Our Board is made up of a group of passionate individuals with diverse backgrounds. From community advocates to local professionals to university professors and graduates of the Women’s Studies Program itself, the Board welcomes a vast array of perspectives.

If you’d like to lean more about joining the board, please don’t hesitate to email us for more information. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply at any time.

 

2023-2024 Board of Directors:

Maria Hogle, President 

Community Activist and Advocate, Center for Nonviolence; Women’s Studies Alum

 

 

Nicki Meier, Vice-President

Community Organizer & Advocate, Center for Nonviolence; Women’s Studies Alum

 

 

Mary Ann Cain, Secretary

Professor Emeritus, Purdue Fort Wayne

 

 

Gregory Smith, Treasurer

CPA, Instructor of Accounting, University of Saint Francis

 

 

Dr. Michelle Kelsey

Director of Women’s Studies (2023-Present), Purdue Fort Wayne 

 

 

Dr. Janet Badia

Director of Women’s Studies (2009-2021), Purdue Fort Wayne 

 

 

Ann Brake

Investigator at Fort Wayne Metro and Women’s Studies alum

 

 

Dr. Linda Fox

Director of Women’s Studies (Retired), IPFW Women’s Studies Program 

 

 

Dr. Wei (Kitty) Luo

Associate Professor of Communication, Purdue University Fort Wayne

 

 

 

Thank you to those who served on the Board in the past:

Dr. Suzanne LaVere

Director of Women’s Studies (2021-2023), Purdue Fort Wayne 

 

 

Katherine Pruitt, Vice President

Former Women’s Studies Instructor; Women’s Studies Alum

 

 

Elana Merritt, Secretary

Executive Assistant, Amani Family Services; Women’s Studies Alum

 

 

Amanda Neumann

Director of Theater Operations, Fort Wayne Cinema Center; Women’s Studies Alum

 

 

Monica Young

Deputy Public Defender and Women’s Studies Alum

 

 

Judith Hollander

IPFW Adj. Faculty (Retired), VA Medical Center (Retired)

 

 

Additional past board members include: Carol Butler, Tom Butler, Jennifer Merriman, Nancy Virtue