South Carolina Palmetto Chapter

Our goal is provide networking and professional development opportunities to promote the role of women in national defense and security, to support military service members, and to encourage partnerships between the local contractor community and military personnel at Joint Base Charleston and the Department of Homeland Security. Charleston and surrounding areas are enjoying expanded growth. Accompanying this growth are enhanced business opportunities through increased technology integration companies moving into the region to support these opportunities.

Region

In recognition of the Women in Defense (WID) Palmetto Chapter's Carolina State orientation, we will strive to actively promote women for key leadership and technical positions throughout this region to include: Charleston, Greenville and Columbia, as well as Fayetteville and the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill areas in North Carolina.

If you have any questions, you may contact our President at president@widpalmettochapter.org, or our Vice President at vicepresident@widpalmettochapter.org. We are looking forward to hearing from you.

If you are not familiar with our organization, and your first contact with us is online, we would be pleased to hear from you! Please let us know what your needs and questions are, and we will be more than happy to assist.

WID Mission

Women in Defense (WID), A National Security Organization, an affiliate of the National Defense Industrial Association, cultivates and supports the advancement and recognition of women in all aspects of national security.  A non-profit organization, WID was established to provide women a formal environment for professional growth through networking, education and career development.

The association resides with the National Defense Industrial Association, 2111 Wilson Blvd., Suite 400, Arlington, VA 22201-3061.

WID Leadership

Incorporated in 1985, Women In Defense is governed by a Board of Directors elected by the membership. Appointed committees carry out the association's mission. WID has chapters throughout the United States. Women In Defense is an affiliate of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), which represents all facets of the defense and technology industrial base and serves all military services. This affiliation gives WID members a source for defense industry information, increased networking opportunities and professional contacts, and an expanded scope of informative programs.