Profiles

The women (and enlightened men) of WOMEN'S WAY are the heart and soul of this organization. In this section we profile clients, supporters, volunteers, board members, staff members, and advocates who help us realize our critical mission.

Fernando Chang-Muy
02/07/2012

Name: Fernando Chang-Muy

Profession:  Academic, activist, and nonprofit management consultant

Education:  B.A., Loyola; M.A., Georgetown; J.D., Antioch

The Honorable Flora Barth Wolf
01/12/2012

Judge Wolf is a longtime supporter and former WOMEN'S WAY Board Member who currently serves on the 35th Annual Powerful Voice Awards Host Committee.

Name: Flora Barth Wolf

Profession: Retired Judge, Court of Common Pleas (or, member of 2nd oldest profession, lawyer)

Education: BA, Connecticut College; MAT, The Johns Hopkins University; JD. University of Pennsylvania

Cheryl's Story
11/09/2011

Cheryl Martin is a devoted WOMEN'S WAY supporter.  She is a strategic and critical thinker whose volunteer involvement at WOMEN'S WAY has had a profoundly positive impact on our mission and work. 

Lataya's Story
09/11/2011

A 22-year-old single mom of toddler Michael, Lataya grew up in the Philadelphia foster care system where she repeatedly suffered physical, emotional and sexual abuse and was left ill prepared for life on her own.

Tracey's Story
08/09/2011

Tracey Pachman has served on virtually every committee WOMEN'S WAY has to offer.  She brings a tremendous commitment to the issues, as well as creativity and insight to all of her volunteer work.

Malissa's Story
07/10/2011

WOMEN'S WAY Grantee Why Not Prosper helps women in the Pennsylvania prison system discover their own strength by providing them with the support and resources that will empower them to become responsible, economically self-sufficient and contributing members of the community.

Donna's Story
07/10/2011

In the summer of 2004, while working as a clerk at a gas station in western Pennsylvania, 19-year old Donna (not her real name) was sexually assaulted at gunpoint by an unknown assailant, who also stole money from the cash register. Donna reported the crimes to the local police.

Keyanna's Story
07/09/2011

WOMEN'S WAY funded Alice Paul Leadership Program combats the diminished confidence and self-esteem well-documented among adolescent girls. Lead-A-Way, one of the signature programs of the Leadership Program, is a series of 10 workshops for seventh and eighth grade girls that focus on women leaders and building leadership skills.

Shasia's Story
07/09/2011

Shasia completed Women's Opporutunities Resource Center's (WORC), a WOMEN'S WAY grantee, Start Smart Training Program and then enrolled in the Family Savings Account Program. She saved and was matched $2,000 and leveraged her savings with a business loan through WORC’s subsidiary loan program, the Economic Opportunities Fund, to pay the first and last month’s rent and security deposit on her newly secured building as well as furniture and other equipment for her childcare center.