Greater Jamison Business Association to Host Janet Mintzer President & CEO of Pearl S. Buck International

The Greater Jamison Business Association will hold its monthly breakfast meeting on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 from 7:30 a.m. until 9 a.m. at The Manor at York Town, 2010 York Road, Jamison, Pa 18929.  Janet Mintzer, President and CEO of Pearl S. Buck International (PBI) will be the guest speaker.

Mintzer has a Master of Social Work degree from Temple University and has worked for many profit and nonprofit organizations. She has received the Symetra Financial Community Champion Award in 2008, the March of Dimes Women of Business Achievement Award in 2006 and the Penn Ridge Chamber of Commerce President's Award in 2006. Mintzer has been with Pearl S. Buck International since 2001.

Located in Perkasie and founded by Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winning author Pearl S. Buck, PBI is a nonprofit organization with a three part mission:

• Welcome House—founded in 1949 as the first inter-racial adoption agency in the U.S.
• Opportunity House—founded in 1964 as The Pearl S. Buck Foundation to address issues of poverty and discrimination faced by children in Asia.
• Pearl S. Buck House—established after Buck’s death in 1973, which became the headquarters of Pearl S. Buck International.

Mintzer will discuss the legacy of Buck and how Pearl S. Buck International is working to continue Buck’s mission of improving the quality of life of children and promoting understanding and humanitarianism throughout the world. To learn more about Pearl S. Buck International, go to www.psbi.org.

The program is open to both member and non-member business professionals. The cost is $15 for non-members. Members and first time guests are free.  Reservations can be made by emailing: memberinfo@jamisonba.com.

About The Greater Jamison Business Association:

The Greater Jamison Business Association is dedicated to promoting the Jamison / Warwick Township area as a great place to live, work and play! The group’s focus is to provide members with business and personal development through unique networking, education and marketing opportunities. The Greater Jamison Business Association is committed to growing and sustaining a strong regional community by providing business advocacy for its member companies. For more information about the Greater Jamison Business Association visit the website at www.jamisonba.com.