Executive Women International Tucson

Executive Women International Tucson
Tucson, AZ
Jeannie.Nguyen@nbarizona.com

What we are about

Vision

To be a professional organization that creates value for its member firms and their representatives through career development, business connectivity, and involvement in local communities.

Core Identity

Connections

EWI brings people in the business world together. Being connected through EWI means you have member firms close at hand, and representatives of these firms on-call on a first-name, collegial basis.

Careers

We offer individuals the chance to better themselves through career training, business interconnectivity, and sheer networking.

Community

Our community includes our members, member representatives, and areas in which we live. Through outreach programs, scholarships, and other outreach, EWI connects with its community and betters it.

Women

Our history is inextricably tied with the history of women’s liberation around the world. We started as a membership organization for executive assistants in the 1930s. We grew with the times to incorporate some of the most powerful and active women in the world of business. As we look to EWI’s future as an open organization, we do so proud and aware of our heritage.

Leadership Conference & Annual Meeting

Our members gather once a year to attend a powerful means to stay connected, to further careers, and to help communities. We call this event Leadership Conference & Annual Meeting, or LCAM.

Member Firms and Representatives

"Member firms" is our term to refer to the business members of our organization. Our meetings, conferences, and board positions are comprised of their individual "representatives."

EWI supports businesses and individuals by promoting member firms, enhancing career development, and encouraging community involvement.

Leadership

EWI is the leading, professional organization representing key business and industry groups.

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.