Joanne joined the Women’s Fund in 2025. She was born and raised in Upstate New York and moved to Santa Barbara from Phoenix, AZ in 2016. She has over 25 years’ corporate experience as an educator, leadership coach, human resources director, customer service manager, and volunteer manager. Joanne has a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and an M.B.A. and is life-time certified in human resources. She currently works part time as a nanny and as the South Santa Barbara County outreach manager for Community Partners in Caring, a nonprofit supporting seniors who no longer drive. She lives in Goleta with her husband and their Yorkipoo. Joanne enjoys beach walks, art shows, and volunteering for the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

Lori has been a member of the Women's Fund since 2022. She has a B.S. in Journalism from the University of Colorado and a degree in Computer Science. She has worked as a computer programmer at Los Alamos National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratory. She has spent the last fifteen years owning and working in a small engineering software company which sold in 2018. Previous Lori has volunteered as board member of the Albuquerque Academy Parents Association, heading the newsletter and library committees. She and her husband Ken moved to Santa Barbara in 2009 and have two sons, Hurst (Carbondale, CO) and Alex (Irving, CA).

Lynette is a Santa Barbara native who returned in 2019 after receiving her B.A. in English from Cal Poly, SLO then raising kids and working for 30 years in Chicago, Los Angeles, Newport Beach and Seattle. She joined the Women’s Fund in 2024 and was welcomed into The Giving Tree. Lynette is a former middle school English teacher and freelance writer whose contributions for companies such as Disney, Mattel and Leap Frog appear on the devices and bookshelves of children, families and teachers worldwide. More recently she entered the New Markets Tax Credit space as a grant writer to support severely distressed cities. Lynette is a committed human rights advocate who volunteers for the United Nations and a resource hotline for transgender youth. For fun she travels near and far, prunes roses at the Mission Rose Garden, and explores the town’s natural and cultural treasures with the Santa Barbara Social Club.

Mona joined the Women's Fund in 2025. A native Californian, she spent the first 20 years of her career in fundraising in New York City, returning to Santa Barbara in 1997 and working for Laguna Blanca School and Westmont College. In her fundraising work, she wrote proposals, news releases, and produced on-line and printed newsletters. In retirement, she now works part-time for Cottage Health, while also caring for her health-challenged family. With a heart for the poor, disadvantaged and for social justice issues, Mona is active with her church and supports numerous organizations. Mona also serves on the art council for the Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art.

Nancy joined the Women’s Fund in early 2023. She grew up in St. Louis, Mo, one of 9 children, and moved to California full time after completing her BS degree from Santa Clara University. Nancy spent the first part of her career working at Hewlett Packard in the SF Bay Area, in various technology and marketing positions. While at HP, Nancy completed her MBA in Marketing at Santa Clara University. She continued to work for HP in Marketing until her 3rd son was born, and decided to put her career on hold, while raising her boys, and volunteering in a plethora of positions. These positions included raising money for local schools through fundraisers, as well as working at Wonderful Witchy Women with a Cause, a fundraising organization for women and children in need. Nancy eventually returned to the workforce as a Marketing Consultant, consulting on Marketo marketing automation implementations in various companies to ensure their best use of the software to optimize marketing efforts. Nancy and her husband moved to Santa Barbara in 2020 for retirement. She joined the SB Newcomers and served on the Board, as well as working on numerous Committees.

Rechelle Ringer joined the Communications Committee in 2024. Rechelle is First Vice President and Manager of Marketing and Products at American Riviera Bank where she spearheads the development and execution of innovative products and marketing initiatives. Rechelle received degrees from Westmont College in Art and Modern Languages and is a Certified Financial Marketing Professional (CFMP) with almost 30 years of financial industry experience. Beyond banking, Rechelle has been deeply involved in the Santa Barbara public education system, having served in board positions from preschool through high school levels, including Parent-Teacher Associations at multiple schools and at the Council level, booster boards, and numerous committees with the Santa Barbara Unified School District. Rechelle currently serves on the board of the Dos Pueblos High School Foundation and the Ministry Team at Living Faith Church.