International Women's Forum celebrates 20 years on Suncoast

The Florida Suncoast Chapter members gathered for a dinner and presentation Nov. 14 at the Sarasota Yacht Club.

  • By Katie Johns
  • | 8:48 p.m. November 14, 2018
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The International Women’s Forum is celebrating 20 years of establishment on the suncoast.

The Florida Suncoast Chapter of the forum gathered for an anniversary dinner and meeting Nov. 14 at Sarasota Yacht Club.

About 60 members gathered for drinks before dinner and a presentation from Mina Teicher, an immediate past president of the International Women’s Forum. Teicher has directed the Emmy Noether Research Institute for Mathematics at Bar-IIan University since 1999. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees and Ph.D from Tel Aviv University.

The Florida Suncoast Chapter of the International Women’s Forum has members from Sarasota, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Bradenton, Fort Myers and Naples. Nationally, the forum has 7,000 members from 33 countries and six continents. The Suncoast chapter has 98 members.

Janice Zarro, Chapter Founding President Carol B. Green, speaker Mina Teicher, Kay Wight and Suncoast Chapter President Linda de Mello
Janice Zarro, Chapter Founding President Carol B. Green, speaker Mina Teicher, Kay Wight and Suncoast Chapter President Linda de Mello
The meeting was celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Florida Suncoast Chapter of the International Women’s Forum.
The meeting was celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Florida Suncoast Chapter of the International Women’s Forum.
Willa Bernhard, Lucia Lapovsky and Nancy Schlossberg
Willa Bernhard, Lucia Lapovsky and Nancy Schlossberg
Laurey Strycker and Linda Simmons
Laurey Strycker and Linda Simmons
Jacki Dezelski and Suzanne McCormick
Jacki Dezelski and Suzanne McCormick
Mary Ruiz and Lois Lycek
Mary Ruiz and Lois Lycek
Lisa Krouse and Carol Probstfeld
Lisa Krouse and Carol Probstfeld
Felice Schulaner and Roxanne Joffe
Felice Schulaner and Roxanne Joffe
Speaker Mina Teicher, Joy Randels and Mel Srybnik
Speaker Mina Teicher, Joy Randels and Mel Srybnik
Isabel Norton and Ellyn McColgan
Isabel Norton and Ellyn McColgan
Jan Tomlinson and Jessica Blume
Jan Tomlinson and Jessica Blume
Carol B. Green and Carol H. Green
Carol B. Green and Carol H. Green
Anya Keogh and Lee-En Chung
Anya Keogh and Lee-En Chung
The meeting was celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Florida Suncoast Chapter of the International Women’s Forum.
The meeting was celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Florida Suncoast Chapter of the International Women’s Forum.
Ann Jackson and Kathleen Gurney
Ann Jackson and Kathleen Gurney

 

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