April Smartalk to Feature Influential Women

Sally Glick, Elizabeth Christopherson and Diane Turton, three of the 25 Women of Influence honored by njbiz February 8, will address Ad Club members and guests at a luncheon meeting April 13 at Mayfair Farms in West Orange.

As women are increasingly moving into areas of influence and decision making in corporate New Jersey and indeed throughout the world, organizers of the Smartalk series asked the three speakers to discuss their role as marketers and communicators and their methods of bringing success to their companies.

Through Sally Glick, Chief Marketing Officer at J. H. Cohn, the New Jersey-based accounting firm has raised its profile using sharply focused direct-mail campaigns, articles by partners in influential trade publications and networking by managers at public events.

Ms. Glick is a graduate of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, and holds an MBA from the Lake Forest Graduate School of Business Management. Volunteer chair of the Meadowlands Chamber of Commerce marketing committee, she lives in Basking Ridge.

Elizabeth Christopherson is CEO and executive director of New Jersey Network and has been guiding that public broadcasting entity since 1994 as its first female executive. Through her efforts, cultural, educational and public affairs programs have proliferated exponentially. NJN, for example, is one of four stations working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help create a reliable emergency alert system for the nation.

Armed with an undergraduate degree in Chinese language and studies from Wellesley College, she held leadership positions in the arts, education and nonprofit organizations. In addition, she has served as chair of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, worked in planning and development for Bloomfield College and has been a member of the board of the Newark Boys Chorus. She lives in Morris County with her husband and daughter.

Diane S. Turton is a realtor and president of her own company, Diane Turton Realtors. Founded in 1986, the company operates out of 24 offices, including 22 in Monmouth and Ocean counties and two in Florida. Her New Jersey locations have elevated her to the enviable position of “doyenne of realtors” along the NJ shore. In 2004 alone, revenue rose to more than $1 billion, up from $915 million in 2003 and $745 million in 2002.

A native of Short Hills, Turton graduated from Rider University with a bachelor’s degree in real estate. Subsequently, because of her sales and management skills, she is in great demand as a motivational speaker. An achievement unrelated to real estate is her loss of 150 pounds over the past year and a half.

Joan Verplanck, president of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, will serve as moderator. Set for 11:30 am, the luncheon is sponsored by the Ad Club in conjunction with the New Jersey chapter of the Public Relations Society of America and Women in Communications (Essex County chapter). To register call 201. 998.5133 or visit the Events page.

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