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September 2005 WID Membership Triples as Chapters Keep Growing In its 20th year of existence, Women In Defense continues to grow in both number of chapters and membership. "WID's membership has tripled in the last five years," said Jane Patrick Casey, WID staff director and NDIA director of membership. The organization is on schedule to reach 1,000 members in the very near future, Casey noted, adding that the growth has been fueled by chapter development. This year alone, WID has added two chapters and formed an alliance with Women in Defence and Security (WIDS), a Canadian group with similar goals. WIDS is affiliated with the Canadian Defence Industry Association. Current WID chapters—and the years they were formed—include: Capital, 2003; Chesapeake Bay, 2002; Iowa/Illinois, 2001; Monmouth, 2004; Picatinny, 2002, and Tennessee Valley, 2003. Rocky Mountain and San Diego Chapters were formed this year. WID President Carolyn Becraft, who came to office pledged to increase the organization's size, praised the "many enterprising business, government, and military leaders who have stepped forward to help form new WID chapters." Becraft also is president of Becraft Associates and former assistant secretary of the Navy for Manpower & Reserve Affairs. The Rocky Mountain Chapter officers are: President Sharon Hoffstetter, of Booz Allen Hamilton; Vice President Mary Hoyt, of Front Line Solutions; Treasurer Kathy Dolan, of Infinity Systems Engineering, and Secretary Regina Anderson, of ManTech. San Diego Chapter officers include: President Trishette Neville, of Booz Allen Hamilton, and Treasurer Kylie Scholten, of Pacific Aerospace Consulting Inc. Archives
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