WOMEN'S INTERCOLLEGIATE SPORTS ENDOWMENT & RESOURCE

P.O. Box 208216 New Haven CT 06520 - 8216


Founders Committee

WISER (Women’s Intercollegiate Sports Endowment and Resource) is a women’s athletics endowment that was created by 9 former female athletes at Yale. The initial goal was to raise over $1 million. To date the fund has generated over $700,000 in gifts. This endowment fund will raise the level of training and competition for all women’s sports at Yale. It aims to provide more resources to female athletics and to promote leadership and networking opportunities with Yale alumnae.

WISER Founding Members:

• Lisa Brummel '81
Varsity Sports: Basketball (capt), Softball (capt), Track, Volleyball
Industry: Human Resources
Position: Senior Vice President
Company: Microsoft
Other: Campaign Executive Committee, Yale Tomorrow Campaign

• Nancy Cahill '79
Varsity Sports: Softball (capt), Swimming
Industry: Law
Position: Attorney
Company: Holman, Cahill, Garrett and Ives & Oliver, PLLC
Other: Coaches two girls youth basketball teams

• Anne Keating '77
Varsity Sports: Field Hockey (capt), Basketball, Lacrosse
Industry: Executive Search
Position: Managing Director, Senior Partner
Company: Korn/Ferry International, New York
Other: Nellie P. Elliot Award 1977, U.S. Field Hockey Team 1977-80, U.S. Lacrosse Team 1977

• Susie Krentz '80
Varsity Sports: Volleyball (capt), Basketball
Industry: Healthcare/Management Consulting
Position: Senior Principal
Company: Noblis
Other: Nellie P. Elliot Winner 1980, Chair, Association of Yale Alumni 2006-2008

• Carol McPhillips Roberts '81
Varsity Sports: Field Hockey, Softball
Industry: Paper/Forest Products
Position: Senior Vice President
Company: International Paper

• Celia Rodrigues '81
Varsity Sports: Basketball, Volleyball (capt)
Industry: Food Studies

• Lisa Rosenblum '75
Varsity Sports: Tennis (capt)
Industry: Government Affairs/Education
Position: Senior Vice President
Company: CableVision Systems

• Sue Wellington '81
Varsity Sports: Softball, Swimming (capt)
Industry: Marketing/Brand Management
Position: Former President
Company: Gatorade Corporation

• Karen Yarasavage '87
Varsity Sports: Basketball (capt), Softball
Other: President of the Women's Basketball Association, Co-chair of The Class of 1987 20 year reunion, Committee member of the Yale Tomorrow Campaign

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