Mission
THE TRUSTEESHIP WAS FOUNDED IN 1998 TO BRING TOGETHER PREEMINENT WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AND INFLUENCE IN DIVERSE FIELDS, AND TO PROVIDE THEM WITH A FORUM FOR THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AND EXPERIENCES. THE TRUSTEESHIP IS A FOUNDING MEMBER AFFILIATE OF THE INTERNATIONAL WOMENS FORUM, WHICH IS COMPOSED OF AFFILIATES THROUGHOUT THE US AND AROUND THE WORLD. OFTEN INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS WORK TOGETHER TO ADDRESS SIGNIFICANT ISSUES AT LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS. IN THE PROCESS THEY POOL RESOURCES, SOLIDIFY RELATIONSHIPS AND CREATE NETWORKS OF POWER AND COMMUNICATION. THROUGH THE DISTINCTION OF ITS MEMBERS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THEIR CONSTITUENCIES, THE TRUSTEESHIP EXEMPLIFIES THE LEADERSHIP ROLE OF WOMEN AND DEMONSTRATES THE IMPACT THEY ARE HAVING ON SOCIETY.