Leads the organization and the steering committee, directing the creation, implementation, and oversight of PCCW initiatives consistent with Cornell's strategic directions.
Maria Fernandez JD '92

Partner with the PCCW chair to create, implement, and oversee PCCW initiatives.
Melissa Lewin ’00 (Alumni Engagement, Symposium, Mentoring)
Ellen Perlmutter ’74 (Communications, Development, Membership)
Lisa Ullmann ’81 (Grants, Entrepreneurship, Diversity & Inclusion, Sustaining Members)

Fosters alumni connections to Cornell by creating regional and local programs for engagement and networking among PCCW members. Cultivates a strong relationship with Cornell faculty to provide support for initiatives that strengthen leadership roles and voice within the Cornell community for women faculty and other faculty conducting research and scholarship into women’s issues and advancement.

• Juliette Boone ’93, Chair
• Ponsi Trivisvavet MBA '99, Vice Chair
• Jessica Flechtner '93, Vice Chair
• Amy Rosenow '95, Vice Chair (Sustaining Member Engagement)
• Mabel Lee '83, Liaison for International Engagement

Develops strategies and tools for communication among PCCW members and between PCCW and Cornell.

• Carol Berman '94, Co-Chair
• Joy Boatwright ’92, Co-Chair
• Ann Dye '05, Vice Chair

Educates PCCW members about options for giving to Cornell and encourages them to support the PCCW endowed funds and other Cornell fundraising initiatives.

• Margarita Rossi Johnson MBA ’04, Co-Chair
• Wendi Herbstman Hanlon '92, Vice Chair
• Tina Finneran, Vice Chair

The Diversity and Inclusion Committee assists PCCW's Steering Committee in identifying opportunities for promoting diversity and inclusion in programming activities, faculty and student outreach and mentoring, philanthropy, membership, and leadership. Members serve as liaisons to the other committees to advise on specific actions ensuring PCCW is advancing our objective of "One Cornell" regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender identity and that PCCW is fostering a community in which all of our members feel welcome and valued.

• Danya Contreras ’13, Chair
• Rosalind Major JD '21 , Vice Chair
• Mitzi Young '77, Vice Chair

Manages the award process for the Affinito-Stewart grants, leadership grants, and microgrants, including grant review and award decisions.

• Karen See ’80, Co-Chair
• Betsy Cooper '04, Co-Chair
• Emily Aston '11, Vice Chair

Coordinates member selection and new member orientation. Oversees off boarding and transition of members into sustaining membership and/or other Cornell University volunteer roles.

• Sylvia Han '83, Chair
• Irene Oria '99, Vice Chair

Develops and coordinates opportunities for PCCW members to mentor Cornell students: undergraduate students; graduate, professional, and medical students; faculty; young alumni; and fellow PCCW members.

• Christine Chang ’95, Co-Chair
• Beth Storz ’92, Co-Chair
• Janny Lee '97, Vice Chair (Undergraduate)
• Susan Youngblood MIL '92, Vice Chair (Graduate)

Selects the PCCW chair and vice chair in coordination with the PCCW staff liaison in the Office of Volunteer Programs and the associate vice president of Alumni Affairs and Development.

• Valisha Graves ’85

Plans the major themes and structure of the annual membership meeting, which is designed to stimulate member engagement, foster connections with the university, and reflect the mission of PCCW.

• Susan Guerin ’83, Co-Chair
• Hilori Kaloti, MILR ’13, Co-Chair

• Momo Bi, MBA '15 , Co-Chair
• Jacqueline Duval JD '92, Co-Chair
• Michelle Talbert '00, Vice Chair