ABOUT US

Founded in 1979, IWF Southern California - The Trusteeship is an invitation-only forum that brings together preeminent women of achievement and influence from diverse fields through customized programming, providing members with a forum for the exchange of ideas and experiences in an environment of collegiality. Its membership base of more than 235 covers seven counties: Ventura, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, San Bernardino, and Riverside. Members are in academia, the arts, armed forces, corporate and entrepreneurial business, banking and investments, entertainment and media, law, public sector, sports, sciences, and nonprofits, to name a few.

IWF So Cal - Trusteeship is the local forum of the International Women’s Forum, a global organization of preeminent women of significant and diverse achievement around the world, 37 countries and 78 affiliated forums: 8,400 women leader-members from North America, Latin America, the Atlantic and Caribbean, Asia Pacific, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. The IWF So Cal - Trusteeship brings together an unprecedented global membership in a conference format to exchange ideas, to learn and inspire, and to promote better leadership for a changing world.

Transcending political, philosophical, and cultural boundaries, IWF So Cal - Trusteeship allows members to interface with each other in opportunities they would never have had, broadening one’s experience and knowledge base — enhancing one’s life. Most importantly, it is about the unique relationships that are cultivated within IWF So Cal - Trusteeship that members most value.

Through the relationships that develop, members often find areas of common interests and work together to address issues at the local, state, national and international levels or come together to champion emerging women leaders.

Comments and suggestions are always welcome! Just contact our administrator Jenneva Guzman at admin@iwfsocal.org.