7th Annual Women's History Month Luncheon & Business Development Day Luncheon Keynote Speaker - Star Jones Reynolds, Co-Host of The View

Star Jones Reynolds, a lawyer and former NY prosecutor, is known to television viewers for her candor, confidence and uncanny ability to clarify muddy legal and social issues. Her knowledge of the law and talent for television has won her critical acclaim as a news and legal correspondent.

Star is currently a co-host of The View, along with four other women including executive producer Barbara Walters. The View, recipient of the 2003 Daytime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Talk Show," is the original forum where real women discuss relevant, everyday issues and share their daily, no-holds-barred opinions and lively, colorful conversations. Star has also hosted "Live from the Red Carpet" on E! Entertainment Television, the quintessential "must-see" pre-show for all the major award shows.

In addition to being the co-host of a talk show, Star is also a popular talk show guest; having appeared on virtually every daytime and nighttime talk show over the last eight years. Additionally, she has had featured roles in several primetime television series and in 2000, Star was honored to be chosen as a subject of a Lifetime Television Intimate Portrait profile. Ms. Jones has graced the cover of numerous magazines including Newsweek, TV Guide, People, Ebony, Essence, Black Enterprise, Life and Style, In Touch and New York Magazine. Star is the author of “You Have to Stand for Something, or You'll Fall for Anything” (Bantam), which received widespread critical acclaim and became a bestseller. As a popular commercial personality, Star has launched her signature line of shoes "Starlet by Star Jones", that is sold exclusively at Payless ShoeSource, the number one she retailer in North America.

Star is heavily involved with numerous philanthropic organizations, is a frequent contributor to several charitable foundations and serves on the Board of Directors of the East Harlem School at Exodus House, Dress for Success, God's Love We Deliver and Girls, Inc. In 2002 Mrs. Jones Reynolds launched her own not-for-profit foundation, The Starlet Fund, which makes financial grants to individuals and organizations that are dedicated to the support and encouragement of women, girls and families in need.

Star is a lawyer, television personality, featured lecturer and philanthropist and on November 13, 2004, Star Jones became Star Jones Reynolds… a wife…when she married businessman, Al Scales Reynolds.