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Council Composition
The MWI Advisory Council is comprised of up to 20 Directors, primarily from the Pacific Northwest region. Members serve three-year terms renewable for three terms. Representation reflects diverse backgrounds and business sectors.
Committees
The MWI Advisory Council includes two standing committees in support of MWI: the Mentoring Committee and Program Development Committee. Committees meet informally during the year to develop initiatives, set priorities, and address new opportunities. Student and community volunteers provide additional support for the committees.
Mentoring Committee
The MWI Mentoring Program committee is responsible for recruiting and selecting MWI Mentors from the South Sound community, inviting student applications to be mentees and making selections, matching mentors and mentees, and developing programing to support the mentoring relationship. The Mentoring Program committee may also develop new mentoring programs targeted to specific groups of students at the UWT Milgard School of Business, such as an undergraduate mentoring program.
Program Development Committee
The Program Development committee focuses on the creation and incubation of new programs; additional committees may be formed as programs are launched and move past the incubation phase of development. The current Program Development committee focuses on the implementation of the Inspired Speaker series, the development of a high school leadership development program for young women in the South Sound, and the development of professional and continuing education opportunities for professional women in the region.
Meet Our MWI Advisory Board
Jennifer Kilmer
Member of Mentoring Committee
Director at Washington State Historical Society
Miriam Krause
Co-Chair: Program Development Committee
Owner, CPA, Macc Cornerstone CFO & COO Services
Andrea Reay
Member of Program Development Committee
President and CEO, Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber
Queena Tupou
Member of the Program Development Committee
Deputy Director of the Blue Zones Project in Parkland-Spanaway
Dr. Paige Wescott
Chair: Mentoring Committee
Neural Ed researcher & presenter, Puyallup School District & City University Seattle
Desiree Wilkins Finch
Member of Program Development Committee
Owner & Principal Consultant at RiseLWP
