Let’s M O V E  in 2022-2023!

I am excited to continue our “MOVE”, Mobilize, Organize, Vitalize, and Elevate Washington State Business and Professional Women throughout this year.  Typically, we have quiet summers so most of us our just ramping up, as we also are on the Executive Committee.  The Board of Directors has finalized our Mission and Vision statements that will be presented to the general membership, and we have collected suggestions for our Core Values, so we are progressing through the process of our strategic plan. It is important to keep our focus on the strategic plan and yet that should not be our only effort.  Membership is our key to a healthy organization so under the direction of our membership chair, Evelyn Hinken we will continue to help grow our group.  So, I again challenge you all to invite 1 person to your next meeting and show them the value of Washington State Business and Professional Women.

Later this year we are hoping at one of our Board of Director’s meeting to feature our legislative platform and educate ourselves on what does the Equal Rights Amendment say.  Eastside BPW has already moved ahead with changes in their legislative platform, and we hoping to have discussion among the ranks of BPW WA and move forward with changes.

We have rescheduled our “Women we should know” event to spring so we will be able to partner with a couple of other women’s organizations, and elevate our visibility in the community.  Anyone interested in helping with that and has suggestions of women outside of BPW we should feature please let Rosalind Scott know.

Our emphasis this fall will be on achieving a strategic plan, and I truly believe it starts with each one of us.  We all have something to offer, to share, to learn.  That will be a part of our plan. To our core we are welcoming, have integrity, and provide opportunities for growth and leadership.  We are mobilizing our leadership team here, organizing our thoughts and plans, vitalizing our group with invitations to meetings, and trying to elevate our visibility.  MOVE, we are!

Best Personal Wishes