{"id":9949,"date":"2022-01-04T13:41:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T17:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/owit.org\/?p=9949"},"modified":"2022-01-18T03:25:50","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T07:25:50","slug":"organization-of-women-in-international-trade-announces-2022-executive-committee-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/owit-sandbox.owit.org\/wp\/organization-of-women-in-international-trade-announces-2022-executive-committee-members\/","title":{"rendered":"ORGANIZATION OF WOMEN IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE ANNOUNCES 2022 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9949\" class=\"elementor elementor-9949\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26c88f70 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26c88f70\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-441f33f3\" data-id=\"441f33f3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bce9146 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bce9146\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>[Washington D.C., January 4<sup>th<\/sup>, 2022] \u2014<\/strong> The Organization of Women in International Trade (OWIT), the leading global organization supporting women in business, professional development &amp; education, networking, and entrepreneurship, is pleased to announce the members of its 2022 Executive Committee who assumed their roles as of January 1. This group of elected women and men will serve for the 2022 period.<\/p><p>OWIT president, Frida Owinga is the first president to serve from Africa. As a certified life-and-work coach, she has worked with business owners across various sectors for over 20 years, supporting them in different capacities but with the singular objective of building organizations that foster quality, sustainable work with the goal of alleviating poverty.<\/p><p>Owinga studied Organization Leadership and Management at Regent University, then furthered her business education by completing Kaufmann Foundation&#8217;s Small Business Management\u00a0training\u00a0and Goldman Sachs&#8217; 10KSB Women Entrepreneurship program.\u00a0She joined OWIT in 2009,\u00a0serving in various capacities before becoming President of OWIT Nairobi in 2017 and V-P Chapter Development in 2019-20, during which time she supported the setup of OWIT Nigeria, St. Louis, Dominican Republic and Zimbabwe.<\/p><p>The comprehensive list of members of the new OWIT Executive Board is as follows:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><strong>President \u2013 <\/strong>Frida Owinga,\u00a0Nairobi, Kenya<\/li><li><strong>Executive Vice President\/President<\/strong><strong>\u2010<\/strong><strong>Elect <\/strong><strong>\u2013<\/strong> Hulya Kurt, Lake Geneva, Switzerland<\/li><li><strong>Treasurer \u2013 <\/strong>Carolina Schneider,Virtual Chapter,\u00a0Ohio, USA<\/li><li><strong>Assistant Treasurer \u2013 <\/strong>Torrey Chambliss,Tampa Bay,\u00a0USA<\/li><li><strong>Co-Vice President, Chapter Development \u2013 <\/strong>Maurice Otieno,Nairobi, Kenya<\/li><li><strong>Co-Vice President, Chapter Development \u2013 <\/strong>Susan Baka, Toronto, Canada<\/li><li><strong>Vice President, Marketing \u2013 <\/strong>Niki Jones,Virtual Chapter, New York, USA<\/li><li><strong>Vice President, Social Media \u2013 <\/strong>Kyesubire Greigg,Nairobi, Kenya<\/li><li><strong>Vice President, Conference\/Newsletter and Secretary \u2013 <\/strong>Audrey Ross,Toronto, Canada<\/li><li><strong>General Counsel \u2013 <\/strong>Audrey Glover\u2010Dichter,South Florida, USA<\/li><li><strong>Co-Vice President, Programming \u2013 <\/strong>Kezia Mukiri, Nairobi, Kenya<\/li><li><strong>Co-Vice President, Programming \u2013 <\/strong>Sydonie Neysmith, Virtual Chapter, Florida, USA<\/li><li><strong>Co-Vice President, Information Technology \u2013 <\/strong>John Njau Murithii, Nairobi, Kenya<\/li><li><strong>Co-Vice President, Information Technology \u2013 <\/strong>Pearl Ngwenya, Zimbabwe<\/li><li><strong>Co<\/strong><strong>\u2010<\/strong><strong>Vice President, Sponsorship \u2013 <\/strong>Stephanie Sherrod, Virtual Chapter, Chicago, USA<\/li><li><strong>Co<\/strong><strong>\u2010<\/strong><strong>Vice President, Sponsorship \u2013 <\/strong>Tshengi Ndolvu, Zimbabwe<\/li><li><strong>Co<\/strong><strong>\u2010<\/strong><strong>Vice President, Partnership <\/strong><strong>\u2013<\/strong> Angela Hofmann,Washington, D.C., USA<\/li><li><strong>Co<\/strong><strong>\u2010<\/strong><strong>Vice President, Partnership <\/strong><strong>\u2013<\/strong> Cortney Morgan,Washington D.C., USA<\/li><li><strong>Vice President, Membership \u2013 <\/strong>Nancy Aketch, Nairobi, Kenya<\/li><li><strong>Vice President, Chapter Support \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Karen Bland,<strong>\u202f<\/strong>Washington, D.C., USA\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Co-Vice President, Virtual \u2013 <\/strong>Alexian Wines, Washington D.C., USA<\/li><li><strong>Co-Vice President, Virtual \u2013 <\/strong>Rosy Hernandez,Virtual Chapter, Texas, USA<\/li><li><strong>Immediate Past President \u2013 <\/strong>Cami Mazard,Washington, D.C., USA<\/li><\/ul><p>OWIT is a global organization with locally operated chapters established in regions of Africa, the Americas, and Europe. Chapters host events that educate members and foster the creation of new international and domestic connections.<\/p><p>The organization defines its mission as follows: \u201cUnited around the globe, OWIT\u2019s goal is to foster international trade and the advancement of women in business. Our growing network continues to provide a collective forum to support education, to facilitate information exchange and to promote networking. In pursuing these goals, OWIT strives to provide a rewarding volunteer environment, to stay at the forefront of trade and technological developments, and to build partnerships and alliances with peer organizations and associations.\u201d<\/p><p>Joining a chapter is easy! Visit the organization\u2019s membership page (https:\/\/owit.org\/register-membership\/) to find a local chapter near you. OWIT makes it easy to adhere to social distancing guidelines while still being an active member. Use OWIT\u2019s virtual chapter finder (available at https:\/\/owit.org\/virtual-chapter\/) to join an online chapter. This is also a useful resource for those who do not have a chapter in their area. After registering with a chapter, individuals are added as members of the global network.<\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>The Organization of Women in International Trade (\u2018OWIT\u2019) is the leading organization in promoting and supporting women in business, networking, and professional development. From all of us to you, we are excited to see the journey you embark on in your career and hope to help our members in gaining success. For more information on OWIT, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/owit.org\">https:\/\/owit.org<\/a> or contact us at <a href=\"mailto:admin@owit.org\">admin@owit.org<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Washington D.C., January 4th, 2022] \u2014 The Organization of Women in International Trade (OWIT), the leading global organization supporting women in business, professional development &amp; education, networking, and entrepreneurship, is pleased to announce the members of its 2022 Executive Committee who assumed their roles as of January 1. 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