June Monthly Meeting

May Monthly Meeting

April Monthly Meeting

Orem City Mayor, James T. Evans

Thursday, April 19, 2012

11:30-1:00 pm

1 Xactware Plaza, Orem 1426 E. 750 N.

Jim Evans was appointed Mayor of Orem in October 2011. He also serves as Chief Operating Officer of Xactware Solutions Inc., a subsidiary of Verisk. Prior to Xactware, Jim served as the Mountainland Regional Director for the Utah Department of Workforce Services. Mayor Evans holds a Bachelor's Degree in organization communications from Brigham Young University. He currently serves on the State Board of Regents, as a chairman of the United Way of Utah County board of directors, and on the board of trustees for the Mountainland ATC and the Utah College of Applied Technology. He has also served on the Alpine School District Board of Education, the Orem City Council, and the Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.

Mayor Evans and his wife, Tana, have lived in Orem for 27 years. Mrs. Evans enjoyed teaching kindergarten in Orem for 26 years. They are the proud parents of three children and five grandchildren. Mayor Evans enjoys music and local college sports.

March Monthly Meeting

Barbara Barrington Jones:

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Scera Theater

11:30-1:00 pm

World-renowned author, professional motivation speaker, and image consultant, Barbara Barrington-Jones aims to make a difference in the lives of women. She is the CEO of the nonprofit BBJ Family Foundation dedicated to helping women of all ages to realize their full potential and lead more fulfilling lives. Each year, the foundation sponsors an LDS camp for teenage girls, and LDS women’s retreat and a student mentoring programming at BYU-Hawaii. The foundation has funded many scholarships for organizations all over the world.

Barbara has spoken with the Church Education System for over 25 years. She has been a session director for Especially For Youth, Academy for Girls, A Look at You, Be the Best You, and “A New You” Retreat for Women.

Traveling worldwide, Barbara speaks to women, teens, and couples. She sponsors seminars in South America on, “La Verdera Belleza” The True Beauty, supports four preschools in Africa, and provides assistance for Chinese orphanages with special needs children.

In addition, Barbara is a member of the National Association of Female Executives and is a 17year member of the National Speakers Association; she is the director of the International Institute of Professional Protocol and serves on the President’s Leadership Council at BYU-Hawaii. Barbara is an active board member of the Portland Ballet and the President’s Leadership Committee at Brigham Young University. Barbara was recently named “Utah’s Women Making a Difference.” She is the mother of two children and six grandchildren. Guiding all with her mind for service and heart for the world.