Staff and Board
meet the BOARD
BETH LOWE
Board President
Beth Lowe is a mother living in the Midwest whose love for her daughters inspired her to join the radical feminist movement. She has served as an organizer for feminist events to platform women who have been silenced for speaking out about the harms of gender ideology. Prior to becoming involved in radical feminist activism, she spent a decade in various audit and analyst roles in corporate America. She holds her B.S. in Accounting & Finance from Indiana University. Beth serves as WoLF’s Treasurer; her term runs 2022 - 2025.
Nancy Stade, JD
Treasurer
Nancy Stade is an attorney and a mother, among other things. She has been a lawyer for almost thirty years, practicing in government, in the private sector, and as a solo practitioner. She keeps an active pro bono practice that has included representing victims of domestic violence against their abusers and has also worked with organizations that oppose the experimental medicalization of gender-distressed kids. Nancy received her BA from Columbia College and her JD from the Columbia University School of Law. Her term runs from 2023 - 2027.
Margot Heffernan
Vice President
Margot is a radical feminist and mother with over thirty years of experience providing background medical research and writing for legal and medical professionals. She has a Master’s in Library and Information Science and an MFA in creative nonfiction. Previously, Margot served on the board of a local homeless shelter, where she contributed marketing, fundraising, and speaking skills. Margot is also a caterer who specializes in Sri Lankan cuisine. She plans to use her energy and skills to focus on the harm done to women and children by gender ideology, prostitution, and pornography. Her term runs from 2023 - 2027.
Meet Some of Our Staff
Sharon Byrne
Executive Director
Sharon Byrne is a non-profit and government relations expert with over two decades of advocacy leadership experience. She brings to WoLF vital community-building experience and connections; she currently serves as the President of the Santa Barbara United Nations Association and served as a delegate to The UN Conference on the Status of Women and the Generation Equity Forums. Sharon is the author of multiple published articles on women’s rights, including an Op-Ed in The Independent revealing the insidious presence of human tracking in Santa Barbara. She also serves on the board of the Santa Barbara Women's Health Coalition and has been a vocal advocate for women’s reproductive sovereignty.
Sharon was awarded the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office’s Exceptional Civilian Award in 2023 for her work with the Montecito Association in reducing gang violence, preventing human trafficking, and pioneering a model to end homelessness in the county. She holds a Master's Degree in Psychology, a Bachelor's Degree in Management and Economics, and a certificate in Human Rights Consulting from the International Institute for Human Rights.
Sharon joined WoLF as Executive Director in 2023.
HANNAH SULLIVAN
Development Director
Hannah Sullivan brings with her years of fundraising experience and has collaboratively raised over $18 million for nonprofit and local government organizations. In her role at WoLF, Hannah will be helping to support the massively under-funded women’s movement. Hannah became a WoLF Member in 2016 and joined WoLF full-time in 2021.
