Program Advisory Board
Dr. Nancy Niemi, Chairperson of the Department of Education at the University of New Haven, The Respect Institute Visiting Professor 2011-2012.
Jessica Baker, M.A., Co-Founder & Vice President of Programming, The Respect Institute. Passionate people-engager with extensive experience in community outreach, grant writing, fundraising and linking community needs to community resources.
Julia Barry, an indie pianist, singer, and songwriter based in NY. She is also the creator, musician, and director of “In Her Image: Producing Womanhood in America”–a multi-media documentary about how media images portray and shape women’s lives in America.
Tom Courry, Founder, The Next Level, is an experiential learning expert. He’s designed and led experiential team-building, leadership, and ropes course programs for thousands of people, ranging from corporate groups to teens.
Jennifer Davidson, Founder & CEO of KISSpdx.
Dr. Erica Dawson, Organizational Behavior expert and professional coach, who has taught at the Yale School of Management and Cornell University’s Johnson School of Management.
Carrie Ellett, Co-Founder and Trainer for Collective Action Training, former National Program Director, Girls For a Change, and graduate student in International and Multicultural Education at the University of San Francisco.
Leanne Gluck, former Program Director for Girls Scouts of the USA. She is currently pursuing her MBA at the Ohio State University, with a focus on Social Enterprise and Global Sustainability.
Sejal Hathi, Founder, Girls Helping Girls, and former USA Ambassador for Ashoka’s Youth Venture.
Dr. Melissa Johnson, Founder and CEO, Institute for Girls’ Development, is a licensed psychologist who has served on the adjunct faculties of the University of Southern California and the University of La Verne.
Julianne Manske, Training and Development Program Manager at Facebook.
Dr. Zelana Montminy, Doctor in Psychology, TV Host & Producer at PopSugar Studios. Her doctoral research is at the forefront of ground breaking new science, exploring the relationship between happiness, optimism and healthful eating behavior.
Carissa Phelps, J.D. and M.B.A., Director of Strategic Accounts of The WhyTry Organization. Carissa is a passionate youth advocate and foster-care system reformer. She was the subject of a documentary, Carrisa, produced by Davis Guggenheim, the Academy Award-winning Director of An Inconvenient Truth.
Laura Rosbrow, M.S.W., Deputy Editor of youth magazines at The Jerusalem Post. Experienced nonprofit and philanthropy professional with specialties in youth development, evaluation, collaboration, grant writing, and communications.
Dr. Art Shirk, Senior Consultant and faculty member for the Coaches Training Institute and former Senior Director of Learning and Leadership at Princeton University.
Leanne Tibiatowski, Program Director, Jenna Druck Foundation.
Jennifer Uribe, Respect Rx Founding Member, Santa Clara University student.
Leah Wang, Founder & President, New Perspectives International, LLC.
Jenny Ward, CEO, Playward, is renowned speaker and activist who has brought joy, play and life balance programs to Merrill Lynch, Visa, Google, Telik, Stanford and New York University.
Karen S. Welch, M.A., MFT, Cornelia Connelly High School. She has been associated with Head Start, Fullerton Unified School District Teen Parent Program and Comfort Zone Camp which provides grief counseling for young people.
Bethamie Wyatt, Girl Advocacy Expert, formerly a Program Director for the Wisconsin Women’s Business Corporation, the It’s Great to Be a Girl! program and Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan.
