The Team

I’m excited to be the Ann Arbor chapter lead and help nurture friendships in our community. It’s rewarding to see new people come together and enjoy the great variety of activities we plan. I’m a retired teacher, married with three daughters, and three grandchildren. I enjoy reading, crafting, yoga and socializing.

Now that I am retired and my children have moved onto their own futures, I enjoy exploring the Cities as an adult. I am always looking for new experiences, adventures, and restaurants and I believe being the Minneapolis Chapter lead is a great opportunity to help me to live an ordinary life exceptionally. I look forward to sharing my ideas with likeminded women, forming friendships and supportive relationships. As the quote from our family’s favorite movie says….Get busing living or get busy dying.

One of my greatest pleasures is a good bottle of wine with good food and good company. I love travel and exploring new cultures. Backpacking opened me to the freedom of the outdoors with nothing more than what I carried on my back. I’m a voracious reader. To me aging gracefully is maintaining a healthy lifestyle and being comfortable in one’s  skin. Women my age and older who are living some of their best years are an inspiration. I hope to always be a good friend by being of use, being compassionate, and showing gratitude to all.

I started the Berkeley chapter in 2019 after reading the NY Times article about FFF>50. Berkeley grew to over 1,000 members as it fulfilled the need women have for connection. My 30-year career as an attorney, luckily ended in  appel-late practice after too many years of civil litigation. I'm also just finishing up a 2-year mindfulness meditation teacher certification, a practice that has been the grounding force in my life for more than 25 years. I love spending time with the friends I met through hosting events in my chapter. I look forward to retiring so I can devote myself to Mindfulness instead of law, and to collaborating with Diana to grow the San Francisco area FFF.

Creating women’s communities that are both supportive and playful is something I enjoy so much that I formed my business around it! I’m the owner of Untamed Pathways LLC, and work as a Women's Holistic Living Coach, Travel Advisor, Retreat/Event Planner, Community Engagement Manager & Writer. I enjoy nature, art, history and culture. I look forward to getting to know you, sharing adventures together and enjoying our lovely community!

Women’s groups were a lifeline for me when I moved to Colorado over a de-cade ago. I’m originally from Michigan, then spent 17 years in No. Florida, I’m now proud to call the Denver area home. I look forward to sharing the great variety of activities available here  with others. I’m an indoorsy person, so you’ll see me hosting events like movies, museums, crafting, and such. However, the wonderful thing about FFF>50 is that the members can shape the group by hosting any event they desire. I look forward to seeing what Denver members come up with!

Born and raised in Pennsylvania, I recently moved to Santa Fe having spent 30 years in Colorado. I met so many great women through group meetups in Colorado and I look forward to exploring the many activities here in Santa Fe and building new friendships. I enjoy wine and food, music, artisan markets and casual outdoor fun (e.g., walking, hiking, biking) just to name a few, so you will see me hosting events like these. I’m excited to see what other events Santa Fe members want to do for fun!

I left the corporate world and my career as accounting supervisor in 1993 to become an aesthetician, permanent makeup artist, and later a hypno-therapist. After finding FFF in 2018, I began hosting events, first in-person, and then online as well. Through the online events I made friends all over the world as well as right here in my own city. I’ve hosted discussions and classes ranging from Makeup 101, to dispelling myths about Hypnosis, as well as conversations to learn more about one another. Currently, I host a bi-monthly foodie event where we get together and schmooze. FFF>50 truly lives up to it name, and I'm so fortunate to have discovered people I never would have met otherwise.

I hail from the 1950’s midwest, Rockford, IL, to be exact. I’m a cellist, and have played with orchestras in the states, and around the word. I married late in life to an aerospace science. We lived in Madrid, and traveled throughout Europe. While hosting an FFF event, I met a woman who rescues dogs, and that became a passion for me too. Connections you make by hosting and attending events can change your life! Even with dogs and a husband, I find time to play in local orchestras, coach middle school cello players, and host weekly luncheons where friendships are found and communities created.

I love LA, and enjoy exploring it with friends. Hosting FFF events is a favorite hobby, and I have found real friends through the group. A retired non-profit fundraiser, I am on a new path as a yoga instructor, animation filmmaker, musician, and globetrotter.
N.B. Kate won Best Stop Motion Film at the Skeleton Keyframe Animation Festival in 2023. She was the writer, director, animator, composer, and narrator, and it was her first ever attempt at animation! You can watch it here.