The Women Behind the Mission

Leading: The Women Behind the Mission

WPI’s Women’s Impact Network Executive, Impact Grant and Engagement Committees are in place to govern and drive WIN’s mission ensuring the pooled philanthropy has the greatest impact advancing WPI’s current and future women in STEM.

Executive Committee

Patti Newcomer-Small '90 Co-Chair
Beth Anne Willett ’93 Co-Chair
LindaLeigh Aberdale '88
Audrey Fitzgerald
Erica Mason '96
Maureen McCaffrey '86
Karen Oliver '82
Janet O’Leary ‘84
Karen Tegan Padir '90, MBA '95
Beth Phalen '85
Joan Szkutak '79
Jennifer Wyse '94

Elizabeth Alletto, ex-officio
Donna Stock, ’91, ex-officio

Impact Grant Committee

Audrey Fitzgerald, Co-Chair
Karen Oliver ‘82, Co-Chair
LindaLeigh Aberdale ‘88
Maureen McCaffrey ‘86
Janet O’Leary '84
Suzanne Sontgerath '88
Beth Anne Willett '93

Engagement Committee

Elizabeth Alletto
Beth Anne Willett '93
Patti Newcomer Small ‘90
Avery Closser ’19, ‘22
Melissa Besse ‘91