Become a Member

Women for Women always welcomes new members. As our membership grows, so does our capacity to help. Our current membership consists of over 220 women.

The mission of Women for Women is to improve the lives of women and girls through women’s collective giving.

Join or Renew

  • Pam Winkler

    Women for Women has enabled me to make a greater impact improving the lives of women and girls in WNC. Additionally, I have had the opportunity to see the powerful work of nonprofits in our area and learn about their passionate work with women and girls.

  • Jayne Schnaars

    The Women for Women Giving Circle has provided me with the perfect opportunity to give back to my new community having relocated here from the west coast. I could not have found a more rewarding role in supporting the women and girls of Western NC through our grants with the ability to see a direct link between my contribution and the impact on the lives of the recipients. I’ll be a member for life!

  • Kathy Rauch

    I have always believed that women have the power to change the world, and that our work begins in our own communities. Through the Women for Women Giving Circle, I can combine my resources with those of other women philanthropists, to make high-impact grants that truly make a difference in the lives of women and girls in Western NC.

  • Janet Thatcher

    I've been part of Women for Women since 2017 and have found the diversity and expertise of the members outstanding, and therefore, the responsibility of giving back to the community profoundly impactful. Being in the mental health profession all of my career and also being in the shoes of some of the women that are served by WFW, I am pleased that I have another way to give back that is broad based but yet personal.

  • Louise Glickman

    I’ve been a member of Women for Women since its inception. In the beginning, I was new to Asheville and considered it a valuable way to learn about my community and the needs of women and families. Each year has brought new insights, more friendship and increased gratitude to be able to be of service.

  • Mary Alm

    When I learned about the nearly half-million dollar grant to Buncombe Partners in Prevention, a consortium of four local agencies collaborating to prevent intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and child abuse, I wanted in. The leadership of Women for Women understands the systemic nature of oppression and works to change how our culture treats women and girls. I’m proud to support such an organization with my money and time.

  • Mary Farmer

    I have long been involved in work around women's health and safety; I found "home" when I joined Women for Women. I'm able to share my experience within the framework of collective giving and community action. This is my first experience with collective giving, I have grown to see its power. Women for Women is respected and our work is known throughout Western North Carolina.

  • Pam Aho

    I joined Women for Women because the grants that are given stay in Western North Carolina. Women for Women has also given me the opportunity to work with and meet strong young women striving to make life better for so many.

  • Pam Lane

    I joined Women for Women after attending a Power of the Purse where Jennifer Buffett spoke about the pleasure -- and the challenge -- of effective philanthropy. Collective giving increases the power of my contribution and allows me to make a difference greater than I could make alone.

  • Sue Fernbach

    Through collective giving, Women for Women funds grants that allow women and girls in Western North Carolina to chart a better future. I joined Women for Women because I believe that women are powerful agents of change!

Women for Women Members

  • Anonymous
  • Laleah Adams
  • Marla Adams*
  • Pam Aho
  • Julia Akers
  • Mary Alm
  • Laurel B. Amabile
  • Leslie Anixter
  • Diane Arnold
  • Gwen McNeill Ashburn*
  • Leah Ashburn
  • Sydney Atkinson
  • Margaret Averyt
  • Joyce Bagley-Menges
  • Linda Bair
  • Susan Barbour
  • Amy Barry
  • Karen Bencke
  • Barbara Benisch
  • Ruth Billings
  • Laura Bourne
  • Barbara Bowers
  • Elaine Boyer*
  • Jenny Boyer
  • Kellye Bradshaw
  • Anne Brady
  • Heather Brown
  • Lin Brown*
  • Linda Brown
  • Shelley Brown*
  • Janice Brumit*
  • Patricia Burgess
  • Linda Bushar
  • Sandra Byrd*
  • Karen Campbell
  • Adair Caperton
  • Ellen Carr*
  • Ellen Carr
  • Cynthia Carson
  • Esther Oliver Cartwright
  • Shelia Christofalos
  • Nancy Ackermann Cole*
  • Celeste Collins
  • Lisbeth Riis Cooper*
  • Mary Ann Cooper
  • Kathy Courtney
  • Carrie Coward
  • Virginia Craig
  • Rhea Cravens
  • Nancy Crosby*
  • Jeanne Cummings*
  • Sandra Cummings
  • Darilyn Dealy
  • Suzanne DeFerie
  • Erin Derham
  • Lynne Diehl*
  • Chris Dismukes*
  • Avary Doubleday
  • Leslie Dressler
  • Sally Duyck*
  • Bobbie Eblen*
  • Jennie Eblen*
  • Bridget Eckerd*
  • Nancy Edgerton*
  • Joy Erbes
  • Jane Fant
  • Bolling Farmer
  • Mary Farmer
  • Sue Fazio*
  • Sue Fernbach
  • Heidi Fields
  • Kay Finger*
  • Hedy Fischer*
  • Debbie Francis
  • Miriam Freeman
  • Jacqui Friedrich
  • Deborah Fulton-Helmer
  • Molly Gaffney-Keebler
  • Janet Garrett*
  • Nancy Gettys
  • Allison Glackin
  • Louise Glickman
  • Kay Goodman*
  • Mary Katherine Goodwin
  • Kris Gowin
  • Marjie Graham*
  • Betsy Gray
  • Lisa Green
  • Sydney Green*
  • Sue Greenberg*
  • Eva Greene*
  • Clemie Gregory
  • Pat Grimes*
  • Carol Groben
  • Deborah Gryczan
  • Denise Guthy*
  • Louise Haas
  • Lynn Harmon
  • Pam Harting
  • Eva Hartman
  • Lynn Harvey Heth
  • Toya Hauf
  • Jane Haynes
  • Barbara Heller
  • Phyllis Heller
  • Suzanne Henry
  • Lyndi Hewitt
  • Lynn Hill
  • Nancy Houha
  • Sheila Horine*
  • Lynn Howie
  • Ginny Hunneke
  • Eileen Hutchison
  • Susan Jenkins*
  • Beth Johnson
  • Eleanor Johnson
  • Julie Johnson
  • Susan Jordan
  • Bette Jore
  • Patsy Keever*
  • Angela Kemper*
  • Jennifer Kiiss
  • Mary Kirby
  • Stacey Klimchuk
  • Kathie Kline
  • Laura Klunk
  • Susan Kosma*
  • Suzanne Landis
  • Pam Lane
  • Jessica Ledger
  • Polly LeFaivre*
  • Becky Lehman
  • Mardi Dover Letson*
  • Virginia Litzenberger*
  • Amy Loether
  • Kathryn Long
  • Popsie Lynch
  • Kathleen Mack
  • Alice Madden
  • Nancy Maher
  • Rendi Mann-Stadt
  • Elena Mansour
  • Crystal Maurer
  • Judy Mayer
  • Nancy McCarthy
  • Sue McClinton*
  • Anne McFarland
  • Tina McGuire*
  • Joy McIver
  • Ruchi Moore
  • Ann Moorefield
  • Peggy Newell
  • Pamela Nickless
  • Meredith Norwood
  • Suzi Oldham
  • Kendall Oliver
  • Lucy Oliver*
  • Merrily Orsini
  • Eleanor Owen*
  • Mary Gwen Paladio
  • Emily Partin*
  • Peggy Partin
  • April Peterson
  • Barbara Peterson
  • Cathy Phillips
  • Lavinia Plonka
  • Anne Ponder
  • Cat Potts
  • Jill Preyer
  • Amira Ranney
  • Kathy Rauch
  • Katie Ray
  • Martha Reifsnider
  • Holly Reiling
  • Aomi Richter
  • Laura Robbins
  • Karen Rose
  • Ramona Rowe*
  • Amy Russell
  • Jill Sagarin
  • Ellen Sandweiss
  • Ashley Saville-Amtower
  • Lisa Schiller
  • Jayne Schnaars
  • Marsha Shlaer
  • Ellen Silver
  • Liz Simmonds
  • Debbie Sinex
  • Ann Skoglund
  • Pat Smith*
  • Jeanne Smolkin
  • Ann Clarke Snell
  • Jane Snyder
  • Katherine Soderquist
  • Debbie Southern
  • Eva-Michelle Spicer
  • Beth Starling
  • Sally Stein
  • Cathy Steinback*
  • Cissie Stevens*
  • Becky Steves
  • Robin Stickney
  • Jill Stowe
  • Sandi Tomlin-Sutker
  • Jewel Tavener
  • Janet Thatcher
  • Laura Thomas
  • Laura Bradley Thrasher
  • Grace Unruh*
  • Stephanie Valeche
  • Patti Vanderbeek
  • Pat Van Voorhis
  • Jill Vargo
  • Marleen Varner
  • Jennifer Vogel
  • Marsha Wackerly
  • Katie Wadington
  • Eunice Ward
  • Laura Webb*
  • Janet Weil*
  • Ruth Weisenborn
  • Alice Weldon
  • Elly Wells
  • Betsy White
  • Rosalind Willis*
  • Karen Windham
  • Pam Winkler
  • Olivia Zahler
  • * indicates founding member

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