Women's Fund of Rhode Island Expands Its Leadership

"The Board of Directors serves as the critical foundation for our organization and�with their business and functional experience, community involvement, and commitment to gender equality,�Emily, David and Beverly will help to advance our mission and have a lasting impact on our state,"�said Kreher.
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David Vanech is a financial advisor from Providence, RI. For the past five years he has held the position of Senior Director of Investments at Oppenheimer & Company Inc., and previously worked for Morgan Stanley. He graduated from Wesleyan University with a Bachelors of Arts in American Studies.

In addition to serving on the board for the Women's Fund, he sits on the development committee for Family Service of Rhode Island and on the luncheon committee of Children's Friend. He is a member at Wannamoisett Country Club and enjoys hiking and spending time with his wife, son, daughter, and dog.

Emily Sack is currently a Professor of Law at Roger Williams University School of Law. She is co-author of one of the leading casebooks in the domestic violence area. Prior to joining the RWU Law School faculty, she served as Deputy Director of the Center for Court Innovation. She was responsible for developing and implementing family drug treatment courts and domestic violence courts.

Sack served on the Board of the Women's Resource Center of Bristol and Newport Counties for several years, and was President of the Board until January 2015. She has also served on other Boards, including EMERGE, a nationally-recognized batterers' intervention program for men who abuse intimate partners. She previously practiced in the areas of criminal defense and family law in New York City. She is a graduate of Swarthmore College and New York University School of Law.

Beverly Wiley has been coaching and mentoring young people in Rhode Island in nonviolence education for over a decade. As a coach, she's been involved in outreach work and community leadership programs for many Rhode Island schools and she currently works for the Community College of Rhode Island in the athletics program making sure student athletes are treated fairly under Title IX. She brings her passion for sports to aspiring female athletes and with the Women's Fund she hopes to promote equality and level the playing field for all girls.�
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Founded in 2001, Women's Fund of Rhode Island is a group of passionate people working together to eliminate gender inequality in our state. As a leader in the movement to improve policies that impact women and girls in Rhode Island, the work of the Women's Fund is focused on economic independence of women and girls, political participation and representation. The organization also conducts research on gender inequity to inform our state and nation of the specific challenges facing women and girls in Rhode Island.
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More about Women's Fund of Rhode Island at www.wfri.org