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WOMEN’S ENTERPRISE
DEVELOPMENT CENTER
901 N. Broadway; Suite 23, White Plains, NY | 914.948.6098 | www.wedcbiz.org
3 Neptune Road; Suite A21, Poughkeepsie, NY | 845.363.6432 | www.wedcbiz.org
OUR MISSION
The Women’s Enterprise Development Center (WEDC) empowers entrepreneurs to build successful businesses by providing high-quality
Year established: 1997
Number of full-time employees: 4 Number of part-time employees: 6 Annual revenue: $1,706,871.48 Geographic service area: Westchester County and the Mid-Hudson Valley
Nikki A. Hahn, MPA
Chief Executive Officer
When you buy from a small business, you are not helping
a CEO buy a third vacation home. You are helping a little girl get dance lessons, a little boy get his team jersey, a mom put food on a table, a dad pay a mortgage, or a student pay for college
—Unknown
SOCIAL MEDIA:
@WEDCbiz @wedcbiz
@wedcbiz
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HOW WE MAKE AN IMPACT
With two Women’s Business Centers, we offer a full range of programs and services in English and in Spanish, to serve our diverse population of clients.
Programs and services include:
• Workshops & Webinars
• Entrepreneurial Growth Lab (EGL)
• Be Your Own Boss (BYOB)
• Inclusive Community Accelerator
• Advanced Business Training
• Individualized One-on-One Business Advising
• NYS MWBE (Minority/Women Business Enterprises) Certification Assistance • Mentoring
• Networking Events
• Access to Capital
GIVING OPPORTUNITIES
Make a financial gift to WEDC on our website (www.wedcbiz.org), participate in our annual fundraising gala, and/or attend a networking event. For more information, contact Noel D’Allacco, Director of Development and Strategic Initiatives at ndallacco@wedcbiz.org.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
WEDC relies on the generous time and talent of many volunteers throughout our community. To learn more about volunteering, please visit: www.wedcbiz.org/get-involved/volunteer
LEADERSHIP
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Barbara Van Bergen, President, PKF O’Connor Davies
Rita Ramirez, Vice President, SWIFT Steve Chase, Treasurer
Nancy Kessler, Secretary, Memoirs Plus Karen Campbell
Shalyn Courtenay, Wells Fargo
Jeffrey Davis, Esq., Davis Cantor
Amanda Hack
Redina Hembree, King’s Southern Delight Chelen Reyes, Union Savings Bank
Isabel Sanchez, First Republic
Ginger Siegel, Mastercard
Lisa Tretler, Business Boosters Consulting
ORGANIZATION LEADERS
Nikki A. Hahn, Chief Executive Officer Persephone Zill, WEDC Westchester Women’s Business Center Director Veronica Bazan, WEDC Westchester Spanish Program and EAC Director Cynthia Marsh-Croll, WEDC Mid-Hudson Women’s Business Center Director
Noel D’Allacco, WEDC Director of Development and Strategic Initiatives Terri Matthews-Cotton, WEDC Director of Finance and Compliance
training programs, advisory services, and access to capital to generate economic growth in Westchester County and the Hudson Valley.