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Sarah Haacke Byrd is a philanthropy and social impact leader, currently serving as the CEO of Women Moving Millions where she has mobilized more than $160 million in new funding to date. With over two decades of experience in the nonprofit sector, Sarah has a deep understanding of the complex issues facing women and girls globally and a strong commitment to driving large-scale social change. Sarah has been building, guiding, and leading nonprofit organizations in Boston, Washington, D.C., and New York dedicated to strengthening democracy, expanding human rights, and advancing gender equality. Previously, Sarah worked for notable organizations, including the Joyful Heart Foundation, where she led the campaign to eliminate the backlog of hundreds of thousands of untested rape kits in the U.S. Sarah has been recognized throughout her career for her ability to build and lead high-performing teams and drive strategic growth in mission-driven organizations. She has been an advisor to various philanthropic initiatives and is known for her ability to mobilize and inspire the public and private sector to make significant investments in social change. Sarah served as a founding board member for Hive Gender Climate Justice Fund. Sarah currently serves on the Board of Directors for DC-based Women’s Foreign Policy Group, is an Ambassador Board Member for NextGen America, an Advisory Board Member at the Diverse Investing Collective, and an Aspen Institute Civil Society Fellow. She lives in New York City with her husband.

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For nearly two decades, Michele Matyasovsky has connected philanthropic resources to women’s initiatives and health equity organizations to drive social change. Before serving as Chief Philanthropy Officer of Women Moving Millions, she spent 10 years at FoodCorps as a senior member of the revenue team where she propelled growth from $2 million to $25 million annually. During her tenure, she had a strong track record of securing new revenue from institutional and major donors at the $1M+ level and co-led strategic communications for national partnerships. She also played a critical role in the campaign design and implementation of FoodCorps’ $250 million Nourishing Futures Initiative. Michele is deeply committed to working with women to mobilize resources for a gender-equal world. Prior to her work at FoodCorps, she led the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women campaign in Denver, Colorado, and worked with female leaders to raise awareness of heart disease in women and to increase funding for women’s health research. She also served as the Vice President of Sales for the U.S. Women’s Open Golf Championships. Michele graduated from Duke University with a degree in Political Science where she served as captain of the nationally ranked women’s basketball team and competed in two Final Fours. She loves mountain biking, playing tennis, and spending time outdoors with her wife, son, and their two dogs.

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Amanda Griffin is the Director of Community Engagement at WMM. Amanda works to foster and deepen community engagement among current members while implementing recruitment strategies to attain new WMM members. In addition to member stewardship (including fundraising and outreach), Amanda provides strategic oversight for all internal and external communications, as well as the execution of WMM’s in-person events and programs. Prior to joining WMM, Amanda worked as a Paralegal at Cetrulo LLP in Boston, MA, where she supported the defense of high profile and complex civil litigation claims. Amanda holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in both Political Science and French from the University of Vermont.

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Shar Jaidev is the Director of Operations and Strategic Initiatives at Women Moving Millions. She comes to us from UNICEF USA where she’s been for five years, most recently as Director of Foundation Partnerships and Operations. Shar managed high-priority Foundation partners and served as the team lead for Health and Polio fundraising. She also served as the operations lead, managing budgets, data, reporting, knowledge management, and protocol development. Prior to UNICEF USA, Shar worked at the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) where she advised Ministries of Health in Lesotho, Uganda, and Malawi on their pediatric HIV strategy to achieve UNAIDS 90-90-90 goals. She began her career on Wall Street, where she spent four years in sales and trading at Citi. Shar has a B.A. with Honors in Mathematical Methods in Social Sciences and Economics from Northwestern University, and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, specializing in Social Impact, Marketing, and Management.

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Madeline is the Assistant Director of Communications at Women Moving Millions. She conceptualizes and executes communications strategies that engage and inform WMM’s membership community. She also works to increase awareness of WMM’s mission and its priorities to external partners and other stakeholders at the local, national, and global levels. Prior to joining WMM, Madeline worked as the Communications & Public Affairs Manager at the Greater New Orleans Foundation, where she elevated the Foundation’s brand as a whole while also supporting its programmatic, development, and executive teams. Previously, she worked abroad at the intersection of education and international development at Puentes Abroad, a social impact company that connects students with professional development opportunities in Latin America, and at Ashinaga Uganda, a Japanese nonprofit that supports high achieving, low-income students in their higher educational pursuits. She has also worked as an ESL Teacher in Chiang Kham, Thailand and Madrid, Spain. Madeline holds a Masters in Nonprofit Management from La Universidad de San Andrés in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as well as a BS in Psychology and Spanish minor from Tulane University in New Orleans. She currently lives in Brooklyn, NY with her furry son, Lupi.

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Michelle has dedicated her career to guiding rising leaders and innovators along their leadership journeys through the implementation of development workshops, learning programs and professional exchanges. As Program Manager at Women Moving Millions (WMM), Michelle plays a key role in overseeing the development and execution of member programming that supports and strengthens WMM’s mission to catalyze greater resources for a gender equal world. She is also responsible for curating content for The Lens, WMM’s unique online hub for all resources related to the field of gender lens philanthropy. Prior to Women Moving Millions, Michelle served as a Senior Program Officer at the nonprofit, international exchange organization, Cultural Vistas. Her portfolio of programs included the U.S. Department of State’s premier professional exchange program, the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), and more recently, the Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship Program. Thus far, her work has taken her around the United States as well as to Cambodia and Germany. In 2019, Michelle received her MPA in Public Administration from the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University. She received her BA in 2010 in International Relations from the George Washington University, Elliott School of International Affairs. She currently lives in Brooklyn, NY with her husband and their 10 houseplants.

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Ana Silva is the Executive Support and Operations Associate at Women Moving Millions. She provides support to the Chief Executive Officer including the scheduling of internal and external meetings, board and committee coordination, events, research, and communications. Additionally, she works with other staff to support member engagement programs and other strategic initiatives. Prior to joining Women Moving Millions, Ana worked as a Scheduler at Diagnostic Endoscopy Center. She graduated from the University of Bridgeport and holds a B.A. in Religion and Politics with a concentration in Islamic Religion & Society, and a B.A. in International Political Economy and Diplomacy with a concentration in Middle Eastern Studies. While studying at UB, Ana interned at refugee focused NGO’s, the Center for Political Studies in Jordan and had the opportunity to participate in an intensive language study abroad program in Morocco.

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