SE Lady Bosses Affinity Group (virtual)

Helaine Zack

Helaine is a Lady Boss role model. A former Oakland County Commissioner, she has used her education, skills, and passions to pave her own professional journey. Don’t miss the opportunity to hear her story, lessons learned, and the key attributes that have enabled her success.

We will then build upon Helaine’s story to self-reflect and identify the attributes we need to flex to become our best version of a Lady Boss.

Helaine Zack served as an Oakland County Board of Commissioners for 18 years. She tirelessly represented the residents of District 18 which includes Huntington Woods, Royal Oak, and part of the City of Oak Park. In addition to her time in office, Helaine has been a social worker for more than 35 years and throughout her career has been an advocate for vulnerable citizens, including those dealing with mental illness, substance abuse, domestic violence and traumatic events. Helaine was recognized as an Outstanding Advocate by the Easter Seals Disability Service in 2007, was named a Taubman Scholar at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government in 2015, and received the Volunteer Leadership Award from Area Agency on Aging 1-B in 2019. Helaine earned both a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Social Work form the University of Michigan. She and her husband, Andrew, have three adult daughters, two sons-in-law, and a granddaughter.

Lady Bosses

The purpose of the Lady Bosses is to provide educational programming (speakers, workshops), support, inspiration, accountability to and from other Inforum business owners or prospective owners. While much of the Inforum membership is in the corporate world, Lady Bosses Affinity Group is designed to meet the unique needs of business owners. It can also become a catalyst to encourage women to start or purchase their own businesses. The group also can provide and gain synergy from Inforum’s inGAGE strategy. In 2017 just 17 percent of companies had a female founder, a number that hasn’t changed in five years, according to Crunchbase.

First Wednesday of the month, 10:30 a.m. – noon

Virtual platform will be sent to you 24 hours before the meeting.

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Group Leadership

Carol C. Ward, (248) 590-7190, cward@frannet.com

Michelle Cantor, (248) 705-9008, michelle@volarconsulting.com

Joscelyn A. Davis, (248) 860-8858, joscelyn@jadestrategies.com