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We are blessed at Gather the Women with the gift of brilliant leadership; women who lead from a place of deep service. We are grateful for their creativity, their expansive vision, and their integrity. Gather the Women relies upon the effective power of Circle Principles for leadership of our grassroots global movement.

Meet Our Conveners!

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Dawn Gandalf

Matrix Convener

The Matrix Convener leads GTW with collaboration, compassion, and consistency, nurturing GTW’s vision, chairing Circles, ensuring legal documentation, authorizing expenses, and fulfilling chief executive duties as outlined by the Convener Circle.

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AnnMarie Kajencki

Treasurer Convener

The Treasurer Convener manages GTW’s cash flow, processes reimbursements and claims, authorizes transactions, prepares financial reports, ensures timely document filings, and supports strategic decisions through clear financial insight. The role also maintains accurate records, monitors budget activity, and may oversee fundraising as a complementary component of GTW’s financial stewardship.

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Sue Arnott

Secretary Convener

The Secretary Convener oversees GTW’s corporate communications and records, collaborates with the Matrix Convener to create agendas, maintains minutes, manages meeting notifications and follow‑up actions, addresses official communications, and keeps organizational contact information updated. The role ensures GTW’s governance documents, communications, and meeting processes remain clear, accurate, and well‑organized.

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Judith Hurley Prosser

Circle Liaison Convener

The Circle Liaison Convener is a liaison between the Conveners and the Circles of Gather the Women. She develops relationships with the circle hosts and participates in their trainings and Circles. Hosts, and women in the Circles, are encouraged to give feedback to the Circle Liaison Convener regarding their circle experiences.

The purpose is to create clear lines of communication directly between the Circles and the Conveners.

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Debbie King

Communications and Marketing Convener

The Communications and Marketing Convener oversees GTW’s social media presence, Zoom technology, and newsletter communications, and serves as GTW’s webmistress. This role includes creating graphics and written content, designing and arranging materials for visual clarity and aesthetic harmony, and ensuring that both the website and newsletter reflect GTW’s values, voice, and beauty. The Convener manages updates across all platforms, curates information for public-facing communications, and supports the organization’s digital cohesion and storytelling.

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Cindy Leech

USA Circle Convener

The USA Circle Convener welcomes women in the United States into Gather the Women, offering information about our virtual Circles and how to join them. The Convener also supports women in finding local Circles or, if none are nearby, in beginning a Circle of their own. This role may also include coordinating and facilitating monthly orientation sessions to help new women feel grounded, informed, and connected as they enter the GTW community.

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Dawn Gandalf

International Circle Convener

The International Convener welcomes our international Sisters and helps them find local circles across the globe. This Convener is also responsible for being the liaison between leaders and fire tenders internationally and supports women who want to start Circles in their area.

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C. Sloane Swan

The Arwen Convener

The Arwen Convener supports the Conveners Circle and GTWGM by providing technical expertise when needed, anchoring clarity by illuminating co-creative collaboration and bridging perspectives through observation and deep listening. The Arwen assists the stability of the Conveners Circle to navigate transitions, possibilities, and emerging directions with grace, in alignment with our mission, vision and values.

​​​Gather the Women Covenant of Leadership

This Covenant was developed by the Gather the Women Convener Circle to describe the core principles and practices which will guide our work together.

  • We will dedicate ourselves to the belief that each of us is enough right now. 

  • We will create containers that practice the form and principles of Circle, with a focus on shared leadership, shared responsibility, and shared deep listening, while evoking spirit. 

  • We will be honest and share what is true about our thoughts and feelings. 

  • We will aspire to be impeccable with our words, to do our very best, to take nothing for granted, and to suspend our assumptions. 

  • We will serve holistically – mind, body, spirit, and heart. 

  • We will show gratitude and affirm each other and each woman who participates in GTW. 

  • We will offer freely the abilities and skills that we possess and serve from a place of shared competency. 

  • We will serve as a global example of inclusivity, interdependence, and diversity – valuing, appreciating, and honoring all expressions of humanity and spirituality. 

  • We will dedicate ourselves to showing up fully and passionately in our readiness to serve. 

  • Our greatest value will be creating a place where all women can gather with the assurance their gifts will be honored. 

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