Nell Merlino is founder, President and CEO of Count Me In for Women’s Economic Independence, the leading national not-for-profit provider of on-line business loans and resources for women to grow their micro businesses into million dollar enterprises. Throughout her career, Nell has been inspiring millions of people to take action. She is the creative force behind Take Our Daughters to Work Day, which she designed and produced for the Ms. Foundation for Women in 1993. Since then, over 71 million Americans have participated in the day. As the driving force behind Count Me In’s goal to getting 1 million women entrepreneurs to a million dollars in revenue by 2010, Nell has energized and engaged stakeholders in making this vision a reality. Merlino is also the founder and President of Strategy Communication Action, Ltd. (SCA) in New York City, a firm specializing in the creation of public education campaigns that motivate people to act. Prior to founding Count Me In and SCA, Merlino worked in two state governments, was an advance woman in presidential politics, a union organizer and a Fulbright Scholar.
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