Expo 2007 Germantown Area Chamber of Commerce


Power Breakfast

TIME: 7:15 AM the morning of the Expo.
PLACE: The Great Hall/Germantown Athletic Club
COST: $20 (non-exhibitors)

Power Breakfast Sponsor

Wendy Wesolowski

Expo exhibitors receive 2 free admissions to the Power Breakfast. Reservations to the Power Breakfast are required. Additional reservations may be made for $20 per person. The Power Breakfast is open to the public as well.

Power Breakfast Speaker:
Janice Holder, Tennessee State Supreme Court

Janice M. Holder is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and a 1975 graduate of the Duquesne University School of Law where she was Recent Decisions Editor of the Duquesne Law Review. She served as a law clerk for Judge Herbert P. Sorg of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania and practiced law in both Pennsylvania and Tennessee. In 1990, she was elected to Division II of the Circuit Court of Tennessee for the Thirtieth Judicial District at Memphis where she served for six years. Since that time, she has received the Sam A. Myar, Jr. Award for Outstanding Service to the Legal Profession and the Community, Divorce and Family Law Section's Judge of the Year Award from the Memphis Bar Association, the 1999 Marion Griffin-Frances Loring Award from the Association for Women Attorneys, and was honored by the National Association of Women Judges as one of the Women Leaders of State Courts in 2007. In December, 1996, she was appointed to the Supreme Court of Tennessee by Governor Don Sundquist and was elected to eight-year terms in August 1998 and in August 2006. On September 1, 2008, she was sworn in as the Supreme Court’s first female Chief Justice.

Since becoming Chief Justice, she has led the Court through its access to justice project. She has played a significant role in educating the bench, the bar, and the general public to the challenges of fulfilling the promise of equal justice under law to all. She has been recognized by the state's access to justice community and the private bar for her leadership and support for access to justice organizations. On April 3, 2009, she was appointed the first liaison to the Access to Justice Commission.



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Expo2010 Afternoon Seminar
Christine Taylor with JTMarCom

Christine will be conducting an overview of the Social Media Revolution including talking about “The Big Three”: LinkedIn, Facebook & Twitter. She will also be reviewing case studies and provide useful resources for Social Media Networking.

The afternoon seminar is free and open to the public. Reservations are strongly encouraged as seating is limited.

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On Display



Networking Café
Located in the GPAC lobby. Attendee’s will have the opportunity to enjoy a variety of samplings from Jason's Deli located near the cafe as well as network with other attendees and Exhibitors.

Entertaining us during the lunch hour in the Networking Café will be La Don Jones accompanied by Teresa Albright with Eclectic.

Eclectic utilizes live music fused with a “digital band” sound and provides a wide selection of musical genres.

La Don’s specialties range from the crooning style of “Beyond the Sea” to the ever-popular Temptations’ “My Girl”, to the all-time favorite “Cat’s In The Cradle”.  Let’s not leave out several Lynyrd Skynyrd selections!

La Don has been involved in the Memphis community for many years, having served in a number of leadership positions.  His background is in Healthcare and Health Administration with an emphasis on wellness.  He has served as board chair of Leadership Memphis, board chair of Porter-Leath Children’s Home, board chair of the Shelby County Crime Commission, VP of Baptist College of Health Sciences, and many other roles.  La Don is currently the Director of the Health Administration Program at the University of Memphis.

Teresa’s elegant and tasteful piano repertoire includes jazz, light classics, standards from the fabulous 40s and holiday selections plus much more.

Teresa is a popular piano teacher in the Memphis area, and is currently Music Director at First Unity Church in Cordova, TN.

Eclectic will be performing from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm in the Networking Café located in the lobby of Germantown Performing Arts Centre.

For more information about Eclectic, samplings of their music and how you can hire them for your next event log-on to: www.music-eclectic.com

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Expo Program
This will be a helpful guide to the Expo and the events surrounding it. Sponsors will receive ad space. Additional ad space will be sold as well.

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