing best in its class, result oriented and low cost software products to its customers. Yodot specializes in data recovery tools, file repair utilities and the applications that help in overcoming slow PC problems.

An experienced team of tweak geeks, research pros, expert coders who research and develop these excellent applications and customer support team who works 24×7 to provide answers to all support questions, forms Yodot Software.

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At the core of CCMC technology is a patented data engine, known as the Intelligent Connector Engine (I.C.E)™, which CCMC has invested over 100 man-years in developing. The function of the Intelligent Connector is to move, validate, edit, calculate and count data and/or transactions between enterprise applications, whether on-site or hosted. CCMC utilizes the Intelligent Connector in conjunction with domain expertise and development skills to build specific repeatable solutions for financial institutions. The solutions are provided with professional services as required, installation services and ongoing support.

Going forward, the I.C.E™ platform will allow additional solutions to be delivered in a hosted/SaaS environment, as well as offer extended capabilities such as Analytics, custom reporting and event monitoring/notification to name a few.

The Lending-Connector™ family of products contains three unique loan boarding solutions. These products are the Mortgage Loan Connector, Consumer Loan Connector and Commercial Loan Connector. Each product processes a specific type of loan, allowing for a very focused approach to the loan boarding process. The more focused and complete automation will allow CCMC’s customers to cut their average time of boarding a loan to under 3 minutes, taking loan processors productivity to new heights and vastly improving the number of loans that a financial institution can board each month.

In developing the Lending-Connector™ solutions, CCMC has leveraged the I.C.E™ and built connectors that interconnect, validate and edit data movement between 20+ solution providers of Lending Systems. This allows financial institutions to use any number of best of breed servicing systems, origination systems, automated underwriting systems, pricing engines, analytic systems, etc. without the excessive and costly manual intervention of the past. CCMC’s end user software – i.e., Mortgage Loan Connector – dynamically sends and receives data from any number of these solution end points based on any number of criteria that is contained in one of the end points or based on criteria in the connector itself. In this way, loans are never rejected after being booked to the Host system, since the validation is completed in the I.C.E™ before the data is even sent to the Host.

“This is a natural progression for our workflow solutions,” said Brad Willis, Vice President of Marketing at CCMC. “With our new connector technology, a mortgage loan processor can reduce their work from 60 minutes to less than 3 minutes, allowing financial institutions to provide more cost effective service to their customers.”

The first Mortgage-Connector and the first Consumer-Connector were delivered in April and will be live this month.

About CCMC:
CCMC, Inc. established in 1994, is a professional services and software firm specializing in providing value-added solutions and services to the financial services industry. Our services focus on the integration of disparate systems, as well as data and workflow optimization, to both financial institutions and the major providers of application solutions to the financial services industry. Our partners are some of the best known technology corporations to the banking industry and represent core processing, loan origination, online banking and consulting among others.

For more information, visit http://www.ccmcinc.com or call 407.788.7557.

Editor Note: CCMC stylistic use of trademark acronym for ICE is intentionally presented as I.C.E™ without period on the E.

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On Friday, May 11, 2012, WEST held a Career Mentoring event for 80 Girl Scouts from Eastern Massachusetts made possible by the Mathworks who sponsored the event, and by Microsoft who provided WEST with the venue.

In all, there were 12 WEST career mentors for the Girl Scouts; the future leaders of science, engineering and technology. The career mentors included: dental hygienist, systems architect, molecular biologist, video game inventor, electrical engineer, environmental engineer, chemical engineer, post-doctor in biology, serial entrepreneur and a pharmacist.

Having women role models representing different career paths for the young girls show them that it is possible for women to work in science, engineering and technical fields. The Girls Scouts were inspired by this event and realized that professions are not limited to any gender, or in general, any person.

One Girl Scout said, “I didn’t know there were so many different things you could do when you are older and to never give up.”

Another young girl proclaimed, “No matter what, there is something out there for everyone.”

The Career Mentoring Event was also rewarding for the career mentors as well.

One mentor was moved by girls’ aspirations to become professionals in Science and Technology. She said, “It is exciting to see many young women who want to go into Science and Technology, you have all inspired me.”

While another mentor was impressed with the young ladies’ enthusiasm with activities inside and outside the classroom, she said, “I was really impressed with how articulate these ladies were in describing what they were passionate about inside and outside of the classroom. I want to encourage them to do things inside and outside the classroom.”

Ilene Fischer, WEST’s Executive Director said “WEST has a membership of 500-plus women in science, engineering and technology, they are great role models and career mentors for these young girls. This is WEST’s way of giving back and of developing the future leaders in Science and Technology.”

The event was successful, an unforgettable, life changing event for the girls, their parents and the mentors. By the end of the evening, the Girl Scouts, parents, and career mentors were moved and inspired by the new possibilities they had in front of them.

More information: http://www.westorg.org or ifischer@westorg,org.

About WEST:
WEST: Advancing Women in Science and Technology is a 501(c)3 Massachusetts based non-profit. WEST’s mission is to promote, advance, and develop women in Science, Engineering, and Technology as leaders, advocates, C-level executives and thought leaders that make a profound difference in the communities they serve.

WEST is a community and a forum, for early, mid-career, executive and entrepreneurial women. Through participation our members become inspirational leaders and role models for their teams, organizations and businesses.

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