Mary Brown joined the Women’s Fund in 2018. She came to California from Michigan in 1980 to pursue a 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 recently retired. She is married to John Riparetti and they have two children and one grandson. Mary has served on the boards of Santa Barbara Middle School and Las Aletas, a division of the Assistance League. She has served on the Women’s Fund Membership Committee and is now working with the Major Events Committee to develop Grants in Action programs.

Nancy has been a member of the Women's Fund since 2009. She has co-chaired the Research Committee for two years and the Steering Committee for three years. Born and raised in San Francisco, Nancy received a BA from U.C. Berkeley, an MA in English from the University of Nebraska, Omaha, and a JD from Santa Clara University. She has lived in Santa Barbara since 1982. An active member of the nonprofit community, Nancy has served on several boards with a focus on children and education including CALM, Future Leaders of America, and the Santa Barbara Education Foundation. Beginning with her involvement in PTA and Site Council, Nancy went on to serve as a Santa Barbara School Board member for eight years, chairing the board for three years. She co-chaired several successful school bond campaigns and served on school parcel tax campaigns. In addition, Nancy serves on the Santa Barbara County Committee on School District Organization.

Roberta has been a member of the Women's Fund since 2018, and is currently the Educational Events Committee Chair. She has a passion and a long career related to children and adult learning. Her formal education entails a BA and licensing credentials for teaching and education administration from Sacramento State University, and a MA in History from UC Davis. Her career path includes elementary school teaching, school and program administration, staff development and teacher training through San Francisco State University. Since moving to Santa Barbara with her husband Matt, she has volunteered in various capacities with several nonprofit agencies, and currently serves the CALM Board of Trustees as Vice Chair for Development.

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.

Suzi has over 40 years of experience in financial services with expertise in trust and investment management and private banking in Texas, Oregon and California. She is currently a Senior Vice President and Wealth Strategist for Montecito Bank & Trust Wealth Management. Suzi has lived in Santa Barbara for nearly 30 years and has been an active volunteer as a board member or chair of nonprofit organizations including the Foundation for SBCC, the Wildling Museum, the Maritime Museum and VNA Health. In addition, she served as Foreman of the Santa Barbara County Grand Jury 2012-13 and as a Trustee of the Santa Barbara County Employees’ Retirement System 2016-17. A former member of the Women’s Fund Research Committee, Suzi has also served on the Women’s Fund Finance Committee for the past several years.

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.