Meet WEMN

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 The Women’s Empowerment Mentor Network (WEMN) was founded by Simona Rabsatt Butler with the support of four powerhouse women in Northwest Arkansas - Twilla Brooks, Alicia Levy, Cammy Jo McCain, and Holly Gilbert. The idea took shape in 2023 after a Kimberly-Clark executive challenged the group to do more with the Women’s Empowerment Deck platform they were cultivating at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship, 

a LPGA Tournament.

Simona dusted off a mentoring program she had designed years earlier and evolved it into today’s Mentor Circles - a model built for growth and impact. During one of the group’s biweekly planning meetings, Holly 

contributed the name that stuck: WEMN.

The nonprofit officially launched in 2024 with 8 mentees from Bentonville and Rogers public high schools. By 2025, WEMN expanded into Springdale and welcomed 10 mentees, while also celebrating major milestones: securing 501(c)(3) nonprofit status, hosting the first Fore! HerFuture fundraiser, 

and working to forge a partnership with Arvest Bank to bring 

financial literacy education directly to mentees.

WEMN believes every young woman deserves a circle of support to walk beside her as she grows into adulthood. What began as a bold challenge in 2023 has quickly become a powerful movement - connecting high school juniors, college students, and young professionals across Northwest Arkansas with the mentorship, confidence, financial literacy, and skills they need to thrive.

  WEMN cultivates confident, connected, financially aware, and purpose-driven young women through mentorship, community, and opportunity. 

We envision a future where they step boldly into leadership, 

chase dreams with confidence, and empower the next generation. 

Our Mission

To cultivate confident, connected, financially aware, and purpose-driven young women through mentorship, community, and opportunity.

Our Vision

A future where young women across Northwest Arkansas and beyond step boldly into leadership, pursue their dreams with confidence, and 

pay it forward by empowering the next generation.

Our Values

•  Empowerment – Championing every young woman's right to be confident, courageous, and in control of her future
•  Inclusivity – Creating spaces where all voices are heard, all identities respected, and every story matters
•  Integrity – Operating with honesty, accountability, and purpose - modeling the leadership we wish to see
•  Growth – Embracing learning, self-reflection, and personal evolution as essential to becoming our best selves
•  Community – Encouraging the power of collaboration and shared wisdom to uplift individuals and transform futures