MOOSE JAW 鈥� Four community leaders are returning as the executive officers of the Business Women of Moose Jaw (BWMJ) to provide stability for the fledgling organization as it continues to grow.
The organization recently announced that Crystal Froese, Kelly Carty, Tara Johanna Manninen and Donna MacQuarrie-Bye will remain on the executive team for the 2025-26 year. The foursome will stay in the same positions they鈥檝e held since January, with Froese as president, Carty as vice-president, Manninen as secretary and MacQuarrie-Bye as treasurer.
鈥淚鈥檓 really excited. We鈥檝e got a great executive,鈥� Froese said, while highlighting the strengths of each woman. 鈥淚t鈥檚 quite the dynamic group of women leading. And we鈥檙e just looking to add more members to our team so we can do more creative things.鈥�
The president said she wanted to continue leading the group for continuity purposes, considering 鈥� the 鈥� and has been slowly gaining momentum since then. She noted that the other three women submitted their names for similar reasons.
Continuing, Froese said continuity of leadership is important because the BWMJ suffered during the pandemic and lost many members. So, it is 鈥渞eigniting everything back up again,鈥� while the executive is full of ideas and excited to pursue them.
One idea is teaming up with the Women Entrepreneurs of Saskatchewan on a project this fall, after the provincial organization approached the BWMJ about doing something, Froese said. The Moose Jaw group is exploring what that initiative could look like, while it is excited that a women-focused business that鈥檚 been around for decades wants to work together.
鈥淭hey鈥檝e got provincial-wide membership and they鈥檝e got lots of really great programming for women, so we鈥檙e pretty excited to see what that鈥檚 going to look like,鈥� she remarked.
Meanwhile, the BWMJ executive is creating a list of speakers who can present during the monthly meetings, including members and their activities as non-profits or entrepreneurs, said Froese. Other speakers could include women from across Saskatchewan who work in the military and health care.
鈥淲e鈥檙e quite the cross-section of members, and it鈥檚 a really unique group of members,鈥� she continued, noting she has been with the group for years and has met many interesting women she otherwise wouldn鈥檛 have.
Some notable women that Froese has met at the meetings include Carty, who used to lead the Tunnels of Moose Jaw; community artist Carly Jaye Smith; and Maj. Amanda Maki from 15 Wing Airbase
Furthermore, the group is seeing more interest from women at 15 Wing, which the BWMJ president thought was excellent, while she was also pleased that more agricultural-based women were starting to attend.
Networking with others, forming connections and relationships, attending meetings 鈥� and eating good food 鈥� and learning from speakers are some facets of the Business Women of Moose Jaw that Froese said she appreciates.
The executive president added that these hour-long monthly meetings allow businesswomen to take time for themselves and engage in some 鈥渟elf-care,鈥� while learning something new during the meetings.
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