Kirsten will be announcing a “registration party” soon to help you sign up. Early registration is key to getting the best hotel/event selections. Let Kirsten or anyone on the committee know asap if you’re tempted to go. It’s not only a great opportunity to meet amazing women from all over the world, it will also be a fantastic bonding opportunity for our IWF/MA group!!
Board Updates. Prior to the reception, Jenny also graciously hosted our first in-person Board meeting since December ’21 in Encore’s beautiful Gauguin conference room – coincidentally on the same floor as The Spa at Encore Harbor- one of only two 5-Star rated spas in the Commonwealth (yes, we all had the same idea…stay tuned!). Here are a few updates from the Board meeting:
● We extended heartfelt thanks to Wendy Foster who is stepping out of her role as Membership Committee co-chair as she has accepted an exciting new role as Chief Family Officer at Success Academy Charter Schools, working with the renowned founder Eva Moscowitz in New York City. (More info below in Member News.) We wish her all the best and look forward to her continued friendship.
● Stepping into her Board slot and role as co-chair Membership is Nancy Lurker, President and CEO of EyePoint Pharmaceuticals. We heartily welcome Nancy to the Board and look forward to her contributions.
● Lesli Suggs and Valerie Fleishman have agreed to co-vice chair the Programming Committee, working with current chairs Tara Levine and Susan Esper.
● With appreciation to Renee Connolly and Pam Hamlin for all the great work on our rebranding efforts last year, we agreed to sunset the Communications Committee because we are taking member connection to a new level with an exciting new initiative we’re calling the IWF/MA Ambassadors program.
IWF/MA Ambassadors. We are all about creating opportunities for our members to connect in ways that are both meaningful and fun. Our new Ambassadors Program offers a variety of ways for you to engage. You’ll be hearing more about this soon, but in the meantime, take a look and see what feels right for you.
● Be a Buddy – to new members (invite to events, meet for coffee/lunch, do check-ins)
● Host an event – supper club, behind the scenes, summer fun pop-up
● IWF Global team - host visits for members from other chapters
● Make engagement calls - personally invite members to events
● Be a Dine-Around host – one of our signature events, ready to be revitalized
● Lead (be on team for) a conversation of interest, eg, mental health, Ukraine, et al
We hope you will consider being an Ambassador. It’s a great way for us to build our IWF/MA community of fabulous women by connecting with other members. Please contact our executive director Kirsten Singleton and she will help plug you in.
One last important scheduling note: We discovered a conflict with our upcoming annual mentoring event, Women Opening Doors for Women (WODFW) so we have decided to move the date from June 13th to September (exact date TBD). If you already registered, we will be in touch to confirm the new date with you. We will also be contacting all mentees to inform them of the reschedule.
I wish you all a wonderful start to summer and look forward to some impromptu get togethers.
Warmest regards,
