Inforum Inner Circle honors Michigan's most influential women

LANSING -- Eight of the most influential and successful business women in Mid-Michigan will be honored by Inforum and have the opportunity to help advance the careers of future leaders through an afternoon of intimate networking on Thursday, October 22, 11:30-1:30 p.m. at The Country Club of Lansing.

As Michigan's premier organization for professional women, Inforum introduced the Inner Circle program with three sold out evening receptions in Southeast Michigan in 2007 and expanded the program to Grand Rapids in 2008.

"Inner Circle is an awards program with a twist," said Inforum President and CEO Terry Barclay. "We honor women of achievement and bring them together with other women for one-on-one networking to help future leaders build meaningful relationships that will enhance their professional growth. This unique opportunity is critically important in giving women in Michigan the career boost they need in these challenging times."

The concept of recognizing influential women and bringing them together with emerging women leaders was developed by Inforum in partnership with Deloitte LLP.  Following a brief awards ceremony, in intimate roundtable conversations, each honoree will share personal insights and business lessons learned.

Each Inner Circle reception honors a different group of women. Participant seating is limited to maintain the intimacy and effectiveness of this networking event.

Honoree, Lou Anna K. Simon, President of Michigan State University will be joined by:

Paula Cunningham CEO, CapNAitol National Bank

Elizabeth Haar President & CEO, Accident Fund Company of America

Terri Lynn Land Michigan Secretary of State

Andrea Price COO, Mercy Health Partners, Toledo Ohio; former Executive VP and COO, Sparrow Health System

Kelly Rossman-McKinney CEO, The Rossman Group

Theda Rudd President, David Rudd Enterprises, Inc.

Kathleen Wilbur Interim President, Central Michigan University

Cost is $45 members; $55 Non-members (Add $10 after October 18 and at the door.) For reservations click on October 22 on the calendar at http://www.inforummichigan.org/ or call 313.578.3230.

Inforum is one of the largest and most prestigious business forums for women in the nation, with more than 1,800 members from a broad cross-section of Michigan's business community.  The mission of the organization is to strengthen the business environment by creating opportunities for women to lead and succeed.  Founded as the Women's Economic Club in 1962 in Detroit, Inforum has affiliates in Grand Rapids and Lansing, Michigan.