Leadership Triangle Offers Legacy Lunch Series with President of Mechanics and Farmer’s Bank
Durham, NC, August 18, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Winkie La Force, executive director of Leadership Triangle (www.leadershiptriangle.com), has announced that the organization will host a legacy lunch series this fall. The series will consist of three lunches featuring speaker Kim Saunders, who is president and CEO of Mechanics and Farmer’s Bank (M&F). The luncheons will take place from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Sep. 8, Oct. 13 and Nov. 10 at 2634 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd in Durham, N.C. The cost is $70 for all three meetings. This series is open to the 500 plus regional leaders who have graduated from Leadership Triangle.
Since joining M&F as the second female president to serve at the bank, Saunders has made a positive impact. She guided the bank through its first acquisition in 85 years, expanding the company’s operations into the Greensboro market. She also led the bank to success in obtaining new capital under the U.S. Treasury TARP program. Saunders has implemented numerous employee-focused initiatives to enhance productivity and efficiency at M&F.
Prior to serving as president of M&F, Saunders served as president and CEO of Consolidated Bank and Trust Company. She heightened and sustained the bank’s profits and led efforts to secure additional investor capital.
Saunders has also served as the executive vice president and chief lending officer for City First Bank in D.C. and Enterprise Federal Savings Bank in Maryland. She graduated from the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce at the University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor’s degree in economics. She also holds an honorary degree from Shaw University.
She was recognized in 2009 as one of the state’s exceptional women leaders by N.C. Magazine and the Triangle Business Leader Media Magazine. She was also recognized in 2010 as one of the nation’s 75 most powerful women in business by Black Enterprise Magazine.
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“Leadership Triangle is excited to announce our next legacy lunch series,” said La Force. “We are pleased to feature Kim Saunders, who is an amazing leader and expert in credit administration and economic development.”
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Leadership Triangle Facebook:
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Leadership Triangle Linkedin:
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=105342&trk=anet_ug_hm
Details:
- Payments for the lunch series can be made by PayPal at:
http://www.leadershiptriangle.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=44 or by check to Winkie La Force at P.O. Box 611 in Durham, N.C. 27702.
- Saunders currently serves on the board of the N.C. Museum of Art Foundation, Triangle United Way and the Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce.
About Leadership Triangle:
Leadership Triangle is a non-profit organization established in 1992 to educate and promote regionalism across the separate communities of the Triangle. It does this through regional and leadership development classes, seminars and awards. They strive to build leadership capacity, cooperation, and networking opportunities across the public, private and civic sector, preserving local uniqueness while acting regionally to deal with issues such as traffic congestion, water quality, housing affordability, open space, school funding, economic and social equity. Since 1992 Leadership Triangle has brought together emerging leaders from all corners of the Triangle, building bridges across Wake, Chatham, Durham and Orange communities and across business, government, nonprofit, academic, and grassroots leadership. They connect current and emerging community leaders, honoring differences, yet finding common ground on which to address regional issues and also reflect the population of the Triangle in our participants, volunteers, and outreach, and bring an inclusive practice to leadership development. For more information, visit www.leadershiptriangle.com.
Michelle Fowler
MMI Public Relations
(919) 233-6600
michelle@mmipublicrelations.com
http://twitter.com/mmipr
http://www.mmipublicrelations.com
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Since joining M&F as the second female president to serve at the bank, Saunders has made a positive impact. She guided the bank through its first acquisition in 85 years, expanding the company’s operations into the Greensboro market. She also led the bank to success in obtaining new capital under the U.S. Treasury TARP program. Saunders has implemented numerous employee-focused initiatives to enhance productivity and efficiency at M&F.
Prior to serving as president of M&F, Saunders served as president and CEO of Consolidated Bank and Trust Company. She heightened and sustained the bank’s profits and led efforts to secure additional investor capital.
Saunders has also served as the executive vice president and chief lending officer for City First Bank in D.C. and Enterprise Federal Savings Bank in Maryland. She graduated from the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce at the University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor’s degree in economics. She also holds an honorary degree from Shaw University.
She was recognized in 2009 as one of the state’s exceptional women leaders by N.C. Magazine and the Triangle Business Leader Media Magazine. She was also recognized in 2010 as one of the nation’s 75 most powerful women in business by Black Enterprise Magazine.
Quotes:
“Leadership Triangle is excited to announce our next legacy lunch series,” said La Force. “We are pleased to feature Kim Saunders, who is an amazing leader and expert in credit administration and economic development.”
New Media Content:
Leadership Triangle Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Leadership-Triangle/115837817653
Leadership Triangle Linkedin:
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=105342&trk=anet_ug_hm
Details:
- Payments for the lunch series can be made by PayPal at:
http://www.leadershiptriangle.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=44 or by check to Winkie La Force at P.O. Box 611 in Durham, N.C. 27702.
- Saunders currently serves on the board of the N.C. Museum of Art Foundation, Triangle United Way and the Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce.
About Leadership Triangle:
Leadership Triangle is a non-profit organization established in 1992 to educate and promote regionalism across the separate communities of the Triangle. It does this through regional and leadership development classes, seminars and awards. They strive to build leadership capacity, cooperation, and networking opportunities across the public, private and civic sector, preserving local uniqueness while acting regionally to deal with issues such as traffic congestion, water quality, housing affordability, open space, school funding, economic and social equity. Since 1992 Leadership Triangle has brought together emerging leaders from all corners of the Triangle, building bridges across Wake, Chatham, Durham and Orange communities and across business, government, nonprofit, academic, and grassroots leadership. They connect current and emerging community leaders, honoring differences, yet finding common ground on which to address regional issues and also reflect the population of the Triangle in our participants, volunteers, and outreach, and bring an inclusive practice to leadership development. For more information, visit www.leadershiptriangle.com.
Michelle Fowler
MMI Public Relations
(919) 233-6600
michelle@mmipublicrelations.com
http://twitter.com/mmipr
http://www.mmipublicrelations.com
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