Executive Women's Roundtable

As Dallas women assume greater responsibility and levels of success in the corporate and professional world, they are encountering new issues and challenges. Through Executive Women's Roundtable (EWR), the Women's Business Issues Department of the Dallas Regional Chamber brings together executive level women from a variety of industries and professional disciplines and provides them a business forum to address common workplace issues and interests.

The mission of EWR is to provide these executives with opportunities to discuss workplace issues and challenges, broaden professional perspectives, and achieve professional goals, as well as learn from and enjoy getting to know other colleagues in leadership positions. For more information, email womenbiz@dallaschamber.org.

Retreat 2006
Colorado Springs, Colorado

Activities

Quarterly Dinners: Held once a quarter at locations around the Dallas area. Most dinners include a speaker or activity. Former speakers include Dr. Sandra Bond Chapman, a Professor in The School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences of the University of Texas at Dallas, Dr. Fred Bronstein, Dallas Symphony Association President and CEO, Leslie Benners, Senior Vice President and CFO for FedEx Kinko’s, the Honorable Margaret Keliher, and Mary Brinegar, President of the Dallas Arboretum. The EWR enjoyed a holiday dinner at Stephan Pyles in December, 2006.

Dine-A-Rounds: One member of EWR volunteers their home to host a limited number of attendees for these quarterly dinners. The Chamber arranges and pays for the caterer and wine. · Informal Lunches: These lunches are hosted on-site by a member of the EWR. The member provides the space as well as lunch.

Retreat: Every spring, the group takes a retreat that includes business speakers as well as leisurely activities for the weekend. Former retreat sites include Las Vegas, Sonoma Valley, Santa Fe and Colorado Springs. The expenses for travel, lodging and other activities associated with the retreat are in addition to yearly dues.

Criteria

Academia/Government Organization:
Executive must be the CEO or within one level of CEO, organization must have a minimum of 100 employees, and balance sheet must have at least $30 million in assets.

Corporate:
CEO of a company with minimum revenue of $100 million.

-If not the CEO, the individual must have corporate budget and policy-making responsibility and be within:

a) One level of the CEO of a parent company with minimum $100 million revenue.

b) One or two levels of the CEO/COO/President of a parent or subsidiary company with minimum revenue of $200 million and 200 or more employees.

c) President/Executive Vice President/Managing Director of a DFW based region of a Fortune 1000 company reporting to the Division President/COO with a minimum $200 million revenue and 200 or more employees.

Non-Profit Organization:
Member must be the CEO, organization must have a minimum of 100 employees (and volunteers), and the balance sheet must have at least $10 million in assets.

Woman-Owned Business:
Company must have a minimum of $15 million in annual revenue and at least 50 employees; Member must be CEO with 51% ownership of the company.

Professional Services Firm:
Attorneys, accountants, physicians and other business professionals; must be an equity shareholder or partner, and have demonstrated seniority as evidenced by

1) current or past chair of a department or section, or

2) membership on the firm’s executive management committee. In addition, the Firm must have a minimum of 250 total employees (professional and staff) in the Dallas area.