Thank You to Outgoing IPWS President, Amanda Argentieri

September 10, 2019

IPWS Board Members past and present send our very best to outgoing President, Amanda J. Argentieri, who has graciously served on the IPWS Board of Directors for 5 years.

As IPWS President and Board Member, Amanda has made countless contributions and led the organization to reach new heights as a modern and dynamic platform for women to connect.

In 2018, IPWS celebrated a significant milestone; its 25th anniversary. Board members (past and present) and community members from all nationalities, ages and backgrounds gathered to celebrate a quarter century of connecting professional women in Shanghai. Amanda reached out to all past IPWS Presidents, many of whom joined in person or by letter to remember the organization over the years.

Under Amanda’s initiative and leadership in the 2018-2019 season, IPWS was featured on Trending China, a Bravo TV and China Xinhua News Network production. Amanda shared the story of IPWS with the production team in New York, who selected the story to be featured. Amanda worked closely with the producers to build and share the story of IPWS, along with IPWS co-founder Diane Long. See the video here.

With support of the WLA Committee, Amanda drove the modernization of the Women Leadership Awards by converting the nomination process from manual to digital, enhancing award criteria, and further professionalizing the jury process. Year 2018 saw the largest number of nominations since the awards were introduced in 2006 with over 90 nominations submitted.

Over the years, Amanda has been invaluable in building partnerships and advocating for IPWS and the values that it stands for. Amanda was invited to speak on behalf of IPWS before the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Committee for Friendship with Foreign Countries, on the topic of gender equality and importance of networks in relation to the development of Shanghai as a global city. Additionally, she has participated in countless events and women community leader roundtables on behalf of IPWS. Amanda has also helped drive the formalization of IPWS Chapter Opening Guidelines for future chapters.

We extend our sincerest gratitude for her genuine commitment to the IPWS community and to the development of the organization as a whole. Amanda led the organization at its largest, now reaching over 9000 international professionals. Her dedication, leadership and support has been both exceptional and invaluable, and she will be greatly missed in the operations of IPWS. We warmly welcome Amanda to her new role as IPWS Board Advisor, and look forward to her continuing insights, inspiration and contribution.

On behalf of the Board of Directors and the IPWS Community, we thank you!