Conference Actions

GWR FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORTS

Finance Committee Report and GWR Proposed 2025-2026 Budget
Presented by Therry Hansen, District 1 Finance Committee Member (SI Chino Hills/Inland Valley)

The GWR Proposed 2025-2026 Budget was adopted as presented.

 

GWR NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT
The following members were elected to serve on the GWR 2025-2027 Nominating Committee:

      District 1:  Melanie McKee (SI Riverside)

      District 2:  Ruth Salley (SI Moreno Valley)
      District 3:  Dianne Hayden-Ekstrom (SI Kingman)
      District 4:  Open

2025 Spring Conference Program

2025 Spring Conference Minutes

Presentations & Workshops

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Embracing Change, Celebrating Success & Committing to Inclusivity-SIA Official Visitor Melanie Kenny
Presented by SIA Official Visitor,  SIA Director Melanie Kenny  (SI Saskatoon)  

Keynote: Lugari Youth Leadership Project-Anita Byegone

Presented by Anita Byegone (SI Nakuru, Africa Federation)

 

Redefining Leadership for Today-Michelle Burnett
Presented by SIA Executive Director/CEO Michelle Burnett

 

Thriving Through Change
Presented by SIA Official Visitor, SIA Director Melanie Kenny (SI Saskatoon)  

 

Fundraising Pillar-SIA Presentation: Overcoming Your Fear of the Ask- Building Fundraising Confidence

Presented by Fundraising Pillar Deborah Case (SI Happy Valley of the Sun)

 

Membership Pillar-SIA Presentation: Combating the Great Membership Decline
Presented by Membership Pillar Sylvia Justus (SI of the Kachinas)

 

Program Pillar-SIA Presentation: Reaching the Big Goal Together- Best Practices

Presented by Program Pillar DOÑA Margie Burke (SI Phoenix)

 

Public Awareness Pillar-SIA Presentation: Building and Maintaining a Club Website- From Vision to Launch

Presented by District 4 Director Laura Pauli (SI Desert Tucson)

 

Upcoming Events Presentation
Presented by Governor-elect Pat Box (SI Moreno Valley) and 2025 Spring Conference Chair Mandy Mann (SI Happy Valley of the Sun)

 

CLUB and MEMBER RECOGNITIONS
    
Celebration of Life 2025
Presented by District 3 Director Sharon Bay (SI Kingman)   

Celebration of Life tribute to DONA Judy Harris Rogers
Presented by DOÑA Karen Haughey (SI Chino Valley)

 

Dream Makers Recognition
(as of 5/7/2025)

 

WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS 

Food Insecurity, Garden Towers, and Hopekits
Presented by Marissa Waldrop, Board Member and Programs Director of 100 Humanitarians Int’l.

 

You, Your Club, and Artificial Intelligence    Handout: How to Write Prompts for Artificial Intelligence
Presented by District 1 Director Tori Zins (SI Chino Hills/Inland Valley)

 

Big Goal Accelerator Project Alert:  General Education Development (GED) Club Program

GED Script    GED Application Instructions   GED Application Form

Presented by Carolyn Lutz and Penny Solom (SI Happy Valley of the Sun)