Jocelyn Frye is President of the National Partnership for Women & Families and the first Black woman to head the organization, which was founded in 1971. Prior to her current role, Jocelyn helped spearhead the Women’s Initiative at the Center for American Progress. Before CAP, Jocelyn served in the White House during the administration of Barack Obama. She oversaw the broad issue portfolio of Michelle Obama, including the First Lady’s two signature initiatives—tackling childhood obesity and supporting military families. She also helped establish the first White House mentoring program for local high school students. A lawyer by training, Jocelyn received her J.D. from Harvard Law School and her undergrad degree from the University of Michigan.
Wendy Chun-Hoon is President and Executive Director of the Center for Law and Social Policy. Prior to CLASP, she served in the Biden Administration as the head of the Women’s Bureau at the U.S. Department of Labor. Throughout her career spanning public, social, and philanthropic sectors, she has focused on elevating workers’ voices, particularly women of color, LGBTQ people, and those from communities that have been marginalized. Wendy is respected for her ability to use strategic advocacy to achieve game-changing results, and for her skills in building diverse coalitions and leading complex initiatives, including her decade of leadership at Family Values @ Work, a national network of grassroots coalitions fighting for care policies and workplace rights.
Shilpa Phadke is the former Deputy Director of the Gender Policy Council in the Biden White House, where she led domestic policy efforts on gender equity, including family economic security and women’s employment. Shilpa was a Co-Chair of the Women and Families Policy Committee during the Biden-Harris campaign. Prior to joining the Biden-Harris Administration, she was Vice President for the Women’s Initiative at the Center for American Progress. Shilpa served in the Obama-Biden Administration from 2009-2015 where she held several positions including Special Assistant to the President for Cabinet Affairs. Shilpa holds a master’s in public policy from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and a bachelor’s from Boston College. She is an adjunct professor at American University where she teaches a course on women, policy and politics.
Ellen Bravo is an award-winning author and long-time activist, the former director of 9to5 and co-founder of Family Values @ Work. She has written three non-fiction books, including Taking on the Big Boys, or Why Feminism is Good for Families, Business and the Nation, awarded Foreword Magazine’s gold medal for women’s issues. Ellen’s first novel, Again and Again, deals with date rape and politics. Standing Up: Tales of Struggle, a novel she wrote with her husband, Larry Miller, is about love and organizing. Her most recent project has been working with Gary Tyler on his memoir, Stitching Freedom: A True Story of Injustice, Defiance and Hope (One Signal Publishers). Among Ellen’s commendations is a Ford Foundation Visionary Award and a Ms. Foundation Legacy Award.