Wildman To Speak At WLC Luncheon

STRATFORD — Dianne Wildman, who has had a distinguished career in public affairs, will be the featured speaker at the Women’s Leadership Council Annual Business Women’s Luncheon. The event will be held on Thursday, May 12, at Oronoque Country Club, beginning with an 11:45 am orientation session for new and prospective WLC members.

Ms Wildman is director of editorial services for Cablevision systems in Fairfield and Westchester Counties, providing insight into topics as diverse and pressing as homelessness, education, transportation, and community service. Her work on a 1997 series of editorials about Long Island Sound helped Cablevision win the 1998 Save the Sound award.

Prior to joining Cablevision, she was press secretary to US Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky.  Before moving into government, Ms Wildman was an NBC News correspondent in the network’s Burbank, Houston, New York, and London bureaus.

Cost of the Annual Business Women’s Luncheon is $30 per person for members of the Bridgeport Regional Business Council.  Reservations can be made by telephoning 203/335-3800 or by registering online, using the BRBC’s secure server, at www.brbc.org .

The Women’s Leadership Council 7th Annual Business Women’s Luncheon is sponsored by the Kimball Group.

The Women’s Leadership Council is an affiliate of the Bridgeport Regional Business Council, a 1,000-member voluntary organization of businesses within the Bridgeport region working together to create an environment for business expansion, retention, and recruitment that will result in jobs and tax base growth. The BRBC and its affiliates provide information about the Bridgeport region on the Business Council’s Internet site, www.brbc.org.