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Welcome to Our “Class of 2025” IWFCT Members!

We’re thrilled that 15 new members joined IWFCT in 2025. Please take a moment to review this list of inspiring women, follow them on LinkedIn, and welcome them into our fold. Nisha Arora, Board Member, Town of GreenwichDr. Patricia Benson, CEO, Housatonic Campus, CT State Community CollegeNell Derick Debevoise Dewey, Keynote Speaker, Subtraction Strategist, Nell 3DTiffany Donelson, President, CEO, Connecticut...

Congratulations to Our 2026 Board Members!

At January’s Annual Meeting, an impressive slate of candidates was approved for our IWFCT Board. So grateful to all these busy women for stepping up to IWFCT board responsibilities. And a huge thank you to those board leaders stepping down. We look forward to working with all our members to take IWFCT to the next level! Row 1 (left to...

The Power of Many: What Iceland’s Story Reminds Us About Women’s Leadership

Written by Paddi LeShane, October 2025 This past weekend, IWFCT members, Jill Adams, Barbara Hopkins and myself joined a full room at the Norfolk Library in Connecticut’s northwest hills for a watch party of a new documentary capturing one of the most extraordinary moments in modern women’s history: Iceland’s “Women’s Day Off.” Nearly 80% of the country’s female residents—across every...