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February 4, 2012 

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In Memory of Robert 'Hawk' Seymour

One of our BPW members and friend Catrina Seymour unexpectantly lost her husband to a heart attack on Wednesday, January 25th. In memory of Robert 'Hawk' Seymour and to show our love and support to Catrina, BPW would like to offer our members and friends the opportunity to bring meals to the family. For those who want to contribute a monetary donation, BPW has set up an account for Catrina to assist with funeral expenses.
Click here to help the Seymour family.

Business & Professional Women/Tallahassee Take Home Nine Awards from State Conference

Tallahassee, FL (May 25, 2011): – Business & Professional Women of Florida held its annual State Conference “Mind, Body, & Spirit” in Hollywood, FL on May 20-22, 2011.  Five members of the local Tallahassee chapter were in attendance to receive nine prestigious awards on behalf of the organization. They are:

  • Most Innovative and Successful Fundraiser (Support the Girls event to raise money for the BPW/FL Breast Cancer Fund in February of 2011)
  • Susan B. Anthony Award (Most New Members Under the Age of 35)
  • Plus 10 Recruiter (awarded to Deanna Mims of MarketDone)
  • Plus 10 Recruiter (awarded to Christy Crump of Crump & Associates)
  • Best Website
  • Best Newsletter
  • Most Well Rounded Programming
  • Local Organization of the Year
  • Glass Ceiling Award (awarded to Lisa Sprague, Leon County Sheriff candidate and owner of Sprague Consulting and Investigations)
  • Most Money Raised for Breast Cancer Fund for 2010-2011 (Support the Girls event held in February of 2011)

Business & Professional Women/Tallahassee’s mission is to achieve equity for all working women in the workplace through advocacy, education and information. Our goal is to be the leading nonpartisan, grassroots advocate for working women. We welcome female and male members who support our mission!

 

Lisa Sprague Honored with Prestigious Glass Ceiling Award

Lisa Sprague, member of the local Tallahassee chapter of Business & Professional Women, has been chosen as the 2011 recipient of the prestigious Glass Ceiling Award for her achievement in rising to the top of the traditionally male-dominated profession of law enforcement.

According to a dissertation on women in law enforcement by a doctoral candidate at Pepperdine University in 1997:

Women felt that clearly the glass ceiling still exists and a lot of this had to deal with gender and not qualifications. Females in the department felt that they had to constantly prove themselves. Sexual harassment is prevalent and is at times not addressed even though the department has a written policy. For the women who want to make it in the ranks and be respected, some simply ignore the harassment and allow things to happen and not report them as they felt they could manage them, deal with them and move on with their careers.

In 2009, the US Department of Labor statistics revealed that women work force participants accounted for 59.2 percent of the total work force. When those statistics were broken down by occupation, the disparity of women to men in protective service occupations was made apparent: Only 21 percent of women held such positions and of those, only 13 percent were employed as sworn patrol officers.

Ms. Sprague is extremely deserving of such an award. She has consistently risen to the top in her chosen profession with each agency and company she has worked for. Her accomplishments in law enforcement include the following:

  • President and CEO of Sprague Consulting & Investigations, a company she formed in 2010.
  • She holds a Bachelor of Science in Education from University of Miami and a Master of Criminal Justice from Columbia College in Missouri.
  • Lisa has thirty years experience in Law Enforcement.
  • She is the immediate past president (2008-2009) of the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, the world’s voice in campus public safety and security (www.iaclea.org).
  • She has been an advisor and instructor for numerous law enforcement academies and an adjunct instructor for Florida State University School of Criminal Justice and the National Sports Arena Security Center.
  • Annually, she presents, publishes articles and conducts workshops on a wide range of professional topics for various associations, conferences and groups in America and internationally.
  • She maintains several professional membership affiliations and is frequently called upon to provide management and technical assistance to Higher Education Institutions.
  • She is well versed in Emergency Planning and has been involved as both a Regional and State Planning Chief for the State of Florida Emergency Management Division Incident Command System.

Additional accomplishments she has earned this year include being named one of the “Top 25 Women You Need to Know” by the Tallahassee Democrat and she also announced her intent to run for Leon County Sheriff 2012.

Business & Professional Women of Tallahassee commend Lisa on her accomplishments and hope that her experiences and perseverance will pave a way for more women to rise to the ranks as talented law enforcement officers. The Glass Ceiling award is sponsored by the Florida state chapter of Business & Professional Women and is given annually to women who have broken the “glass ceiling” in traditionally male dominated professions.

 


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