BCC Women's Institute Hosts 4th Annual Women’s Conference with Author Mary Higgins Clark

Author Mary Higgins Clark, author of twenty-nine suspense novels, will serve as the guest speaker at Bergen Community College’s Fourth Annual Women’s Conference “Unlocking the Mysteries Within.”

The conference is scheduled for Friday, October 19, 2012 with a networking session beginning at 8 a.m. in the Moses Family Meeting and Training Center on the College’s main campus in Paramus, located at 400 Paramus Road. The conference will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tickets are $35 per person. Following her keynote address, Ms. Clark will sign copies of her latest book “The Lost Years.” 

“Bergen Community College is excited to have an accomplished public figure like Mary Higgins Clark serve as the guest speaker for our annual women’s conference,” said Sandra Sroka, Coordinator  of Bergen Community College’s Women’s Institute and Interim Dean, School of Continuing Education, Corporate and Public Sector Training. “Ms. Clark is an amazing role model to women of all ages because of her strong work ethic and impressive resume.”  

After the death of her husband in 1964, Ms. Clark worked for many years writing radio scripts until her agent convinced her to write novels. Her debut novel, a fictionalized account of the life of George Washington, did not sell well and she decided to try a different genre - mystery and suspense. As of 2007, Ms. Clark has sold more than 80 million copies of suspense novels.

She has written three collections of short stories, an historical novel, a memoir and two children’s books. Ms. Clark also co-authored five suspense novels with her daughter Carol Higgins Clark. Two of her novels were made into feature films and many of her other works into television films. Her latest suspense novel, “The Lost Years” was released in April 2012.

The women’s conference also will address various personal and professional growth interests of women through a series of workshops and panel discussions. 

In addition, the Women’s Institute offers meet-a-mentor networking opportunities on a monthly basis during the academic year, where distinguished business leaders provide mini-coaching sessions and review participants’ resumes.

For more information about the conference and to purchase tickets, visit http://bccwomensconference2012.eventbrite.com/ or call (201) 447-7488.