Nice and busy board! $CVSL Tami Longaberger , Chai

Nice and busy board! $CVSL Tami Longaberger , Chairman and CEO of The Longaberger Company, a 40-year old direct selling company that offers hand-crafted baskets and other home furnishings. She was just named "One of the Most Influential Women in Direct Selling" by Direct Selling News. In 2006, President George W. Bush, appointed her chair of the National Women's Business Council, a bipartisan advisory council that recommends policy to the President, Congress and the U.S. Small Business Administration on economic issues important to women business owners. She served as a member of the U.S. delegation to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights and last year was part of a delegation of distinguished Americans who served as observers during free elections in Tunisia. She served on the board of the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars, chaired the U.S. Executive Committee for the 2002 Helsinki Women Leaders Summit, was a board member of the John Glenn Public Policy Institute and has chaired the Direct Selling Association. She is a member of Ohio Business Roundtable and serves on the board of the International Republican Institute. She holds a B.Sc. degree in business administration from The Ohio State University and is a past chair of the University's board of trustees and recipient of the University's Distinguished Service Award. Last year, Longaberger was named "Best Overall Company of The Year," earning the prestigious Stevie Award for Women in Business.