GET INVOLVED IN IWIL!
Join our committees
IWIL is very active in the Springfield community, and we encourage members to join one or more of our varied committees. Contact the committee chairs for more information.
Communications
Contact: Lisa Miller
Committee members gather information for, create and manage the monthly newsletter. Committee is the liaison from the leadership to the membership and from the membership to the community at large. Involves covering all IWIL events to appropriately share with media outlets and social media platforms.
Community Health Giving Circle (CHCG)
Contact: - Jill Steiner
Committee oversees all action of the Community Health Giving Circle and its members. In addition to monitoring membership and organizing membership activities and meetings, this committee, or a subcommittee, is responsible for the CHGC Health Grants.
This involves awarding Health Grants from the IWIL CHGC Fund utilizing CFLL’s Community Grants Program (August).
Learn more about CHCG
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
Contact: Open position
The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee recommends strategies to the Board to assure integration of diversity, equity, justice and inclusion among the IWIL Board, committees, membership and the Springfield community at large to be a representation of the community and a leader in recognizing and uplifting women of diverse backgrounds.
Learn more about our commitment to DEI
Hospitality Committee
Contact: Amy Peterson & Nikki Hernandez
Committee plans and hosts the March Spring Social, June Annual Meeting and multiple Social Pop-Ups throughout the year. If interested in helping plan or assists, please e-mail for more information.
Membership Committee
Contact:Ava Carpenter
Committee reviews new member applications and sends recommendations to the chair to take to the board for a vote. Committee chair maintains membership roster and coordinates annual membership renewals. Committee members help orient new members to the organization to ensure the most positive experience. They do this through new member lunches approximately two to three times each year and outreach to new members as they join.
Programs Committee
Contact: Kajanda Love
Committee selects and schedules speakers and program topics for each of the seven monthly luncheon meetings that support the annual IWIL theme. This committee typically works from April-July.
Learn more about our Luncheons
Registration Committee
Contact: Amanda Biggs
Committee handles monthly meeting registration and payments including organizing member and guest name-tags. Committee also works the registration table at meetings to ensure all attendees are properly checked-in.
Scholarship Committee
Contact: Michelle Shaver
The Scholarship Committee reviews and evaluates all scholarship applications, which are received each spring. Time commitment is intensive during one month, typically in March or April each year.
Learn more about our scholarships
Symposium Committee
Contacts: Sarah Brewer and Lauren Olson
Symposium committee plans and hosts the day-long conference in September each year and is made up of various subcommittees including: programs, logistics, marketing/PR, exhibitors, audio/visual, registration, and more.
Learn more about Symposium