PWA Mission and Vision
Mission: More than a networking group, PWA provides a meeting ground for professional women to meaningfully connect and become indispensable resources to each other and the community through personal and professional development.
Vision for the future: The Professional Women's Alliance will be recognized by professionals, businesses and community leaders as an organization positively impacting the metropolitan area by:
- Having women’s voices heard by their communities and businesses.
- Being the organization of choice for professional women.
- Providing opportunities for women to expand their networks and circles of influence.
- Improving their professional and personal management skills.
- Developing and enhancing their leadership capabilities.
- Improving our ability to support charities in our community.
- Increasing our visibility in the community.
The Professional Women's Alliance is a group of civic-minded entrepreneurs and corporate professionals who aspire to grow personally and professionally through relationships.
Our programs include:
- A professionally-designed Mentoring Program
- A chance to expose well-deserving women to scholarships opportunities through our Scholarship program
- A chance to learn more about PWA and its Committees, as well as network, eat, and drink at our bi-annual Open House
- Monthly Women of Distinction?? Speakers Series
- Volunteering on committees and special projects
- Numerous networking opportunities with other members and guests
“If you want to go fast, go alone, if you want to go far, go together”
Message From The President
Welcome to the Professional Women's Alliance
It is truly an honor to serve as President of the Professional Women’s Alliance alongside such an amazing board. We know that 2025 will be a wonderful year for the women in PWA.
Our theme for 2025 is: Empowered Women Empower the World. In 2025 we will focus on empowering women to achieve their best self through leadership training, relationship building, mentoring, professional development, social networking and philanthropy.
Our committees have already been planning to bring you exciting events that will lead to meaningful relationships and network building to provide you with resources for your professional and personal development. Our programs promise to be entertaining, informative, interesting, fun and rewarding. I look forward to seeing you at our many events.
If you are new to PWA, our committees are a great way to meet people and start building relationships. Our committees include:
- Programming
- Mentoring
- Marketing
- Networking
- Membership
- Scholarship
- Philanthropy
- Fundraising
Please reach out to any board or committee member for more information or join us at our Open House, where you can meet the committees and learn more about their mission.
I look forward to what we will accomplish for 2025 and am grateful for all of you making this possible.
Wishing you all the best in 2025,
Carol Hofer, PWA President