History of Women in Leadership of Central Illinois
The Story of WIL
Women in Leadership (WIL) was established in 2004 as an independent organization. Our objective is to promote leadership among women by providing mentoring, networking, and professional development. By focusing on those efforts and various resources provided with our membership, WIL has grown into the vibrant, dynamic organization we are today.
The History of WIL
Women in Leadership was originally a chapter of an organization called Women in Management. In 2004, we broke off from that group to start our own locally focused organization.
Instead of sending dues to a national body and seeing no benefit in return, our founders wanted an organization that would benefit its members and our local community. Around the same time, the Springfield Chapter also left and created Illinois Women in Leadership.
There are six founding members of WIL who made donations that provided the “seed” money for Women in Leadership’s basic expenses to get our fledgling organization off the ground. These women helped create the organization you belong to today, which promotes leadership among women by providing mentoring, networking, and educational opportunities.
We are grateful for those who had the vision to create WIL, those who make it a strong organization today, and we look forward to meeting future leaders in the years to come.
Become a Part of WIL History
Women in Leadership welcomes all women leaders who want to join our organization so that we can congrigate and promote the success and development of women leaders in Central Illinois.