Yonie Harris joined the Women's Fund in 2016 and was a group captain last year. In 2013 she retired from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she was the dean of students. Yonie has a doctorate in anthropology from UCSB and did fieldwork in the South Pacific. She is a member of the board of directors of the Isla Vista Youth Projects and the board of managers of Youth and Family Services, having served as chair of both boards.