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GWC Committees

The GWC Advisory Board and Standing Committees engage all GWC members interested in committee service and strengthen our shared efforts to learn, give, and grow for the good of our Greenwood community. Committee involvement is open at any time.

Greenwood Women Care Advisory Board
Kathy Emily, Edris Louise Robinson, Rhonda McGinnis, Catherine DiBenedetto, Mary Woodiwiss, Laura Bachinski, Alison Fletcher, Summer Booker, Laura Stowe (not pictured: Holley Coyle, Rachel Strayer)

Advisory Board

The Advisory Board was formed in 2017 (as the GWC Steering Committee) to establish a framework and foundation for GWC, including determining core values and activities of GWC, membership criteria, guidelines, name and logo adoption, initial publicity for and planning of events, etc. The Advisory Board continues to provide leadership, vision, guidance, and governance to Greenwood Women Care for stability and sustained growth.

Communications Committee

The Communications Committee provides timely and informative internal and external communications to GWC members and the community via written and electronic media. Internal communication includes photographing GWC events and building community among members. Communication initiatives developed for the general public include announcing upcoming quarterly meetings and socials as well as dispersing information concerning the affairs of the organization.

Governance & Finance Committee

The Governance & Finance Committee periodically reviews the GWC Governing Document and recommends proposed revisions to the Advisory Board, on its own motion or at the request of the Executive Committee or Advisory Board. The committee regularly reviews income and expense activity of GWC and annually recommends a proposed budget to the Advisory Board.

Grants Review & Awards Committee

The Grants Review & Awards Committee orchestrates the grant-making process for Greenwood Women Care. The committee accepts grant applications and reviews them for completion ensuring all grant guidelines have been followed. The committee develops methods for reviewing and evaluating the grants before presenting a slate to the GWC Membership. The committee will provide a process for voting, recording the votes, and announcing the final results to the GWC Membership.

Membership Committee

The Membership Committee develops and implements strategies for membership recruitment, retention, and satisfaction. The committee plans membership-related activities, such as orientations, recruitment gatherings, and outreach.

Programs & Education Committee

The Programs & Education Committee provides informational programs and ongoing GWC education at gatherings of the GWC Membership. The committee identifies community programs to spotlight, recruits speakers, secures meeting venues, obtains audiovisual equipment as needed, and works collaboratively with the GWC leadership to organize an effective agenda.  The Programs & Education Committee may provide additional educational items of interest to the Membership.

Social Committee

The Social Committee plans social activities for GWC members and assists the Programs & Education Committee in organizing and planning for effective meetings. Duties include identifying venues, recruiting and acting as greeters and hostesses, and planning and serving refreshments as well as updating the GWC Facebook page and Instagram account.

Greenwood Women Care Executive Committee 
Catherine DiBenedetto, Co-Secretary; Laura Bachinski, Vice Chair; Mary Woodiwiss, Chair; Laura Stowe, Co-Secretary; Summer Booker, Treasurer

Advisory Board

Mary Woodiwiss (Chair), Laura Bachinski (Vice Chair), Catherine DiBenedetto (Co-Secretary), Laura Stowe (Co-Secretary), Summer Booker (Treasurer), Holley Coyle, Kathy Emily, Alison Fletcher, Rhonda McGinnis, Edris Louise Robinson, Rachel Strayer

Communications Committee

Catherine DiBenedetto and Laura Stowe (Co-Chairs), Joy Draper, Sandy McCord, Rachel Strayer, Stephanie Turner, Susan Williams

Governance & Finance Committee

Rhonda McGinnis (Chair), Susan Albon, Summer Booker, Lou Noel, Phyllis Nolan

Grants Review & Awards Committee

Alison Fletcher and Jan Puzar (Co-Chairs), Debbie Coesens, Margaret Conrad, Mary Dula, Kathy Emily, Donna Foster, Sally Kauffmann, Charlene Kish, Sandra McMullen, Trentsie Williams, Mary Woodiwiss (Any GWC Grants Review & Awards Committee member who is employed by or serves on the Board of a nonprofit submitting a grant application will recuse herself from voting tabulations and determinations of grant awards for that cycle.)

Membership Committee

Deb Maschoff and Betty Adams (Co-Chairs), Debbie Bourne, Martha Ann Davis, Rosemerry Franks, Cindy Leary, Boo Ramage, Karen Smith, Nina Trent, Andrea White, Mary Woodiwiss

Programs & Education Committee

Edris Louise Robinson (Chair), Debra Coleman, Maureen Kilburn, Mamie Nicholson, Laura Padgett, Carol Scales, Lisa Smith, Lynn Vaughn

Social Committee

Holley Coyle and Courtney Christensen (Co-Chairs), Susie Aufderheide, Connie Carstens, Vickie Chandler, Janet Deason, Carolyn Fish, Carol Harley, Cindy Logan, Linda McDonald, Barbara Miller, Cindy O’Conner, Karen Smith, Casey Tompkins, Louise Watkins, Sharon Westbrook

2022 GWC Steering Committee
Edris Louise Robinson, Mary Woodiwiss (Chair), Lou Noel (Treasurer), Laura Bachinski (Vice Chair), Trentsie Williams, Summer Booker, Laura Stowe (Co-Secretary), Alison Fletcher, Catherine DiBenedetto (Co-Secretary)

2018 GWC Steering Committee

2018 GWC Steering Committee
(left to right, seated) Megha Lal, Angelle LaBorde, Wendi Andrews (standing) Anne Hancock, Laura Bachinski, Trentsie Williams, Kelly Buckshorn, Anna Welborn, Mary Woodiwiss (not pictured) Laura Stowe

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