Members in the News

Member of the Month - Makeba Clay December 2025

This month, IWF-DC is honored to spotlight Makeba Clay, a member whose life and leadership embody crossing both literal and figurative boundaries. Named after South African singer...

Veronica Irastorza Recognized for Excellence on Lexology Index December 2025

Veronica Irastorza, senior managing director at FTI Consulting, and a dual member of IWF DC and Mexico, has been listed as a Highly Recommended expert on International...

Kim Alfonso Appointed to Nonprofit Boards December 2025

Kim Alfonso, CEO of Results One LLC, a full-service management consulting, training, and digital accessibility testing firm specializing in providing tailored solutions for clients. has recently...

Member of the Month - Alice Isenberg December 2025

Alice Isenberg, Chief Engineer, Biomedical Division Innovation, The MITRE Corporation, is our November member of the month. This distinguished professional began her 22-year FBI career as a...

IWF-DC Members – Washingtonian’s Most Powerful Women in Washington October 2025

19 IWF-DC members are on Washingtonian's Most Powerful Women in Washington biennial list.Local Politics Muriel Bowser, Mayor of DCInternational Powers Kirsten Hillman, Canadian Ambassador to the US...

Ellie Hollander Named to Forbes 50 Over 50 List October 2025

Ellie Hollander, President & CEO of Meals on Wheels, was one of 13 IWF members named to this year's Forbes 50 Over 50: Impact list. Ellie has been leading...

September Member of the Month September 2025

Mollie Shields Uehling, our member highlighted this month, built a career at the intersection of global trade, healthcare, and technology, rising to become CEO of SAFE-BioPharma after leadership...

August Member of the Month August 2025

After concluding her 15-year tenure as Director and CEO of The Phillips Collection, Dorothy Kosinski was awarded a three-month residency at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, where...

Lisa Alvarez-Calderón - July Member of the Month July 2025

Our July member of the month is Lisa Alvarez-Calderón, the founder of Shine Consulting. Learn how Lisa 'shines' with her work and time at Chincoteague. Q&A...

Elizabeth Oliver-Farrow to receive the SVLL Lifetime Achievement Award June 2025

Elizabeth Oliver-Farrow will receive the SVLL Lifetime Achievement Award at the 14th Annual Silicon Valley Latino Leadership Summit on October 11th. This distinguished event, overseen by Frank Carbajal, the...

Member of the Month - Maria Rodriguez June 2025

Maria Rodriguez is the President and CEO of Vanguard Communications, and an all-around badass. She is also celebrating 30 years in business this year.Q&A with Maria...

April Member of the Month - Robin Ganzert April 2025

Member of the month Robin Ganzert is the President and CEO of American Humane Society, and is excited for the amazing global work she and her team...

Member of the Month - Debra Facktor March 2025

Debra Facktor, our March Member of the Month, is a literal rocket scientist, has an amazing number of professional experiences, and has been an IWF member for 30 years.Debra...

Member of the Month Profile: Wendy Chamberlin in her own words February 2025

Each of us finds our own way to be of service to our society and nation. My father, brothers, nephews, and their fathers before them chose the Armed Services....

Tekisha Dwan Everette Appointed to MD Commission for Women February 2025

Tekisha Dwan Everette, PhD (IWF-DC & IWF-CT) was recently appointed by Governor Wes Moore to the Maryland Commission for Women for a 4-year term. On Monday, February...

Mission Success for Sally Roberts! NCAA Women's Wrestling February 2025

Sally Roberts, founder and CEO of Wrestle Like a Girl, was featured in a recent Wall Street Journal Sports article reporting on the impact of the campaign to boost wrestling...

February Member of the Month - Pam Melroy February 2025

Pam Melroy, NASA's number 2, the Deputy Administrator until January 20, is our February member of the month. Read about her amazing experience and her Australian based IWF roots....

January Member of the Month - Jenny Luray January 2025

Jennifer Luray, senior vice president of Research!America, is our first member profile of 2025. We loved learning about Jenny's enjoyment of our IWF meetings and conferences. A great...

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