GWC Advisory Board 2025 ~ l to r: Catherine DiBenedetto, Kathy Emily, Margaret Conrad (Secretary), Mary Woodiwiss (Treasurer), Peggy Dewane-Pope (Vice Chair), Rachel Strayer (Chair), Holley Coyle, Jan Puzar, Laura Stowe, Summer Booker (not pictured: Helena Wardlaw)
GWC Advisory Board 2024, following our December 2024 brunch meeting: (front row) Rachel Strayer, Laura Stowe, Summer Booker, Mary Woodiwiss, Kathy Emily, Jan Puzar, Holley Coyle; (back row) Catherine DiBenedetto, Laura Bachinski, Peggy Dewane-Pope, Helena Wardlaw, Anne-Marie Johnson. (not pictured: Margaret Conrad)
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 2025- 2027
Mary Woodiwiss, Treasurer; Peggy Dewane-Pope, Vice Chair; Rachel Strayer, Chair; Margaret Conrad, Secretary
Advisory Board
Rachel Strayer (Chair), Peggy Dewane-Pope (Vice Chair), Margaret Conrad (Secretary), Mary Woodiwiss (Treasurer), Summer Booker, Holley Coyle, Catherine DiBenedetto, Kathy Emily, Jan Puzar, Laura Stowe, Helena Wardlaw
Communications Committee
Rachel Strayer (Chair), Caroline Dennis, Catherine DiBenedetto, Joy Draper, Sandy McCord, Denise Mock, Laura Stowe, Susan Williams
Governance & Finance Committee
Margaret Conrad (Chair), Susan Albon, Summer Booker, Glenda Corley, Lou Noel, Phyllis Nolan, Mary Woodiwiss, Lisa Wyn
Grants Review & Awards Committee
Debbie Coesens and Jan Puzar (Co-Chairs), Margaret Conrad, Peggy Dewane-Pope, Mary Dula, Kathy Emily, Alison Fletcher, Donna Foster, Deb Natvig, Michelle Stallworth, 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
Betty Adams and Cady Nell Keener (Co-Chairs), Debbie Bourne, Martha Ann Davis, Rosemerry Franks, Denise Mock, Cindy O’Connor, Nina Trent, Mary Woodiwiss
Programs & Education Committee
Taylor Haigler (Chair), Laura Bachinski, Erica Ferry, Sabrina Miller, Mamie Nicholson, Lisa Smith, Helena Wardlaw
Social Committee
Courtney Christensen and Holley Coyle (Co-Chairs), Summer Booker, Connie Carstens, Vickie Chandler, Bobbie Fulton, Marg Gunderson, Carol Harley, Ginger Richman, Karen Smith, Casey Tompkins, Allie Williams, Brenda Wulfekotte
Greenwood Women Care Advisory Board 2023
(front row) Kathy Emily, Laura Stowe (Co-Secretary), Mary Woodiwiss (Chair), Jan Puzar; (back row) Catherine DiBenedetto (Co-Secretary), Rachel Strayer (Vice Chair), Holley Coyle, Laura Bachinski, Summer Booker (Treasurer)
Greenwood Women Care Advisory Board 2022
Kathy Emily, Edris Louise Robinson, Rhonda McGinnis, Catherine DiBenedetto, Mary Woodiwiss, Laura Bachinski, Alison Fletcher, Summer Booker, Laura Stowe (not pictured: Holley Coyle, Jan Puzar, Rachel Strayer)
GWC Steering Committee 2020
Edris Louise Robinson, Mary Woodiwiss (Co-Chair), Lou Noel (Treasurer), Laura Bachinski (Co- Chair), Trentsie Williams, Summer Booker, Laura Stowe (Co-Secretary), Alison Fletcher, Catherine DiBenedetto (Co-Secretary)
GWC Steering Committee 2018
(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
