Board of Directors

Cheryl Holland - Chair

Cheryl R. Holland, CFP® is President and Founder of Abacus Planning Group, Inc., a holistic financial advisory firm with over $1,700,000,000 in assets under management with offices in Columbia, SC, Greenville, SC and Fredericksburg, TX. Cheryl consistently appears on top advisor lists such as Barron’s Top Advisors, Barron’s 100 Top Women Advisors, Financial Times 300 and is a frequent speaker at national conferences. The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors recognized Cheryl as one of the “30 Most Influential People” in its 30-year history. Cheryl is a member of Together Women Rise’s SC, Columbia-2 chapter and has been involved in the organization since 2014. She is a dedicated volunteer in her profession and community and is currently a member of the Clemson University Foundation Board (Chair, Investment Committee), Children’s Trust of South Carolina Board of Trustees, United Way of the Midlands Board, South Carolina Special Olympics Board, and the Institute for the Fiduciary Standard, Chairman’s Council. Cheryl is married to P. Douglas Quackenbush and has a daughter, Hannah. Weekends often find Cheryl reading a book, trying to count birds, or weeding her herb garden.Follow

Vicky Bush-Joseph - Vice Chair

Vicky was the volunteer Midwest Regional Leader for Together Women Rise and is a member of the Rise Book Club Committee. She traveled with Rise to India in 2023, to Guatemala in 2020, and to Bhutan in 2019. Vicky is a retired attorney and was in-house counsel for AT&T and Illinois Bell before starting her own law practice with two other women that specialized in adoptions and reproductive technology like surrogacy and egg donation. She also taught a class on adoption law at Loyola's Law School for many years. Vicky lives in a Chicago suburb with her husband of over 40 years where they raised three children. Their daughter lives and works in DC and their oldest son, his wife, and their three small children live in Alexandria, Virginia while their youngest son lives in Denver. Vicky served on the Advisory Council for World Bicycle Relief, which provides bicycles to girl students and home health care workers in Colombia and Zambia. She is also a member of the League of Women Voters, a volunteer for Election Protection through the Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights, and active with Chicago Impact Grants, a giving circle that awards grants of $100,000 each to four Chicago not-for-profit organizations. Vicky loves to read, bike, garden, cook, and eat and drink her way around the world.Follow

Kerri Howard - Treasurer

Kerri has over two decades of experience in corporate finance, primarily in leading global treasury functions. In her current role as Treasurer at Aramark, she leads the team responsible for the public company’s treasury operations, debt financing, and financial planning across the hospitality company’s operations in 18 countries. Always passionate about gender equality, Kerri feels this is an opportune time for her to join the board of an organization with a mission to which she is fully dedicated. Her experiences have given her a wide-reaching professional network and she speaks enthusiastically about new ideas for both internal giving and external fundraising. Although this is Kerri’s first experience serving on the board of a non-profit organization, she has extensive experience working with them, most notably serving as a team captain for the MS Society’s annual bicycling fundraiser. Balancing her family and her career, Kerri currently splits her time between Chicago and Philadelphia.Follow

Susan Klein-Rothschild - Secretary

Susan brings more than 40 years’ experience working in the fields of child abuse and neglect, public health, and education. She has led non-profit and governmental organizations and worked as a consultant and trainer in more than 20 states. Her life’s work has focused on improving the lives of the most vulnerable and mentoring leaders who serve those populations. Susan holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work and she serves as Director on the Board of the Goleta Water District in California. Susan joined a Together Women Rise chapter in 2021 when she left full-time work as Managing Director of Programs in Executive Education at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Susan felt an immediate connection with the mission and vision of Together Women Rise. With the removal of barriers, education, and support, women successfully provide a safe and healthy environment for themselves and their children! Susan continues to work on a part-time basis while also enjoying the great outdoors of the Santa Barbara area, traveling internationally, and contributing to the local community. Susan has two adult children, three grandchildren, and a husband who appreciates her zest for life. Follow

Margot Bradley

Margot Bradley belongs to two Together Women Rise chapters: one in Ambler, PA and the other in Ponte Vedra, Florida, the closest chapter to her winter home in St Augustine. She travels south each winter with her wife, 2 dogs, and their flock of chickens. Margot joined the Grants Partnership Committee following a 2019 Rise trip to Kenya where she visited five grantees and became a sponsor for a rural Kenyan girl who just graduated from high school at the top of her class and has received a full scholarship to college. Margot holds a Masters in Maternal Child Health from the University of Pennsylvania and practiced as a nurse-midwife in the Philadelphia area. She also has a Masters in Organization Development specializing in nonprofit strategic planning and BOD development. She is a founder and former CEO of a nonprofit, sustainable, organic farm and farmer education program that celebrated its 20th year in 2023. Margot’s attraction to Together Women Rise was based on our founding principle of community fundraising, and she is committed to expanding Rise's community in order to make a larger impact. She is passionately committed to reproductive rights, recognizing that access to quality sexual and reproductive health care is essential for women to take their place as equals in global society.Follow

Joanna Drew

Joanna Drew is an independent consultant specializing in grants management and AI capacity building, with over 15 years of experience in the social sector. She founded Hilo Consulting in 2020, securing over $4 million in funding for grassroots organizations. Beginning in 2023, Joanna pioneered work at the intersection of AI and social impact, bringing a practitioner's lens to responsible AI adoption in the philanthropic sector. Her work focuses on translating complex AI capabilities into actionable, values-embedded strategies that enable changemakers to scale their impact. In 2024 and 2025, she was featured on the Fundraising.AI podcast, co-authored an article for the Center for Effective Philanthropy on philanthropy's role in responsible AI adoption, and presented about AI at nonprofit and philanthropy conferences in Atlanta, Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul. Most recently, she launched an AI for Social Impact Newsletter to equip mission-driven leaders with the tools to build new pathways to impact. Joanna holds a BSc in Business Administration from Boston University and an MA in International Development from the University of Kent - Brussels School of International Studies.Follow

Melissa Hansen

Melissa recently retired from a 36-year career as a Certified Public Accountant in Santa Barbara, California preparing individual, corporate, partnership, not-for-profit, and fiduciary income tax returns. In the latter half of her career, her expertise was focused on estate and trust tax matters because she treasured the special, often very personal bonds with the clients thrust into navigating unexpected and/or unfamiliar complex estate and trust issues. Thirteen years ago, Melissa brought a group of friends together and started Together Women Rise’s Santa Barbara, CA Chapter 2 and each month, she is inspired by the women in her chapter and Together Women Rise’s mission. Melissa has participated in three previous Rise trips (to Kenya, Cambodia, and Rwanda) and is eagerly anticipating her fourth Rise trip (this time to Uganda). She loves to see firsthand the impact our Rise grants have on women and girls, and is grateful for the very special bonds formed with the other travelers. Melissa is a 45-year resident of Santa Barbara, CA where she lives with her husband. Together they raised two wonderful, independent, and thoughtful young men, one now living in Washington D.C., and the other in the Santa Barbara area. Melissa volunteers at the Wildlife Care Network and the Santa Barbara Foodbank. She is a member of the Women’s Fund of Santa Barbara (a local giving circle), and SURJ (Showing Up for Racial Justice). She loves music, especially live performances, hiking in the local mountains or exploring the ever-changing local coastline, digging in the dirt (novice gardener), reading (historical fiction or memoirs are her favorites), cooking, petting all the dogs, and baseball.Follow

Colleen Kill

Colleen joined Together Women Rise in 2015 as a Chapter Leader in Southern California and has been an active volunteer with the organization ever since. She has served as Regional Leader in the West Region, Mentor in Southern California, and currently serves as Chair of our Regional Leaders Committee. Colleen's experience includes 28 years in the Pharma and Biotech world. She lives in Kelowna, BC.Follow

Srividya (Vidya) Prakash

Vidya is deeply committed to achieving gender equity by investing in and advising programs that support women's health, education, and livelihoods. She has been a member of the Fremont CA chapter since 2019, and has volunteered on the Grants Selection Committee since 2021 and more recently, on the Grants Partnership Committee. Vidya has over 20 years of experience in global public health, business strategy consulting, nonprofit management, renewable energy, and investing. She started her career as a management consultant with McKinsey & Company, where she also helped establish the Global Public Health Practice. After a career break, she worked with sPower-AES in commercial asset management for solar and wind renewable projects. As the CEO of Antara International, she set up the US 501(c)(3) organization to support their India partner in delivering grassroots maternal and child health programs in India. She currently divides her time between nonprofit consulting (focus on strengthening governance, strategy, and monitoring and learning), grantmaking for a family fund, and commercial real estate investing. Originally from Mumbai, India, Vidya studied economics and business management, and is a graduate of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. She continues to have deep family and nonprofit ties in India, and has traveled across Asia, Africa, Europe, and South America for work. She has lived in California since 2000, and is currently based in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she lives with her husband, son, daughter and two wonderful canine children. She is an active client service volunteer with Maitri, a Bay Area nonprofit serving victims of domestic violence, and a Leadership Circle member of Neythri, serving professional South Asian women. She also serves on the boards of the Akanksha Fund (working in education for underserved children in India) and Antara International (working in maternal and child health in India). Outside of work, Vidya loves spoiling her dogs, gardening, yoga and art, or dreaming up travel holidays.Follow

Tracy Ritter

Tracy has been an active member of Together Women Rise, serving in a variety of leadership roles including Chapter Leader, Regional Director, and Chapter Leader Trainer. In July 2025, she joined the organization’s Board of Directors, further deepening her commitment to its mission. With a professional background as a Registered Nurse and a Master’s degree in Public Health, Tracy has spent much of her career working in underserved communities, giving her a strong understanding of health disparities and community needs. She later transitioned from traditional clinical settings to the nonprofit sector. For more than 25 years, Tracy has worked extensively in countries throughout the Global South, consulting with nonprofits and implementing programs designed to empower individuals and expand opportunities. Her work reflects a deep commitment to equity and sustainable impact. Tracy strongly believes in Together Women Rise’s mission that every woman deserves the fundamental human right to live freely and pursue her dreams. In addition to her professional and volunteer work, she is actively engaged in her local community. Tracy and her husband reside in Boise, Idaho, and enjoy traveling to visit their daughter and granddaughter in Milwaukee, as well as family in St. Louis and Virginia. When she is not traveling, Tracy embraces the outdoors through hiking, biking, and a wide range of outdoor adventures.Follow

Vinola Vincent Munyon

Vinola was introduced to the Elkins Park, PA Chapter of Together Women Rise in 2018 by a friend who was certain the organization’s mission was aligned almost precisely with what Vinola hoped to conjure up for the world. Vinola attended a fundraiser meeting organized by the chapter, went home, got out her laptop and emailed the staff at Together Women Rise requesting opportunities to be actively involved and offering her time and expertise. Since that fateful night, Vinola has developed recipes for Together Women Rise, been a member of the Education Team and authored the “Culture and Cuisines” pieces, screened grant applications, worked as the Grants Assistant and been on various committees--Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Community Hub, Community Building and Learning Committee, The Big Q Committee, and Grants and Partnership Committee. She has performed cooking demonstrations, delivered presentations and developed a member survey for Rise. Vinola brings decades of academic training (MS Environmental Sciences, MA Environmental Studies, PhD Urban Studies with a focus on Sustainable Development), teaching, research and writing experience and the almost compulsive need to “pitch in” in whatever way needed to help Rise succeed in its mission. She now lives in Charlotte, NC and when she isn’t busy being a professional volunteer, she is busy being amma/life manager to her two extremely active daughters, supreme protector to her slightly paranoid pup and partner in life to her even busier physician spouse.Follow

Courtney Workman

Courtney Workman is an experienced nonprofit consultant and founder of Empower Consulting Group where she guides nonprofits in program design, grant administration and board development. Courtney believes simply in helping “good organizations work better” and accomplishes this by bringing clarity and creativity to mission-driven work and developing practical systems that can sustain it. Her professional experience has focused on supporting system-involved youth and helping them access education, employment, and leadership opportunities. A lifelong advocate for women, Courtney is committed to centering real-world experiences in leadership and program design and helping people and organizations grow their own capacity for change. Courtney is honored to be a part of the Together Women Rise Board of Directors where this commitment comes to life through grantmaking, community-building, and education. Courtney holds a Master’s degree in Public Management and Social Policy and a Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology and Women’s Studies – both from the University of Maryland where she remains a very involved Alum! She loves reading, comedy shows, and exploring new ideas and places. She lives in Howard County, Maryland with her family and a couple of overly friendly large dogs.Follow

Barbara Collins - Board Emeritus/Co-Founder

Barbara Fintel Collins is co-founder of Together Women Rise, and the author of Love, Norm, a miraculous message of hope and the story of how her father made her believe she could change the world. Since the first chapter meeting in 2003, Barb has devoted her life to nurturing the Together Women Rise grassroots movement that multiplies the power of an individual to lead transformational social change. A graduate of the University of Minnesota with a degree in gerontology, Barb has devoted her career to the nonprofit sector, first opening the doors of Warm Hearth Village in Blacksburg, Virginia, then honing her experience in alumni relations and resource development at William Mitchell College of Law and St. Norbert College. Then she discovered her passion for infusing innovation into nonprofit mission impact strategies, and for shaping thriving and sustainable organizations. In 1989, a life altering trip to Tanzania lit a flame for investing in the futures of the remarkable women she met. Returning home, she realized there was no easy way to reach back across the ocean and get money into the hands of the women. That changed on January 21, 2003, at the very first chapter meeting of Together Women Rise, when in a moment of strategic serendipity, Barb’s passion and experience merged, giving oxygen to that flame. In 2014, Barb was named an Everyday Freedom Hero by the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. She lives in Greenville, South Carolina, and in 2017 she was named a SHEro Phenomenal Philanthropist by SHEGreenville. Barb has two grown daughters, Nora and Jeanette, and lives in Greenville, South Carolina with her husband, Greg, a husky named Annie, and Phoenix, the well-known feisty cat.Follow