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Jacki Belt

Position
Member
2020-2021
Biography

Jacki Belt has been a member of the Women’s Fund since 2013. She received her BA from the University of Colorado with a major in English Literature and a minor in Philosophy. She further received both an MA and a PhD in Counseling Psychology from the University of Missouri at Kansas City. As a licensed psychologist in private practice, she treated individuals, couples and families as well as providing group therapy. She volunteered her time to present many programs to groups, schools and church organizations on topics such as Eating Disorder Prevention, Healthy Parenting and Raising Resilient Children. She was also a member of the Eating Disorders Consortium, the Christy Heinrich Foundation, Planned Parenthood and various local and national professional organizations. She enjoyed consulting and acting in an advisory capacity on team-building and communication skills. Having raised a family and lived in Kansas City for nearly 40 years, Jacki retired her private practice and moved to Santa Barbara. The Women’s Fund attracted her interest as a way to become involved in the community and to meet/ work with interesting women committed to making positive change. Jacki served on the Research Committee from 2014 to 2016.  Currently, she acts as the Chair of the Volunteer Engagement Committee and participates on the Board of Directors.

Joanne Schoenfeld

Position
Member
2020-21
Biography

After joining the Aloha Spirit Woman’s Fund group, Joanne was so impressed that she started the Santa Barbara Associates group with the core membership coming from Santa Barbara Associates, a woman’s executive group.  She is a real estate broker with her own boutique firm.  A former teacher, she is volunteers with Partners in Education, is a trustee for the Santa Barbara Club Preservation Foundation and an active member of the Santa Barbara Sunrise Rotary.  

Karen Lindblad

Position
Volunteer Engagement Co-Chair
Year Joined
2023
Biography

Karen joined the Women’s Fund in 2023 and serves as the Volunteer Engagement Co-Chair. After serving as Vice President at a local fixed income management firm, she now works as a director of a family office. Karen holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting with a minor in Economics from California Polytechnic University at San Luis Obispo. Her expertise includes financial management, tax accounting, budget planning, and event planning. Karen has been in various volunteer positions within Mountain View Elementary School, Santa Barbara Premier Water Polo Club, Parkinson’s Association of Santa Barbara, San Marcos AAPLE Academy and Dos Pueblos High School. She and her husband Darren have 2 kids and love to travel.

Karen McLean

Position
Member
Year Joined
2023
Biography

Karen has been a member of the Women’s Fund since 2023 and serves on the Volunteer Engagement Committee. She holds a B.S. in Psychology from Westmont College and began her career as a Human Resources professional at Westmont College before serving as Executive Pastor at Santa Barbara Community Church for over 20 years. In that role, she led organizational operations, developed staff, and supported healthy team culture. Karen is involved in various volunteer and board positions with the Santa Barbara Rescue Mission, Sports Impact International, and Trinity Preschool. She and her husband, Paul, enjoy living in Santa Barbara and being actively involved in the local community. They love to travel, hike, spend time outdoors, and visit their young adult sons, Cade (San Diego) and Spencer (Denver).

Kathy Hollis

Position
Volunteer Engagement Committee Chair
2022-23
Year Joined
2018
Biography

Kathy has been a member of the Women's Fund since 2018. She is Chair of the Volunteer Engagement Committee and a member of the Events Committee and the Operations Management Team. She has a B.S. in Elementary Education, M.S. in Elementary Education, and an M.A. in Educational Leadership. She has taught elementary through high school, and has served as a District Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, California State Board of Education Academic Trustee, and Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services for the Santa Barbara County Education Office. She retired in 2019 after a rewarding 35-year career in public education. She and her husband, Whitt, have lived in Santa Barbara since 2009 and have two amazing children, Meghan (Washington DC) and Trey (NYC). She is thoroughly enjoying travel, hobbies, fitness, play and volunteering with the Women’s Fund in retirement.

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