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A Somerset woman was elected chairperson of the New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners’ Central Region Leadership Team.
Bertha Robinson, owner of Star One Professional Services, was elected along with other officers on June 18, according to a release from the organization.
Also elected were Holly Kaplansky, owner of Minuteman Press in Newark as state president; Communications Coordinator, Donna R. Thompson, owner of Woodpecker Press, Livingston; Secretary, Laurel Bernstein, owner of Executive Coaching, Bloomfield; Vice President of Corporate Relations, Lindsay Haug, owner of Commence Coaching, Elizabeth; and Immediate Past President, Rosanna Imbriano, owner of R.I. Consulting and founder of Sempre Avanti, Inc., Cedar Grove; as well as the following other NJAWBO Region Leadership Team Chairs: Laura Graziano (Northeast Region), owner of Laura E. Graziano, LLC, Wayne; Monica Giannetti (Northwest Region), commercial loan officer with ConnectOne Bank, Englewood Cliffs; Patricia Crilly (Shore Region), owner of Nurse Crilly, LLC, Eatontown; and Jamie Cohen (South Jersey Region), financial advisor with UBS Financial Services, Mount Laurel, according to the release.
Founded in 1978, the New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners (NJAWBO) is the longest-standing, statewide organization of women business owners in New Jersey. Its primary objective is to encourage and support business ownership by women, provide a legislative voice for the interests of women-owned businesses, and offer leadership, professional development, and networking opportunities for business owners. NJAWBO is sponsored by PSEG, Investors Bank, Kearny Bank, and Schumacher Chevrolet Automotive Group. Media sponsors include North Jersey Woman, Garden State Woman, CYACYL, and TAPinto.net. For more information about NJAWBO, visit www.njawbo.org or email njawbo@njawbo.org.
