Leadership council

Founded in 2003, the Leadership Council is a diverse group of outstanding leaders who serve as ambassadors and advisers for Oxfam America. Members help carry the Oxfam message to new and wide-ranging audiences to enhance the organization’s profile, resources, and effectiveness.

Mohamad Ali
Arlington, MA

Karen Keating Ansara
Boston, MA

David Barclay
Los Angeles, CA

Fran Bermanzohn
New York, NY

David Bodnick
New York, NY

Sylvia A. Brownrigg
Berkeley, CA

Ellen Carr
Nashville, TN

Terry Collins
Portland, OR

Ian S. Crowe
Darien, CT

Bruce Detwiler
New York, NY

Susan de Vries
Kirkland, WA

Barbara Fiorito
Pound Ridge, NY

Jody Forchheimer
Brookline, MA

Hannelore Grantham
Boston, MA

Stephen Hays
South Salem, NY

Barry Hershey
Concord, MA

Michael Hirschorn
New York, NY

Bart Hopkin
Point Reyes Station, CA

Lisa Jorgenson
Washington, DC

Stephen B. Land
Larchmont, NY

Joseph D. Lee
Santa Monica, CA

Peter Lynch
San Francisco, CA

Janet A. McKinley
San Francisco, CA

George A. Miller
San Francisco, CA

Sam Miller
Vietnam

Paul A. Moses
Corona Del Mar, CA

Peter Palmer
Belmont, MA

R. Price Peterson
Hacienda La Esmeralda, Panama

Ann Silver Pozen
Bethesda, MD

Dana Quitslund
Bainbridge Island, WA

Kati Rader
Los Altos, CA

Ellen Remmer
Boston, MA

Peter Sanborn
Newton, MA

H. Jay Sarles
Wellesley Hills, MA

Marilyn Sarles
Wellesley Hills, MA

Val Schaffner
New York, NY

Peter Singer
New York, NY

Renata Singer
New York, NY

Lucian Snow
Boston, MA

Michael E. Soloff
Santa Monica, CA

Elizabeth Wachs
Rhinebeck, NY

Barbara Waugh
Oakland, CA

Kim Williams
Newbury, MA

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