Atlanta
Women in Transaction Services (“AWTS”) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to offering women in the merger
and acquisition and distressed transactions services arena a wide range of professional development and networking opportunities.
Mission: The
organization’s mission is to increase retention, promotion, and quality of life for women in the industry through
mentoring, networking and educating. Additionally, we aim to economically empower other women in emerging
nations starting with Peru.
About Members: Our members are women in all areas of M&A
and distressed transactions services, including
but not limited to valuation, M&A tax, restructuring, private equity, accounting due diligence, investment banking, integration,
transfer pricing, corporate, and legal professionals. Our Goals: · Holding quarterly meetings that have both a networking and educational component
· Implementing a voluntary mentoring program for those seeking advice
from more senior members · Sustaining a Minority Microenterprise Village Bank in Peru (Through partnership with The International Alliance for Women; AWTS is funding small loans to impoverished women needing working capital to start or expand a business.)
History:
· AWTS
started holding meetings in January 2007.
· We have 40 attendees per meeting, on average.
· Thanks to its members, AWTS raised $5000 in funds to launch a village
bank in Southern Peru. · Past speakers include: - Lane Steinberger, President of Alexander
Investments -- Topic: Personal Investment Management - Susan Bell, Managing
Partner of Ernst & Young's Atlanta Office -- Topic: Networking Skills - Rob Coble, Southeast Partner-in-Charge
of KPMG's M&A Transaction Service Practice -- Topic: Past and Current State of the M&A Market -
Andrea Borden, Senior Recruiter at Robert Half -- Topic: New Business Development Skills - Chevy Arnold, Owner
of CEA Consulting -- Topic: Balancing a Full-Time Successful Career with Family
- Paul Aldo, President of Executive Performance Solutions: Executive Presence
Current Events
1) The next
meeting will be held on August 13th at TAP in Midtown. It will serve to kick off our new fiscal year. The meeting
will be focused on existing member networking and recruiting new members.
Learn More about AWTS's Charity
All of our organization's proceeds will fund businesses
in emerging nations owned by less privileged women. Professional dues and corporate sponsorship of meetings will be
crucial to making this happen. Please click below to learn more on Small-Fortunes.com.
Click Here for More Information on the Microenterprise Village Bank Initiative
See Pictures from AWTS Meetings
Tell Us What You Want from AWTS!
Send your questions, comments or ideas to juliedelong@atlantawts.com. For issues that are of particular interest to the group, let
us know if we may publish your questions along with our answers on this web site.
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Current Officers
Executive Committee Members
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Jennifer Hunter Orell, KPMG
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Julie DeLong, Navigant Consulting
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Bridget Bourgeois, Ernst & Young
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Stephanie Vettese, Deloitte & Touche
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Melissa Powell, Ernst & Young
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Betsy Evans, Deloitte & Touche
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