MWC Women Launching Women Networking Event

September 19, 2007

Details:
Wednesday, Sept. 19
6-7:30 p.m.
Tryg's, 3118 W. Lake Street, Minneapolis
Cost: Members: $15: Non-members: $25; Students: $15
Register now.

Mary Beth Schubert, director of corporate affairs for Comcast, will share the story of her success that led her to be named one of The Women of 40 under Forty by The Twin Cities Business Journal.

MWC's Women Launching Women networking series is dedicated to helping women connect with colleagues to exchange ideas, establish mentoring opportunities and build their professional network. Each event will feature a local woman who has made significant contributions to the industry. Don't forget your business cards!

About our speaker:
From spokeswoman at Northwest Airlines Corp. to the director of corporate affairs for the cable provider Comcast Corp, Mary Beth Schubert has been on the front lines in some of the biggest and most controversial industries in the state of Minnesota.

Big change is nothing new to Shubert, a graduate of the University of St. Thomas who was immediately drawn to public relations.

After working on the MN Attorney General's Office anti-drug DARE project, she took a media relations job with Northwest. There she handled media relations through labor clashes, industry change and major expansions along with the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. During that tumultuous time, Mary Beth was front-and-center of the airlines communications efforts.

While at Comcast Mary Beth has once again stepped up to the plate and went head-to-head with the Minnesota Twins after the team launched its own cable channel. Cable providers balked at putting the station, Victory Sports, on their standard lineup, and fans went without televised Twins games until Victory folded and games moved to FoxSports.

Mary Beth also finds time to manage Comcast's volunteer efforts, including Comcast Cares, a one-day rally bringing as many employees as possible together to work on a single project. She has also become chapter president of Women in Cable and Telecommunications.

Minnesota Women in Communications
email: info@mnwc.org
phone: 763.208.1385
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