INTRODUCTION THE INTERVIEW PROFILES
STATISTICS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CONTACT INFORMATION

Jo Anne Barnes is President and Founder of The Barnes Alliance, Inc., an investment management and financial consulting firm located in Chicago. She was included in the December 1994 issue of Working Woman magazine's "Expert Picks for Family Portfolios". Her interest in global issues began while she was an American field service exchange student to Brazil. Jo Anne recently attended a special White House briefing for Outstanding Women in Business.

Barbara Barrett, an international business and aviation attorney, has worked in trade and transportation on local, state, national, and international levels. She is currently the President of Triple Creek Ranch. Barbara was previously Vice Chair of the United States Civil Aeronautics Board, a Deputy Administrator of FAA, and an advisor to President Reagan on trade policy. She is the past Vice President of the International Women's Forum, and the founder of Charter 100 (an organization of key women leaders in Phoenix, Arizona). In 1994, Barbara was a Republican candidate for Governor of Arizona.

Susy Cheston is Executive Director of the Women's Opportunity Fund and Vice President for Women's Programs for OPPORTUNITY International. She took on the U.S.-based assignment after a year and a half in El Salvador, where she designed and implemented the pilot project of the Women's Opportunity Fund. Throughout the 1980s, Susy had a successful broadcast career in St. Louis and Boston, where she served as on-air talent, program producer, and in finance and management of major radio and television houses. In 1991, she left the United States to work overseas on antipoverty issues. Susy has a bachelor's degree in music and a master's degree in communications.

Martha Cray has been active in peace and justice work, having volunteered in a mission program in El Salvador and having served as a human rights witness in Nicaragua. She has been active on the Board of the Greater Chicago Food Depository for the past 13 years and served as President of the organization for 3 years. Martha also traveled to Russia and the Ukraine as a board member of the Jane Adams Conference, working with women in developing leadership roles. Martha is a practicing RN with a master's degree in psychiatric nursing.

Jill Dailey Smith has an MBA from Northwestern University and an undergraduate degree from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. Her work experience is in international marketing and consumer research. She is a founding member of the Women's Opportunity Fund and was one of its first Co-Chairs. She also serves as a Director of OPPORTUNITY International.

Karol Emmerich is President of The Paraclete Group in Edina, MN, where she consults for individuals and organizations on issues related to governance, philanthropy, volunteerism, women, work, and faith. Prior to founding her own company, she was the Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Accounting Officer of Dayton Hudson Corporation. She serves on numerous corporate and not-for-profit boards, including Piper Mutual Funds, Slumberland, and The Trinity Forum. Dawn Parsons Feller is an exhibiting artist who works in graphic arts and fine arts and has taught art history and painting. Her works have been shown in several galleries including The National Gallery of Jamaica. Dawn was in Jamaica with the Peace Corps. She has also served as president of the Hinsdale Community Nursery School. Currently, she is raising four daughters and is a board member of the Oak Park Council on International Affairs, which builds schools in underdeveloped countries.

Julie Hindmarsh is a clinical instructor at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, while running her own small travel business, 'Journeys By Julie.' Her interest in the welfare of women led her to the Baltimore County Government where she previously was Director of the Women's Cancer Prevention Program. Julie has a bachelor's degree in nursing and psychology and a master's degree in public health from John Hopkins.

Sue Kaminski is Vice President of South Carolina Operations for Nationwide Insurance. She has previously served as Associate Vice President for Strategic Marketing Services. Sue has been active on the State of Ohio Advisory Board of the Children's Defense Fund, and on the boards of Action For Children and the Columbus Metropolitan Club. She has an MBA from Indiana University.

Jan Long Harris provides fundraising and public relations consulting to hospitals and not for-profit organizations as the owner of her own business, Janis Long Harris Communications. She is also an author and speaker whose books include Secrets of People Who Love Their Work and What Good Parents Have in Common: 13 Secrets for Success. Jan, who holds a master's degree in communications, has a wide breadth of professional experience spanning TV journalism, radio production, hospital public relations and fundraising.

Mary Ostrom is the Market Manager for Northern Virginia Nationwide Insurance. She has a Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology, and has taught at Ohio State University. Before moving to Virginia, Mary was the director of Markets Research at the headquarters office of Nationwide Insurance in Columbus, and served as Co-Chair of the Ohio Board of Governors.

Betsy Perdue is a partner of McBride Baker & Coles, a law firm in Chicago. She has a strong concern for small businesses and recently traveled to Russia as a representative for the Midwest Center for Citizens Initiatives, a grass-roots consulting program for Russian businesses. Betsy has a law degree from the University of Chicago.

Juanita Seavoy is Office Manager for John Hancock Funds, Inc. Previously, she was Vice President for OPPORTUNITY International. Her interest in serving the poor began when she did research work in Mexico for the University of Illinois. She also worked as Development Director for Riverwoods Center serving the poor of the Fox River valley. As an entrepreneur, Juanita started and then sold her own decorating business.

Linda Vander Weele was the Managing Director of Vander Weele Graphics, a successful graphics design company in Chicago, and then ran a design company in Bulgaria. Linda and her family now live in Austria where they are working for OPPORTUNITY International operations in Eastern Europe.

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