International Women's Media Foundation

The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) was founded in 1990 and their "mission is to strengthen the role of women in the news media around the world, based on the belief that no press is truly free unless women share an equal voice." 

"The IWMF has built a network of women journalists from more than 100 countries. In addition to fostering alliances and connections, the network helps women in media share their strategies for success and access resources to help them achieve their goals." 

Founding member include: Patricia Ellis, Susan Robinson King...


 * Lisa Woll - Former Executive Director

Funding
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Staff
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 * Jane Ransom, Executive Director
 * Tiffany Brooks, Web Site Manager
 * Kathleen Currie, Deputy Director
 * Tara Karasch, Executive and Development Assistant
 * Elisa Munoz, Director of Programs and Development
 * Gifti Nadi, Senior Program Officer
 * Dilyana Pavlova, Finance Assistant/Receptionist
 * Kimberly Robinson, Director of Finance and Administration
 * Samantha White, Program Assistant
 * Lindsey Wray, Communications Assistant

IWMF's 2006 Board of Directors
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 * Jane Ransom - IWMF Executive Director
 * Eleanor Clift, Co-Chair - Newsweek
 * Larry Olmstead, Co-Chair - Leading Edge Associates
 * Akwe Amosu - Open Society Institute
 * Marjorie Miller - The Los Angeles Times
 * Merrill Brown - MMB Media LLC
 * Bailey Morris-Eck
 * Maureen Bunyan - WJLA-TV, Washington, DC
 * Emily Nwankwo - World Agroforestry Centre, Kenya
 * Kathy Bushkin - United Nations Foundation
 * Linda Peek Schacht - Emerson College
 * Barbara Cochran - Radio-Television News Directors Association
 * Lynn Povich
 * Geoffrey Cowan - USC Annenberg School for Communication
 * Margaret Scott Schiff - The Washington Post
 * Raghida Dergham - Al-Hayat
 * Carole Simpson
 * Ysabel Duron - KRON-TV, San Francisco
 * Kerry Smith - ABC News
 * Liza Gross - The Miami Herald
 * Cynthia Tucker - The Atlanta Constitution
 * Deborah Howell - The Washington Post
 * Judy Woodruff - NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
 * Susan King - Carnegie Corporation of New York
 * Narda Zacchino - San Francisco Chronicle

Contact

 * Web: http://www.iwmf.org

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