Marla Garchik has co-chaired walks in support of Autism Speaks for more than a decade, and is the founder of Peace Love Solve, which sells apparel featuring distinctive designs and messaging raising awareness and inspiring acceptance of those with autism.
Read MoreAnna Isaacson is senior vice president of social responsibility at the National Football League, where she played a pivotal role in developing the NFL’s programmatic response to a series of domestic violence incidents in 2014.
Read MoreErica Keswin, founder of The Spaghetti Project, has spent 20 years working in organization and leadership development and travels around the country speaking at conferences and meeting with companies and community groups.
Read MoreCo-owner and COO of Sandy Spring Builders, Mimi Brodsky Kress has had an outsized impact on an array of non-profit organizations in the Washington area while forging a highly successful career in the building industry.
Read MoreMardene Miller, president of global healthcare advertising and promotion agency Harrison & Star, oversees the development of campaigns to help pharmaceutical companies educate physicians and patients about diseases and medications.
Read MoreNBC New York reporter Jen Maxfield Ostfeld's stories are broadcast to millions of viewers in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
Read MoreKathy Raffa, a CPA, is president, as well as owner and partner, of Raffa, a Washington, D.C.-area firm which provides accounting, technology, tax and financial consulting services to more than 1,000 nonprofits.
Read MoreRabbi Dana Saroken is the creator of The Soul Center at Beth El, a Conservative congregation in suburban Baltimore.
Read MorePam Sherman is a nationally syndicated columnist (the Suburban Outlaw), actor, recovering lawyer and leadership consultant. Today she coaches and conducts programs for leaders all over the world about leadership communications and how to find their EDGE: Explore, Dream, Grow, & Excite™.
Read MoreShelley Zalis, the L.A.-based CEO of The Female Quotient and founder of the Girls’ Lounge, works to empower individuals and companies to champion diversity and equality.
Read More"I will forever cherish the memories of talking about the Bachelor in Paradise sexual assault allegations during a staff meeting, mid-day excursions to the Hill, and lunches on the roof with the lovely women I had the greatest pleasure of working with at JWI..."
Read MoreWednesday, June 21st, JWI interns attended a Democratic Women’s Working Group’s hearing where Congresswomen Linda Sanchez, Lois Frankel, Brenda Lawrence, Rosa DeLauro, Carolyn Maloney, and Suzanne Bonamici, addressed important issues in the context of the impending FAMILY (Family And Medical Insurance Leave) Act.
Read MoreFor the past 15 years, JWI has found a friend in Sigma Delta Tau (SDT) Sorority. As a philanthropic partner of the Greek organization, JWI receives invaluable support and brings key programs to SDT chapters across the country.
Read MoreRumors are swirling on social media and tabloids following the news that a popular reality TV show may be canceled due to alleged sexual misconduct. We don't know exactly what happened, but we do know someone should have stopped it.
Read MoreA documentary now showing at film festivals tells the story of a seriously strong little girl. As an Orthodox Jew and a female athlete, 15-year-old powerlifter Naomi Kutin is not only breaking records, but also shattering stereotypes.
Read MoreYou have to be tough to play hockey and to fight for your rights. We talk to Haley Skarupa, a member of the U.S. Women’s National Hockey Team, which recently won a world championship and a major new compensation agreement.
Read MoreEco-conscious entrepreneur Lauren Gropper has ditched conventional plastic-ware in favor of a sustainable option.
Read MoreDuring Sexual Assault Awareness Month, JWI communications manager Lauren Landau wrote about the nonprofit's work to ensure the health and happiness of the Jewish community and the families within it. This post originally appeared in the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism's blog.
Read MoreYou say you’ve been intending to look for a Haggadah that will “speak” to you and your Seder guests? We have a last-minute suggestion.
Read MoreBefore there was Hillary or Michelle, there was Eleanor. To cap off Women’s History Month we asked Eleanor Roosevelt’s biographer Blanche Wiesen Cook to share with us some of the ways in which this activist, First Lady and UN delegate can inspire us today.