In 1996, our founders Catherine Gund, Dawn Martin, Amy Richards, and Rebecca Walker created the Third Wave Foundation to build the next wave of the feminist movement. They knew that moving money into the hands of young women was the best way to ensure our future and the power and potential of our movement.
Since then, we have created a huge network of supporters, friends, foundation partners and grantee partners. We too have grown to a diverse board of 14 and staff of 6.
Staff:
Sheena Brown, External Relations Director
Alex DelValle, Program Director
Tara Ellison, Finance and Operations Manager
Melissa Gira Grant, External Relations Officer
Mia Herndon, Executive Director
Holly Young, Program Assistant
Interns:
Iliana Feliz, Program Intern
Arleen Fernandez, Program Intern
Ash Hammond, External Relations Intern
Johanna Ocaña, Executive Assistant Intern
Wagatwe Wanjuki, External Relations Intern
Board Members:
Yasmin Ahmed
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Angélica Cházaro
Andrea Flynn
Kai Gurley
Paulina Hernández
Dipty Jain
Darshan Khalsa
Andrea Lynch
Liza Siegler
Mia Kim Sullivan
Alexandra Teixeira
Causten Wollerman
Exciting news from Exhale!
Exhale Executive Director Aspen Baker been selected as one of KQED radio’s (Public Media for Northern CA) 2009 Unsung Local Heroes. Aspen has been awarded this tremendous honor beside four other Bay Area women to celebrate Women’s History Month. By presenting Aspen with this award, KQED pays tribute to her incredible leadership as the founder and Executive Director of Exhale, her vision of a world free from abortion stigma, and her unwavering commitment to creating lasting social change for women worldwide.
In December 2006, Third Wave celebrated 10 years of activism and philanthropy led by young women and trans youth. Learn more about the event… 