WIPP Leadership Advisory Council

 

About the WIPP Leadership Advisory Council:

WIPP’s Leadership Advisory Council includes WIPP members who are women business owners as well as thought leaders and academics with expertise in entrepreneurship, public policy, and leadership development. The Leadership Advisory Council assists WIPP in the following ways:

• Provide guidance to WIPP on policy and programming;
• Promotes WIPP to expand its network of women business owners and to educate stakeholders on WIPP policy and programming efforts;
• Represents WIPP at events and other activities, at the request of WIPP staff;
• Serves as a leadership training ground for prospective candidates for the WIPP Board of Directors, WIPP Education Foundation and WIPP International.

 

Opportunity:

Participation on WIPP’s Leadership Advisory Council provides numerous opportunities to WIPP Members:

• Build relationships with a fantastic group of accomplished women business leaders;
• Expand your visibility and profile as a leader in your industry and the women entrepreneurship community;
• Interact with policy makers in Congress and the Administration to create and change policy impacting women in business;
• Give back to an organization which champions women business owners, like you, every day.

Requirements:

Members of WIPP’s Leadership Advisory Council are required to possess the following:

• Maintain good standing or upgrade to a WIPP Advocacy Partner membership level ($500/year);
• Own a business with a minimum of $150,000 in average annual revenues;
• Commitment to WIPP’s mission, vision, and goals;
• Knowledge and understanding of the issues and challenges facing the women entrepreneurship community;
• Previous volunteer leadership or Board experience preferred.

 

Term:

A Council Member will serve a two year term on WIPP’s Leadership Advisory Board and may renew as requested by WIPP leadership.

 

Time Commitment:

WIPP Leadership Advisory Council Members are requested to participate at four (4) meetings per year – two in person meeting and two via teleconference. In addition, the WIPP Executive Director will communicate with Council Members as needed on projects during the course of the year.

Selection Process:

Candidates for the WIPP Leadership Advisory Council are selected and appointed by the WIPP Executive Director and Chair of the Leadership Advisory Council. The WIPP Board of Directors and other Council Members can make recommendations for prospective candidates and candidates can self-nominate. A number of factors go into the selection of Council Members including industry/business type, expertise, and WIPP programming and policy objectives.

 

If you are interested in participating on the WIPP Leadership Advisory Council, please fill out the LAC Application and send your resume & bio to Pam Woo at pwoo@wipp.org. 

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2018 Leadership Advisory Council

 

 

 

  Misty Mayes

  Management Solutions

  Chair

 

   

 

    

 

 

 

  Lynn Petrazzuolo

  Avanti Corporation

  Vice Chair

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Rebecca Askew, Circuit Media	At Large
Tina Baker, Cadence Group Associates	At Large
Tonya Buckner, Buckner Management & Technology	At Large
Charlotta Carter, GRI Technology Solutions	At Large
Anne Chambers, RED212	At Large
Isabel Chancellor, IngenuitE	At Large
Megan Connor, PilieroMazza	At Large
Denita Conway, PROVEN Management	At Large
Amina Elgouacem, NEOSTEK	At Large
Courtney Fairchild, Global Services	Immediate Past Chair
Lisa Firestone, Managed Care Advisors	Chair, WIPP Board of Directors
Forough Ghahramani, Life Sciences Computing	Chair, WEF Board of Directors
Komal Goyal, 6e Technologies	At Large
Sharon Hadary, Sharon Hadary & Co.	Strategic Advisor
Janice Hamilton, JMH Education Marketing	At Large
Rhonda Johnson, End2End Technical Solutions	At Large
Jessica Johnson-Cope, Johnson Security Bureau	At Large
Meena Krishnan, Inoventures	At Large
Marsha Lindquist, Granite Leadership Strategies	At Large
Virginia Littlejohn, Quantum Leaps	Strategic Advisor
Leeanna Lozada, Providence Pediatric Medical DayCare	At Large
Lourdes Martin-Rosa, Government Business Solutions	Strategic Advisor
Carol McCrae, C.A. McCrae, CPA	At Large
Maria Panichelli, Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman	At Large
Fran Pastore, Women's Business Development Council	Strategic Advisor
Desiree Patno, National Association of Women in Real Estate Businesses	Strategic Advisor
Tina Patterson, Jade Solutions	At Large
Ann Ramakumaran, Ampcus	At Large
Julie Rothhouse, SynaVoice	At Large
Michele Ruiz, Ruiz Strategies	At Large
LaJuanna Russell, Business Management Associates	At Large
Joanne Steiger, Certified Impact	At Large
Ann Sullivan, Madison Services Group	WIPP Government Relations
Sallie Mullins Thompson, Sallie Mullins Thompson CPA	At Large
Serena Washington, Washington Defense Corporation	At Large
Candace Waterman, Women Impacting Public Policy	WIPP President