ASWA Board Announces the Reactivation of the Tucson Chapter

Tucson, AZ, March 27, 2009 --(PR.com)-- The American Society of Women Accountants (ASWA) is proud to announce the reactivation of the ASWA Tucson Chapter #58. This special call was made by ASWA’s National President, Barbara W. Covington, on Tuesday, March 24th, 2009. ASWA is a professional non-profit organization whose mission is to enable women in all accounting and related fields to achieve their full personal, professional and economic potential and to contribute to the future development of their profession. When you join ASWA, you not only receive the traditional benefits of belonging to a professional society, like continuing education opportunities, job referrals and industry publications, but you also tap into a personal and professional network of successful, intelligent, motivated and influential professionals who understand the unique challenges of being a woman in the profession. Goals and initiatives are focused in the following areas:

Continuing Education
Leadership Opportunities
Professional Networking
Community Involvement
Scholarship Program

ASWA membership is available to individuals in all areas of accounting and related fields, including public accounting, private industry, non-profit groups, government agencies and academia. Members are not required to have or maintain accounting/finance related credentials (e.g. CPA, CMA, CIA, etc.) but CPE is available at national, regional and local meetings.

For more information pertaining to ASWA and to learn more about how to become a member, please contact Jessica Whyde, President of the ASWA Tucson Chapter #58, via email at jwhyde@vaco.com.

Visit the following website to join the ASWA Networking Group on LinkedIn and be notified of any upcoming events or receive details of any meetings you may have missed: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=1149817&trk=anet_ug_grppro

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