Who We Are

The Take Care Net was founded in 2003, and includes two bodies in addition to the membership.

Steering Committee:
Randy Albelda, University of Massachusetts Boston
Eileen Appelbaum, Rutgers University
Joan Blades, MomsRising.org
Ann Bookman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Heather Boushey, Center for American Progress
Ellen Bravo, 9to5 The National Association of Working Women
Donna Dolan, Communications Workers of America
Netsy Firestein, Labor Project for Working Families
Nancy Folbre, University of Massachusetts Amherst
John de Graaf, Take Back Your Time
Monica Halas, Greater Boston Legal Services
Heidi Hartmann, Institute for Women's Policy Research (co-chair)
Jody Heymann, McGill University
Catherine Hildum, past advisor Sen. Dodd (co-chair)
Thomas Kochan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jodie Levin-Epstein, Center for Law and Social Policy
Tiffany Manuel, The Frame Works Institute
Linda Meric, 9to5 The National Association of Working Women
Karen Minatelli, The National Partnership for Women and Families
Lynette Chappel-Williams, Cornell University
(Organizational affiliation listed for identification purposes only)

Advisory Council:
Linda Chavez-Thompson, AFL-CIO
Ann Crittenden, Mothers Ought to Have Equal Rights
Ellen Galinsky, Families and Work Institute
Mona Harrington, MIT Workplace Center
Andrew Imparato, American Association of People with Disabilities
Barbara Risman, Council for Contemporary Families
Juliet Schor, Boston College
Michele Varnhagen, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce
Joan Williams, UC-Hastings College of Law
Jane Waldfogel, Columbia University
(Organizational affiliation listed for identification purposes only)

Functions:
The Steering Committee is the decision-making body of TCN, determining the initiatives we will undertake, and the specific shape of those initiatives to promote legislative efforts in support of our objectives.

The Advisory Council provides input on the choice of specific initiatives, helps coordinate our efforts, and participates in the work of the network.

We also thank Nancy Segal for past service as member and co-chair, Lynette Chappell-Williams for service as co-chair, Jodi Grant and Joan Williams for service as past members of the Steering Committee, and Robert Drago for past service as co-founder and co-chair.