American Business Women’s Association
Our mission is to bring together business women of diverse occupations and provide opportunities for them to help themselves and others grow personally and professionally, through leadership, education, networking support, and national recognition.
Connect, learn and grow in the
American Business Women’s Association
Whether you are starting a new business, jump-starting a career, or searching for a job, the American Business Women’s Association is the place to be. Your membership in ABWA offers you a portfolio of benefits to fuel your personal and professional growth.
Enhance your business acumen in the Apex Campus, our exclusive online learning portal. Grow your professional network by attending ABWA’s National Women’s Leadership Conference. Stay current on business concepts and topics with your complimentary subscriptions to ABWA’s Women in Business® Magazine and Achieve Newsletters. And, save thousands of dollars on discounted business products and services!
Make an investment in you – join the leading association for working women and women business owners, the American Business Women’s Association.
WOMEN LEADING THE WAY
Executive Board

SANDRA DE LA GARZA
President

carole arnold
Vice President Elect

Dorothy Wood
Vice President of Finance

SANDE BILTON
Vice President of Programming

ANGELA NESLONEY-STEHLING
Vice President of Marketing

diana escalante
Vice President of Administration

meredith golden
Vice President of Membership

stacey milberger
Vice President of Advancement

Amanda wendel
Vice President of Communications
MEMBERS

ANN MOORE-HILL

BROOKE GARCIA

CINDY VECERA

DEBRA PERALES

DENISE HARTMAN

GAIL RICE

JOSEFINA CARMONA

LINDSEY CHAVEZ

MARGARET VRANA

CINDY GUILLEN

MARISSA MEAD

MARY JANACEK

NANCY PETERS

PEGGY LEOPOLD

SHARON LEMPA

STACIE SALINAS

STELLA CALZADA

TERI MOTEN MBA

TRACY MORGAN
FEATURED MEMBER

Brooke Garcia is WGTEN’s November Woman Leading By Example!
Empowering Women through Educational Scholarships
Today’s scholarship recipients are tomorrow’s leaders. ABWA members have provided opportunities for women to achieve their personal and professional best by championing educational opportunities through the Stephen Bufton Memorial Educational Fund (SBMEF). Since 1953, SBMEF has awarded almost 18 million dollars in scholarships to more than 17,000 women. To learn more about available scholarships, go to sbmef.org.
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