WIPA Leadership Application | LDC | Call for Leaders 2027

Call for Leaders Application

Leadership Development Council (LDC) – 2027

WIPA benefits from leaders with different strengths, backgrounds, professional experiences, and perspectives. You do not need to check every box to step forward. If you are ready to serve with intention, contribute your expertise, and help shape what comes next for WIPA, we encourage you to apply. Review LDC Role Summary

Please complete every section. The office verifies membership and leadership standing separately.

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Part 1 – Your Information

Your Full Name

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Pronouns

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Your Email

Mobile Phone

Company

Website

Home Chapter

Date Joined WIPA

Membership Expiration Date

Are you a member in good standing?Applicant states. The office verifies seperately against records.

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Facebook URL:

Instagram URL:

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Part 2 – Eligibility and Position

Do you currently serve on the National Board?

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Do you currently serve on a Chapter Board?

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If you are not selected, will you stay on your local chapter board?

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Does your chapter president know you are applying?

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Are you full-time in the wedding industry?If not, describe your other work, outside the industry or adjacent.

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List any concurrent board or leadership commitments, inside or outside the wedding industry.

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Conflict of interest: Describe any business interests that could intersect with WIPA (vendor sales, sponsorship, or competing organizations or events you run).

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Part 3 – Leadership History

List each leadership role you have held.

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Chapter

Start – End

Still Serving?

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Part 4 – Participation and Pulse

What is motivating you to apply for a position on the LDC?

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Were you regularly and consistently attending your chapter board meetings, your chapter events, and your national director calls? Have you visited other chapters?

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What do you enjoy about your chapter’s events, and what would you change?

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How do you feel about your chapter overall, or compared to other chapters?

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Part 5 – Track Record and Skills

Share a win, something you contributed to in a WIPA role.

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One thing you delivered: what you did, the result, and what you would have done differently, if anything.

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How do you manage and organize your time? What tools do you use, what is your cadence, and how do you track follow-through?

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Tell us about a time you had a disagreement and how you resolved it.

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Tell us about a time you held a board member accountable for not following through, or a time you were held accountable for not following through.

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Part 6 – Looking Forward

Where is the wedding industry heading in the next 3 to 5 years in your opinion, and what should WIPA do nationally to stay relevant?

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If the LDC set a standard or policy your chapter disagreed with, how would you handle it?

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Part 7 – Belonging and WIPA Fit

What does belonging mean to you?

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How do you make sure all members, and your board, feel seen and represented?

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Share an example where you brought visibility to underrepresented voices. What was the outcome, and what did you learn?

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WIPA’s mission is bigger than any one chapter or person. Describe a time you put the organization’s standard ahead of your own preference or business interest.

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The LDC supports 25+ chapters and 3,500+ members. Why does consistency across chapters matter, and how would you support it?

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Is there anything else you would like us to know?

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Part 8 – Agreements and Letters

Letters of RecommendationUpload up to three letters of recommendation.

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To be considered for a leadership position, you MUST complete these forms:

Non-Disclosure Agreement

WIPA Leadership Code of Conduct

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Please review before submitting the application:

Leadership Code of Ethics

By signing below, I agree to each of the following:

I have submitted the Non-Disclosure Agreement (must be completed at the time of applying)

I have submitted the WIPA Leadership Code of Conduct (must be completed at the time of applying)

I have read the Leadership Code of Ethics

Upon typing my name, I agree that the information provided in this application is true, accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge.

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Call for Leaders Application

Leadership Development Council (LDC) – 2027

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