Council of Presidents Profile:
Society of Women in Business
1. What is the name of your organization?
Society of Women in Business
2. What is the "mission statement" or purpose of your organization?
Our mission is to unite diverse young women and give them the tools and networking skills essential to succeeding in the business world.
3. Roughly how many members belong to your organization?
80
4. What is the demographic makeup of your organization?
It is open to all students interested in developing business and networking skills. We gladly accept males as well!
5. When was your organization established at the University of Illinois?
1998
6. Please describe some of the major events/initiatives of your organization.
We have approximately 4-5 professional events per semester in which businesses come and discuss opportunities as well as skill necessary for the business world. We also have a yearly office visit to a company along with other social events to foster relationships.
7. Please describe the type of student you are interested in attracting.
The Society of Women in Business is interested in attracting women wanting to develop skills needed in the business world as well as those who want opportunities to network with professionals.
8. When does your Executive Board turn over?
Spring Semester
9. Who is the Faculty/Staff advisor for your organization?
Cynthia Turner but looking for a new one…
10. Who are the current Executive Board members and what are their positions?
a. Bailey Hatch (hatch2@illinois.edu)- President. Leads executive board meetings and assists in planning and organizing events.
b. Jessica Petrucci (jpetruc3@illinois.edu)- Vice-President. Contacts recruiters and plans professional events. Also maintains communication with corporate sponsors and organizes any professional trips.
c. Ellen Luster (eluster2@illinois.edu)- Treasurer. Keeps records of all financial transactions. Manages bank and organization's SORF account. Also in charge of reimbursing executive members for club expenses.
d. Amanda Gillen (agillen2@illinois.edu)- Secretary. Sends out club newsletters through email and answers any questions had by members. Also takes minutes of executive meetings and keeps track of attendance and member status.
e. Bree Longfield (blongfi2@illinois.edu)- Social Chair. Organizes social activities and helps establish networking opportunities for members.
f. Chelsea Sallstrom (csallst2@illinois.edu)- Mentoring Chair. Compiles resume CD for fall and winter career fairs. Coordinates study sessions and other developmental workshops.
g. Thera Hubler (hubler1@illinois.edu)- Philanthropy Chair. Plans and coordinates events to help the community. In control of the Adopt a Pathway area on Gregory.
h. Kacy Karcher (karcher1@illinois.edu)- Marketing Chair. In charge of designing flyers and posters to promote the club. Also maintains the SWB board in Wohlers as well as designs t-shirts for the organization.
i. Paulina Boonman (pboonma2@illinois.edu)- Webmaster. In charge of creating and maintaining the webpage as well as updating the requirement sheet.
11. Is your organization open to any business student or is it selective?
It is open to any student of any major who has an interest in business related activities.
12. Please list a "success story" of your organization.
In the fall of 2007 our organization took a trip to Chicago in order to have an office visit with Baird. We then took a tour of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and later had a tour and office visit at Discover Financial services. Our turn out was great and everyone was able to experience a large corporate culture that is not as readily available in Champaign. The scenery of the city was wonderful and we kept up our communication with the representatives at Baird. Baird is now our first corporate sponsor. We hope to get more in the future.
