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Rebecca Craig

Committee
Position
Researcher
2022-23
Year Joined
2020
Biography

Becky and her family recently relocated to Santa Barbara following 35 years in Denver and Charlottesville, Virginia. She holds a masters and PhD in Social Work and worked in the social services field before serving as a public policy analyst in health and mental health for the National Conference of State Legislatures. Becky currently directs family foundation efforts to address support service, housing, education, and health/mental health concerns. She’s been a member of the Women’s Fund since 2020 and joined the Research Committee in 2022.

Robin Masson

Committee
Position
Researcher
2023-2024
Year Joined
2017
Biography

Robin joined the Women’s Fund in 2017 and the Research Committee in 2018. She moved to Santa Barbara in 2006 after living and practicing law and mediation in Ithaca, NY for nearly 40 years. While in Ithaca, she served on the boards of many local nonprofits, often in leadership positions, including Planned Parenthood, Ithaca Rape Crisis Center, Neighborhood Legal Services, Community Dispute Resolution Center, and culminating as Chair of the Board of the Community Foundation of Tompkins County. She also served on and chaired several grant review committees for the Community Foundation. In Santa Barbara, she continues to practice mediation, mostly for families in conflict over separation and divorce or care of elders. She is looking forward to contributing to her new home community and learning more about the good work being done here.

Sabina White

Committee
Position
Researcher
2021-22
Year Joined
2014
Biography

Sabina joined both the Women's Fund and the Research Committee in 2014. She was the founding director of the Health and Wellness Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara. In this capacity she was an academic lecturer and department head from 1977–2012. She has also taught Resiliency Education and Social Emotional Skill Development at Antioch University from 2000 until 2019. Since retirement, she has been active as a board member for the Mental Wellness Center and Sanctuary Center, both of Santa Barbara and teaches Mental Health First Aid.

Wendy Arienzo

Position
IT Research Liaison
Year Joined
2023
Biography

Wendy joined the Women’s Fund in 2023, a year after retiring and moving to Santa Barbara. Wendy has a BS/MS in Materials Science Engineering from Brown University and a PhD from Stanford University in the same field. Wendy has enjoyed over 35 years in high tech manufacturing where she has held a variety of positions with IBM, NXP Semiconductors, Philips and most recently, Fujifilm. She serves on the boards of two public companies: Power Integrations and ICHOR Holdings. She is also serving as VP Communications for the local chapter of Newcomers.

Yonie Harris

Position
Research Chair
2023-24
Year Joined
2016
Biography

Yonie Harris joined the Women's Fund in 2016 and was a group captain last year.  In 2013 she retired from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she was the dean of students. Yonie has a doctorate in anthropology from UCSB and did fieldwork in the South Pacific. She is a member of the board of directors of the Isla Vista Youth Projects and the board of managers of Youth and Family Services, having served as chair of both boards.

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