03/19/08 Field Roundtable

Women in Business: Leveling the Playing Field

This roundtable was held in Framingham, MA.

To read Senator Kerry's statement from this roundtable, please click here.

To read State Representative Richardson's opening remarks, please click here.

To listen to this hearing, please click here.

Event participants:

      Ms. Elizabeth Ames
           Board Director, Center for Women and Enterprise
      Professor Candida Brush
           Paul T. Babson Chair - Professor of Entrepreneurship &
           Division Chair - Entrepreneurship, Babson College
      Ms. Teri Cavanagh
           Principal, Teri Cavanagh and Associates
      Ms. Debra A. DeVenne-Zarba
           Senior Vice President/Team Leader, Commercial Banking, Boston/North,
           Citizens Bank of Massachusetts
      Ms. Kerstin Forrester
           President, Stonebridge
      Ms. Sharon Green
           President, Custom Copper and Slate, Ltd.
      Mr. Mark S. Hayward
           District Director, Rhode Island District Office,
           U.S. Small Business Administration
      Ms. Debi Heims
           President, H & S Environmental
      Dr. Radha Jalan
           President and Chief Executive Officer, ElectroChem, Inc.
      Ms. Kate McDonough
           President and Owner, Waterfield Business Center, LLC
      Ms. Laila Partridge
           Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Cover4me
      The Honorable Pamela Richardson
           Representative, Massachusetts House of Representatives
      Ms. Eydie Silva
           Executive Director, State Office of Minority and Women Business Assistance