INSTITUTES & CENTERS

Women's Leadership Council

Educating, Enriching, Empowering Women

Mission 

The Women’s Leadership Council of Westmont College empowers Westmont’s female students to thrive in their collegiate experience with needed scholarships and to flourish in their future careers and vocations by connecting them to community professionals to share career and life insights, networking, internship and job opportunities.

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Key Initiatives

  • Assist in attracting new female leaders in our community to Westmont and involving them in the life of the college
  • Engage alumnae, parents and friends who’ve become leaders in their chosen fields by strengthening their connection to each other and to the college
  • Offer special activities and events on campus and in the community that discuss contemporary issues relating to women

Featured Speakers

Teresa Goines (2016)
Kathy Ireland (2017)
Shauna Niequist (2018)
Megan Alexander (2019)
Tamika Catchings (2020)
Lupita Knittel (2023)
Natalie Taylor (2024)

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“We hope that leaders in our community will join with us in supporting young Westmont women. Your involvement will enrich and empower these women well beyond the years they spend as students at the college.”

 

 

 

 

 

  • Kim Crawford ’00
  • Courtney DeSoto ’94
  • Amy Eddy ’02
  • Denice Fellows, chair           
  • Anna Grotenhuis
  • Cheryl Miller  
  • Sherry Nasseri ’00
  • Drew Parisi ’05
  • Sarah Camp, Assistant Vice President of College Advancement    
  • Janay Marshall ’01, Director of Alumni Relations
  • Toni Ramos, Student Career Services Specialist     
  • Reed Sheard, Vice President of College Advancement and CIO
  • Mary Pat Whitney, Director of Public and Advancement Events

The current council builds on the extraordinary contributions, energy and passion of its past members:

  • Anna Grotenhuis, co-chair
  • Penny Jenkins, co-chair
  • Andria Kahmann, co-chair
  • Kirsten Moore, Women's Basketball Head Coach / Associate Athletic Director
  • Mindy Wolfe '94
  • Kim Yim' 94

Events

Women's Leadership Council Luncheon | Friday, January 24, 2025.

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Contact

To learn more, please contact: 
 

Toni Ramos
tramos@westmont.edu
specialevents@westmont.edu