Lauren Trujillo first came to Santa Barbara to attend UCSB where she received a B.A. in History. She is a UCLA MLIS graduate and is the Foundation Director of the Santa Barbara Public Library Foundation. Lauren is also a member of the Junior League, Santa Barbara Northside Optimist Club, Santa Barbara Young Professionals, and sits on the board of the Women’s Literary Festival of Santa Barbara. She is thrilled to join the membership team and give back to our community as a member of the Women’s Fund.

A transplant from New York, Linda has had the very good fortune to call Santa Barbara home for the past 50 years and volunteering in the community in various capacities has been an integral part of her life here. Initially Linda's efforts were directed toward the arts, especially with the Music Academy of the West, Opera Santa Barbara and the Santa Barbara Symphony. That emphasis changed when she joined the Women’s Fund in 2016 as a member of the Encore group. Her enthusiasm for the Women’s Fund was so immediate that she soon formed Encore Too and Encore Three and continues to be the Captain of both groups. The Women’s Fund has enabled Linda to address the needs of women and children in our community in a way she never imagined possible. While not engaged with the Women’s Fund, she continues her 50 year plus career as a travel advisor. The little leisure time that remains is devoted to traveling the world with her husband, gardening, reading and caring for their toddler granddaughter.

Lynn rejoined the Women’s Fund in 2018, participating with both the Membership Committee and a Special Projects workgroup. She grew up in Colorado and has a Master’s Degree in Agricultural and Resource Economics from Colorado State University. Before moving to Santa Barbara in 1989, she worked in both the Research and Public Affairs Departments of the Kansas City Federal Reserve. She has served in various nonprofit leadership roles in Santa Barbara, including as Board Chair for the Channel Islands YMCA, the Nonprofit Support Center, and The Arts Fund. She was the Vice President for Family Education Services at Independent Means Inc. before taking on the role of Executive Director for the Youth and Family Services YMCA from 2008-2016.

Mary Colette Brown came to California from Michigan in 1980 to pursue her career in Speech Pathology. She worked with schools, hospitals, and in private practice until happily finding a home with the Santa Barbara County Education Office in 1988, from which she has recently retired. She is married to husband John Riparetti and they have two children: Marguerite, an assistant professor of gerontology at the University of Minnesota, and Thomas, a San Marcos High School physics teacher. She most enjoys spending time with grandson, Clark. Mary has served on the boards of Santa Barbara Middle School, the LAM Foundation, and Las Aletas, a division of the Assistance League. She joined the Women’s Fund of Santa Barbara in 2018 and is co-captain of the group, GET FOCUSED. She also serves on the Membership Committee and works with the Major Events Committee to develop Grants in Action programs.

Marybeth Carty is the Executive Director of the Natalie Orfalea Foundation. She served as the Community Partnership Manager for Venoco, Inc. for 15 years, having directed the company’s charitable giving and philanthropic outreach and interfacing with hundreds of different nonprofit organizations per year. Prior to that she spent 9 years directing grant funded educational programs for the Carpinteria Unified School District. Marybeth proudly serves on the Santa Barbara County School Board as Past President , is Past President and board member  for Santa Barbara Partners in Education,  and is Vice Chair of the Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse’s Fighting Back Mentor Program Task Force. Marybeth is active in her local community , and started the first Carpinteria Women’s Fund group, “Hearts of Carp” .  She is a board member of the Carpinteria Children’s Project, chairs both the Carpinteria Woman’s Club and the Carpinteria Woman’s Club Building Foundation, and serves on the Advisory Board for the Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center and the 93013 Fund.  Marybeth also chairs the steering committee for Hospice of Santa Barbara’s Compassionate Care of Carpinteria Initiative. She resides in Carpinteria with her husband, Martin, and has 2 adult children, Dayna and Joel, 2 grandchildren, Siena and Jameson and a Golden Retriever named Nico.

Stina has been a member of the Women’s Fund since 2005. She has a BA from the University of Massachusetts and an MS from California Lutheran University. Her corporate career includes the presidency of Vista Hospital Systems, Inc. and MCBA, Inc. During her 30 years in the business world, Stina served on a number of boards including the International Boards of the Young President’s Organization, the World’s President’s Organization and the Chief Executives Organization. She is the only woman to receive the Weaver Award for being a “leader among leaders.” In the nearly 40 years Stina has lived in Santa Barbara she has served on various community and educational boards. She has served in many positions in the Women's Fund: Research Co-Chair in 2008 and 2009, Grantee Liaison in 2010-11, Steering Chair in 2012-13, Chair of the Women’s Fund Presentation of Grants Event from 2014-2016 and Group Captain Liaison from 2016-2022.