Trailblazing Real Estate Pioneer Honored by Suffolk County Women's Business Enterprise Coalition

The Suffolk County Women's Business Enterprise Coalition (SCWBEC), Long Island's largest non-profit networking organization for women will honor one of its own at the upcoming Women-In-Business Showcase and Luncheon at the Meadow Club in Port Jefferson on April 25 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

The Spring event is a Sponsorship Drive which attracts local and regional entrepreneurs and features exhibits by the sponsors who are resources and the organization's members, primarily women-owned businesses. The member-based organization which has no membership fee or monthly dues is supported by fundraising events and the revenues from the annual Sponsorship Drive.

This year the organization will honor Marie Zere, the trailblazing President and CEO of Zere Real Estate Services, Inc., a commercial real estate woman-owned business enterprise (WBE), the first on Long Island and in the state of New York. Marie Zere, together with Linda Jasper and Sally Ann Slacke co-founded the Suffolk County Women's Business Enterprise Coalition in 1990 to help promote women in business to the trades industry.

In addition to the Luncheon, the event will include an information booth where attendees may inquire about the WBE certification process, raffles, including one Super Grand Raffle Prize valued at $2,000.00 and professional head shots offered at a discounted rate by one of the organization's member-sponsors.

Luncheon tickets are $45.00 before April 1; $55.00 if purchased afterward. Tables of 10 are available for $450.00. Walk-ins are welcome to view the Exhibit floor at no charge.

To purchase tickets, become a Sponsor or view Showcase details, visit the Showcase Action Center at www.scwbec.org.