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Read the latest edition of Reaching Out, the Women's Foundation for a Greater Memphis e-newsletter.

WESC in the News

WESC released a major policy brief on September 27, 2010 that calls for more public and private support to help the nation’s low-income women gain access to quality early care and education.
Child Care Matters: Building Economic Security for Low-Income Women

Read the New Haven Register article, "Women Urged to Tap into Green Jobs."

Learn more from the Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity article, "Green Jobs Can Provide a Pathway Out of Poverty for Millions of Women," written by founding members of the WESC.

Global alliance TckTckTck, an organization calling for a fair, ambitious and binding climate change agreement, published an article on its website, "Green Jobs Will Provide Economic Security for Women."

HRGuru also reported on the WESC launch with an article entitled, "Women Urged to Tap into Green Jobs."

Your gifts to the Women's Foundation are helping to transform the community. Learn more about Girls Experiencing Engineering, one of the many programs supported by the Women's Foundation and you.

"The reach [of Women's Funds] is broad and deepbroad enough to propel worldwide transformation and deep enough to engage and empower women on the ground. Together, they unite the money, ideas and actions to create lasting change for women and girls, their families and communities."
Excerpt from "The Power of Women's Funds," published in the Association of Fundraising Professional's newsletter

Board / Staff / Affiliates

Officers and Executive Committee

Becky Jones West, Chair of the Board
Regina Walker, Vice Chair
Andrea Bienstock, Secretary
Mary Wolff, Treasurer and Finance Chair

Bevery Cross, Ph.D., Grants and Research Chair
Joyce Thomas Fykes, Marketing and Communications Chair
Karen Garrison Goff, Development Chair
Lauryce Graves-McIver, Board Development and Nominations Chair
Mary H. McDaniel, At-large
Jennifer Oswalt, Education and Training Chair
Wendy Shea, Policy and Procedures Chair
Susan Stephenson, Memphis HOPE Development Chair
Anita S. Vaughn, Human Resources Chair

Board of Directors

Meri Armour
Rebecca W. Ballou
Toni L. Boland
Marcia Bowden, M.D.
Shirlee M. Clark
Pamela Z. Clary
Rosemarie Fair
Carolyn Chism Hardy
Elise L. Jordan
Linda Lazar, M.D.
Gretchen Wollert McLennon
Ashley Le Blanc Mercer
TaJuan Stout Mitchell
Eva E. Mosby
Nisha Powers
Janet L. Shipman, J.D.
Stacie M. Waddell
Nicole Walthour
Barrie Wexner-Wurzburg
Lisa Wheeler
Tammy O. Young

Board of Trustees

Celie Althoff
Rosie Phillips Bingham, Ph.D.
Kathy Buckman Gibson
Barbara R. Hyde
Shaila Karkera
Ellen Cooper Klyce
Gayle S. Rose
Phyllis R. Scruggs
Jeanne T. Varnell
Cassandra H. Webster

Staff

Ruby Bright, Executive Director and CAO
Shante K. Avant, Deputy Director of Grants, Allocations and Programs
Patricia Thompson, Development Grants Manager
Joyce Presley, Grants, Programs and Development Associate
Jacqueline E. Oselen, Communications and Marketing Associate
Tracy Burgess, Development Manager
Olivia S. Kirk, Executive Assistant
Cheryl W. Calcote, Accounting Administrative Assistant

Affiliates

Women's Funding Network, www.wfnet.org
Women in Philanthropy, www.womenphil.org

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