By: Karen GorgeratRegional Coordinator, North America and the Caribbean (2024- 2027) 

Greetings BPW Sisters!  

It is a pleasure to send this message to you as Regional Coordinator, North America and  Caribbean Region (NAC). It is truly an honour to have the opportunity to work with all of  you over the next triennium.  

I have been a BPW Canada member for over 30 years and have had a lot of different positions  over the years including Club President, BPW Ontario President and this year I finished my  term as Immediate Past President of BPW Canada. I live in Quinte West in the Province of Ontario, which is 2  hours east of Toronto. I joined BPW as a way to meet some like-minded women in my community, and by being  engaged in the work of our club it became so much more than that. This work included helping draft Resolutions,  writing Briefs and presenting to Ontario and the Canadian Government officials, presentations for Leadership  Training, attending Commission on Status of Women (CSW) AND meeting amazing women from around the  world. I hope you will all consider taking your BPW membership to the next level and enjoy all that your  membership can give you – what you give to BPW you will get back a hundred-fold.  

The BPW International theme for this triennium is “Inspire, Innovate, Empower, Transform: Together We Shape a Sustainable Future.” 

Our new BPW International executive, led by President Diana Barragan, is committed to be open and transparent and members will be able to see and appreciate the value of their membership. In NAC, our work will follow that theme to  

1. Sustain and Grow our Membership,  

2. Educate our Affiliates in the area of Advocacy and  

3. Leadership Development to help with Succession  

Planning of clubs and member engagement. We will be finalizing our Regional Committe

e team very soon, and I know with the dedication and commitment of this team we will be a strong force to support BPW International and each other in this beautiful region. May 2025 be a year for all of you that is full of love, laughter, good health and hope. 

Pictured Right: NFBPWC Pres Barbara, BPW Canada Pres Shan, RC Karin