WLI Steering Committee
The Steering Committee of the Women’s Leadership Initiative designs and implements the broad strategies for achieving WLI’s mission. In addition, Committee members form a core for a women’s leadership community at Yale, serving as informal mentors and proactively engaging other women in WLI’s activities. The Representatives of the Steering Committee meet for an hour a week. They are assigned to committees that work on specific implementation of projects to fulfill the mission of WLI. If you are interested in getting involved in a specific facet of WLI, please feel free to email the appropriate committee.
Steering Committee Groups
Mentorship
The Mentorship Committee plans events to strengthen relationships among WLI members from various class years and to form lasting ties with women in the workplace. The Committee’s activities include helping underclassmen find upperclassmen who can give advice about summer internships and fellowships. The Committee also plans social events, such as happy hours and study breaks.
Contact: wlimentorship@panlists.yale.edu
Speakers
The Speakers Committee takes the lead in finding successful women who represent a variety of professions, backgrounds, and ages to share their experiences with Yale students. The Committee highlights individual speakers through Master’s Teas or lectures and also arranges panels on particular careers or topics. The Committee will further co-sponsor events with Women in Management at Yale’s School of Management (SOM), the Women’s Faculty Forum, the Poytner Foundation, student organizations, and other Yale organizations with which WLI has established partnerships. The Speakers Committee collaborates with the other sub-committees to find speakers for such key events as the Launch Event and the Intercollegiate Leadership Conference.
Contact: wlispeakers@panlists.yale.edu
Launch Event
The Launch Event will be a banquet to celebrate WLI’s founding and will take place in late April. The Committee is seeking out high-profile speakers to kick off the event, working with the media to gain press coverage, and collaborating with the Yale Administration on the logistical side.
Contact: wlilaunch@panlists.yale.edu
Alumnae Relations
The Alumnae Relations Committee maintains communication with all types of Yale alumnae, ranging from politicians, to stay-at-home moms, to CEOs of major corporations. The Committee’s activities include planning a Job Shadowing Day, finding alumnae to speak at WLI events, publishing a regular newsletter, and identifying new opportunities for WLI members through alumnae.
Contact: wlialumnae@panlists.yale.edu
Leadership Conference
WLI is planning a leadership conference for October 2007, members of this Committee are shape a highly unique and influential event from the ground up. Participants will attend seminars to learn about and discuss the most pressing topics of our and to learn the leadership skills that will help them make a difference now and in the future.
Contact: wliconference@panlists.yale.edu
Business
The Business Committee works on funding the important activities of WLI. It is currently applying for grants, and establishing partnerships with women’s organizations all over the world. The Committee is also seeking to apply for 501(c)3 status using the services of a Yale Law School clinic. Furthermore, the Business Committee manages the marketing for WLI activities
Contact: wlibusiness@panlists.yale.edu
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