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Women Business Leaders of the U.S. Health Care Industry Foundation ™ ("WBL") – a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization – was established in 2001 to address the unique needs of women serving in a senior executive capacity in the U.S. health care industry.

Founder Lynn Shapiro Snyder is recognized as one of the most powerful people in the health care industry. Lynn was honored in late 2007 by Jewish Women International as a "Woman to Watch." She is a senior member of the law firm of Epstein Becker & Green, P.C and is both founder and president of the Women Business Leaders of the U.S Health Care Industry Foundation. In December 2007, Lynn released the third edition of her how-to guide for senior executives pondering stepping up to corporate board service. The purpose of the manual is to explain clearly and briefly the duties, risks and rewards of corporate board service., what kind of due diligence is needed before deciding to accept an invitation to serve/ and what will be expected once one gets there.

Says Lynn Shapiro Snyder, "We published Answering the Call at the urging of our health care industry colleagues who had the willingness to serve on corporate boards but lacked comprehensive information relative to it." Ms. Shaprio Snyder continued, "We believe that for the informed person, the rewards of serving outweigh the risks."


This new edition of the book also contains a chapter on director and officers liability insurance written by experts from Darwin Professional Underwriters, a specialty insurance group that focuses on the professional liability insurance market, as well as a chapter of the importance of gender diversity in the boardrooms written by experts from the Women Business Leaders of the U.S Health Care Industry Foundation.

This practical, brilliant book is popular with executives throughout the nation. You may pick up a copy of her book by clicking on the image below .

You may also be interested in another of Ms. Shapiro Snyder's publications, Advancing Women in Business. This book is chock full of practical advice for the path to the corner office as well as the boardroom. Professional women in-the-executive-trenches shared their best advice to round out an excellent compilation of success-how-to in this book. For more information, and to purchase this publication, please click on the image below.

At its 2008 WBL Summit, WBL brought together many of its Foundation Associates. They are leading senior executive women from all segments of the health care industry.

2008 SUMMIT PHOTOS

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Upcoming Summits:

WBL Foundation Associates - Hold the Dates:
2009 WBL Summit - March 11-13, 2009 - Scottsdale, AZ
2010 WBL Summit - March 16-19, 2010 - Dallas, TX

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UPCOMING RECEPTIONS & BYOCCs

UPCOMING EVENTS:
September 2008:
09/25/08	WBL BYOCC Dinner in Nashville, TN - for details or to RSVP, please contact Sonja Sadowski.