The officers who run the Society, organize its gatherings, and occasionally disagree about the arrangements.
Dr. Ashley Munroe leads a board with responsibilities across membership, editorial, events, giving, standards, and technology. The officers serve without compensation. Parking is reimbursed, subject to Caroline’s review.
The Lincoln Park Trixie Society stands for bold leadership, fresh ideas, and true accountability. We also need more BMW X7's in the village.— Mission Statement, ratified at the Annual Champagne Brunch
Ashley founded the Membership Committee in a Lincoln Park apartment with three friends, a printer, and forty-seven names. Members now call her Dr. Ash. She still knows which of those friends did most of the printing.
President & Executive Director · Founder · PhD, Artificial Intelligence
Ashley chairs the board and works with its officers on Society business. She remembers the early apartment fondly and would prefer to finish the meeting in time for dinner.
View Full Profile →The Executive Committee brings together the officers responsible for the Society’s daily work. Each oversees a particular area; decisions involving several committees are discussed together, sometimes at length.
The Office of Global Expansion reviews proposals beyond Lincoln Park. Each officer knows her region and reports to the Founding Chapter. The portfolios were assigned at the Annual Brunch, which accounts for Anneke’s unusual title.
The Office has not yet assigned an Africa portfolio. Meg has asked that the next regional discussion begin with a map and a proposed officer.— From the minutes of the Office of Global Expansion, tabled and not revisited
The Society's mobile platform for Members. Beta. iOS only.
Use is opt-in. Data is reviewed only by the Standards Committee and the Office of the Executive Director.
The Atlas is not, by Society policy, queryable by spouse, employer, or court order — though parties from each category have asked.
Architect: Brian O'Halloran. Beta access restricted to Premier-tier Members.
Committee work keeps the Society running. Members are expected to take part, whether they are reviewing applications, organizing an event, or helping with the archive. New Members need not wait to be invited twice.
Reviews applications, conducts informal home visits, and maintains the Member Directory. Sponsorship by a current Member preferred. The Standards Committee meets weekly.
Edits Society Dispatches and the Journal, assembles the Week in Pictures, and looks after the photograph archive. Captions require names, places, and a reasonably clear account of what happened.
Supports arts education, women’s health, parks, and the wisteria archway through Member dues and personal giving. Caroline reviews proposals and the annual accounts.
Arranges the Champagne Brunch, Spring Trunk Show, Garden Reception, and Holiday Tea. Whitney handles venues and guest lists; Members are asked to reply before she has to ask again.
The Society's values are unanimously ratified by the Officers and printed annually in the Member Directory. Members are asked to review them upon induction and again at every Champagne Brunch.
Members have opinions about cars, shops, restaurants, and how things should be done. Standards gives them a place to compare those opinions and occasionally revise one.
Members should be able to talk freely among friends. Ask before passing along a private conversation or photograph.
Members make their own plans for work, homes, relationships, and the rest of their lives. Advice is readily available at the Society, including when it has not been requested.
Defined as Halsted to the Lake, North Avenue to Diversey. Honorable mention to Old Town under specific circumstances. The boundaries are reviewed quarterly.
Membership is by invitation. And by application. Sponsorship from a current Member is preferred. We respond to all applications within sixty days. We respond to most.
