Board Members
Dr. Ben Brown
Ben (he/him) is an OB/GYN whose clinical interests include birth care, complex abortion and contraception care, and management of early pregnancy complications and ectopic pregnancy. He enjoys teaching, and has expertise in medical ethics. His research focuses on family planning policy analysis, with an ethics lens.
Emily Caldarelli
Emily (she/her) is a New Englander who has enjoyed moving around, traveling, and learning from others. She feels best when rooted in her community. She has been an elementary teacher and currently an instructional coach. Emily was recognized with a national teaching award, and her focus was on project based learning. She's inspired by the activism of others and wants to make the world a better place.
Bob Dilworth
Bob (he/him) is a Rhode Island artist, art professor emeritus at the University of Rhode Island, a community activist, lover of peace, equality, and an open mind.
Natalina Earls, Chair
Natalina (she/her) owns and operates a fitness studio in Cranston and is the mother of two. Through her studio, she built a thriving community of women supporting women. Natalina uses her position in the community to raise funds for various organizations and raise awareness around social and racial justice issues. As a parent of children in the public schools, she honed my advocacy skills, worked with administrations on school improvements, and chaired multiple large-scale fundraising events. Prior to opening her business Natalina was an adjunct history professor and PhD candidate at Brown University. Her academic work focused on race, gender, and sexuality in American history. The running theme through all these roles is a commitment to working toward equity.
Dr. Victoria Gonzalez, Vice-Chair
Victoria (she/her) is an Assistant Professor of Sociology in the Cultural, Environmental, and Global Studies Department at Salve Regina University, where she also serves as Program Coordinator for the Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies minor. She earned her Ph.D. in Sociology from Rutgers University, specializing in digital activism, social movements, and collective identity. Her teaching and research focus on intersectionality, anti-racist pedagogy, immigration, LGBTQ+ representation, and equity.
Dr. Gonzalez has published in Media, Culture & Society and Sociological Perspectives, and she is currently authoring An Anti-Racist Approach to the Sociological Imagination. A recipient of Salve’s Inclusive Classroom Award, she is deeply committed to fostering inclusive learning environments, mentoring student activists, and advancing social justice through community-engaged scholarship.
Andrea Bonney Gould
Andrea is a seasoned creative, digital strategist and artist. Professionally, she has spent over 20 years at Fidelity Investments leading initiatives and cross functional teams to deliver innovative, digital solutions for retail customers. As an artist, she embraces continuous learning and experimentation to inform her mixed-media work that ranges from abstract to figurative.
April Ruedaflores, Treasurer
April (she/her) is an Integrated Marketing Communications Lead for Signify, where she has the responsibility of managing the Marcom and Digital Marketing team for the US division. Over the past few years, April has been an activity member of the DEI and Unidos communities within the organization and has had numerous speaking engagements to help enable women and Latinas to reach their full potential. Having a love for family, friends and travel, April embraces challenges as they come and lives every day to the fullest.
Dulari Tahbildar, Secretary
Dulari (she/her) is an equity-centered organizational strategist and leadership coach partnering with mission-driven leaders to design strategy, strengthen governance, and build accountable, values-aligned teams. She brings 25+ years of executive leadership experience and a track record of guiding organizations through growth, transition, and systems change. She designs participatory strategic planning, liberatory learning frameworks, and organizational and program design processes, and coaches emerging and seasoned people managers to lead with clarity, rigor, and care.
Staff
Jocelyn Foye, Executive Director & Non-Voting Board Member
Jenn King, Development Director
Jenn (she/ her) is new to Rhode Island and to the nonprofit sphere. She has over a decade of experience managing projects and operations in a corporate environment and a B.F.A. in theatre from NYU and is excited to reconnect with her artistic roots while using her corporate skills.
Sean Hagberg, Operations Manager
Sean (he/ him) started as a TWP volunteer donating time and expertise as a medical anthropologist business start-up and laboratory director at Harvard Medical School. You will meet Sean at school committee meetings across Rhode Island or taking notes at the Judicial Nominating Commission when he is not getting TWP Ed Fund's A|R|T Lab prepped for the next event or training as the organization's Operations Director or leading the Research Collective on papers and the Bodily Freedom Forever Index transparency tool.
Previous Leadership
Founding Board Members:
Beth Braganca Bell
Emily Boucher
Tammy Brown
Daria Lyric-Monquilla
Deb Kopech
Previous Staff:
Cristina DiCheria
Simone Williams
Previous Board Leadership:
Jackie Anderson
Kait Castillo
Susie Chadmachian
Alana Conlin
Ryan Fontaine
Jennifer Rourke
Kristina Thompson