March 2015 Luncheon

This is a closed meeting………Members only Our meeting will be closed in order to provide an opportunity for membership feedback on the proposed Bylaw Amendments emailed last week. Following the vote – while ballots are being counted – we’ll get an...

February 2015 Luncheon

Our upcoming program will be unique.  The Program Committee has identified six dynamic Athena members and will question them about personal topics that have impacted their lives and careers. Learn more as Carolyn Reed and Patti Breckenridge interview Maruchi Azorin,...

The Living Wage

The Community Action Committee has focused much of its attention during the Fall on this topic which is of nationwide interest and concern. You’ll hear directly from C1 Bank COO Rita Lowman on why their bank developed a policy of providing a living wage of at least...

September Luncheon for Members Only

The September program is going to be a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with friends and with Athena. First we’ll have a discussion of the recommendations of the Bylaws Committee and the work that has occurred since the June Annual Meeting. Then Yvonne Fry, Chair of...

State of Mental Illness in 2014

The numbers are staggering: an estimated 26.2 percent of Americans ages 18 and older – about one in four adults – suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year (National Institute of Mental Health). Yet in 2014, mental illness still bears a stigma in our...