Women and Politics

Lauren Martin

Lauren is the Communications and New Media Manager for Women’s Campaign Forum. Prior to joining the WCF team, she handled video production, social media, and data maintenance for NARAL Pro-Choice America. Before entering the nonprofit world, Lauren worked on outreach and conference planning for Tetra Tech, Inc., an environmental contracting firm. She studied broadcast journalism at Ithaca College. (Her Sociology minor won out in the end). Lauren is a black belt in Shotokan Karate, loves dancing, singing, tennis, music, kitties, and anything sparkly.

Rebecca Freedholm

Rebecca is the Communications Coordinator for Women’s Campaign Forum. She recently graduated from Kenyon College in Gambier, OH with a bachelor’s degree in English. Having received two college honors awards from Kenyon’s English Department, Rebecca now looks forward to applying her writing skills to a cause she truly cares about. A previous summer internship with a women’s reproductive health organization stimulated her passion for women’s rights advocacy. Rebecca is excited to work for WCF, where achieving gender parity for women in public office and protecting reproductive health choices are central.

Bonnie O’Keefe

Bonnie is the Political Programs Coordinator for Women’s Campaign Forum. Bonnie coordinates online operations, member services, and communications for the award-winning She Should Run program. She also supports WCF’s other political programs, particularly candidate endorsements and re-endorsements. Bonnie is a graduate of Williams College where she majored in English and Women’s and Gender Studies, and was co-coordinator of the Williams Women’s Center. She enjoys indoor climbing, outdoor hiking, horseback riding, coffee, gender theory, mid 20th century American literature, and eating cake for breakfast.

Erin L. Cutraro

Erin manages WCF’s programs including She Should Run, WCF candidate endorsements and PAC contributions. She also leads the research efforts of the WCF Foundation. Before joining WCF, she designed and implemented a variety of strategic programs for companies, campaigns and organizations that traverse the public policy, non-profit and financial business arenas. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Education from the University of Missouri and a master’s degree in Communication from Saint Louis University.

Siobhan “Sam” Bennett

Sam Bennett is the President/CEO of Women’s Campaign Forum. In 2008, Sam ran one of the most successful challenger campaigns for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 15th district. Prior to her candidacy, Sam founded a statewide non-profit, has been a dedicated community and political leader, and a wife and mother of three children. Throughout her career, she has been a tireless advocate of reproductive choices and supporter of women’s issues.