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​There are several ways you can support us and get involved. Your contribution of time and money enables us to support a non-traditional age woman. To date, we have supported over 110 women in re-inventing their life through scholarship, mentoring and networking.
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Your donation whether one time or recurring enables our programs to continue to impact our STARs lives.
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As an individual or business sponsor, your donation …. STAR Scholarship funds.
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Be a Mentor

Your contribution of your time and experience provides invaluable learning and growing opportunities for our STARs.
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Donate for a specific cause that impacts our programs and our STARs
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Our Sponsors

Sponsorship helps EWL support non-traditional age women in achieving their highest potential through scholarships, mentoring and networking.  Your support enables us to broaden the impact Empowering Women as Leaders is making in women's lives.

On behalf of EWL, we would like to thank our partners and sponsors for their generous contributions.  Your generosity makes a real difference in the lives of EWL’s STARs.  

A BIG THANK YOU to our National sponsors for helping us fund our STAR Scholarships and STAR Program.
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Fundraising at Empowering Women as Leaders

EWL | Empowering Women as Leaders is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting women in financial need so they can achieve their highest potential. Simply put, we provide college scholarships, mentoring and networking to these deserving women so they can continue pursuing their college degree without financial challenges. We know our work matters. With our well-rounded approach beyond just financial scholarships, EWL Alumni graduate with an average GPA of 3.65 and graduation rate of 83%, substantially higher than the national average.

Your gift means we can continue to ensure nontraditional female students have the ability to achieve their educational goals.  We offer a variety of ways to get involved and support EWL. Thank you in advance for your support.
Tabatha Erck

As an experienced CEO with over 20 years of board experience, Dr. Tabatha Erck brings extensive fundraising expertise to her role as Director of Fundraising and Sponsorships to the Empowering Women Leaders (EWL) Board of Directors. Outside of EWL, Dr. Erck is the President and CEO at Zipari. Prior to joining Zipari, Dr. Erck served as CEO for Fulcrum Health, Inc. and COO at Remedy.

Char Chmielewski

Char Chmielewski currently serves as VP, Payer Enterprise Service and Field Readiness at Optum. In this role Char leads a team of seasoned professionals that drives client satisfaction, operational execution and sales preparedness to drive Optum’s payer growth strategy.

Char has over 29 years in the health care space with a strong customer centric background having held leadership positions across client service, implementation and call center operations.  Char received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Minnesota – Duluth and her Master of Business Administration from the University of St. Thomas.  Outside of work, Char enjoys time with family and friends and especially loves pickleball, skiing, walking and doing other fun and community minded activities.

Donna Geringer

Donna Geringer has been a driving force behind business development, sales, client retention, and revenue growth in the commercial and government sectors, collaborating with regional and national healthcare payers as well as national account employers for over 25 years. Her career journey began at HealthLink, an Anthem Inc. subsidiary, where she played a pivotal role during her 19-year tenure, contributing significantly to the organization's ascent as a leading competitor in the regional healthcare market.

In her final role at Anthem as VP of Sales, Donna led three major sales organizations: Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Missouri, HealthLink, and The Epoch Group (a Third-Party Administrator), showcasing her adept leadership and strategic acumen. Her expertise extends across a spectrum of leadership positions at prominent entities such as AMC Health, Davis Vision (a Highmark company), UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, and Kepro. Today, in her capacity as Senior Vice President at Endear Health, she spearheads the sales organization.  Donna holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Marketing from Maryville University Saint Louis.