Executive Women International Tucson

EWI ® MISSION AND VISION

MISSION

Executive Women International is an organization which brings together key individuals from diverse businesses for the purpose of:

• Promoting member firms
• Enhancing personal and professioanl development, and
• Encouraging community involvement

VISION

To be the premier worldwide business women's organization 

History:

Founded in 1938 by Lucille Johnson Perkins in San Francisco, CA, EWI was orginally formed as Executives' Secretaries Inc.  Its intent was to bring together key women who worked with top executives of first-class firms in a noncompetitive areas of business.  With the increasing role of women in the workforce and more representatives holding executive positions, in 1977 the organization changed it's name to Executive Women International.

Today, over 3,000 companies and 3,500 representatives are members of EWI in 75 chapters located in major cities across the United States, Canada and Europe.  EWI is the premier organization for networking and leadership development for today's business professionals and their firms.

What We Do

EWI is the premier organization for networking and leadership development for today's business professional and their firms

EWI's professional development opportunities range from a comprehensive proprietary "Academy of Leadership" Series, and annual Leaders summit for graduates of the "Academy" program, to an online learning Certified Professional Leaders' Program. A website offering leadership resource and skill-building tele-seminars. Professional development is cited as the key benefit to individuals.

EWI offers competitive and valuable scholarships. Adult Student in Scholastic Transition (ASIST) has provided three $4,000 scholarships to adult students in career transition. Applications are open to University of Arizona students. See UofA scholarship office for details.

EWI's philanthropic initatives focus on literacy. A message that is annually brought to more than 17,000 childred across the United States and Canada through innovative partnering and marketing. Each year nearly 700 EWI volunteers devote countless hours and funds to make their EWI Reading Rally events successful.

The Tucson Chapter also supports local agencies such as the Tucson Center for Women and Children, My Sister's Closet (provides business attire for women re-entering the workforce), Tucson Diaper Bank and Toy's for Tots.

Philanthropy: Judy Parker                                                 Pima Pet Clinic 520-327-5624