Leading Change

IWF Leadership

IWF leadership reflects our membership, leaders at the top of the game with diverse perspectives united by a global point of view. All IWF leadership has a demonstrated commitment to our mission of advancing women’s leadership today and tomorrow.

Board of Directors

Former Global and Leadership Foundation Presidents

Elinor Guggenheimer Former IWF Global President 1982 Co-Founder, IWF USA – New York

Gail Schoettler Former IWF Global President 1983 – 1985 USA – Colorado

Susan Davis Former IWF Global President 1985 – 1987 USA – Washington, DC

Jane Macon Former IWF Global President 1987 – 1989 USA – Texas

Cynthia Maduro Ryan Former IWF Global President 1989 – 1991 USA – Southern California

Rosemary Weiss Former IWF Global President
1991 – 1993 Former Leadership Foundation President 1993 – 1995 USA – Colorado

Susan Greenwood Former IWF Global President
1993 – 1995 Former Leadership Foundation President 1995 – 1997 USA – New York

Carol Cox Wait Former IWF Global President 1995 – 1997 USA – Washington, DC

Helen Galland Former Leadership Foundation President 1997 – 1999 USA – New York

Fran A. Streets Former IWF Global President
1997 – 1999 Former Leadership Foundation President 1999 – 2001 USA – Northern California

Barbara Barrett Former IWF Global President 1999 – 2001 USA – Arizona/Montana

Luz Lajous Vargas Former IWF Global President 2001 – 2003 Mexico

Karyl Innis Former Leadership Foundation President 2001 – 2003 USA – Dallas

Kim Campbell Former IWF Global President 2003 – 2005 USA – Southern California

Allyson Maynard Gibson Former Leadership Foundation President
2003 – 2005 Former IWF Global President 2009 – 2011 The Bahamas

Gay Cook Former IWF Global President 2005 – 2007 USA – Colorado

Rosalind Gilmore Former Leadership Foundation President 2005 – 2007 United Kingdom

Esther Silver-Parker Former IWF Global President 2007 – 2009 USA – Arkansas/New York

Carol Cox Wait Former Leadership Foundation President 2007 – 2009 USA – Washington, DC

Pamela Garside Former Leadership Foundation President 2009 – 2011 United Kingdom

Deedee Corradini Former IWF Global President 2011 – 2013 USA – Utah

Kathryn Checchi Former Leadership Foundation President 2011 – 2013 USA – Southern California and Washington, DC

Ludmila Shvetsova Former IWF Global President 2013 – 2014 Russia

Reem Abu Hassan Former Leadership Foundation President 2013 – 2015 Jordan

Sein Chew Former IWF Global President 2014 – 2016 Hong Kong, SAR

Françoise Lyon Former Leadership Foundation President 2015 – 2017 Canada

Teresa V-F Weintraub Former IWF Global President 2016 – 2018 USA – Florida

Holly Cannon Former Leadership Foundation President 2017 – 2019 USA – Washington DC

Deborah Shannon Trudeau Former IWF Global President 2018 – 2020 Canada

Toni Randolph Former Leadership Foundation President 2019 – 2020 USA – Florida

Helen Rule Former IWF Global President 2020 – 2022 Australia

Carolyn Carter Former IWF Global President 2022 – 2024 USA – New York

Local Forum Presidents

Silvia Fesquet Argentina Journalist. Editor Chief Clarin Newspaper

Cathy Doyle Australia Group Executive HR & Corporate Affairs ParaFlare

Elisabeth Edhofer Austria CEO, Founder Edhofer Culture Consulting

Tameka Forbes Bahamas Senior Vice President Human Resources Atlantis Paradise Island

Tracey Shuffler Barbados Chief Executive Officer Collins Limited

Janita Burke Bermuda Director Estera Services (Bermuda) Limited

Catherine Roome British Columbia Lead Executive Officer & Board Director Pulse Technologies

Catherine Décarie Canada Associate Vice President, Affinity Market Group TD Insurance

Marion MacKenzie Canada – Atlantic Chapter Executive Coaching Practice Lead Royer Thompson

Nancy Foster Canada – Calgary Chapter Board Director University of Calgary

Susan Green Canada – Edmonton Chapter Chair Crossroads international Resilience Council

Josée Goulet Canada – Montréal Chapter Présidente JGoulet Consultant

Jill Bobula Canada – Ottawa Chapter Executive Lowe-Martin Inc.

Adeola Adebayo Canada – Toronto Chapter Senior Managing Director Canada Life

Martha Breithaupt Canada – Waterloo Chapter President State of Science

Beth Bell Canada – Winnipeg Chapter Corporate Director Multiple Companies

Paula Gutiérrez Chile Architect Estudio Paula Gutiérrez

Catalina Escobar Colombia Founder and CEO Juanfe Foundation

Olga Eljuri de Doumet Ecuador CEO Compania Prohorizon SA

Marita Markkula Finland Vice President, Marketing & Communications ICEYE

Sandra Esquiva-Hesse France Attorney at Law/Partner DLA Piper

Petra Winter Germany Editor & Chief MADAME Magazine

Catherine Engmann Ghana Managing Director Platinum Corporate Solutions

Vivian Lau Hong Kong Chair & Group CEO Pacific Air Holdings Limited

Fiona Tierney Ireland Non-Executive Director

Pnina Sharvit Baruch Israel Advocate Israel Institute for National Security Studies

Marina Romualdi Vaccari Italy International Cooperation Expert Self employed

Dana Morris Dixon Jamaica Senator Government of Jamaica

Samar Nassar Jordan General Secretary Jordan Football Association

Melek el Nimer Lebanon Founder Unite Lebanon Youth Project

Alejandra Latapi Renner Mexico Presidenta

Sue Lindsay New Zealand CEO Real Insight Now

Enrica Maria Ghia Northern Italy Partner GHIA Studio Legale Associato

Susana Vallarino Panama CEO Corretage del Pais

Olga Bessolova Russia CEO Institure for Social Policy Research (SVUiR)

Siak Ching Chong Singapore Chair Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music

Nolitha Fakude South Africa Chairman of the Management Board Anglo American South Africa

Blanca Montero Corominas Spain Subdirectora General Banco Sabadell

Yvonne Magnusson-Norling Sweden CEO and Owner CFM AB

Dr. Indira Couch Trinidad & Tobago CEO ActionEdge

Cigdem Ayozger Ongun Türkiye Managing Partner SRP Legal

Anne Minto OBE United Kingdom Chair IWF United Kingdom

Laura Huckabee-Jennings USA – Alabama CEO Transcend, The Fearless Company

JoAnn Holland USA – Arizona President/CEO Central Phoenix Women|East Valley Women|North Valley Women|Women of Scottsdale

Marcy Doderer USA - Arkansas CEO Arkansas Children's Hospital

Katie Tyler USA – Carolinas Founder Tyler 2 Construction, Inc.

Dara Munson USA – Chicago President and CEO Family Focus

Jeanne Saunders USA – Colorado Objective Financial Advocate Saunders Financial

Lucie Claire Vincent USA – Connecticut President and Independent Board Director Philip Morris International (former)

Marie Meliksetian USA – Connecticut CEO Reliance Solution Services LLC

Cynthia Mickens Ross USA – Dallas CEO Cynthia Mickens Enterprises, LLC & Ministries, Path~Way to Life Center of HOPE Church Inc.,

Genevieve (Ginny) Hill USA – Delaware CEO Girl Scouts Central & Southern NJ

Lucy Morillo USA – Florida President and CEO/Publisher LM & Associates (LMA)

Lucie Lapovsky USA – Florida Suncoast Higher Education Consultant Lapovsky Consulting

Blythe Robinson USA – Georgia President & CEO Sheltering Arms

Diane Chang USA – Hawaii Educational Specialist University of Hawaii at Mānoa, College of Social Sciences

Gloria Totoricagüena, Ph.D. USA – Idaho President Idaho Policy and Consulting LLC

Pam Gagel USA – Kansas Attorney Self-Employed

Diane Medley USA – Kentucky Partner Emeritus Cherry Bekaert LLP

Meredith Hathorn USA – Louisiana Managing Partner Foley & Judell, LLP

Katie Fullam Harris USA – Maine Chief Government Affairs Officer MaineHealth

Adrienne Penta USA – Massachusetts Principal Brown Brothers Harriman

Shirley Stancato USA – Michigan Chair Wayne State University Board of Governors

Beverly Wade Hogan USA – Mississippi President Emerita Tougaloo College

Lynn Wittels USA – Missouri Partner EMD Consulting

Faye Warren USA – Montana Senior Vice President Stockman Bank

Julie Gilday-Shaffer USA – Nevada President / CEO The JGS Group, LLC

JoAnn Piedmont USA – New Jersey Executive Circana

Barbara(BJ) Jones USA – New Mexico Chief Diversity & Impact Officer Sandia Laboratory Federal Credit Union

Daisey Holmes USA – New York President BNY Mellon Foundation

Heather Pelant USA – Northern California Partner Baker Street Advisors

Carol McGuire USA – Ohio

Mary Frates USA – Oklahoma President (retired) Oklahoma Arts Institute

Melody Rose USA – Oregon Principal WittKieffer

Cynthia Kanai USA – Palm Beach President First Serve

Mary Austen USA – Pennsylvania President and CEO Tierney

Jen Giovannitti USA – Pittsburgh President Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation

Linda LoRe USA – Southern California Chairman & CEO InJoy Global Inc

Deborah Varallo USA – Tennessee CEO Varallo Public Relations

Jane Macon USA – Texas Partner Bracewell LLP

Gracie Cavnar USA – Texas – Houston Founder & CEO Recipe for Success Foundation

Cathy Angstman USA – Utah Retired Previously Wealth Advisor, Morgan Stanley

Caroline Carpenter USA – Vermont President National Bank of Middlebury

Victoria Gottlieb USA – Washington DC Senior Director, Global Partnerships Marriott International, Inc.

Nicole Grogan USA – Washington State Chief People Officer Intellectual Ventures

Toni Sikes USA – Wisconsin CEO CODAworx

IWF Global Management

Stephanie Mathews O'Keefe Chief Executive Officer International Women's Forum [email protected]

Heath Nash Chief Operating Officer International Women's Forum [email protected]

Lynne Manrique Vice President Leadership and Educational Programs International Women's Forum [email protected]

Sabrina Wallach Vice President, Finance and Operations International Women's Forum [email protected]

Katya Wildgen Vice President Creative Services and Production International Women's Forum [email protected]

Brenda Cralle Member Data Manager International Women's Forum [email protected]

Angela Gaston Membership and Governance Manager International Women's Forum [email protected]

Kelly Gilbert Manager Global Programs International Women's Forum [email protected]

Ainsley Humphrey Leadership Programs Coordinator International Women's Forum [email protected]

Paul Johnson Senior Advisor International Women's Forum

Michael Luecke Assistant to the CEO and Development Manager International Women's Forum [email protected]

Lori Nuth Website Director International Women's Forum [email protected]

Lauren Williams Design Director International Women's Forum [email protected]

Rachel Yost Director of Partnerships and Philanthropy International Women's Forum [email protected]

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