Leadership
Leadership
Deb Brossard, Chairwoman
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GFWC-WI LEADERSHIP OBJECTIVES
Continuing Education Opportunities
GFWC -WI Mini LEADS U
GFWC-WI Mini Leads 101 Information being offered at GFWC-WI State Convention May 4, 2022 in Eau Claire from 1 to 4 PM
Mini LEADS 101 – ZOOM CLASS – October 26/November 2, 2022
This introductory coursework offers information on Leading Effective Meetings; Basic Parliamentary
Procedure; Conflict Resolution; Public Speaking; GFWC History, Structure, and Accomplishments;
Personality Types & Inventory; and Why we do What we do.
Row 1: Melissa (Missi) Anderson – GFWC Oconomowoc Woman’s Club; Suz Hooser, GFWC-WI State
Director of Junior Clubs – Presenter; Linda Brown – GFWC Port Washington Woman’s Club; Abby Lorenz
– Presenter
Row 2: Nancy Dickman, GFWC-WI State President – Special Guest; Jeannine Guttormsson, GFWC
Woman’s Club of West Allis; Elizabeth (Lizzy) Bauer, GFWC Oconomowoc Woman’s Club; Gloria Lansin,
GFWC Amery Woman’s Club
Row 3: Heather Sturtevant – Presenter; Nikki Carriveau, GFWC Stevens Point Junior Woman’s Club;
Betty Cross, GFWC Antigo Junior Woman’s Club, Mary Meek – Presenter, Melodye Koles, GFWC Antigo
Junior Woman’s Club; Pam Winchell, GFWC Rhinelander Woman’s Club
Row 4: Courtney Smith, GFWC Rhinelander Woman’s Club; Kelly Palmgren, GFWC Stevens Point Junior
Woman’s Club; Missy Kimball – Presenter; Deb Strecker - Presenter
Mini LEADS 101 – ZOOM CLASS – June 5, 2022
This introductory coursework offers information on Leading Effective Meetings; Basic Parliamentary
Procedure; Conflict Resolution; Public Speaking; GFWC History, Structure, and Accomplishments;
Personality Types & Inventory; and Why we do What we do.
GFWC-WI Mini LEADS 101 Graduating Class of June 5, 2022:
1 st Row: Deb Brossard – Presenter; Sue Bessert – Presenter; Pat Mueller, GFWC Shorewood Woman’s Club; Jean Molitor, GFWC Woman’s Club of West Allis
2 nd Row: Heather Sturtevant – Presenter; Jody Rymaszewski, GFWC Woman’s Club of West Allis; Robyn Allen, GFWC Woman’s Club of Hartland; Mary Meek – Presenter
3 rd Row: Alexandra Lerch-Gaggl, GFWC Woman’s Club of Pewaukee; Nicole Kilen, Lakeland Area GFWC; Abby Lorenz – Presenter; Sue Bessert – Presenter; Chris Nevinski, GFWC Woman’s Club of Pewaukee
4 th Row: Angela Godard, Lakeland Area GFWC
MINI LEADS 102 – Fall, 2021 in Brown Deer, WI
Agenda included presentations on Attracting and Retaining New Members; the Art of
Delegation; and Working with the Media
Back row L to R: Pat Stemper, Oconomowoc Woman’s Club; Carolyn Mitchell, Brown Deer Junior Woman’s Club; Deb Strecker, Woman’s Club of Kenosha; Lora McPhillips - Oconomowoc Junior Woman’s Club; Missy Kimball, Mini LEADS presenter and Oconomowoc Junior Woman’s Club; Tammy Welter, GFWC-WI Director of Junior Clubs and Beloit Junior Woman’s Club; Sue Bessert, Mini LEADS presenter and Rhinelander Woman’s Club; Michelle Munoz, Mini LEADS presenter and GFWC-WI and Junior Clubs Treasurer.
Front row L to R: Deb Brossard, GFWC-WI Immediate Past President; Christine Nevinski, Woman’s Club of Pewaukee; Alexandra Lerch-Gaggl, Woman’s Club of Pewaukee; Nancy Dickman, GFWC-WI First Vice President/President-elect; Sharon Phelps, Oconomowoc Woman’s Club; Susanne Auer, Oconomowoc Woman's Club; Diane Stoiber, Brown Deer Junior Woman’s Club; Dorothy Protz, Brown Deer Junior Woman’s Club; Janine Haar, Oconomowoc Junior Woman’s Club; Kristina Higbee, Mini LEADS presenter and GFWC Director of Junior Clubs.
Leadership Promotion Opportunities
Current Newsletter from GFWC International Chairwoman.
GFWC International Leadership Information - The GFWC Club Manual has a great article on leadership success. Click here to learn more!
GFWC News and Notes - click here for another great source of information!
Click here for Upcoming GFWC-WI Events.
Ted Talks Information, click here.
More Ted Talks Information (from Feb 2020 Workshop), click here.
Past GFWC International Newsletters
Leadership Development Opportunities
GFWC LEADS (Leadership, Education and Development Seminar)
To apply to the GFWC LEADS program, please read the information and complete the application.
🚨For the Word version of the application, please click here. 🚨
The judging criteria for GFWC-WI LEADS is available here.
The GFWC-WI Leadership Committee Members
The committee includes the following members Deb Brossard: GFWC-WI Chairwoman and GLR Leadership Chair, Lora McPhillips: Junior Leadership Chairwoman, Mary Meek: WI-LEADS 2017, Sue Bessert: WI-LEADS 2018, Suz Hooser: WI-LEADS 2019, Missy Kimball: WI-LEADS 2020, Heather Sturtevant WI-LEADS 2021, and Deb Strecker: WI-LEADS 2022.
Watch President Nancy Dickman’s Leadership Speech given at the Southern Prairies District Convention.