Lee Ann Howard Wins 2007 Enterprising Women Of The Year Award

CLEVELAND, OH – Lee Ann Howard of Howard & O’Brien Associates is a 2007 Enterprising Women of the Year Award Winner. An active member of her community, Howard is a board member of The American Heart Association, The Gathering Place and In Counsel With Women. She is also the founder of Conversations With the Board, a national speaking series featuring CEO’s and Board Chair’s assisting in the positioning of women for board of director placements. As CEO of Howard & O’Brien Associates, an executive recruiting firm based in Cleveland, Ohio, she combines research and hands-on experience to place executives into senior level management positions.

The Enterprising Women of the Year Award honors the country's finest women entrepreneurs and their remarkable success and is presented by Enterprising Women Magazine. The award also recognizes winners as leaders who have mentored and given back to other women in business, and have had a profound impact on their community. Award recipients will be honored at a gala dinner on Friday, Feb. 23 at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

News Facts:

· Lee Ann Howard, CEO of Howard & O’Brien Associates is a 2007 Enterprising Women of the Year Award Winner.
· An active member of her community, Howard is a board member of The American Heart Association, The Gathering Place and In Counsel With Women.
· As CEO of Howard & O’Brien Associates, an executive recruiting firm based in Cleveland, Ohio, she combines research and hands-on experience to place professionals into senior level management positions.
· The Enterprising Women of the Year Award honors the country's finest women entrepreneurs and their remarkable success. The award also recognizes winners as leaders who have mentored and given back to other women in business, and have had a profound impact on their community.
· Award recipients will be honored at a gala dinner on Friday, Feb. 23 at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
· Monica Smiley is publisher and CEO of Enterprising Women Magazine.

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http://www.enterprisingwomen.com/
http://www.americanheart.org
http://www.touchedbycancer.org/
http://www.incounselwithwomen.org
http://www.disney.ca/vacations/disneyworld/II/B/11/

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“Lee Ann is an accomplished entrepreneur who has earned the respect and admiration of her community,” Smiley said. “This award is a testament to her remarkable accomplishments, and we are proud to see her honored for her success and business acumen.”

“I am honored to be selected a winner of the 2007 Enterprising Women of the Year Award,” said Howard. “Women business leaders are a powerful force in the business world, and I am thrilled to be a part of such an influential sector.”

About Enterprising Women Magazine:
Enterprising Women, headquartered in Cary, NC, is the nation’s only women-owned magazine published exclusively for women business owners that chronicles the growing political, economic and social influence and power of entrepreneurial women. The magazine provides a friendly meeting place, a public forum, and a national stage for the critical issues confronting women’s businesses and daily lives from the unique perspectives and experiences of entrepreneurial women. For more information, please visit http://www.enterprisingwomen.com or call 919-362-1551.

About Howard & O’Brien Associates:
Howard & O’Brien Associates is an executive recruiting firm concentrating on the placement of senior executives and identifying “perfect fit” candidates for their clients. Through research and experience, Howard & O’Brien Associates provides a level of expertise, search capabilities and personalized information gathering rarely delivered by larger search firms. Lee Ann Howard strategically builds leadership teams across functional and business lines. She specializes in functional leadership assignments in human resources, finance, sales and marketing, research, development and legal disciplines. Howard participates in the Women’s Community Foundation, The Women President’s Organization, In Counsel with Women, as well as many other national and local organizations. Howard earned her Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications from Truman State University and a Master of Science in Management from Baker University. For more information, please visit http://www.howardobrien.com/ or call 216-514-8980.

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