Susan Barley (Governance Chair)

Susan Barley joined the Foundation in 2013. Over the years, she has been a member of the Pooled Fund/Collective Grant Committee, Partner Grant Committee, Advocacy Grant Committee, International Grant Committee, Finance…more

Sue Bennett (Community Resource Chair)

Sue Bennett joined the Foundation in 1997. She has served on the Executive Committee as Secretary, and as Chair of the Pooled Fund Grant Committee and the 10th Anniversary Committee….more

Aru Chandorkar

Aru Chandorkar joined Washington Women’s Foundation (WaWF) in 2011. She has served as the chair of the Pooled Fund Grant Committee and the Impact Assessment Committee, and participated in the…more

Bobbie Conti

Bobbie Conti graduated with a BS in Zoology from UW in 1995 and has not used it since. Instead, she has taken a variety of roles over the years, most…more

Cedra DuFlon-Heide (Board Chair)

Cedra DuFlon-Heide joined the Foundation in 2003 and has served on a variety of Grant and Board Committees. She was born and raised in Oakland and Berkeley, California and is…more

Janet Frohnmayer (Board Vice Chair)

Janet Frohnmayer is an experienced board leader and community volunteer. She currently serves as the Board President of both Educurious, focused on project-based learning, and the Diabesity Institute, dedicated to…more

Barbara Hebenton Fielden

Barbara Hebenton Fielden joined the Foundation in 2005. In addition to serving on the board, Barbara has been Cabinet Chair, on Pooled Fund Grant Committee leadership, lead the inaugural Women & Girls…more

Yvonne Hall

Yvonne Hall has been a member of the Foundation since 2001 and currently serves on the Finance & Investment Audit Committee. During her time with the organization, she has held leadership…more

Melinda Herrin (Secretary)

Melinda Herrin joined the Foundation in 2017 and has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2019. She currently serves on the Membership Taskforce and previously served on…more

Nikki Huang

Nikki Huang joined the Foundation in 2018 and is excited about the collective giving process as well as the ongoing learning opportunities. She served on the Pooled Fund Grants Committee…more

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