Jena Powell to speak to Greenville BPW

Jena Powell

Greenville, OH May 22, 2018 - The Greenville Business & Professional Women’s Club is making preparations for their next meeting which will be held on Thursday, June 14th, 2018 at 6:30 pm in the Brick Room at the Brethren Retirement Community located at 750 Chestnut, Greenville. The meeting will be hosted by the newly elected officers: President Peggy Foutz, Vice President Kasey Christian, Secretary Sonya Crist, Treasurer Dorothy Poeppelman, and Assistant Treasurer Susan Shields.

Jena Powell, the recent 80th House District primary election winner, Darke County resident, and Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Huntington Outdoor will be speaking to the group. She will talk about her love of Darke county, how she started her first company at age 17, and how she wants to give back to the community through both the business and political realms. Powell grew up in Darke County with her six siblings in a family that has been farming for generations. After receiving her degree in Business Marketing from Liberty University, she began working to build her own company and at age 18 made her first sales call here in Darke County. She says “Thankfully, much like the citizens of Southern Darke and Miami counties, the business owners in our community are some of the kindest, and most supportive you could hope to find. They were patient with me when I was just starting out, stammering through my sales pitch”. She will share more about her journey as a woman in business.

Members are also currently selling tickets to their Chicken BBQ fundraiser to be held on June 20, 2018. Tickets need to be purchased by June 10th. Please contact any BPW member or Deb Niekamp at 419-305-2178. They are also available at Merle Norman (309 S Broadway, Greenville), Financial Achievement Services (5116 Children’s Home-Bradford Rd, Greenville), and the New Madison Public Library (142 S Main St, New Madison). Tickets are $7.50 each and the dinner pick-up location is the Greenville VFW, 219 N. Ohio from 4:30PM-6:30PM. All proceeds go toward granting college scholarships to the young women of Darke County.

The Greenville BPW Club would like to invite women interested in learning more about the Club to attend the meeting. You can also check them out on Facebook at ‘Greenville BPW Club’. The cost for the dinner is $12.00 per person. Please make your reservation before noon on Monday, June 11th by contacting Vicki Cost at vcost@coxinsurance.com.