PWV Alumnae
Nikki Fortunato Bas
Council President + District 2 Councilmember
City of Oakland
Oakland, CA
Areas of Expertise: Business and the Economy, Labor and Employment, Social justice
Carmen Deseraie Berkley Anderson
Vice President of Strategy and Impact
Inatai Foundation
Hyattsville, MD
Areas of Expertise: Criminal justice, Labor and Employment, Race and ethnicity, Women
Matisse Bustos-Hawkes
Former Associate Director, Communications & Engagement, WITNESS
Otro Lado Communications
Brooklyn, NY
Areas of Expertise: Human rights, Journalism, Media and Entertainment
Dr. Laura Castañeda
Professor of Professional Practice, Associate Dean, Diversity Equity, Inclusion and Access
USC Annenberg School of Journalism
Los Angeles, CA
Areas of Expertise: Education, Higher education, LGBTQIA, Media and Entertainment, Race and ethnicity, Women, Women's leadership
Maya Dusenbery
Author and Journalist
Portland, OR
Areas of Expertise: Business and the Economy, Feminism, Health, Internet, Reproductive health, Sex education, Women's leadership
Representative Anna V. Eskamani
State Representative for FL 42
Florida State House of Representatives
Orlando, FL
Areas of Expertise: Reproductive health
Claudia Garcia-Rojas
Co-Director
The Chicago Taskforce on Violence Against Girls & Young Women
Chicago, IL
Areas of Expertise: Gender-based violence, Media and Entertainment
Anushay Hossain
Feminist Author I Podcast Host I Devoted Women’s Health Advocate I
Washington, DC
Areas of Expertise: Asia, Feminism, Health, International, Reproductive health, Violence against women
Adrienne Jacqueline Keene
Scholar, writer, podcaster, and visual artist
Native Appropriations
Providence, RI
Areas of Expertise: Higher education, Race and ethnicity, Indigenous Issues
Lisa Maatz
Independent Consultant
Washington, DC
Areas of Expertise: Education, Politics, Social justice
Amy K. Matsui
Vice President of Income Security & Child Care
National Women's Law Center
Chevy Chase, MD
Areas of Expertise: Aging, Education, Poverty, Tax
Dani McClain
Reporter, Writer
Freelance
Cincinnati, OH
Areas of Expertise: Health, Race and ethnicity, Reproductive health, Women
Alexis McCombs
On-Air Sports Contributor (CNN, NBC News, HLN, Entertainment Tonight's The Insider on CBS); Creator, Executive Producer, Former Talk Show Host for Huffington Post
New York City, NY
Areas of Expertise: Arts and Culture, Film, Media and Entertainment, Pop culture, Sports, Television, Women, Women's empowerment, Women's issues
Agunda Okeyo
CEO
Africa Underground Productions
New York, NY
Areas of Expertise: Arts and Culture, International, Media and Entertainment, Politics, Race and ethnicity, Sexualized violence, Women's issues
Amy Pohl
Communications Director
Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence
CO
Areas of Expertise: Gender-based violence, Immigration, Law
Saira Rao
Co-founder, Race2Dinner
Co-founder, Here 4 The Kids
Denver, CO
Areas of Expertise: Media and Entertainment
Fatima Salman
Social Worker / Community Organizer
University of Michigan
West Bloomfield, MI
Areas of Expertise: Human rights, Race and ethnicity, Women
Lizzy Stephan
Executive Director
New Era Colorado
Denver, CO
Areas of Expertise: Elections, Youth
Jessica Therkelsen
Executive Director
Trusted Homes, Community Land Trust
Southern Oregon, OR
Areas of Expertise: Human rights, Immigration, International, Law, Women
Patricia Valoy
Civil Engineer and Project Manager
New York, NY
Areas of Expertise: Americas, Education, Feminism, Intersectionality, Media and Entertainment, Politics, Race and ethnicity, Science and Technology, Social justice, Women in business, Women in STEM