Staff The Association employs three staff.   Joan Fleming - Executive Director  Email Joan Fleming is a native Islander whose own successful business and personal experiences have instilled in her a passion for business, trouble shooting issues and exploring opportunities. After receiving her Bachelor of Business Administration from UPEI she joined the Banking industry. During her career with RBC, she was an account manager for business clients at the Main Business Center in Halifax, NS, account manager for high valued personal clients and managed branches in Tyne Valley, PEI, Hunter River, PEI, Port Hawkesbury, NS and Charlottetown, PEI. Joan gained an extensive knowledge of businesses in a wide variety of industries in addition too a great understanding and respect for the people and their challenges. Joan's recent position at the UPEI School of Business allowed her to work closely with many of our bright future leaders in a mentoring and counseling role. From a personal perspective... Joan is an active member of the Rotary Club of Charlottetown Royalty. She loves to learn new things. She loves to see how things are made. She loves quiet chats one to one. She loves instrumental music including classical. She loves to create art using various mediums including acrylic and oils. She loves to spend quiet time in her garden. She grows amazing blueberries and tomatoes. She loves to create custom books or movies on things people value. Joan looks forward to working with members of the PEI Business Women’s Association and to assisting Island women in business meet their professional and business objectives.   Elizabeth Noonan - Western PEI Community Outreach Facilitator  Email Elizabeth Noonan, president of Elizabeth Noonan & Associates a full service Marketing Consulting, Event Management and Communications Company in Summerside. Elizabeth is well known across the Province for establishing the JA PEI Business Hall of Fame, a major fundraiser for Junior Achievement on PEI now in its 13th successful year. She was a consultant on the Marketing Manoeuvres project established and presented by Resources West in 2004 to businesses in Western PEI and (March-June 2005) with La Societe de Developpment de la Baie Acadienne in presenting the Marketing Manoeuvres training program to Businesses in the Acadian region of Prince Edward Island. Elizabeth has received numerous awards and recognition for her work and is featured in the book entitled “Smart Women”, which focuses on women across Canada who are entrepreneurs. In the book women talk about leadership, making money, management and self-development. She is also profiled in the book “Making History” a celebration of Prince Edward Island Women of the 20th Century and most recently in the December 20O7 Issue of Island Living. She has over 18 years of experience as an entrepreneur and business owner. Elizabeth was an active member of the PEI Business Women’s Association prior to 2OO5 when she was hired as the Community Outreach Facilitator for Western PEI. In this permanent part-time position, Elizabeth counsels women on business start-up, sourcing funding for expansion of their existing business and business management training. She is a volunteer business mentor with the Canadian Youth Business Foundation, sits on the Advisory Council for Entrepreneur Forum PEI, a past member of the board of directors of the Community Foundation of PEI, and a member of the Summerside, Kensington and West Prince Chambers of Commerce. Elizabeth looks forward to working with women business owners in Western PEI, as the Community Outreach Facilitator for PEIBWA in the pre-start-up, start-up and expansions stages of their businesses. You can contact her at 902-436-0386 or toll free 1-877-268-2111.   Paula Laybolt - Administrative & Accounting Assistant  Email Paula joined our staff in January 2008 and is an important part of the everyday administrative/bookkeeping activities of the Association. Paula possesses a diploma in Office Administrative Assistant and a Certificate in Simply Accounting Pro 2006 from the Academy of Learning as well as a diploma in Hospitality Management from Holland College. She brings to her position over five years experience in office administration and over 20 years in customer service. Prior to entering the field of Office Administration in 2002, Paula held various management positions in the hospitality industry in Charlottetown. In her spare time, Paula enjoys volunteering with her daughter's extracurricular activities and spending time with her family.