Board of Directors

2025-2026 Women in Development Board of Directors

Executive Committee

President

Nicole Dumas (Term of Office: 2023-2026)  Director, Advancement Talent, Boston College

Vice President, Leadership

Erica Lawless (Term of Office: 2024-2026) Assistant Director, Major Gifts,  Harvard University

Vice President, Brand

Carmella Dion (Term of Office: 2025-2027) Senior Director, Content Management, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Clerk/Vice President, Operations

Marybeth Oskowski, (Term of Office: 2025-2027) Senior Director of Development, Boston Latin School Association

Treasurer/Vice President, Finance, Co-Chair, Finance Committee

Maren Peterson (Term of Office: 2023-2026) Senior Director, Institutional Giving, Year Up 

President-Elect

Rachael Singmaster (Term of Office: 2025-2026) Director of Annual Giving, The Governor's Academy

WID Committees

Communications & Marketing

Felicity Beal, Co-Chair (Term of Office: 2024-2026) Director of Development, Somerville Homeless Coalition

Lisa Gregory, Co-Chair (Term of Office: 2025 -2027) Principal, Gregory Communications

Membership

Alissa Duffey, Co-Chair (Term of Office: 2025-2027) Assistant Director of Development, Talent Acquisition, Mass General Brigham

Meredith O'Connell, Co-Chair (Term of Office: 2025-2027) Director of Individual Giving, Avodah

Governance & Nominating

Jessica McNeill, Co-Chair (Term of Office: 2025-2027) Senior Assistant Director, Reunion and Leadership Giving, Harvard Business School

Rachael Singmaster (Term of Office: 2025-2026) Director of Annual Giving, The Governor's Academy

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

Gloria Namugaya, Chair (Term of Office: 2024-2026) Leadership Gifts Director, Treehouse Foundation

Alicia Nichols, Chair (Term of Office: 2025-2027) Senior Director of Development, Boston Center for the Arts

Programs

Mary Heath, Co-Chair (Term of Office: 2025-2027) Assistant Director, Individual Giving, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Raeann Whalen, Co-Chair (Term of Office: 2025 -2027) Deputy Director, Waypoint Adventure

Scholarship Task Force

Erin Barfield, Chair (Term of Office: 2025-2027) Chief Development Officer, Samaritans

Directors-at-Large

Nicola Anderson (Term of Office: 2024-2026) Development Manager, The Center for the Arts in Natick (TCAN)

Caitlyn Burke, (Term of Office: 2025-2026) Director of Advancement, Herren Project

Dominique Calixte (Term of Office: 2025-2026) Leadership Gift Officer, Boston Foundation

Rebecca Cohen, (Term of Office: 2025-2026) Principal, RC Consulting

Chantel Ellis (Term of Office: 2025-2026) Volunteer Engagement Associate, Mustard Seed Communities

Amy Gingle (Term of Office: 2025-2026) Senior Director, Orr Group

Moira Sharkey (Term of Office: 2025-2026) Senior Development Officer, University of St. Andrews

Managing Director

Judi Fanger - Email: [email protected]

Communications and Administrative Specialist

Sara Cunniff - Email: scunniff@widgb.org