Designed to develop relationships with women franchising professionals, Women’s Franchise Network groups have formed in 20+ cities and counting across the country to address issues, share ideas and offer solutions.
Current networks and contact information for each are listed in the WFN Directory. Don’t see one in your market? Start your own! Contact Courtney Thompson at cthompson@franchise.org for in-depth information on how to set up your own local network, including sample budgets, agendas, handouts, ideas for discussion topics and more.
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The WFN is a collection of local networks that are designed to develop relationships with women franchising professionals and to address issues, share ideas and offer solutions related to franchising. Our current networks are listed below. Call or email anyone of our chairs to find out more about joining or to start a network in your area, please email cthompson@franchise.org, megan.center@faegredrinker.com, and patti@franchise.dev.
Nikki Griffin Fox Rothschild ngriffin@foxrothschild.com
Jenny Lehman CareerPlug jenny@careerplug.com
Loana Perez TeaCupFuls teacupfulscorporate@gmail.com
Stacey Ryan School of Rock sryan@schoolofrock.com
Marissa Frois The Entrepreneur's Source mfrois@franchisesource.com
Amber Burke Burn Boot Camp amber.burke@burnbootcamp.com
Lisa Kiral WonLifeBrands lisa.kiral@SUPPLYPOINTe.com
Hannah Erlenbusch Line-X herlenbusch@linex.com
Gina Malandrino Cheng Cohen LLC gina.malandrino@chengcohen.com
Stuti Murarka Cheng Cohen LLC stuti.murarka@chengcohen.com
Stacie Waller Zinc Insurance stacie@zincinsurance.com
Samantha Neugebauer Zinc Insurance sam@zincinsurance.com
Emma Dickison HomeHelpers e.dickison@homehelpershomecare.com
Yolanda Stevenson Taxi Mom yolanda@taximom.com
Jocelyne (Joce) Galaviz Bloomin Blinds Corp Jocelyne.Galaviz@Bloominblinds.com
Regan Irvin Unleashed Brands reganirvin@gmail.com
Ingrid Schneider Stay in Your Lane ingrid@stayinyourlaneco.com
Christy Trinkler Trabon Group ctrinkler@trabongroup.com
Marita Swift Big Biscuit marita@bigbiscuit.com
Missy Wright Five Star Franchising Mwright@fivestarfranchising.com
Kara Garcia EverSmith Brands kara.garcia@millicare.com
Karen Wenning Suttle-Straus karen.wenning@suttle-straus.com
Dale Cohen Akerman dale.cohen@akerman.com
Shawna Ruiz Citrin Cooperman sruiz@citrincooperman.com
Lisa Saad SMB Franchising lisa@smbfranchising.com
Liz Stone Brewster The Elliot Group liz@theelliotgroup.com
Elle Gerhards Fox Rothschild egerhards@foxrothschild.com
Joanne Hoyer SMB Franchise Advisors joanne@smbfranchising.com
Heather Anderson Streamline Brands handerson@streamlinebrands.com
Carol Schillne ORION Investment Real Estate carol.schillne@orionprop.com
Bailey Rayner Painter Bros. bheesch@painterbros.com
Kathryn B. Fox Buchalter kfox@buchalter.com
Jennifer M. Misetich Buchalter jmisetich@buchalter.com
Nina Greene Venable LLP ngreene@venable.com
Marci Kleinsasser Home Franchise Concepts marci.kleinsasser@gohfc.com
Amanda House Light Bridge AcademyAHouse@lightbridgeacademy.com
Danielle Wright Create A Shift danielle@createashift.net
Samantha Thomason Self Esteem Brands, LLC samantha.thomason@sebrands.com
Dawn Kane Hot Dish Advertising dkane@hotdishad.co
Kristina Dudziak Dessange Group, N.A. kristina.dudziak@dessange-inc.com kdudziak@liftbrands.com
Alison McElroy Kaleidoscope Growth Advisors amcelroy@kaleidoscopegrowth.com
Rosemarie Hartnett Abrakadoodle rosemarie@abrakadoodle.com
Early Stage/Reforming Las Vegas, NV Raleigh, NC
Transitioning Chapters Looking for Chairs Baltimore & Howard County, MD
Transitioning Chapters Looking for Additional Chairs Cleveland, OH Cincinnati, OH Bend, OR Madison, WI Washington, D.C.
Partner, Quarles & Brady LLP
megan.center@quarles.com
Founder & CEO, Root & Rise
Program Manager, Conferences and Meetings
202.662.0799
cthompson@franchise.org