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EWGA President shares her vision

EWGA Association Board President, Karen Furtado, Southern New Hampshire Chapter shared her views on the future of women's golf as she takes over the reins of the 16 year old organization.

Karen Furtado is the new President of the Executive Womens Golf Association Board of Directors, and the organization's chief volunteer leader. With nearly 20,000 members in over 120 Chapters, the EWGA is the proven industry leader in getting women engaged in the game of golf.

Karen Furtado, is a true testament to the organization's success in attracting women into the game of golf. She is a 15-year member of the I6-year old EWGA, Karen has experienced first-hand the benefits of organized play activities, championship competition, networking and game improvement programs. As a member of the Southern New Hampshire Chapter she was a Chapter board member, then moved into a Regional Director volunteer role in New England before joining the EWGA Board of Directors.

Her involvement on the Association Board includes serving a term as the Secretary of the EWGA and the EWGA Foundation as well as President of the EWGA Foundation Board of Directors. In addition to her EWGA volunteer commitments, Karen also serves as
the Vice Chair of the LPGA Foundation as well as working on a number of non-profit initiatives. For more information visit www.ewga.com.

Karen's shared her goals and objectives for the EWGA as she takes on the role of the organization's new president for the Albany chapter on Thursday evening at Wolferts Roost Golf Club.

"Every five years, the EWGA embarks on renewing our strategic plan. There are many changes within the golf industry and the community which will influence the direction of the organization. As we begin this process, my goal would be to create a growth vision of the future to guide us through the next five years and be well positioned to continue our role as the premier force for women's golf."

"In addition I want to see our organization achieve significant growth of the sport as well as retention of the members we have today. Although this can be a fine balance it is essential that this remain a key focus."

EWGA is a non-profit nationwide organization considered the largest U.S. amateur golf organization geared toward the schedules of working women.

Here, EWGA president Karen Furtado with local chapter president Robin Raco. The two co-chairs flanking Robin and the keynote speaker are Denise Horan (l) and Carol Nieckarz (r).