Founding Member Spotlight: 8 Women Leaders Making a Difference
Nov 19, 2022
As our Grapevine Giving Circles Network continues to grow — with 13,000+ people — we’d love for everyone to meet some of our Founding Members. Here are some incredible women who are a big part of driving the collective giving movement.
If you’re a Grapevine community member, we encourage you to connect with these women through our new member-to-member messaging & connections feature!
Learn and join the Grapevine Giving Circle Network: check out our directory and sign up.
Carrie Bilenker
Founding Member, Seattle Women in Business for Good
Product Marketing Manager, Partnerships/Channel at Atlassian
“Over the course of my career, I've sought and maintained volunteer efforts on issues I am passionate about. I'd love to connect with other women working to both improve their communities and add meaning to their work and lives.”
Gayla Campbell
Founding Member, Lubbock Women for Good
Counselor at Better Help
“I believe in giving back to the community and growing professionally and personally. In this season of my life we travel worldwide to share with others. I am excited to be a part of the Grapevine to help those in need.”
Cassie Cristo
Founding Member, Veterans Helping Veterans
Recruiting Strategies and Operations at DoorDash
“I would like to help Veterans and be a part of a network of people with the same passion.”
Riana Frischman
Founding Member, Women in Tech for Gender Equality
Senior Product Marketing Manager at Amazon
“I’ve been working in & with tech for a combined 10+ years. I am constantly looking to learn and grow, and enjoy helping to foster this in others as well though people leading and mentorship experiences. When I was in university, I had no idea that the career path I'd end up taking was even an option. I want to encourage other women to build careers in tech. Women supporting women can be a powerful force!”
Chigo Ikeme
Founding Member, Fashion Industry for Sustainability
Fabric Developer at Levi Strauss & Co.
“I’m a fashion industry professional with sustainability at the top of my mind in my line of work and daily life. As someone who works in the denim industry I’m always looking to come up with ways to clean up the lifecycle process.”
Sowmya Manjanatha
Founding Member, Women in Tech for Gender Equality & & Women Fighting for Women’s Rights
Director, Software Engineering at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
“Women today are under-represented in almost every important aspect of society. In fact, despite radical changes in society, their voices are not heard in more situations than we think they are. Unconscious bias continues to undermine women’s importance and inclusion. It’s about time that I started contributing to the community I care about.”
Tanu Tiwari
Founding Member, Xooglers for Good
Manager - Performance Marketing & Analytics at PwC
“[I joined] to get more involved in giving back while meeting like minded individuals who believe in making the world a better place whichever way they can.”
