The Foundation’s Board of Trustees is legally responsible for the exemplary operation of the organization. The Trustees consist of champion female athletes, prominent businesspersons, major benefactors and leaders of women's sports organizations. They establish fiscal policy, assist in the acquisition of adequate financial and human resources and oversee the accomplishment of the Foundation goals and objectives. A nine-person executive committee meets monthly and the full board meets three times per year.
OFFICERS/ EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Billie Jean King, Founder and Honorary Chair
Named by Life Magazine as one of the “100 Most Important Americans of the 20th Century”
Ilana Kloss, Chair of the Board
Chief Executive Officer, World TeamTennis
Aimee Mullins, President
World record holder, Paralympian, Track & Field
Jessica Mendoza, President-Elect
Olympic gold medalist, Pan American Games gold medalist, Softball
Sandra Vivas, Vice-President – Treasurer
President and CEO,
Beyond Boundaries, Inc./Athletic Link.com
Nona M. Lee, Vice-President – Diversity
President, Phoenix Women’s Sports Association
Vice President and General Counsel, Arizona Diamondbacks
Susan D. Wellington, Vice-President – Strategic Planning
Former President, U.S. Beverages
Madeline Weinstein, Vice-President – Governance
Management Consultant, Senior Advisor,
Katzenbach Partners
Kelley A. Cornish, Vice-President – Development
Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton &
Garrison LLP
Robert Hope, Vice-President – Marketing/Communications
President, Hope-Beckham, Inc.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Laila Ali
World champion, Boxing
Celebrity host and correspondent
Cynthia C. Alston
Former CMO, Gatorade/Propel
Dane Andreeff
Founder/Managing Partner, Andreeff Equity Partners, LLC
Sheryl Crow
Singer/Songwriter
Dominique Dawes
Three-time Olympic medalist, Gymnastics
Christine Driessen
EVP and Chief Financial Officer
ESPN, Inc.
Lisa Fernandez
Three-time Olympic gold medalist, Softball
Ross Greenburg
President HBO Sports
Holly Hunter
Academy Award-winning actress
Sharon Love
CEO, The Promotion Network, Inc. (TPN)
Susan Morrison
Former Advertising Executive
Benita Fitzgerald Mosley
President and CEO, Women in Cable & Telecommunications
Lissa Muscatine
Writer/Political Consultant
Kathryn Olson
Chief Marketing Officer, Shutterfly
Kenneth Shropshire
David W. Hauck Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and the Faculty Director of its newly launched Wharton Sports Business Initiative
Curtis Symonds
Chief Executive Officer, Hoops Magic Sports Academy
Stephanie Tolleson
Former Senior Corporate Vice President of the International Management Group
Pamela Wheeler
Director of Operations, Women’s National Basketball Players Association
Stephan H. Whisnant
Office of Development, United States Institute of Peace