Becoming a Member

TEMPO Milwaukee is an invitation-only organization in greater Milwaukee that connects women leaders with diverse backgrounds and experience to support, advise, learn and create relationships with one another. Our membership is comprised of approximately 275 women who hold executive and leadership positions throughout greater Milwaukee.

The typical TEMPO Milwaukee member shares the following profile:

• 10 years + of professional experience 

• 5 years executive-level professional experience

• Decision-making responsibility for staff and budget

• One of the organization’s top executives or has direct access to the top executives

• A community leader

• Leadership experience in professional and/or civic organizations

You are encouraged to nominate professional women who you feel fit the TEMPO Milwaukee membership criteria. 

Nomination and Review Process:

1) The nominator completes the Membership Nomination Form, entering the nominating member‘s name in the section “Contacts within TEMPO.”

2) The nominator emails the Membership Nomination Form to tempo@tempomilwaukee.org.  To be considered for September membership, nominations must be received by September 1. To be considered for March, the nominations must be received by February 18.

3) An acknowledgement of receipt of the nomination is emailed to the nominating member.

4) Membership Nomination Forms are reviewed at the Membership Committee meeting the first Wednesday of February and September.

5) The nominating member and the nominee will receive notification of the committee’s decision by the 15th of September or March, depending on when the applicaitonw as submitted.

6) If accepted, the nominee receives a letter of acceptance and a Member Data Form. The nominator will be cc’d on the letter. If not accepted, a call is made to the nominator.

7) Nominee returns Member Data Form, a 100-word bio, dues payment, and a headshot to tempo@tempomilwaukee.org.

8) The new member receives login and password information for the TEMPO Milwaukee website and is added to the on-line roster.

9) The new member can register on-line for the next meeting, and her bio will appear in the next issue of the TEMPO Milwaukee newsletter UpBeat.

 
If you would like to be considered for membership, but do not know a TEMPO Milwaukee member, please contact our office at at tempo@tempomilwaukee.org for further information.