UPCOMING EVENTS
IPWA members are encouraged to attend our upcoming events. See you there!
Join us for a memorable evening with inspiring Allison Ramsay, an expat in Chile who won first place as the best amateur pastry chef in the reality TV show: Bake Off Chile. Alli will share with us her story about how she ended up in Chile and how she overcame the challenges of being a foreigner in a public space. Don’t miss it!
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Baking has been a part of Alli’s life for as long as she can remember. Much of her childhood in South Africa was spent in the kitchen with her Mom and Granny. When she moved to Chile, Alli needed a hobby to fill the void of being away from home and baking has a very sentimental attraction for her. She started baking and selling celebration cakes and cupcakes within the expat community as she tried to adjust and adapt to her new home in Santiago. In 2018 Alli enrolled in the reality TV show – Bake Off Chile and won first place as the best amateur pastry chef in Chile, a title that helped her to make the big decision to leave an assistant position at the South African Embassy to pursue her passion as a pastry chef, business owner and instructor of Sweet Chile.
OUR COMMITTEE
The International Professional Women’s Association is a volunteer-led association run by an Organizing Committee of women from different professions and nationalities. The committee is divided into different teams responsible for events, membership, marketing and communications, finance, and special projects.
Suvi Lemetyinen was born and raised in the cold Nordics, more accurate, in Finland. She has lived in Santiago for total of five years and worked in projects and public relations in the nonprofit sector. On her free time, she enjoys theater, cooking, trekking and traveling when possible. She loves to see professional women inspiring and helping each other out to achieve their goals. She is the current secretary of IPWA and participates in the committee of the mentorship program.
Kristin Lorenzo is the current Treasurer of IPWA and is part of the committee running the IPWA Mentoring Program. She has been happy to call Santiago home since 2013 when she moved here from Boston, MA. While past work experience includes 14 years in the financial services sector both in the US and Chile, in 2017, she made a leap of faith to the technology sector where she currently is a Product Manager at Nisum Technologies. In her free time, she participates in improv and book club in addition to being an active member in her MBA alumni association.
Originally from the USA, Lauren has been living in Latin America since 2012, first Mexico, Colombia and then Chile where she moved in 2015. Lauren is a marketing and business development expert focused on startups and small businesses. She relocated to Chile to help with sales and marketing for a US anti-aging and cosmetics company, NuSkin. She also helps individuals and businesses grow their social media presence and coaches an Instagram growth class for individuals wanting to grow and monetize their social media. Join her free instagram group here bit.ly/IG-influencers
Contact Lauren if you have any ideas for future events or would like to be considered as a speaker.
Laura Mayer is originally from Argentina and, in the past ten years, has lived in three different continents for professional and academic reasons. She has been on the IPWA committee since April 2018, when she joined to help with the coordination of the IPWA events. Laura is an energetic Human Resources professional with a background in Business, who currently works from Santiago as Project Manager for a prestigious UK-based leadership and coaching consultancy.
Contact Laura if you have any ideas for future events or would like to be considered as a speaker.
Natalie Howatson is a proud Pacific Northwesterner, she has been living on and off agin in Chile for the past 7 years. With a diverse background in management, sales and international business development, you will most likely find her at her current place of work, Albagli Zaliasnik. In her free time, she likes to go to the beach for some fresh air, hiking in the surrounding mountains or escape to the south of Chile for some much needed rain. Natalie initially joined IPWA in 2017 to expand her network within Santiago. As as of 2020, she has joined the IPWA committee taking on the role of secretary and manging the website.
Elena Silina is originally from Russia. She pursued her degree in Economics in the USA and worked for a few years in Silicon Valley in the area of investments and transactions advisory services. After she returned to Russia and worked for startups and multinational companies as an investment professional. In 2019 Elena moved to Chile and is currently working on multiple projects in areas of finance and education. During her free time she loves to take art classes, learn about art and design, explore galleries, museums and theater plays. She also enjoys playing tennis and go to the amazing Chilean coastline for surfing or to the Andes for hiking.
Elena is excited to bring her strong financial background to help IPWA effectively manage finances and to contribute to the further growth of the organization.
Originally from the USA, Clare Bogdanowicz recently moved to Santiago, Chile in June 2018. While not her first time living abroad (she lived in Japan from 2013-2015), this is Clare’s first time living in South America. Hoping to get involved and connect with like-minded women, she joined the IPWA committee. A criminal defense attorney by trade, Clare is thrilled to be using her interpersonal and writing skills to further the mission of IPWA as a content editor. In her free time, Clare loves to cook, hike, ski, travel and spend time with her husband and golden retriever.
Orignally from Argentina, Gaby is a business attorney with global experience acquired in top-ten service providers to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. She also has an entrepreneurial spirit and when she moved to Chile in 2015, she decided to set up her own business by doing what she is passionate about: setting up events and celebrations. Gaby is on a sabbatical period from her business and is joining the IPWA Committee to support with the coordination of IPWA events and social media.
MENTORING
We are very excited to offer members the opportunity to participate in our annual IPWA Mentoring Program! The 2020 program has already begun and will run for 6 months from May until November. If interested, please send an email to inquire about when to apply for the 2021 program.
MENTORING
This program is designed for IPWA members in good standing who want to gain a career advantage and maximize their learning opportunities. Our program is suited for professional women with a variety of professional development objectives, such as: building a strong network in the local community, advancing their career, exploring a career change, becoming an entrepreneur, among others. Mentees selected for the program are matched with a mentor who provides support as the mentees work towards their goals.
The monthly time commitment for the program is minimum four hours per month, depending on how active you and your mentor or mentee are. We recommend that at least one interaction per month is done in person. The rest of the interactions can be done in person, by phone, videoconference or email. In addition, we run at least three events: a mentor training session, kickoff and closing event.
For questions or comments regarding the IPWA Mentoring Program, please contact us at
mentoring@ipwasantiago.com
MEMBERSHIP
Joining the IPWA community offers so many incredible benefits
Connect
…with a growing number of professional women in Santiago.
Develop
professionally by attending presentations from insightful speakers
Build Your Network
of contacts in your field and related fields
Learn
from others by participating in our members-only mentoring and coaching programs
Enjoy
a range of members-only social events and trips
Access
priority listing and reduced rates to programs and events with IPWA alliances
REGISTERED MEMBER BENEFITS
MEMBERSHIP FEES
Join IPWA today by contacting secretary@ipwasantiago.org. Payment may be made through bank transfer or in cash at the next event.
We look forward to seeing you soon!
PAST EVENTS
Regular events usually take place the last week of every month. Formal presentations are complemented by social events where we invite you to come and network for the whole evening.
Make sure you are signed up to the mailing list to receive information about events. Send an email to secretary@ipwasantiago.org to sign up.
Leveraging LinkedIn
teaches IPWA about how to get the most out of LinkedIn and social media for job hunting
Baile & Beer
IPWA dances the night away at CardioPilates with a little help from Tamango Brewery
Winter Social
IPWA and the Mentorship Program meet at DaRadda Restaurant for a networking event night.
Success or Struggle?
A round-table discussion about starting your Santiago business with three expert panelists.
Sustainable Santiago
Barbara Alcayaga presents Chile’s new sustainability programs, and how you can participate.
