EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Lisa Truong (lisa at helpamotherout dotorg), Co-founder & Executive Director:  Lisa is a social entrepreneur and grassroots advocate for women and children.  She has contributed writing in blogs including California NOW, Change.org, as well as books including #SOCIALMEDIA Nonprofit: 140 Bite-Sized Ideas for Nonprofit Social Media Engagement, and Open Our Eyes: Seeing the Invisible People of Homelessness. She has extensive experience leading diverse teams in non profit services and digital environments, including previous roles at Tides and Organic, Inc. She is a graduate of the University of California, at Berkeley, and mom of two young children.

CONTRIBUTORS

Julie Michelle (julie at helpamotherout dotorg), Photographer & San Francisco Contributor: Julie is a San Francisco-based photographer, one of the founding members of the San Francisco-based photography collective CALIBER, and creator of the ongoing portrait project i live here:SF. Julie first became aware of the needs of homeless mothers and domestic violence survivors and their children by being directly involved in the support of a young homeless mother and her family that were living off donations. Julie is passionate about using photography as an awareness raising tool to help bring attention to issues where people can be educated and empowered to make a difference.

Rachel Miller (Rachel.Miller at helpamotherout dotorg), Arizona Chapter:  Rachel is a newly minted citizen of the United States after 20 years of residency. She is parent to a feisty toddler and has worked in public education from elementary to the college level for the past 15 years. She graduated from the University of Arizona and is thrilled to be involved in a project that turns rhetoric into action.

Kim Tracy Prince (kim at helpamotherout dotorg) Southern California Chapter:  Kim is a reality television producer and writer in Los Angeles, and a mother of two young boys.  She has been blogging (House of Prince) since 2004, and believes that social media has the power to make a difference in children’s lives.  She is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame.

Briar Levit, BriarMade, hello@briarmade.com, Logo Art Design

Additional contributors & volunteers: Alicia Rizzo Soriano, Janice Hui, Buffy Robyn Kinstle, Sara Steffen, Kadi Prescott

CO-FOUNDER, EMERITUS

Rachel Fudge (rachel at helpamotherout dotorg), Advisory Council member: Rachel is a freelance editor and writer, and mother of a two-year-old girl. She spent eight years in the trenches of nonprofit media as an editor and board member of the magazine Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture, and is a lifelong advocate for improving opportunities for women and girls. She is a graduate of Princeton University.

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