Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors share a commitment to reaching every woman and girl with lifesaving sexual and reproductive health care. Our Board brings extensive knowledge in fields such as marketing, law, communications, and finance and provides active leadership for our fundraising, advocacy, and awareness-building efforts. All Board members are independent. 

Officers

Jacob Onufrychuk
Board Chair
Monica Parekh
Board Treasurer
Finance Committee Chair
Connie J. Smith
Board Secretary
Development and Communications Committee Chair
Jennifer H. Wu
Governance Committee Chair

Directors

Jyoti Agarwal
Safiye Cagar
Denise Caron-Quinn
Tosin Durotoye
Noa Gafni
Peggy Elliott Goldwyn
Kristin Lindia
Raoul G. Slavin Juliá

Staff

Our staff embodies our values of courage, integrity, and accountability and works to fulfill our mission of realizing a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe, and every woman and girl can reach her fullest potential. 
Anu Surendran
Chief Executive Officer
Jacob Geers
Director of Individual Giving and Marketing
Aki Zapata
Director of Partnerships
Tea Pšorn
Senior Operations Manager
Dana Kirkegaard
Retention Marketing Manager
Jack Boynton
Database Manager
Sarah Weatherley
Major and Planned Giving Manager
Amanda Christian
Senior Digital Communications Associate
Adelaine Pichardo
Development Associate

Emeritus Board Members

Our Emeritus Board recognizes individuals whose leadership has made our organization what it is today and whose contributions have had a lasting impact on the health, safety, and rights of women and girls. 
Mari Simonen
Wendy Cai-Lee
Annette P. Cumming
Bruce C. Tully
Richard S. Cain
Beth Comstock
Nicholas Groombridge
Vernon Mack
Peggy McEvoy
Leigh M. Miller
R. Lucia Riddle
Vito J. Spitaleri