Who We Are

Our Team

Open Positions

We currently do not have any open positions at this time.

Leadership

Founder & President

Barbara Lee

Inspired by her grandmother’s stories of suffragists marching on New York City’s Fifth Avenue in the early 1900s, Barbara has worked to educate the public about gender disparities in government since 1998. Today, through the Foundation’s nonpartisan Governors research, Barbara gives women candidates, elected officials, and other leaders at all levels essential knowledge to meet the challenges of campaigning.

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Executive Director

Amanda Hunter

As Executive Director, Amanda Hunter leads the Foundation’s nonpartisan efforts to advance women’s political equality and increase women’s representation.

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Staff

Senior Communications Manager

Stephanie Knapp

Stephanie Knapp promotes the Barbara Lee Family Foundation’s mission to advance women’s representation in American politics by leading communications strategy and research efforts.

Program Director

Allison Goldberg

Allison Goldberg advances the Barbara Lee Family Foundation’s mission to increase women’s political representation through overseeing non-partisan grantmaking activities, event planning, and research projects.

Interim Senior Program Manager

MaryRose Mazzola

MaryRose Mazzola advances the Barbara Lee Family Foundation’s mission to increase women’s political representation through managing organization-wide programs, strategic grant-making, candidate training, and research projects.

Program Coordinator

Alexandra David

Alexandra David furthers the Barbara Lee Family Foundation’s mission to expand women’s participation in American politics and contemporary art assisting in non-partisan grant-making initiatives and event planning.

Senior Administrative and Special Projects Assistant

Richa Lagu

Richa Lagu advances the Barbara Lee Family Foundation’s mission to increase women’s political representation by supporting Executive Director Amanda Hunter and the rest of the team with special projects, operations, scheduling, communication, and logistics.

Program Administrative Assistant

Keira Beatty

Keira Beatty advances the Barbara Lee Family Foundation’s mission to increase women’s political representation by supporting Executive Director Amanda Hunter and the rest of the Program Team with scheduling, communication, and logistics.

Digital Communications Associate

Bejeana Breneville

Bejeana Breneville advances the Barbara Lee Family Foundation’s mission to increase women’s political representation through supporting the Senior Communications Manager with digital marketing strategies and research.

Communications Associate

Imani Luckey

Imani Luckey is a Communications Associate for the Barbara Lee Family Foundation, supporting the Senior Communications Manager with writing, research and public relations strategy.

Our Board of Directors

Barbara Lee, President
S. Zachary Lee, Member
Robert S. Lee, Member
David Damroth, Member
Emily Cashman, Member
Adrienne Kimmell, Member
Fran Seegull, Member

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