2000-03: Marcie Setlow, Board President
- 2000 Muse Awards gala holiday luncheon and presentation to Annette Bening, actor; Carole Black, president and CEO. at the Lifetime Network; Madhur Jaffrey, actor/writer; and Rachel Portman, musical composer. 1,300 guests attended at The New York Hilton and Towers
- Designing Hollywood spring event honoring costume designers and makeup artists established
- 2000 Designing Hollywood spring event honors Pat Field, Rebecca Weinberg and Rita Ryack
- NYWIFT begins implementation of strategic plan, including discussions on NYWIFT’s advocacy role in the industry
- NYWIFT revitalizes advisory committee, chaired by Ellen Geiger. Advisory committee charged with planning for 25th Anniversary in 2003
- In 2001, an interactive membership roster and a bulletin board are added to NYWIFT website
- 2001 Designing Hollywood spring event honors Bernadette Mazur, Carol Oditz and Yana Syrkin
- 2001 Muse Awards gala holiday luncheon and presentation to Dede Allen, feature film editor; Meryl Poster, co-president of Miramax; Phylicia Rashad, actor; and Liv Ullman, actor. 1,200 guests attended at the New York Hilton and Towers
- Hollywood Reporter advocacy ad campaign undertaken
- 2002 Designing Hollywood spring event honors Juliet Polcsa, Ruth Carter and Michael Bigge
- 2002 Muse Awards gala holiday luncheon and presentation to Kate McEnroe, AMC Network head; Lois Smith,veteran publicist; Alfre Woodard, actor; and Frances McDormand, actor. 1,000 guests attended at the New York Hilton and Towers
- In 2002, the NYWIFT 25th Anniversary Archive Project begins
- Symposium and film exhibition celebrates NYWIFT’s 25th Anniversary: 25 years of Women Calling the Shots during March 19-26, 2003, at Lincoln Center’s Walter Reade Theater
- 2003 Designing Hollywood spring event honors Colleen Atwood, Jennifer von Mayrhauser and Judy Chin
