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, Co-Chair
• Ponsi Trivisvavet MBA '99, Co-Chair
• Mary Bowler '78, Vice Chair
• Valerie Carvajal '07, Vice Chair
• Amy Rosenow '95, Sustaining Member Liaison
• Mabel Lee '83, Liaison for International Engagement

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

• Ann Dye '05, Co-Chair
• Hilori Kaloti '13, Co-Chair
• Bomo Julius '09, Vice Chair
• Amy Lebovitz '91, 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.

• Tina Finneran, Co-Chair
• Wendi Herbstman Hanlon '92, Co-Chair
• Shara Hoefel '02, Vice Chair
• Nadine Thornton MBA '16, JD '16, 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.

• Rosalind Major JD '21, Co-Chair
• Mitzi Young '77, Co-Chair
• Vilmarie Gilliam '92, Vice Chair

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

• Emily Aston '11, DVM '15, Chair
• Debra Maldonado '91, Vice Chair
• Jennifer Coleman '86, 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.

• Beth Storz '92, Chair
• Anna Maida '96, Vice Chair
• Renée Roper '83, Vice Chair
• Susan Youngblood MIL '92, Sustaining Member Liaison

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

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