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SJBiz_Women In Business Dept_0622FINAL.qxp_Dept 6 / 9 / 22 2 : 42 PM Page t W O M E N I N B U S I N E S S A Support System ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [ By Amy Kodrich ] women decreases in leadership positions as you climb the corporate ladder . We need hile there are many women in power locally , regionally and support mechanisms in place to help nationally , the fact of the matter is there’s still a long way to go before many can find equal footing with their male coun - women escalate into positions of power terparts . So we asked several notable women from varying within their organizations . w industries to share the lessons they’ve learned along the way and to get their advice for future generations of tal - A fulfilling career : The inspiration for my ented young ladies poised to forge their own successful career was the aspiration for financial se - career paths . curity , independence and self - worth . I never wanted to be beholden to a particular job Cracks in the glass ceiling : I would like to or a husband because of financial insecuri - Mariel Giletto see more women leaders , whether as busi - ties . At a young age , I understood that at - CORPORATE SHAREHOLDER , ness owners or as C - Suite professionals . In torneys could make a good living inde - FLASTER GREENBERG order to accomplish this , we need more pendent of others — as do doctors , but I’m For the past 15 years , Giletto has acted as women to strive for leadership positions a bit too squeamish for that . So , I pursued an outside counsel and trusted advisor for and more men and women in positions of a legal career with the hope that it would her clients ranging from commercial real es - power supporting and mentoring women be a good fit for me . The irony is that the tate , finance and gaming . She joined Flaster into those roles . In the legal field , specifi - legal field suited me even better than I an - Greenberg in 2021 as a shareholder cally , we have more women than men grad - ticipated — although sometimes I do won - and chair of its Diversity , Equity and Inclu - uating law school . However , the number of der if I molded to fit the field . sion Committee . 8 | SOUTH JERSEY BIZ | VOLUME 12 ISSUE 6 | SouthJerseyBiz.net
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SJBiz_Women In Business Dept_0622FINAL.qxp_Dept 6 / 9 / 22 2 : 42 PM Page 2 Eileen Wirth PRESIDENT & CEO , MOORESTOWN ECUMENICAL NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT , INC . ( MEND ) With over 30 years in the industry , Wirth joined MEND as president and CEO in Au - gust 2020 . Her career has been focused on affordable housing development and property management and she has multi - ple certifications with the National Afford - able Housing Management Association and is an active member of the New Jersey Chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Man - agement . Inspiring the next generation : I do feel mentoring future generations of women in business is critical . In fact , beginning a men - toring relationship as early as possible ex - ponentially increases the benefits of men - toring . This is why I am active as a mentor with the Women’s Leadership Council at Rider University , and have mentored univer - sity students for several years now . Finding balance : The saying “ you can have it all ” adds its own pressure , but balance can be achieved . This does mean setting limits and sticking to them , saying no and giving yourself permission to accept that sometimes good enough is as good as per - fect . My balance comes from recognizing that making time to pursue non - work - re - lated interests and activities for my well - be - ing makes me a better leader for my team . This down time allows me to be in the mo - ment so when at work my focus is at work . Mari Considine CHIEF MARKETING & DEVELOPMENT OFFICER , ACENDA INTEGRATED HEALTH With over 20 years of leadership experience , including the past six years at Acenda , Con - sidine handles all strategic marketing and communications efforts , providing vision and direction for digital and print commu - nications , key messaging , storytelling and brand experience . A fulfilling career : Ever since I was young , my mother was very involved with local non - profit organizations . I typically spent my sum - mers volunteering at my local United Way and other organizations where my mother was active . Because of these experiences , when I began my professional career , I knew I wanted to be in the nonprofit sector . I love that I am able to use my skills in marketing and communications to bring awareness and impact to organizations that truly make a difference in our community . Inspiring the next generation : I remember early in my career , one particular mentor re - ally helped me improve my executive pres - SouthJerseyBiz.net | VOLUME 12 ISSUE 6 | SOUTH JERSEY BIZ | 9