History

FIRST ENGLISH SPEAKING BPW CLUB IN SWITZERLAND

LAUNCH OF BPW LAKE GENEVA

Founded in January 2010, BPW Lake Geneva is the 40th BPW Club in Switzerland and is the first English speaking BPW Club in this country.

Launched by 14 founding members and in the presence of representatives of BPW International, BPW Europe and BPW Switzerland, more than 70 women attended the kick-off meeting in Chavannes-de-Bogis. By the end of the successful first year of BPW Lake Geneva, our small but growing club had 25 members. 

Our club is affiliated to the larger BPW structure and our membership base has grown to more than 50. 

BPW Switzerland has around 2,300 members and BPW International has 30,000 members from all continents.

THE FIRST ELECTED BOARD BPW LAKE GENEVA

 



Kira-Destiny Prince, President (second from right)
Nicole Piaget, Treasurer (left)
Sabine E. Baerlocher, Vice President (second left)
Ann Wood, Secretary (right)



 






The BPW Lake Geneva Board at the time of the Club’s 10th Anniversary

 



Heather Cairns-Lee, President (second from right, front row)
Deborah Croft, Vice-President (first from left)
Maureen Steele, Membership (second from right, back row)
Corinne Prieur, Treasurer (second from left)
Magali Collot, Events (first from right, back row)
Sara Barradas, Web & Info (first from right, front row)

 

Key dates in history of BPW Lake Geneva 

2025

 
  • We move to Morges - Romantik Hotel du Mont-Blanc au lac                                        
 

2022

 
  • President of BPW Lake Geneva: Ruth Kearns Wollmann

2020

 
  • 10th Anniversary

2019

 
  • President of BPW Lake Geneva: Heather Cairns-Lee 

2015

 
  • President of BPW Lake Geneva: Rebecca Michelot  

2011

 
  • President of BPW Lake Geneva: Ann Wood

2010

 
  • Lake Geneva founded in Chavannes-de-Bogis. Kira Destiny Prince elected first President