Leadership and Staff

Executive Leadership Team

Meet our Executive Leadership Team

Senior Management Team

  • Ronald Lopez

    Controller

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  • Brigitte Jean-Louis in a blue and white striped shirt, promoting peace, YWCA Princeton

    Brigitte Jean-Louis

    Director of Mission Advancement

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  • Melissa White-McMahon, promoting peace, YWCA Princeton

    Melissa White-McMahon

    Director of the Breast Cancer Resource Center

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  • Heledona Katro in green blazer and blue and green scarf, promoting peace, YWCA Princeton

    Heledona Katro

    Director of English as a Second Language and Literacy Programs

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Meet our senior management team

Staff Directory

Key Dates in YWCA Princeton History

  • 1922

    YWCA Princeton receives its charter from the national YWCA on January 4th

  • 1925

    The YWCA’s Committee on Colored Work leads to the establishment of the Witherspoon Branch of YWCA Princeton

  • 1948

    The Witherspoon Branch is incorporated into YWCA Princeton as a unified entity

  • 1950

    Sadie Poulson Dickerson is the first woman of color to be elected president of YWCA Princeton

  • 1959

    Newcomers and Friends program begins. The group currently has over 200 members

  • 1963

    The Pearl Bates Scholarship Fund is established to enable economically disadvantaged women and girls of the community to participate in YWCA Princeton's programs

  • 1985

    Bramwell House is purchased. ENCORE program formally becomes the Breast Cancer Resource Center

  • 1992

    Latinas Unidas is established in Trenton

  • 1995

    The Nursery School at YWCA Princeton begins with two classroom in the current program building

  • 2007

    Stand Against Racism is founded through a combined effort by YWCA Princeton and the former YWCA Trenton

  • 2020

    The Burke Foundation Early Childhood Center at YWCA Princeton completes a major renovation of its program building

Annual Reports

YWCA is on a mission to eliminate racism and empower women, and we’re committed to accountability and transparency in everything we do. Below you will find resources that illuminate our financial position, outline how we allocate our resources, and showcase the impact of the valuable support from our donors and sponsors. As a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, we welcome your support of our mission!

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Past Reports