Our Leadership and Partners
We take pride in collaborating and partnering with local organizations, companies, and networks to provide unique opportunities for our program participants. Our steering committee is a testament to our priorities of ethnic, religious, and institutional diversity.
BGEN Leadership Steering Committee: Organization & Diversity
Big Sisters Association - Mia Roberts, African-American
Mass Commission on The Status of Women - Jill Ashton, White
Somali Development Center - Hodan Warfa, East African
Imago Dei Fund - Jennifer Oakley, White
Boston Women's Fund - Janet Santos, Latino
YW Boston - Jesse Mettleman, Jewish
Sisters in Ministry - Sharyn Halliday, African-American
Boston Girls Empowerment Network - Nickey Nesbeth, Afro-Caribbean
Simmons College - Diane Hammer, White
The Chica Project - Maria Paredes, Latino
Strong Women Strong Girls - Siiri Morley, White
Boston City Wide Girls Program - Erika Butler, African-American
Thank you to all our partner organizations for their support and dedication for girls and women in Massachusetts!
Women’s Circle
BGEN convenes 5 ethnic women circles/sub-networks, to take the lead on specific issues:
African-American Women's Circle - Black/Native African-American Women.
African Women's Circle - Native East and West African Women.
Caribbean Women's Circle- Afro-Caribbean/ West Indian Women.
Latino Women's Circle - Caribbean, South American, and Chicano Women.
Asian Women's Circle - East, South and Central Asian women.