A community full of support and empowerment.
Circles is a diverse network of professionals who support the mission of the Women’s Fund to improve the lives of all women, girls and anyone facing gender-based oppression in our community while creating a space where members can build authentic relationships with one another.
Shared Vision
Circles has a shared vision with the Women’s Fund, a community where everyone has the opportunity to reach their full potential.
Circles Mission Statement
Circles is a diverse network of leaders who support the mission of the Women’s Fund. Through Circles, members cultivate authentic relationships and leverage a community that supports and empowers each other.
Circles Inclusion Statement
Women’s Fund Circles is intentional about creating a community that builds bold and affirming spaces to create authentic relationships and develop leadership for individuals that face gender-based oppression (this includes cis and trans women as well as nonbinary people who are comfortable in a space that centers the experiences of women.)
Circles members can expect:
- Leadership opportunities
- Project work that advances the mission of the Women’s Fund and your own personal passions
- Relationships that will last well beyond the three years of active membership
- To serve as an ambassador for women, girls and anyone facing gender-based oppression in the community through work with the Women’s Fund
Circles members serve a three-year term with applications opening in July. Each class is greater than 15 but not larger than 55 members. The attendance requirement for membership is to attend 75% of the monthly meetings, committee meetings as needed, participation in a group project, and attendance in least two Women’s Fund events a year. In addition we require a yearly $100 donation to the Women’s Fund, some scholarships are available.
Membership
Circles members are selected for three-year terms based on community involvement, contributions in their workplace and their vision for all women in Omaha.
Claudia Munoz-Najar, President
K.D. Thompson, Vice President
Bekah Jerde, Legacy
Lisa Schulze, Women’s Fund Liaison
Sarah Ashley
Laura Brooks Dueland
Emma Cooney
Deborah Dancer
Sheena Helgenberger
Abby Hughes
Sarah Kalhorn-Wisecup
Vanessa Martinez-Hernandez
Sarah Phelps
Sydney Readman
Carly Rozeboom
Maria Torres
Jaimee Trobough
Nikki Whitehead
Kelsey Witherspoon
Rachel Adams
Kate Alseth
Sarah Ashley
Emma Beebe
Magdalena Betancourt
Christine Billings
Katrina L. Brooks
Laura Brooks Dueland
Sonita Buddi
Erin Burke
Lillian Butler-Hale
Rowena Cage
Sarah Carter
Angi Chamberlain
Vanessa Chavez Jurado
Emma Cooney
Maria Corpuz
Mallory Cranwell
Deborah Dancer
Jen Day
Ashley Dee
Shereece Dendy-Sanders
Ana Diaz-Orozco
Paula Dodds
Ameshia Doll
Sadie Dooley
Armalita Dosseh
Jennifer Dreibelbis
Angela Felton-Coleman
Sheila Ann Fields
Caitlin Finn
Felicia Frezell
Marquisha Frost
Ana González
Lexi Goodijohn
Jordan Grieser
Tierra Harper
Marquis Haynes
LaTisha Henry
Diana Hernandez-Granillo
Chelsey Hill
Jessi Hitchins
Brittiany Holland
Sarah Dee Hollibaugh
Lizzie Hudson
Megan Huerter
Abby Hughes
Dayana Hurtado
Maya Ibarra
Uma Iqbal
Avil Jackson
Myra James
Payge Japp
Yvonne Kaburu
Sarah Kalhorn-Wisecup
Sunni Kamp
Callie A. Kanthack
Kama Konda-Varilek
Brittany Lawrence
Jennifer Lentfer
Victoria Liakos
Alex Lovrien
Kione Lowe
Kristin Lowrey
Julie Lubisi
Jamie Mangiameli
Fia Marie
Vanessa Martinez-Hernandez
Victoria Mbachu
Jan McKenzie
Meghan McLarney
Dezi Medina
Lizzie Mensinger
Myria Ming
Daisy Mora
Claudia Munoz-Najar
Abby Neddo
Emily Niebrugge
Kara O’Connor
Patrice Ott
Gabriela Pedroza
Sarah Phelps
DerNecia Phillips
Brenna Poindexter
Gina Ponce
Emma Poulas
Emily Prauner
Ellen Prochaska
Kanesha Ramsey
Sarah Rasby
Sydney Readman
Karishma Reddy
McKenzie Ring
Nicole Robinson
Amelia Rosser
Carly Rozeboom
Lou Rush
Jelisa Sails
Lydia Sand
Lestina L Saul-Merdassi
Shameah Sayed
Sharmila Seyyid
Alisha Shelton
Amanda Sirian
Molly Slater
Kimara Snipes
Chelsea Souder
Madeline St. Clair
Toccara Steele
Alissabeth Sutton
Adairah Thapa
K.D. Thompson
Maria Torres
Jaimee Trobough
Natalia Tu
Kathleen Vacek
Crystal Vaught
Candide Villard-Santiago
Jenn Walker
Madeline Walker
Lena Walton
Corinne Wardian
Nikki Whitehead
Orlanda Whitfield
Elle Willis
Kelsey Witherspoon
Leah Wright
Emily Young
The Circles Fund
This unrestricted fund allows us to take bold, decisive action as issues emerge, ensuring we can address the needs of our community immediately rather than weeks or months down the road. Simply put, we need flexible funding to ensure we can swiftly tackle these growing challenges immediately and with urgency. Every donation, no matter the amount, helps us stay agile and continue making meaningful progress toward a more equitable future for all.