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.

2018-2019 Board of Directors:

Maria Hogle, President 

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

 

 

Katherine Pruitt, Vice President

Former Women’s Studies Instructor; Women’s Studies Alumna

 

 

Gregory Smith, Treasurer

CPA, Instructor of Accounting, University of Saint Francis

 

 

Elana Merritt, Secretary

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

 

 

Dr. Janet Badia

Director, Purdue Fort Wayne Women’s Studies Program

 

 

Dr. Linda Fox

Director, IPFW Women’s Studies Program (Retired)

 

 

Judith Hollander

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

 

 

Nicki Meier

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

 

 

Amanda Neumann

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

 

 

Monica Young

Women’s Studies Alumna

 

 

 

Thank you to those who served on the Board in the past: Carol Butler, Tom Butler, and Jennifer Merriman