Business and Professional Women/USA (BPW/USA) and the BPW
Foundation announced today that Deborah (Debbie) L. Frett
has been named Chief Executive Officer of the two organizations.
As an accomplished executive, Ms. Frett brings more than 26
years of experience in providing and implementing strategic
direction and executive management for associations, for-profit
and non-profit organizations.
BPW/USA President Nancy Hurlbert and BPW Foundation Chair
Pat Cornish said, “Debbie Frett is exactly the right
leader for our organizations. Her proven track record of leadership,
strategic vision, creativity and operational excellence will
be key to maintaining BPW’s role as the leading advocate
for workingwomen as well as meeting new challenges for growth
and expansion.”
“It is truly an honor to be entrusted with the responsibility
of guiding these two great organizations as they work to ensure
equitable workplaces, work-life balance and equal pay for
women across the country,” Ms. Frett said. “These
are issues of great importance to me and I know that we will
be successful as BPW/USA with its active grassroots membership
works on the challenges facing workingwomen today and the
BPW Foundation through research and education sets the agenda
for the workplace issues of tomorrow. Together BPW/USA and
the BPW Foundation will continue to set the standard as the
leading advocates for working women through hands on activities
by BPW/USA members and the development of trend setting workplace
standards by the BPW Foundation.”
Recently Ms. Frett served as executive director of SeniorNavigator,
an award winning innovative public service program designed
to link seniors, their families and caregivers with community-level
health and aging information supported by a network of volunteers.
As the first executive director of this Richmond, Virginia
non-profit start-up, she developed the strategic and business
plans and infrastructure to support the program and its ongoing
operations. She was a successful fundraiser and developed
relationships that raised the organizations visibility.
About BPW/USA and the BPW Foundation Business and Professional
Women/USA, founded in 1919, promotes equity for all women
in the workplace through advocacy, education and information.
With 1,500 Local Organizations across the country and members
in every congressional district, BPW/USA is the leading advocate
for millions of workingwomen on work-life balance and workplace
equity issues. BPW Local Organizations provide members with
professional development programs, networking, participation
in grassroots activism, and opportunities to support scholarships
for disadvantaged women.
The Business and Professional Women’s Foundation empowers
workingwomen to achieve their full potential and to partner
with employers to build successful workplaces. Established
in 1956, the Foundation promotes equity for workingwomen through
education, information and research and as well as serving
as a resource on issues affecting women in the workplace.
The Foundation also provides financial aid for disadvantaged
women having awarded over $6 million in scholarships, loans,
and grants to over 8,000 women since 1969. The BPW Foundation
is supported by foundations, corporations, BPW/USA members
and other individuals who share a common belief in equity
for workingwomen.
For more information about BPW/USA and the BPW Foundation
see www.bpwusa.org.
www.liwomen.com
August 2005
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