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Now Accepting PWN Scholarship Foundation Applications
It’s that time of year when we need your help to get the word out that we are now accepting PWN Scholarship Foundation Applications for the 2023-2024 school year. We established the PWN Scholarship Foundation in 1992 and we have awarded over $35,000 to women in our community who are completing their AA or BA. […]
March Madness in More Ways Than One- Jessie Fergesen, Cedar Rapids Kernels and Waterloo Bucks
In 1939 a high school athletic administrator is credited with coining the phrase “March Madness”; however, it was Brent Musberger who used the phrase during the 1982 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, and it stuck. Personally, I go absolutely nuts for March Madness as a college wrestling and basketball fan, entering staff pools, and watching all […]
Know Your Numbers-Katie Powell, Savant Tax & Consulting
You see this phrase and many think, what numbers are you talking about? Are you thinking about how many people will be at the next event, how many stops will be included for the next trip, or what should your monthly budget be? These are all important questions however this phrase will be the most […]
Welcome to the PWN Board, Mindy Kayser Vice President of Community Engagement, Mercy Medical Center Foundation
Mindy Kayser recently joined PWN in 2021 and we made such a great impression 🙂 she decided to commit to joining the board. We are so excited to have her! Mindy has more than 20 years of nonprofit administration, marketing, communications and fundraising experience. Her prior work history includes leadership roles with Operation Threshold (Waterloo), […]
Find ‘The Want’! A Letter from our President, Jamie Meyers
Hello PWN Ladies! THANK YOU for joining us on this ride that we will call 2022. My name is Jamie Meyers, and I am THRILLED to be your President for the year. We are starting off this new year by hopefully sharing some stories, some funny tidbits, and some of our hearts with all of […]
2021-2022 PWN Scholarship Foundation Recipients
It is our pleasure to announce this year’s PWN Scholarship Foundation Award Recipients for the 2021-2022 school year. As it is every year, it was no easy task to determine this year’s winners and we are honored to have these brave women share their stories with us. Dawn Atkins, Cedar Rapids, IA While reading Dawn’s […]
PWN February 2021 Virtual General Meeting: Change Blows: Leading through the mess with Courtney Smock
Join us this Thursday, February 25th as we hear from Courtney Smock, Founding Partner of SlingShot25. When the winds of change blow hard enough, the most trivial of things can become deadly projectiles. That’s because every person touched by the change will react based on their personal thoughts and feelings – even when those thoughts and feelings seem hopelessly […]
New Year, New Board
Read MorePWN Featured Member, Melissa Miller
We are excited to announce that we are reintroducing our PWN Featured Member piece to the newsletter. Our first participant is Melissa Miller, Owner of Office Evolution, a shared workspace for professionals. Melissa joined PWN two years ago; she is a positively genuine influencer within our community. Let’s learn a little about Melissa! When asked who […]