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Join us for an in-depth and timely discussion on the subject
of pay inequity for Black women in the US and Canada. Our panel includes
Ofronama Biu, author of Race to Lead: Women of Color in the Nonprofit
Sector, Paulette Senior, CEO and President of Canadian Women’s Foundation and is facilitated by Tycely Williams, CFRE, Immediate Past Chair of AFP’s Women’s Impact
Initiative.
Ofronama Biu is the
Senior Research Associate at the Building
Movement Project (BMP).
She works on BMP's national projects focused on movement building, service and
social change, and leadership, as well as place-based projects in Detroit and
New Mexico. She is the author of Race to Lead: Women Of Color In The
Nonprofit Sector.
In light of the report and the call to remove race- and gender-based barriers
in the workforce, Ofronama was named as one of Nonprofit
HR’s 2019 Women to Watch.
Ofronama has more than
10 years of experience in higher education and nonprofit organizations,
particularly in career and workforce development. Here experience has included
research, project management, program evaluation, partnership building, and
direct service to participants and employers. She also co-founded a nonprofit
organization that connects youth to media professionals for skills-building,
internship, and mentoring opportunities.
Ofronama is a PhD
candidate at the Milano School of Policy, Management, and the Environment at
The New School. Her research interests include labor market and workforce
development policies and racial and gender stratification. She obtained a BA in
Psychology from the NYU College of Arts and Science and an MPA in Public and
Nonprofit Management and Policy from the NYU Wagner School of Public Service.
Paulette Senior, CEO and President, Canadian Women's Foundation, has devoted her
life and career to breaking down systemic barriers and building up diverse
women and girls. Her personal
experience immigrating to Canada from
Jamaica as a young girl
ignited her interest in social justi,ce and helped make her the dynamic,
grounded leader she is today.
Paulette’s career began in social services in some of Toronto’s
most underserved neighbourhoods. She
witnessed the need for systemic change and learned the power of putting
the voices of women and equity-seeking communities first. She became known for
her excellence in shelter, employment, and housing service provision, as well
as for her intersectional approach to advocacy. She has earned numerous awards
and has become one of the most respected women leaders in Canada.
In 2016, Paulette joined the
Canadian Women’s Foundation as President and CEO after a decade serving as CEO
of YWCA Canada. She is a sought-after thought-leader on numerous issues
including gender equity and gender-based violence; women’s poverty and the wage gap; girls’
empowerment; and leadership. Her focus at the Foundation
is to bolster an inclusive national movement for all women, girls, and communities
across Canada.
Tycely Williams has inspired individuals and institutions to invest more than $100 million dollars in charitable causes. Over the past 23 years, Tycely advanced philanthropy as vice president of development of YWCA USA, as the chief development officer for the American Red Cross National Capital Region, an association director of major gifts for the YMCA of Metropolitan Washington, a director of development for two health and human services organizations, the artistic director of two community-based dance studios, and the executive director for a nonprofit organization founded by a Fortune 500 company.
A cum laude graduate of Wake Forest University, Williams holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication with distinguished departmental honors and a minor in Journalism. Tycely possesses an Executive Masters in Leadership from The McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University.
In her spare time, she chairs the Board of Trustees for Monument Academy Public Charter School and volunteers with numerous youth-serving organizations. A joyful divorcée, Tycely enjoys traveling, crashing charitable fundraising galas, taste-testing fried green tomatoes and conversing with values-driven leaders in preparation for her first book. You can follow Tycely’s take on youth engagement, voluntarism, and charitable fundraising on Twitter via @Tycely.
