Members in the News

Accelerate Your Path to Board Service November 2020

Are you already on a board, looking to expand your board portfolio, or wondering how to get your first board seat? Our panel of experts are seasoned board members and ...

Covid-19 Updates: Readiness, Research and Vaccines November 2020

Our Zooming Through the Covid Crisis series returned with a special briefing on healthcare system readiness as Covid infections surge locally and globally, research and innovations since the spring, and ...

A Tapestry of Leadership October 2020

On September 30th, IWF-DC members gathered to continue the conversation on race and leadership with a focus on what diversity looks like from a leadership perspective and insights ...

19th Amendment Centennial Celebrated with Re-release of Barbara Franklin Story August 2020

To celebrate the 19th Amendment centennial, Penn State Library Press has re-released  A Matter of Simple Justice: The Untold Story of Barbara Franklin and A Few Good ...

A Conversation on Race and Leadership in the 21st Century July 2020

The last few weeks have underscored the critical importance of untold stories from the lives of Black American women. On July 16th, IWF-DC sisters met in a safe space ...

Lettie Bien to Lead Defense Affairs Program Committee July 2020

The Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce has hired Lettie J. Bien as the first Program Coordinator for its Defense Affairs Committee (DAC). She will begin immediately. A retired U.S. ...

Becoming a Successful Leader in a Virtual World June 2020

Two IWF members--communications expert Susan Peterson and executive coach and interior designer Jenna Dorn--gave a creative crash course on how to be your best in this new world ...

Conversation with UNICEF ED Henrietta Fore June 2020

Henrietta Fore, the 7th Executive Director of UNICEF and an IWF-DC member, led a thought-provoking discussion on the ways UNICEF is supporting children through and beyond the COVID-19 ...

IWF-DC ON CRISIS LEADERSHIP May 2020

On April 16, Mary Davis Holt, an executive coach, speaker and author, led a Zoom discussion on leadership in times of crisis. She was joined by the Administrator of the ...

Reboot Webinar for IWF-DC May 2020

Giving Yourself the "Gift of Time" to Reboot Your Life. On April 23, this webinar, led by IWF member and Reboot Partners co-founder Catherine Allen, included ideas for ...

Women at NASA: Leading the Way in Space Exploration May 2020

Scientist and NASA astronaut Kathryn Sullivan and NASA's senior-most woman executive Melanie Saunders shared the excitement and challenges of exploring the unknown in a personal discussion moderated by ...

IWF-DC Healthcare Providers: Innovators on the Front Lines April 2020

On Thursday, April 9th, physician and coach Dr. Margaret Cary and Georgetown University professor of medicine Dr. Sandra Swain led a discussion via Zoom on how healthcare providers are rising ...

IWF-DC Zooming Through Covid Crisis April 2020

On Thursday, April 2nd, IWF-DC members came together to discuss the unprecedented challenges of our times in the first of a series of 40-minute virtual sessions via Zoom. ...

IWF-DC Innovators During Covid Crisis March 2020

Here's a list of IWF-DC members who are providing services for the DC community during the Covid crisis. Chris Ricchi, chef/owner of i Ricchi, offers the i ...

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