The Success Luncheon, join us for networking and inspiration.

Join us on Wednesday, October 29th, as we celebrate amazing leaders in our community.

The Success Luncheon will offer a panel of women leaders within our community who share their success stories of career and life challenges and successes.

The panelists: Nancy MacKay CEO MacKay CEO Forums, Jill Schnarr VP Community Investment and Engagement Telus, Donna Wilson SVP People LifeLabs and Deepika Gupta our very own Dress for Success Vancouver client.

Moderating the panel will be Laurie Schultz CEO ACL Services and Chair of our Board of Directors.

Upon arrival to the event at the Pan Pacific Hotel, attendees will enjoy an opportunity to network, including a glass of sparkling wine. A 3-course lunch will be served and the panel discussion will begin. There will be an additional opportunity to network after the panel including a coffee service.

We are a community empowering women into the workforce. We look forward to networking with you at this inspiring event!

Tickets details: dfsvancouver.org/successluncheon

DFS Vancouver Presents Laurie Schultz at Inaugural Success Luncheon October 30th, 2013

Dress for Success Vancouver is thrilled to host Laurie Schultz, President and CEO of ACL Services for our Inaugural Success Luncheon Series on October 30th. 

Laurie Schultz, President and CEO, is responsible for leading the successful execution of ACL's strategic growth plans.

With over 12 years of software experience with Intuit and Sage, Laurie has led 10 different software businesses spanning personal finance through small business accounting and mid market ERP solutions. Prior to joining ACL, Laurie was the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Sage North America’s mid market ERP portfolio where she was accountable for seven products sold in over 100 countries through a reseller channel of 2,000 partners and an employee base of 600. Prior to her time with Intuit and Sage, Laurie worked for KPMG in their Marketing and Business Development Consulting Practice, and for Telus in Product Management.  She is a recognized industry leader and was recently featured as one of Canada’s Top 20 Women in the IT Channel and in the Top 100 Women in North American Channel. Laurie holds a MBA and Bachelor of Commerce degree, both from the University of Alberta. She acts on the Board of Dress For Success Vancouver, a not for profit organization committed to helping low or no income women to transition into the workforce, and also serves on the Board of the British Columbia Technology Industry Association (BCTIA), an industry-funded organization committed to growing BC’s technology industry.

Be sure to catch Laurie speak on Wednesday, Oct. 30th, 2013:

Get your tickets at www.dressforsuccess.org/vancouver

Enjoy a 3 course lunch and the opportunity to network with other prominent business contacts across all sectors.  All proceeds are in support of Dress for Success Vancouver!

About Dress for Success Vancouver

Dress for Success Vancouver is an international not-for-profit organization that promotes the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support, and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.  Since its inception in 1999, Dress for Success Vancouver has helped more than 17,000 women towards self-sufficiency.