| 34th Annual Tribute to Women and INdustry (TWIN) Awards Thursday, May 1, 2008 The YWCA of Bergen County will present the 34th Annual TWIN Awards, hosted by KPMG LLP, at the Teaneck Marriott at Glenpointe. TWIN honors women who have made significant contributions and the companies whose progressive policies have been instrumental to their success. Proceeds help fund scholarships for financially underserved youngsters in the YWCA’s child care programs and summer camps, as well as our Rape Crisis Center. For information please call Barbara Giarmo at (201) 881-1723  “Proud to Partner with KPMG LLP- Host company TWIN 2008” Timothy P. Flynn, Chairman and CEO of KPMG LLP- TWIN Honorary Chairman Kathleen Entwistle – TWIN Project Chairwoman KPMG is a global network of professional firms providing audit, tax and advisory services. They operate in 148 countries and have more than 113,000 professionals working in member firms around the world.KPMG believes that corporate social responsibility is at the heart of all great organizations. They are committed to making a real difference to the communities in which they operate. 2008 TWIN Sponsorship Form | 2008 TWIN Nominee Application | 2008 Ad Journal Form | 2008 TWIN Checklist For more information, call 201-881-1723 The YWCA of Bergen County’s 33 rd Annual Tribute to Women and INdustry (TWIN) was hosted by Cytec Industries on Thursday, April 26, 2007 - Click here for details Congratulations to all the 2007 TWIN honorees! 2007 TWIN COMPANIES ABB Lummus Global Agfa HealthCare Agfa Corporation BAE Systems Bank of Cytec Industries Inc.* Datascope Flackman, Gibbons PC Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. Honeywell HSBC Hunter Douglas Inc. Ingersoll-Rand Company ITT KPMG LLP Liz Claiborne Inc. Medco Health Solutions Inc. Morgan Stanley Panasonic Corporation of Pearson plc PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP Public Service Enterprise Group Sharp Electronics Corporation Stryker Orthopaedics The Unilever Valley Home Care, Inc. Van Dyk Health Care Weichert, Realtors Wachovia *Host company |
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For more information call 201-881-1723
To date, TWIN has honored 1,731 women and 209 companies in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic and Rockland Counties.
What doesTWIN Stand For?
Tribute ToWomen andINdustry
What is the purpose of TWIN?
To honor women who have made a significant contribution to industry in managerial, executive or professional roles. To recognize those corporations who have established progressive personnel policies and provided opportunities for the advancement of women in industry.
How long has TWIN been in existence?
The first annual TWIN Awards Dinner was held on April 11, 1975. How are the honorees selected?
Companies nominate a female employee who has made a significant contribution in a managerial, executive or professional role. Companies and their subsidiaries are allowed between one and three nominations (based on sponsorship level).
All applications are reviewed by the Nominee Review Committee, composed of industry members, previous TWIN honorees and YWCA representatives.
The women are not competing against one other. What geographic area does TWIN cover?
Honorees are selected from Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Passaic Counties in NJ and Rockland County in NY.
What does TWIN do?
TWIN honors outstanding businesswomen for their achievements and recognizes sponsoring companies at an annual spring awards banquet.
TWIN sponsors the TWIN Alumnae Association (TAA), an organization for TWIN honorees that provides networking and volunteer opportunities. TAA presents the annual Corporate Recognition award to a company demonstrating its commitment to diversity and has policies and practices in place that support women within their organization. In addition, TAA selects and presents the Evelyn Atwater Scholarship to a deserving female student at Ramapo College each spring.
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