Belizean Grove
American women's social club From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Belizean Grove is an elite, invitation-only American women's social club, located in New York City.[1][2] The club was founded in 2001 by Susan Stautberg, a former Westinghouse Broadcasting executive, and author and futurist Edie Weiner.[3]
Modeled after the San Francisco-based Bohemian Club[4] Belizean Grove formed to duplicate for women how the "old boy's network supported one another", stated co-founder Stautberg,[5] the membership of which was known to bond at annual retreats held at Bohemian Grove in California.[2]
The Belizean Grove meets annually in Belize or similar Central American locations.[6] They also meet in New York and other U.S. cities, for activities they describe as "a balance of fun, substantive programs and bonding".[7]
Members, known as "grovers",[7] numbered 125 in 2009, including military, financial and diplomatic leaders,[2] and 390 in 2015.[3] Members have included former General Services Administration Administrator Lurita Doan and U.S. Army General Ann E. Dunwoody.[2][8] C-suite executives from Goldman Sachs,[9] Victoria's Secret, and Harley-Davidson also belong to the Grove, as do some ambassadors.[7] Other business leaders include Mary C. Pearl[10] and Christine Toretti.[11]
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is a former member of Belizean Grove. She resigned membership June 19, 2009, after Republican senators voiced concerns over the group's women-only membership policy.[12][13][14][15]
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