BPW Northwest Metro meeting

This will be our regular program meeting, with a short business meeting afterwards. The program will be announced in the future.

Quick Board Meeting from 6:30 to 7:00 pm, followed by discussion with Evie Hudak about political candidates and issues. All are welcome.

We invite you to join the Denver & Virtual monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 16 to hear from guest speaker Damowah Biah! We will begin networking at 6:30p.m. and our guest speaker will begin at 7:00p.m. Damowa Mulbah Biah is from Liberia and is in her final year as a graduate student at Colorado State University Global, studying organizational leadership and project management. As a women's development-orientated person, she inspires underrepresented communities and help them advocate for themselves. The title of her talk is A Grandmother's Torch: One Journey at a Time. She will share how her grandmother’s qualities fueled her leadership journey and taught her four leadership stages: recognizing, learning, practice, and impact. In-person registrants will be asked to pay $15/person. Food will be provided at no additional cost to attendees. Zoom attendees can join free of charge.

This committee will consider legislation that has been introduced in the Colorado Legislature and determine BPW's positions based on our Advocacy Platform. Each chapter is required to have one or two members represented on the committee.

CWEF is sponsoring a virtual workshop on Friday, April 5th , at 12pm (noon) by Benefits Advisor, Sarah Guerracagoitia, of the Employee Benefits & Security Administration, to help you find out what you should know about your retirement plan(s). Even if you’re not currently employed with an organization providing a retirement plan, this April 5th workshop will provide valuable information for the future. Below is information about the program, What Women Should Know About Their Retirement Plan, and the Benefits Advisor providing the program Please RSVP, by April 3rd, to Karen McGee at karenhmcgee@skybeam.com and you will be sent the Zoom link for the workshop. Friday, April 5, 2024 12 pm, (noon) MDT About the program: This program discusses the importance of women and the importance of them participating in their retirement plans. Women are usually the caretakers of the household, likely live longer than their counterpart, and often might end up with little savings. This session will discuss the importance of women knowing about their rights to participate in an Employer sponsored retirement plan, understand the significance of knowing the plan rules, and lastly understand what to do in the event a problem presents itself in their retirement plan. About the speaker: Benefits Advisor Sarah Guerricagoitia started with the Social Security Administration in 2018 as a Benefits Authorizer after graduating from the University of Missouri Kansas City with a degree in Interpersonal Communications. Ms. Guerricagoitia transitioned to her current position as a Benefits Advisor in the Kansas City Regional Office Outreach Education and Assistance unit in 2019 and has been protecting the health and retirement benefits of the American people.