Welcome to Fall River and Area Business Association (FRABA)

Dear FRABA Members:

Our next Munch & Mingle is next Thursday, February 14^th, at 8:00am at the Sobey’s community room upstairs.  We will be catered by Good Day Café, for $10 a person.  To register, please click on the following link:

https://form.jotform.com/90304267021243

The guest speaker is Mary Dable Arab, President of BARA Management Group.

Mary Dable Arab is President of BARA Management Group. She has earned a reputation as a dynamic leader who inspires others to go beyond what they think is possible. She is well known for thoughtfully planning out success roadmaps both as an Entrepreneur and as a former Vice President with Scotiabank.

Prior to BARA Management Group, Mary was District Vice President at Scotiabank, overseeing retail and small business banking, executing on strategy development and managing overall performance of 400+ employees and 26 branches.

Mary was recognized as a Trusted Leader and a ‘Woman on the Move’ within Scotiabank, as she held a wide variety of increasingly responsible positions, managing large business units,  including National Director Customer Experience, Director Sales & Service for the Atlantic Customer Contact Center and Human Resource Management.

She is also an active community volunteer, as a Board of Governors for Mount St. Vincent University, a Board Member for Brigadoon Village, and a Judge for the Halifax Chamber of Commerce Business Awards. She was named Outstanding Professional of the Year by the Lebanese Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Honorary Chair of the Cedar Festival in Halifax.

Mary has a relentless curiosity, and is inspired by learning. She has studied ‘The Art & Practice of Leadership’, at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and Advanced Executive Communications through Harvard’s Executive Education program. She has an affinity to the University of New Brunswick and remains an active Alumnus as graduating class president.

She lives happily in Halifax with her lovely 2 boys Oscar and Lucas and husband Philippe, and never takes her eye off what’s really important in life.

Hope you are able to join us.