Victoria Salisch Receives CalChamber Small Business Advocate of the Year Award

The California Chamber of Commerce honored five small business executives yesterday with its “2009 Small Business Advocate of the Year” award, recognizing recipients for their advocacy efforts on behalf of small businesses.

The CalChamber presented the awards at a luncheon before more than 400 attendees at the CalChamber Business Summit in Sacramento.

2009 Winners (left to right:) Mark Waronek, Victoria Salisch, Dave Penry, Lou Monville. Not pictured Cynthia Schnieder

    2009 Small Business Advocate of the Year Award recipients are:

  • Victoria Salisch, Partner, Lang, Richert & Patch, Attorneys at Law, Fresno
  • Lou Monville, Vice President, O’Reilly Public Relations, Riverside
  • Dave Penry, Owner, Pacific Landscapes, Santa Rosa
  • Cynthia Schneider, Senior Vice President, American Security Bank, Corona
  • Mark Waronek, Owner, Waronek and Associates, Torrance

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“Women Helping Women” Luncheon A Great Success!

By Ana de Alba
Board member, Fresno County Women Lawyers

A call to action heard loud and clear in the legal community was answered last month during the Fresno County Women Lawyers’ “Women Helping Women” luncheon. The luncheon featured speakers Jenny Bates, Director of The Hacienda Drug/Alcohol Rehabilitation Center for Women and Deborah Torres, Director of Samaritan Women. The speakers shared stories of how their organizations help women who have been incarcerated get back on their feet. Those attending the luncheon were asked to donate career clothing, toiletries, postage stamps, and bus tokens to help these wonderful organizations improve the lives of the women they serve. Generating donations for both organizations, FCWL members took up the call to action and made the luncheon an amazing success.

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