WRJI leadership

The original Leadership Collective, at a work retreat in Spring 2019.

Leadership at wrji is fluid, collaborative, work-based.

The following are now leading and and actively working on our work teams, and serving on the Leadership Collective:

Administration:

Nikki Fortes, '98, Executive Coordinator

Fiona Oliphant, ‘93, President

Tyree Oredein, ’98, Vice President

Sherry Zitter, ’77, Secretary

Sarah Marter, ’72, Treasurer

Finance Team:

Sarah Marter, '72, Treasurer (Lead)

Fiona Oliphant, ’93

Sherry Zitter, ’77

Volunteer and Intern Team:

Sherry Zitter, ’77 (Lead and Co-founder)

Partnerships Team:

Open

Program Development Team:

Fiona Oliphant, '93 (Co-lead and President)

Tyree Oredein, '98 (Co-lead and Vice President)

Katherine Jenkins Djom, ’03 (Lead Trainer for WAAT (White Alum Anti-Racist Training))

Assistant WAAT Facilitators: Polly Talen, ’77, Julie Nelson, ‘76, and Sherry Zitter, ’77; Emeritus Sarah Marter, ‘72

Other Program Facilitators: Jessyl Bradford, ’78, April Randall, ‘03, Jessica Strauss, ’77, Mana Uchino, ’88, Fiona Oliphant, '93, and Dr. Tyree Oredein, '98

Fundraising Team:

Lead is Open

Team Members: Sarah Lemaire, ’77, Helen Marshall, ’77, Samantha Lowe, ’10, Fiona Oliphant, ’93, Sarah Marter, ’72, and Sherry Zitter. ’77

Communications/Digital Team:

Jessica Strauss, ’77 (Co-lead and Co-founder)

Monica Luke, CE/DS ’93 (Co-lead)

Alex Bermudez, ‘97

Cheryl Seraile, ‘81

* We also treasure our talented interns, who have supported our work enormously since 2021!

The following have in the past played key volunteer and leadership roles. Our motivated group is growing - and we welcome you to join us!

Volunteer here!

Quiana Agbai, '02, Leadership Collective 2017-2020

Phyllis Hayes, ’77 (Founding member)

Brenda Kelly, '78

Cathi Kim, '03, original member of the Leadership Collective

Michele Leonard, '77 (Founding member, former Executive Coordinator)

Maureen McMahon, ‘05

Reverend Irene Monroe, ’77 (Founding member)

Chase Poffenberger, ‘88

Sue Nichols, ’77

Hollee Mangrum-Willis, ‘04

Danielle Zarbin, '16