Kirsten has a BA in International Relations from Newcomb College. She is the President & CEO of Cliff Consulting, a Bay Area boutique consulting firm that is women-owned and LGBT-certified. She has held the role of VP & Chief of Staff to the CTO of the University of Phoenix as they birthed the new business of Education-as-a-Service.
Ricki Slacter Kanter graduated Sophie Newcomb College of Tulane University in 1978 with a double major in Psychology and Economics. She continued into law school earning her JD degree from Stetson University. She practiced law for a few years in the field of labor law but found greater happiness selling residential real estate. Ricki was a founding member (2001) and current Chairperson of the Board for Kenya Education Fund (KEF), which gives high school scholarships to children in Kenya.
Patricia earned a B.A. in Political Science from Tulane University and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science from Rice University. After receiving her terminal degree, Patricia held faculty positions at the University of Houston and Rice University before accepting a faculty appointment in the Department of Political Science at Texas A&M University in 1986, from which she retired in August 2017 with the title professor emerita of political science.
Nancy has a BS in psychology from Newcomb College and a Master’s of Public Administration from University of Kentucky. As a freshman at Newcomb she lived in the JL dorm. Nancy later went on to work as an elementary school teacher and later an office manager for a law practice. She also has experience with sales and lessons at a local needlepoint shop in Lexington.
Holding a Bachelor’s in Psychology from Newcomb, Nancy is the Chairman of the Board & CEO of her family’s 89-year old business, Mayer Electric. Prior to her role as Chair/CEO she served as Vice Chairman. Nancy also serves as a member of Mayer’s Advisory Board, Executive Leadership Team and Strategic Natural Team.
Merri holds a BA in Latin American Studies from Newcomb College. She is originally from Staten Island, New York and attended public schools. She studied in Mexico during high school and after her freshman year at Newcomb. After graduate school, she moved to Chicago with her husband, Mitchell Ex. She began her career as a bilingual community organizer and in 1977 became the executive director of Erie Neighborhood House.
As an honors graduate, Paula holds a BA in Russian from Newcomb College. She is the Executive Director of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) Foundation, where she guides a mission to advance medication-related research and education. Prior to joining AMCP Foundation, Paula held leadership roles at the American Society for Nutrition/ASN Foundation and the Council for Affordable and Rural Housing. She holds the Certified Association Executive (CAE) credential.
Catherine Hagaman Edwards grew up in Jackson Mississippi, and graduated from Newcomb College in 1972, with a BA in Latin and Greek. She was a member of Chi Omega fraternity, a member of the Tulane Newcomb A Capella Choir and an Army ROTC sponsor. After graduation, she worked in Washington D.C. for two years and then married David F Edwards (A&S ’71, JD ’72) and moved to New Orleans. They have three grown children and five grandchildren. Mrs.
Kaye holds a BA and MA in English from Newcomb College and received a J.D. from Tulane. As founding member and managing partner of the law firm Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, she has tried hundreds of cases. In her capacity as National Coordinating Counsel for a major client of the firm, she helps oversee litigation across the country. Kaye has testified before a section of the Louisiana Legislature on the issue of hedonic damages. In May 2011 she co-chaired the Perrin Conference on Issues Driving Toxic Torts.
Denise holds a BS degree in Biology/Geology Newcomb ’75 and MS degree in Geology, Tulane University ’84. She has 34 years of professional experience in the oil and gas industry focusing on upstream exploration and production. She held positions at SOHIO, BP and Pennzoil in both domestic and international exploration and development.
