BPW/WA State Candidates

Business & Professional Women / Spring 2007

BPW/WA State Candidates

Nomination Application for 2007-2008 State Officer & Committee Members

BPW State

President

Janyne Moynihan

is an active member of Greater Everett BPW and co-member of North 5. Currently she served as District 1 Director and Editor of the Washington Business Woman for two years. She has served the Greater Everett Local as, President, Secretary, and has published their newsletter. Janyne has completed several Leadership Training programs and is a Nationally trained IDP Facilitator.

Janyne was honored by her local as the 2003 Woman of Achievement, received the 2005 state Nike award and represented BPW/WA at National conference in 2005 as the ID representative.

She is Co-President of Groves and Groves Incorporated, a workers’ compensation third party administrator. Janyne is an active volunteer EMT with Mukilteo Fire Department and Monroe Speedway Racing.

Candidate for

BPW State Recording Secretary

Donna Morris is Assistant District 1 Director and current BPW/WA State Recording Secretary.

Donna is a member of the Eastside BPW Local, and previously served the Kirkland local as the President, VP and treasurer. Donna Donna just completed 27 years in the banking industry. She has four grown children and eight grandchildren which she says “are the apples of my eye!!”

Donna is the Vice President/Personnel Chairman of the Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, and Vice President of her Homeowners Association Board. She is also chair of a weekly Quilting group at church where they make quilts for Lutheran World Relief, Kirkland Interfaith Transition Housing and Eastside Baby Center.

Donna says, “I thoroughly enjoy participating in the Business and Professional Women’s organization and I just wish that more women would join. They just don’t know what they are missing!!” She has attended the IDP class and the Leadership Training. Donna says, “There is so much to learn and the more you participate the more you enjoy the group.”

Looking for Leaders of Tomorrow

BPW Washington State Office: Criteria and Duties

Criteria for nominee’s for state office:

1) BPW member must be in good standing in a local organization

2) Nominee must officially and publicly support the National Legislative Platform

3) Consent to serve if elected

4) Have their local organization’s endorsement

5) Served as a local organization president or are completing a term as a local organization president

In addition, candidates for President-Elect and Vice President must have served or be completing one year of one of the following:

1) Have been a District Director AND one year as a state elected officer, state appointed officer, or state standing or special committee chair; OR;

2) Served two years as an elected state officer (secretary or treasurer); OR;

3) Served one year as an elected state officer and two years as a standing committee chair; OR;

4) Served three years as a standing committee chair in three different capacities along with the written recommendation of the State Executive Committee.

Washington State BPW Nominee’s Consent to Serve Form

I, _____________________________________________________________________

a member of __________________________________________ local organization of Business and Professional Women, give consent for my name to be placed in nomination for the office of ________________________________________________.

Nominee’s Signature:_____________________________________________________

Nominee’s Address:_______________________________________________________

City________________________________________ Zip_______________

Telephone: (____________)________________________________________

E-mail Address:_________________________________________________________

LOCAL ORGANIZATION ENDORSEMENT

Name of Candidate:_____________________________________________________

Nominated for: _____President – Elect _____Vice President

_____Recording Secretary _____Treasurer _____ Nominations Chair

This candidate has been endorsed by our Local Organization for the position of:

_______________________________________________________________________.

LO President’s Signature:________________________________ Date:__________

Local Organization:_____________________________________ District:_________

Candidate for

BPW State President Elect

position available

If you have served as a Local President, as well as a District Director and are interested in running for President Elect please contact Robyn Whitaker, Nominations Chair.

BPW State Vice President

Robyn Whitaker

Woodinville BPW

Robyn has been a member of Woodinville BPW since 1991. She has served as vp, secretary, scholarship chair and local president for Woodinville. Secretary and now currently District 1 Director. On the state level nominations chair several times, memorials chair and fall board chair. She was honored as Woman of Achievement by Woodinville BPW in 1999 and has completed IDP and Leadersship training.

Robyn and her husband Murl own Woodinville Cabinet & Millwork Inc. and have worked together in this business for almost 40 years. Robyn loves singing in the choir at Washington Cathedral in Redmond. She is a leader in the On the Edge drama team and involved with the usher and greaters at church. She is studying for the ministry as a Lay Pastor.

Robyn says meeting women from all over the state with different backgrounds and professions make being a BPw member interesting.

Candidate for

BPW State Treasurer

Barbara Luddon

Port Orchard BPW

Barbara grew up in West Seattle and earned her B.S. degree in Mathematics from the University of Washington. She retired from her position as a Mathematical Statistician at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center – Division Keyport in 1997. She joined the Lulu Fairbanks BPW Club in 1966. She is currently a member of Silverdale and Port Orchard BPW LOs. Her BPW activities include:

Local President (Lulu Fairbanks & Bremerton) and various other offices and committees. Currently Treasurer, Silverdale, and Newsletter Editor, Port Orchard. District 3 Director and various other offices including Current Treasurer.

BPW/WA State – Corresponding Secretary, Public Relations Ch, Program Ch, Editor – Washington Business Woman, Treasurer, Finance Ch, Nominations Ch, Audit Ch, and currently Database/Roster Ch and Direct Dues Contact. Also member of special committees: IDP; planning committee for first State seminar; Registrar – White House Conference on Domestic and Economic Affairs. Helped form Silverdale BPW and Gig Harbor BPW. Was part of Washington State BPW contingent attending National Women’s Conference in Houston as an observer.

National – Attended BPW Foundation Seminars in Seattle and Denver. Has attended seven national conventions/conferences. Washington State BPW Foundation – member of Board of Directors since 1999; current Treasurer.

If you are interested in running for a state office:

Candidate:

1) Fill out the top portion of the "Nominee’s Consent to Serve" Form

2) Submit to your local organization for endorsement

Local Organization:

1) Complete the bottom portion of the "Nominee’s Consent to Serve"

Local Organization or Candidate:

Send to nominations chair not later than 90 days prior to the state annual conference:

1) A recent photo of candidate

2) A bio and summary of candidate’s qualifications for the office sought (not to exceed 200 words)

3) The completed "Nominee’s Consent to Serve" Form

"Request from Local Organizations for Names of Candidates"

Please send completed form to:

Robyn Whitaker, Nominations Chair P.O. Box 282 Woodinville, WA 98072

Email: robynwhitaker@aol.com

Email: wabusinesswoman@earthlink.net

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