Board of Directors 2024-2025

We are an all-volunteer nonprofit organization made up of hardworking and passionate women. The work we do is made possible by the coordinated efforts and strategic visioning of our leaders, including our amazing board.

Co-President

Ha Lam

Photographer

Co-President

Katrina Ferrera

Owner/Operator
The Long Goodbye

First Vice President

Traci Velebil

Wine Associate
Advanced WSET

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Treasurer

Past President

Anna Tauzin
The Good Kind Consulting
Principal

Secretary

Lindsey LeRoy

PR Specialist/Partner
The Rind

Fundraising Co-Chair

Emily O’Connor

Catering Manager
Sodexo

Fundraising Co-Chair

Melinda Reese

Co-founder / Event Producer Huckleberry Hospitality

Scholarship Chair

Kim Hanks

CEO & Co-founder
Whim Hospitality

Co-Chair of Programming

Amy Cartwright

Independence Brewing Co.,
President

Co-Chair of Programming

Lulu Palacios

Key Account Manager
Pernod Ricard

DEIB Programming Chair

Nitya Jain

Photographer

Communications Chair

Chrissy Grundy

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Philanthropy Co-Chair

Donna Wilkins
Co-founder Veneto Hospitality

Philanthropy Co-Chair

Amy March
Co-founder Urban Tea House