Our Leadership Community
Women Writing for (a) Change Jacksonville was founded by Jennifer Wolfe in January 2014 and became a nonprofit organization in 2018. Since then, our Board has been led by Shani Hall, Deborah Reid, Mary Strickland, and Julia Williams.
Board of Directors
Our current Board members are Rion O, Julia Williams (president), and Olivia Vo.
Faculty
Our facilitators are Karen Allen, Katie Anagnostou, Shani Hall, Tru Leverette Hall, Anna Jacobson, Mary Moore, Autumn Rutherford, and Julia Williams.
Advisors
Current advisors include Katie Anagnostou, Tulika Arun, Mikenzi Botheroyd, Louise Freshman Brown, Cathy Driscoll, Shani Hall, Tru Leverette Hall, Megan Hunter, Anna Jacobson, Erin Kendrick, Karen Knight, Janessa Martin, Marie Morton, Mary Moore, Nancy Murrey-Settle, Autumn Rutherford, Sharon Scholl, Jodi Smith, Chryssi Steven, Christina Stuart, and Krista Lee Weller.
Former Board and Advisory Circle Members
Chiqui Chua, Karen Erren, Tanya Grace Garrett, Meg Rohal
Anthology Editorial Team
Managing Editor: Rion O Contributing Editors 2026: Cathy Driscoll, Kate A. Hallock, Anna Jacobson, Esha Kasavaraju, Dahlia Kirov, Vivianne Lia, Amanda Millard, Aditi Ranjan, Autumn Rutherford, Sharon Scholl, and Shannon Tierney.
Professional Services
Our programs and operations are supported by:
Heather Deyo, Casa Erica Travel — Retreat Partner
Gwen Dunn — Accountant
Karen Kern, Skye Design — Marketing and Graphic Design
Rion O — Anthology Managing Editor
Tina Ramey — Website Designer and Manager
Jodi Smith — Project and Inventory Manager
Chryssi Stevens — Registrar
Photography services provided by Kim Hurt, Cindi Parker, Christina Stuart, Krista Lee Weller, and Tiffany Manning. Header photo by Krista Lee Weller. Group photo by Tiffany Manning.