Board of Directors

S. Mona Sinha is an advocate for gender equality in business and society. She has parlayed a career in finance (Morgan Stanley), marketing (Unilever) and restructuring (Elizabeth Arden/Unilever) to work at the intersection of social justice and women’s leadership. Mona uses business tools to build organizational capacities for sustainability that unlock the economic potential of women/girls across different sectors. She has been described as having a muscle for finance and a passion for justice.

She is co-founder of Raising Change to address the funding gap in mission-driven organizations for social change. She also founded the Asian Women’s Leadership University, to bring liberal arts pedagogy to train future women leaders.

She is currently the Board Chair of Women Moving Millions, a community of women who fund big and bold ($1 million+) to create a gender equal world. She is also the Board Chair of the ERA Coalition Fund for Women’s Equality which seeks to codify the 28th constitutional amendment of equal rights on the basis of sex. She is an Executive Producer of Disclosure, a documentary film on the representation of trans peoples, which premiered at Sundance in January 2020 and was released on Netflix during Pride month June 2020.

Mona serves on several non-profit boards including Breakthrough USA, which uses media and popular culture to shift prevalent norms of violence against women, and the Center for High Impact Philanthropy at the University of Pennsylvania. She is on the Advisory boards of Apne Aap International to end sex trafficking, the Museum of Natural History which among many educational efforts, sponsors science education for inner city girls, and Columbia Business School Tamer Center Social Enterprise Program that pioneered the concept of connecting business leaders to purpose beyond profits. She also works with Women Creating Change at Columbia University supporting the dissemination of diverse voices in teaching and pedagogy, and Columbia Global Mental Health program that aims to destigmatize mental health through research and global collaboration. She is a trustee emerita of Smith College, where she was Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees and co-led the $486 million Women for the World capital campaign, the largest to-date for women’s education.

Mona is a financial investor in women-led businesses and mentors several hundred young people. She has a BA in Economics and Art History (magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa) from Smith College and an MBA in Finance and Marketing (Beta Gamma Sigma) from Columbia University. She is a published contributor to “What I Told my Daughter – Lessons from Leaders on Raising the Next Generation of Empowered Women” edited by Nina Tassler & Cynthia Middleton. Her story is featured in She is Me, by Lori Sokol.

Next April, Columbia Business School will recognize Mona with the Horton Award for Excellence in Social Enterprise. Women’s eNews is naming her one of 21 Leaders for the 21st Century. In 2019, Breakthrough honored Mona with a Lifetime Inspiration award. She received the 2018 Exemplary Leadership in Development award from Smith College. In 2017, Mona was awarded The Last Girl Champion award by Gloria Steinem on behalf of Apne Aap. In 2015, she received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, which is presented annually to US citizens whose accomplishments in their field and service to the world are cause for celebration. 

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Julie George is a committed philanthropist and leader using a gender lens to make a meaningful impact. As a proud dual Canadian/U.S. citizen, Julie feels a responsibility to help girls and women raise their voices and drive social change in Canada. She helped develop Juno House, a center of excellence for adolescent girls and their families in Calgary and subsequently created the Juno House Foundation (now Lionheart Foundation) to build capacity and support for those in need of its services. In the ‘70s, Julie taught in an inner city high school in Houston, Texas which she credits as being a defining introduction to inequality and the importance of empowering youth to be the best they can be. She is the proud parent of three married children and eight of the smartest grandchildren.

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Holly grew up on a farm in the Appalachian foothills of southeastern Ohio.  She graduated from The Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania. She was a senior partner at McKinsey & Company, a strategic consulting firm where she worked for 13 years serving healthcare clients. She also ran McKinsey’s New Jersey Office and served on their global partner selection committee. Currently, Holly is the co-founder and Executive Director of El Nido de Esperanza (Nest of Hope) in New York City where she spends her time working with immigrant families and their young children living in poverty.  El Nido’s program provides 1-on-1 parent coaching, books/literacy support, diapers, baby formula, food for the family, English classes, community among the mamas, and most importantly- HOPE. Even though these women and Holly were born on two different continents, she empathizes with them deeply. She lives in lower Manhattan and loves to explore the world with her family!

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Judy McFarlane is a writer and former lawyer who lives in Vancouver, BC. She donates to projects that support the education and empowerment of girls and women with scholarships for at risk students in Canada and for young women attending secondary school and university in Kenya and Uganda. She also supports programs for girls through the Canadian Women’s Foundation and Tostan International. Judy’s writing has taken her into inner city schools and schools in remote communities, where she has helped students write and perform plays about issues important to them. Her writing has also taken her into the world of disability, where she worked with a young woman with Down Syndrome who wrote a book. Judy’s book about that experience, Writing with Grace, was published in 2014 and   was a finalist for a national nonfiction award in Canada.

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Kim Agnew became a member of WMM in 2015 and has served on the Board since 2017. She is a founding member of the Maverick Collective, an initiative of PSI (Population Services International). Kim has worked alongside the PSI Haiti team to engage individuals, community organizations, and government officials in the Port-au-Prince area to identify the root causes of slavery, teen homelessness, and gender-based abuse. Kim is also a founding board member of The Agnew Family Foundation, a private foundation gifting to organizations that enhance the lives of children. She is also an emeritus board member and long-time supporter of Portland’s Classic Wines Auction, which benefits women, children, and family charities. She practices daily meditation, loves to cook, write, paint, garden, ski, travel, and spend precious time with her husband, Dan, their five children, and twelve grandchildren.

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Currently a 2023 Fellow in the Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative, Karen and her husband Jim make grants (especially in Haiti) to address global health systems and the deep poverty that leads families to surrender their children.  To inspire more international philanthropy, in 2008 Karen launched what is now the Network of Engaged International Donors (NEID Global), a learning and grantmaking community of 180+ philanthropists, foundations and impact investors. After the 2010 earthquake, Karen cofounded the Haiti Fund at the Boston Foundation, now the Haiti Development Institute (HDI). In addition to serving as Board Chair of NEID Global, Karen serves on the boards of MCE Social Capital, Women Moving Millions, Groundswell International, and Build Health International (founded by her husband), and as Board Emeritus for HDI. Karen is a graduate of Wellesley College (Pol. Sci.), Andover Newton Theological School (M.Div.), and the Non-Profit Management and Leadership Program at Boston University. Karen and Jim live in Essex, MA and have four young adult children.

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Dr. Kristin Blakely is a public sociologist committed to advancing gender equity through scholarly teaching, research, advocacy, governance and philanthropy. She has a PhD in Sociology and Gender Studies from Loyola University Chicago and was the visiting scholar at the Centre for Feminist Research at York University. Kristin teaches sociology at Glendon College of York University and leadership courses focused on gender and diversity at the University of Toronto. She is a co-investigator at the Diversity Institute at Toronto Metropolitan University and a Senior Fellow at the Glendon School of International and Public Affairs. Kristin co-authored Gendered Worlds (Oxford University Press) and has published in numerous journals including the Journal of International Women’s Studies, the International Journal of Qualitative Methods, the Journal of Family Issues, and the Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine.

Kristin has had leadership roles on the boards of YWCA Toronto, YWCA Canada, and the Canadian Women’s Foundation. Additionally, Kristin was a cabinet member of the Women’s and Infants’ Health campaign at Sinai Hospital and served on the hospital’s Governing Council; was a representative at the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women for Sociologists for Women and Society; was an evaluator and mentor for the FORA Network’s “Girls on Board” program; and was a member of the Consultative Council for the Gender Equality Network – a Government of Canada WAGE project.

Kristin is involved in ongoing research focused on equity and accessibility in the area of miscarriage and early pregnancy care. The team has produced a web-based education platform for patients with early pregnancy loss and the project received the Canadian Association of Emergency Physician’s Top Education Innovation Award in 2022.

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Vanessa Evans is a French/American Co-Founder and Director of The Red Butterfly Foundation alongside her mother. She has spent the majority of her life living in London, U.K., and now resides in NYC. She graduated from the University of Birmingham (U.K.) with a B.A. in Drama and Theatre Arts. Along with her passion for the arts comes her immense passion for being a strong advocate for women’s and girls’ rights. As well as dedicating herself to women’s rights, Vanessa is equally enthusiastic in supporting The Red Butterfly Foundation’s aims to support the defense of endangered animals, combatting impacts of climate change, and promoting a cultural world through the arts and performing arts.

She is currently focused on her philanthropy, being a board member of WMM, and ensuring that her personal investments are in line with a more sustainable, inclusive, and gender equal future.

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Sapphira Goradia is the Executive Director of the Vijay and Marie Goradia Foundation. As Executive Director, Sapphira leads the Foundation’s efforts to improve health and educational outcomes in India through the support of innovative, measurable, and scalable initiatives. Prior to assuming her role at The Goradia Foundation, Sapphira worked for a number of NGOs focused on the prevention and treatment of both acute and chronic diseases, including UNAIDS and Population Services International. She holds a BA from Pomona College and a Masters of Public Health from The George Washington University. Sapphira serves on the advisory board of Pratham USA and the board of directors of the global health NGO SightLife. She also serves on the board of directors of Dasra, Women Moving Millions, and TPW.

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Stacey Keare is an attorney, philanthropist, and public policy analyst who has worked   for a number of non-profit organizations. She, along with her husband, is the Founder of the Girls Rights Project, an organization dedicated to advancing the rights  of girls throughout the world using a combination of research, advocacy and philanthropy. Ms. Keare studied international relations at Stanford University, has a Master of Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School and a law degree from Hastings College of the Law. She has served as a pro bono attorney at the Pro Bono Project, General Assistance Advocacy Project and San Francisco Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation. She has also been a Board member of several other non-profit organizations in her community, including Summit Prep Charter High School and Summit Public Schools, an organization creating progressive college prep charter schools in the Bay Area. She is on the Silicon Valley Leadership Board of the Global Fund for Children, a D.C. based foundation that supports grassroots organizations helping children throughout the world and is on the Kennedy School’s Women’s Leadership Board. Stacey recently has joined WMM’s Board! Ms. Keare has three daughters, Haley, Ryan and Brooke and lives in Woodside with her husband John Hodge.

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Dana Lee is a 1988 graduate of Brown University with a Bachelor of Arts in Art History. In 1993 she received a Master of Arts Management from The School of Public Policy & Management at Heinz College, Carnegie Mellon University. Mother of Graham and Katie and spouse to Gregory, Dana divides her time between Nevada and New York. After college Dana worked in Manhattan in advertising and fashion public relations. While in graduate school, she did development/pre-opening research for the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh and returned after graduation to New York as foundation manager for the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Dana rejoined the for-profit world and became a consultant for the global branding firm, Landor Associates. Her husband, Gregory, led her move to Las Vegas in 1997, where Dana worked in corporate advertising for Mirage Resorts, overseeing the branding and identity program for the Bellagio Resort & Casino. After the birth of her children, Dana worked on special projects for SK&G Advertising. Dana has served on the boards of The Meadows School, The Webb Schools of California, The Nevada Ballet Theatre, The Las Vegas Art Museum, Communities in Schools Nevada, the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno, and the advisory board of Teach for America Las Vegas Valley. Dana is a founder, board member and past president of The Nevada Women’s Philanthropy, a pooled-fund large impact grant making organization that supports critical needs in Southern Nevada. In 2010 Dana was appointed by Governor Jim Gibbons to serve on the Nevada Education Reform Blue Ribbon Task Force. The commission, comprised of members from throughout Nevada, was charged with guiding and making recommendations on behalf of Nevada’s application for federal Race to the Top education funds. The resulting recommendations, Nevada’s Promise: Excellence, Rigor, and Equity, serves as a platform for statewide education reforms. Dana is past board chair of the Guinn Center for Policy Priorities and currently serves on the boards of the Nevada based non-profits: The Nevada Women’s Philanthropy and The Smith Center for the Performing Arts; and the New York based non-profits: The Triple Aught Foundation which oversees and operates the artist Michael Heizer’s monumental sculpture, City, and The Dia Art Foundation. She is a member of the Brown University Arts Advisory Council. She served on the Las Vegas Victim’s Fund Committee, which oversaw the consolidation and distribution of funds contributed to the victims of the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival. Dana is a former marathon runner, an avid hiker, traveler, arts enthusiast, and dedicated community participant.

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Monika Parekh is President of the PSquared Charitable Foundation, a family foundation she began with her husband in 2019. She also serves on the Board of the Tisch Multiple Sclerosis Research Center, the Presidential Advisory Committee of Vassar College and the Acquisitions Committee at the International Center of Photography. Monika graduated from Vassar College and holds a master’s degree in physical therapy from Columbia University. She worked for several years with disabled children with the NYC Board of Education before leaving the field to start her own family. She is a passionate photographer, winemaker and an avid lover of travel, film and all things food related. She currently resides in NYC.

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Jana Shea is passionate about seeing systemic change in the world that would allow all genders to have the same rights, standard of living, and opportunities as men. As co-founder of Seaview Productions, Jana champions work that brings traditionally ignored voices to the forefront of the theatrical space, taking a special interest in projects that elevate women. Jana founded a private theatre investment fund whose shareholders support the production of theatres that elevate the voices of women, people of color, and the differently abled. In addition to Women Moving Millions, Jana is a board member of Borderlight Entertainment- a talent management firm for top Broadway actors. Jana spent her early career in marketing and strategic planning for SNET after completing her B.A. in Biology at SUNY Buffalo and M.B.A. at the University of New Haven.

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