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Fresh Start Women's Foundation Mission: Fresh Start is dedicated to Fresh Start Women’s Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping empower women through the services of the Jewell McFarland Lewis-Fresh Start Women’s Resource Center. This Center, the first comprehensive self-help center for women in the country, opened in October, 2002 and is currently accommodating more than 2,500 visits a month by women hoping to improve their lives. The Foundation has three boards. The Executive Board, which sets policy and governs the foundation; The Auxiliary Board, which presents Fresh Start’s annual community breakfast and supports the organization through outreach services; and the Men’s Board, which puts on Fresh Start’s Annual Charity Golf Classic each fall. Helping Hands is a support organization of mothers and teen-age daughters, who help with fundraising and volunteer services.
Becky Jackson, Executive Board Chair
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Sandy Cowen, Chief Executive Officer
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Our Founders Pat Petznick and Beverly Stewart
Even as young teens, Pat and Beverly wanted to help women, who like their grandmother, suddenly became the whole support of their families. Over the years, the Arizona natives became ardent community activists on behalf of women. In 1992, Pat Petznick and Beverly Stewart were in a position to personally and professionally reach out to women in need. The initial offering was a day of pampering at Rolf’s Salon, then co-owned by Pat, Beverly and Rolf Lohse. The women theorized that a new hair style and personalized make-up were immediate ways to boost one’s confidence and increase self-esteem. Each month 20 women from shelters and social service agencies were invited to “A Fresh Start Day of Beauty at Rolf’s.” This core Fresh Start service remains in place today through Rolf’s Salon as well as through the Self-Esteem Room at the Foundation’s Women’s Resource Center.
Board of Directors Chairs 1995 Sandy Cowen Miller ( 2 terms) 1997 Barbara Ralston (3 terms) 2000 Marlene Klotz Collins (2 terms) 2002 Michelle Kerrick (1 term) 2003 Barbara Hoffnagle (2 terms) 2005 Mary Upchurch (2 terms) 2006 Becky Jackson
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Becky Jackson is a native Arizonan with 30 years of diversified financial service experience in the Arizona banking community. Becky currently is the President/CEO of the Chandler Chamber of Commerce where she manages the day-to-day operations as well as the business development for the 1000 member plus Chamber of Commerce.
Chief Executive Officer since December, 2004, Sandy Cowen was previously President of The Cowen Agency, Inc., a marketing communications firm that specialized in strategic image positioning and which she founded in 1973. Ms. Cowen has a long history with Fresh Start having served as its first Chairman of the Board in 1995.