Council of Advisors
The Wellesley Centers for Women benefits from the support of a Council of Advisors, comprised of dynamic professionals with a broad range of expertise. Members are each change agents in their own right, committed to improving the lives of women and girls, families and communities, in the U.S. and across the globe.
Council Members
Bronwyn Bevan
Vice President, Research
The Wallace Foundation
New York
PeiYao Chen
President and CEO
Global Fund for Women
Florida
Katherine Collins ’90
Head of Sustainable Investing
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
Thelma Dye
Executive Officer in Residence
Retired President and CEO
Northside Center for Child Development
New York
Barbara Elfman DS ’05
Diabetes Educator
Charles River Community Health
Massachusetts
Tracy Gleason
Department Chair and Professor of Psychology
Wellesley College
Massachusetts
Georgia Hall
Interim Executive Director
Wellesley Centers for Women
Director
National Institute on Out-of-School Time
Massachusetts
Elizabeth Bates Johnson ’67
Retired Minister for Clergy
Health & Wellness
United Church of Christ
Psychologist
Social Worker
Arizona
Katherine Stone Kaufmann ’67
Wellesley College Trustee Emerita
Community Volunteer
Retired Psychotherapist
Massachusetts
Marsha Medalie
Retired CEO, Riverside Community Care, Inc.
Board of Trustees, Lesley University
Massachusetts
Amna Nawaz
Co-Anchor
PBS News Hour
Virginia
Dakota Pippins
President and CEO
Pippins Strategies Group LLC
New York
Kimberly Ritrievi
President
The Ritrievi Group LLC
Florida
Elaine Woo ’67
Retired MD of Internal Medicine
Board of Advisors of the Huntington Theatre
Former Alumnae Board Wellesley College
Massachusetts
Jonathan F. Zaff
Professor and Chair
Department of Applied Psychology
Bouvé College of Health Sciences
Northeastern University
Massachusetts
