Business owner up for district vice president

Jan Stewart, Lawrence, of the Lawrence Express Network of the American Business Women’s Association, is a District Three vice presidential candidate. The ABWA, a national organization headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., promotes women in business through networking and programming. District Three represents a nine-state region on the national board of directors and covers the states of Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

Stewart, an ABWA member since 1989, has held office in both chapter and network boards. She is also a member of the Inner Circle.

Stewart, owner of Office Helpline in Lawrence, also serves on the boards of the Social Service League of Lawrence and Perry-Lecompton Community Library. She also teaches computer classes for the Kansas University Small Business Development Center and Douglas County Senior Services.

The campaign will culminate in elections at the ABWA 60th anniversary national convention in Sept. 24-26 in Kansas City, Mo.