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Who We Are
Welcome to Upper Keys Business and Professional Women (BPW). We are a not-for-profit, nonpartisan, volunteer-led membership organization open to all who support our mission of achieving equity for working women.
As a local affiliate of BPW Florida, we come together for the benefit of our members and our community as a whole. For more than 50 years, Upper Keys BPW has made a tangible difference in the lives of working women and their families in the Upper Florida Keys.
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| .png) Great news! In February 2025, Sheryl Schwab, CEO of Domestic Abuse Shelter of the Florida Keys (DAS), announced that the organization has decided to purchase an existing building to serve as the new emergency shelter for the Middle and Upper Keys. The new facility will provide 15 beds for local women and families escaping abusive environments. This means the $10,000 raised by BPW last year under the "Give Hope a Home" campaign will be put to use very soon! You can read the full announcement here. THANKS AGAIN TO ALL WHO DONATED! |
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Our MissionThe BPW mission is to achieve equity for all working women through advocacy, education and connections. We seek to empower the women in our community to reach their full potential. We accomplish this by creating opportunities for personal and professional growth, providing scholarships to adult women in support of their education and career advancement, and advocating for issues that matter to working women and their families.The National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs was founded in July 1919 and has a long history of notable achievements on behalf of women. Every working woman has benefited from the organization's efforts in education, scholarship, public policy, equal pay and lobbying for women's rights.E-blast AdvertisingGot a job opening you're trying to fill? A new location to promote? An event you want to get the word out? Send an email blast to our active mailing list of over 400 members and others in the Florida Keys.$20.00 - Members $35.00 - Non-Members Proceeds go to our Adult Women's Scholarship Program and other programs to support working women in our community! | What Can Upper Keys BPW |
Check out our BPW Job Board!
This service helps match employers and employees in our Upper Keys community while raising funds for our Scholarship program and other activities.
BPW/FL PUBLIC POLICY PLATFORM 1. Economic Equity, 2. Health Care 3. Voting Rights & Access The BPW/FL Public Policy Platform is reviewed each year by the state Public Policy Committee and any proposed changes are presented for adoption at the annual state conference. If you are passionate about these issues and their impact on working women, consider joining the BPW Public Policy Committee at the local and/or state level.
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2025-2026 Board Members: Patricia Milian (President), Bonnie Barnes (President-Elect), Bernice Dionne (VP Hospitality), Ilja Chapman (Treasurer), Lauren Zelt (VP Programs), Violet Wahba (VP Membership), Victoria Leonard (Director) and Amy Young (Director). Not pictured: Elizabeth Brown (Secretary). | COMMITTEE MEMBERS NEEDED Membership Scholarship Hospitality Finance/Audit If you would like to get more value from your Upper Keys BPW membership, consider joining a committee! Interested? Learn more here. |
