Atlanta Women in Transaction Services

Atlanta Women in Transaction Services

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AtlantaWTS.com | P.O. Box 93522 | Atlanta, GA 30377 | admin@atlantawts.com

Who Are We?

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 Networking
Mary Gill, Partner at Alston & Bird -- Topic: Effective Professional Networking
Chevy Arnold, Owner of CEA Consulting -- Topic: Balancing a Full-Time Successful Career with Family
Paul Aldo, President of Executive Performance Solutions: Executive Presence
Mark Zyla, President of Acuitas: Hot Topics in Valuation

Current Events

1) There are no upcoming events on the calendar yet.

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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By joining our mailing list, you will be the first to know about:
The next AWTS meeting
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Job opportunities in the industry
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Schedule of Events

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Winter

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Spring

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Current Officers

Executive Committee Members

Jennifer Hunter Orell, KPMG

Julie DeLong, Navigant Consulting

Bridget Bourgeois, Ernst & Young

Stephanie Vettese, Deloitte & Touche

Melissa Powell, Ernst & Young

Betsy Evans, Deloitte & Touche

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Atlanta Women in Transaction Services * P.O. Box 93522 * Atlanta, GA 30377 *