EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE
Committee Description/Responsibilities: The Committee is responsible (with the Board input and oversight and with the assistance of the IWF Administrators) for the organization’s communication strategy and execution to ensure IWF Florida Members are able to meet the Organization’s mission to share knowledge and ideas, enrich each other’s lives, provide a network of support and open possibilities for the next generation of women leaders.
DINE-AROUNDS COMMITTEE
Dine-Arounds Committee Co-Chair: Marile Lopez
Committee Description/Responsibilities: Plan and ensure professional execution of 7 large program driven dinner events annually providing opportunities for members to interact between September and June. The Committee is responsible for recruiting the Hostesses for each Dine-Around and working with Administrators to ensure Dine Arounds are promoted and executed professionally. The Dine Around Committee is also responsible for assisting in recruiting hostesses for the 3 annual small Dine Arounds annually and assisting in promoting and ensuring the success of such small Dine Arounds.
LIVE AND LEARN COMMITTEE
BOARD NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Members: Danet Linares, Toni Randolph and Teresa Weintraub
Committee Description/Responsibilities: Members of the NMC shall serve for a period of two years. The NMC will be responsible for assembling a list of prospective new members. Once the list has been assembled, the NMC will perform due diligence on each prospective new member (i.e. contacting active members in the proposed new members’ profession for feedback on the prospective new member and research on each proposed member) to ensure that the prospective new member meets the criteria for membership in the International Women’s Forum. The NMC shall make use of the IWF guidelines established by IWF Headquarters in Washington DC in selecting proposed new members. The NMC will present a ballot of nominees including a brief bio and general membership comments, if any, to the IWF Board and the Board will then vote on the nominees at a closed meeting. A new member will be accepted for membership by a majority vote of the Board.
ENGAGEMENT AND VALUE-ADDED PROGRAMMING
Members: Dorothy Eisenberg, Ann Machado
Committee Description/Responsibilities: The Committee is responsible for providing suggestions to the Dine-Around and the Lunch & Learn Committees as to content and locations and to plan and execute between 2-6 additional value added programs each year that are in addition to Dine-Arounds and Live & Learns which provide added insight for members, service within the parameters of IWF Forum, behind the scenes opportunities or special access that you can only get because you are a Forum member or an opportunity to network or mentor each other and/or explore interesting venues.
NEW MEMBER NOMINATING COMMITTEE
New Member Nominating Committee Co-Chair: Teresa Weintraub
Members: Danet Linares, Lucy Morillo, Maria Alonso, Emily Berlin, Dorothy Eisenberg, Symeria Hudson, Kimberly Marshall, Loretta McNeir
Committee Description/Responsibilities: Members of the NMC shall serve for a period of two years. The NMC will be responsible for assembling a list of prospective new members. Once the list has been assembled, the NMC will perform due diligence on each prospective new member (i.e. contacting active members in the proposed new members’ profession for feedback on the prospective new member and research on each proposed member) to ensure that the prospective new member meets the criteria for membership in the International Women’s Forum. The NMC shall make use of the IWF guidelines established by IWF Headquarters in Washington DC in selecting proposed new members. The NMC will present a ballot of nominees including a brief bio and general membership comments, if any, to the IWF Board and the Board will then vote on the nominees at a closed meeting. A new member will be accepted for membership by a majority vote of the Board.
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION COMMITTEE
Members: Carine Chehab, Carol Faber, Donna L. Ginn, Rosie Gordon Wallace, Symeria Hudson, Danet Linares, Raquel M. Matas, Valerie Riles
Committee Description/Responsibilities: The IWF Florida Chapter’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee was established with the following mission--to build an organizational dynamic that may serve as a model to IWF chapters nationally and internationally; provide IWF Florida’s members with a pathway to building a culture of diversity, inclusion, belonging and equity in their places of work; create a fully inclusive membership that reflects our community and provide information for South Florida Leaders on how to create more diverse environments. Our Committee will work closely with the Communications and Membership Committees and will operate in a professional manner consistent with IWF protocols; ensuring that we clear all external actions with the Executive Board.
IWF LEADERSHIP FELLOWS COMMITTEE
Members: Danet, Linares, Lucy Morillo, Toni Randolph, Melanie Damian, Claudia Grillo, Sara Herald, Abbey Chase, Marile Lopez, Susan Amat
Committee Description/Responsibilities: Each year, IWF invests in making women stronger, smarter, and more influential through its Fellows Program, a year-long, intensive leadership development experience. The Fellows Program was launched in 1994 with seed-funding from the U.S. Labor Department as a direct result of the Glass Ceiling Commission and annually convenes approximately 35 Fellows from around the world for a total of 20 days. Featuring academic partnerships with Harvard Business School and INSEAD, the program offers customized leadership training for high-achieving women leaders on their path to the C-suite. The approach is holistic and focused on the participant’s personal and professional development. The committee is involved in mentoring program participants, promoting the Fellows program, engaging in speaking opportunities, and the development of financial resources and opportunities.