Chapter Leads

The HKS Women's Network follows a decentralized structure that allows all alumnae, no matter where they live, to become a HKS Women's Network Chapter Lead.

If you are committed to furthering the work of other HKS women in your community and want to become a chapter lead, read on and reach out to hkswomensnetwork@gmail.com

Responsibilities 

Chapter Leads are point-people for managing, gathering and growing the local HKS women community in their respective city or region. This might include:

  • Hosting visiting HKS professors for small group discussions, breakfasts or lunches;

  • Collaborating on an op-ed around a public policy issue;

  • Welcoming new HKS alumnae to the city or region;

  • Meeting with prospective HKS students;

  • Planning informal group gatherings such as happy hours or books clubs;

  • Anything else relevant and timely within the local community.

Chapter Leads have considerable creative freedom in planning events or managing projects. If there is not a representative for your city or region, consider becoming one.

Programming Objectives

  • Connect: Enable community building

  • Support: Advance the understanding of local issues, individuals and events

  • Amplify: Support the work of others

Requirements

Chapter Leads are asked to:

  • Come up with annual goals for their chapter

  • Attend at least two conference calls a year to share best practices, ideas, and feedback about the program

  • Organize four events in their city/country annually and fill in a survey to report on the outcome

  • Attend an annual review with the Chapter Leads Coordinator

Chapter Leads are invited to join a WhatsApp Group to help facilitate connection across the globe and provide real-time feedback to the Board.

Coordination with the HKSWAN Board

  • Regular network-wide meetings are offered in different time zones

  • Outside of that time, Board members are happy to serve as a resource

  • Every year the Board will share a list of women HKS graduates, so that Chapter Leads can reach out to the women in your respective cities/countries

  • Chapter Leads will be assigned a Board member Referee based on their geographical zone. Chapter Leads can contact their Referee with any question related to their chapter.

If you are committed to furthering the work of other HKS women in your community and want to become a chapter lead, reach out to hkswomensnetwork@gmail.com

Alternatively, if you want to join a current local chapter click on the button below: