Board of Directors

Officers
Bettina Borders, President
Carmen Amaral, Vice President
Dave Millett, Treasurer
Marcy Wintrub, Clerk

Directors
Shawndrae Barreto, Chair, Events Committee
Meg Steinberg, Chair, Grants Committee Yvonne Drayton, Chair, Governance Committee

Members
Cecilia Brito, Member at Large Colleen Millet, Volunteer Coordinator Mandi Costa, Member at Large
Neal Weiss, Member at Large Althea Bullard, Member at Large Jennifer Clarke, Member at Large Cynthia Cummings, Member at Large Jackie Ramos, Member at Large Melissa Costa, Member at Large

Staff

Joanne Murray, Executive Director

Joanne joins The Women’s Fund SouthCoast as a strategic and innovative thought leader with deep experience in and a passion for the individual and societal advancement of girls and women.

Formerly, as the Founding Director of the Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global Affairs at Wellesley College, Joanne worked across international landscapes of academic, governmental, non-profit and business sectors to create paths that move girls and women of all ages forward through personal development, educational opportunity, and economic equity.

She comes to the Women’s Fund SouthCoast to translate her grantmaking history into a kind of powerful mechanism for transformation, providing funds and stewardship for programs that empower girls and women to imagine and achieve rich personal and professional futures. Joanne will build on the Economic Blueprint introduced in 2017, which addresses chronic problems created by poverty requiring systemic and sustained change. These priorities will underscore Joanne’s work at the Fund.

Makenzie Lennington, Assistant Director of Operations and Administration

Makenzie is a New Bedford resident with a passion for the city and its community. She is dedicated to advocating for women, reproductive rights, racial justice, and the LGBTQ+ community. Makenzie spent a year and a half traveling and teaching English as a second language throughout Southeast Asia. With a background in Corporate and Hospitality Sales and Event Planning, she looks forward to bringing her passion and skill set to the Fund.

mlennington@womensfundsouthcoast.org