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Advisory Board

As we continue to grow and expand, we always strive to ensure that we keep the vision and mission of Women for Women International and the women in the field at the forefront. Through the advice and expertise of our esteemed Advisory Board we are able to continue movement towards our vision - to provide women survivors of war, civil strife and other conflicts with the tools and resources to move from crisis and poverty to stability and self-sufficiency, in turn promoting viable civil societies.

International Council of Advisors

  • Karen Armstrong

    Author focusing on religious affairs in several books including, "The Battle for God" (UK)

  • Aloisea Inyumba

    Senator of Kigali-Rural Prefect, Republic of Rwanda

  • Alice Walker

    Activist and author of several books including, "The Color Purple"

  • Muhammad Yunus

    Managing Director, Grameen Bank (Bangladesh)

  • Lisa See

    Author of the New York Times best selling book “Snow Flower and the Secret Fan”.

  • Jean Bolen

    Author of “Goddess in Every Woman,”



Business Advisory Council

  • Katherine Borsecnik

    Chair and Board Liaison of the Business Advisory Council, Former Senior Vice President of America Online

  • Tom Bird

    Founder and President of Farm Capital Services, LLC

  • Sarah Brokaw

    Licensed Professional Therapist and Philanthropist

  • Amber Chand

    Entrepreneur Committed to Supporting Artisans Globally

  • Jennifer Chapin

    Business Coach and Consultant, Life Rocks

  • Donna Gerstenfeld

    Attorney, Corporate and Banking Legal Expert

  • Len Middleton

    Adjunct Professor, Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan

  • Alfonso Montiel

    Managing Director, Alsis Funds

  • Laura Orlando

    Executive Director, Resource Institute Low Entropy Systems

  • Gerald Prolman

    CEO, Organic Bouquet

  • Grace Richardson

    President of the Board, The YWCA of New York City

  • Lesley Jane Seymour

    Former Editor-in-Chief, Marie Claire Magazine

  • Delany Steel

    Principal, The Boston Consulting Group



Communications Advisory Council

  • Lisa Witter

    Chair of the CAC and General Manager, Executive Vice President of Fenton Communications

  • Clara Bingham

    Writer

  • Linda Douglass

    Senior Fellow, John Brademas Center for the Study of Congress, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service New York University; former Chief Capitol Hill Correspondent for ABC News

  • Susan Friedman

    Producer for NBC News

  • Claudia Gonzalez

    Head of Public Relations and Special Communities, Executive Chairman Office, World Economic Forum, Switzerland

  • Heidi Schulman

    Adjunct Professor of Journalism, Annenberg School for Communications, USC and a former NBC News correspondent.

  • Carolyn Strauss

    President of HBO Entertainment

  • Susan Koch

    Filmmaker

  • Catherine Russell

    Washington DC

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