Release Date: 09.01.10 | Location: All Metro Atlanta | Organization: Buckhead Business Association
Actress, Advocate, and Author Victoria Rowell to address the Buckhead Business Association
On Thursday, September 2, Victoria Rowell (www.victoriarowell.com) will speak at the Buckhead Business Association’s weekly breakfast and networking meeting. The event is held at the City Club of Buckhead (www.buckheadbusiness.org) and starts at 7:30 AM.
“We are excited to welcome Ms. Rowell to our weekly meeting,” notes Heather Wright, president of the BBA. “Her inspiring story of growing up in foster care, overcoming adversity, and succeeding in a very public industry will resonate with our members.”
An actress, advocate, mother, a former foster child and now a best-selling author, Victoria Rowell recently published her new memoir, “The Women Who Raised Me.” The memoir received The African American Literary Award and two NAACP Image Award nominations in the literary category, and she walked away with a statuette for Outstanding Literary Work/Debut Author.
“The Women Who Raised Me” is a New York Times Extended Bestseller. It also landed on the best sellers list of the Boston Globe and Essence magazine. The memoir is a tribute not only to the amazing women who cared for Rowell when her birth mother could not, but also to the foster care system that brought them into her life. “I was never meant to be raised by one mother, but by many,” says Rowell.
In conjunction with the release of her memoir, Rowell also highlights these amazing women in her new documentary, “The Mentor,” which has been making its rounds in the film festival circuit. “The Mentor” was chosen as official selections in the Pan African Film Festival, the Roxbury Film Festival, the Turks and Caicos Film Festival. It can be seen in March at The Miami International Film Festival and The Miami International Women’s Film Festival where Rowell is The Distinguished Guest of 2008.
A versatile actress of theatre, primetime, daytime and feature films, Rowell is known around the world for her various roles. She is an icon in daytime television as the feisty Drucilla Winters on CBS's highly-rated daytime series, "The Young and the Restless." She has been nominated twice for a Daytime Emmy and awarded 12 NAACP Image Awards. She also co-starred in the CBS hit primetime television series “Diagnosis Murder” with Dick Van Dyke for eight seasons while simultaneously continuing her role in daytime.
The weekly BBA breakfast meeting, which is held at the City Club of Buckhead, takes place every Thursday from 7:30 – 9:00 a.m. The City Club of Buckhead is located at 3343 Peachtree Road, Suite 1850. Tickets are $10 for BBA members, and $20 for visitors and guests. For more information, please check the BBA website at www.buckheadbusiness.org.
About Buckhead Business Association:
Since its inception in 1951, the Buckhead Business Association (BBA) has grown to be an integral part of the Buckhead business community. Members of this non-profit organization - including corporate, midsize and small businesses, entrepreneurs and individual members - enjoy the opportunity to make new business contacts, hear notable speakers and keep apprised of what goes on in Buckhead. www.buckheadbusiness.org
Buckhead Business Association:
Jenn Thomas, Executive Director
Atlanta Financial Center - East Tower
3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 137
Atlanta, Georgia 30326
404-467-7607; fax 404-467-7610
www.buckheadbusiness.org
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Contact Info
Contact Name: Jenn Thomas
Company: Buckhead Business Association
Phone: 404.467.7607
E-mail: info@buckheadbusiness.org
