History
After attending a 100WWC meeting in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Jody Feagan, longtime resident of San Miguel, convened five women who formed the first Steering Committee, and 100 Women Who Care SMA was born. The original Steering Committee included Jody Feagan, Kathy Devine, Alicia Garcia, Marty Kimmel, and Susan Page.
The team quickly organized and in February 2013 they held their first meeting with over 50 women in attendance and raised $37,000 pesos in one hour. The Steering Committee members have changed over the years but the goal remains the same – to make a positive impact for those in need in our community in the quickest, most efficient way possible.
For many years The Rosewood Hotel gave us complimentary use of their ballroom for our quarterly meetings. It was there that we celebrated our tenth anniversary in 2023. When The Rosewood asked us to relocate, we moved to the La Casona Hotel, where we also appreciated their generosity.
Our present meeting location is
Josefina Orozco No. 6 - The Marriott’s La Cleviá Hotel
Meet the Steering Committee
The current Steering Committee is a group of committed and creative members:
Laurel Delp, Jody Feagan, Mary Finley, Mary Norquist, Susan Page, Lauren Sevrin, Gael Sherman, Vicky Short, Elisa Streidl.
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Mary Norquist
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SUSAN PAGE
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Jody Feagan
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VICKY SHORT
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Mary Finley
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ELISA STREIDL
In 2024, Mary Norquist became the Director of the Steering Committee. She instituted more robust membership promotion, created educational workshops for our member NGOs, and implemented a Volunteer Program including training and meeting assignments.
Past dedicated and hard-working Steering Committee members who made a significant impact include Marty Kimmel, Jeff Kimmel, and Alice Garcia.
100 Who Care Alliance
Crowd funding organizations like ours exist in many cities around the world. They take other forms such as 100 Teens Who Care, 100 Seniors Who Care, 100 Moms Who Care, etc. We all belong to a collective called The 100 Who Care Alliance (100whocarealliance.org) that holds occasional conferences. They can offer advice and counsel to its members.