Rosanne came to WOT after moving to the Berkshires from Philadelphia. She recently retired from SUNY as the assistant director of a state-wide program for experienced teachers and school counselors. In her career, she's been an environmental attorney for the EPA, a science and environmental studies educator, and an outdoor experiential learning instructor. Rosanne comes to the WOT board with prior board experience, currently also serving as the secretary of the Association for Experiential Education and the Vice President of Taconic Trout Unlimited. Her prior board experience included serving as the President of the TTF Watershed Association and the Pennsylvania Association for Environmental Educators. Rosanne loved the intentionality and structure of WOT circles starting with her very first Circle in 2020. She finds that the Agreements serve as a template for authentic connections and reflection in her life. Doing a project during each Circle has allowed her to explore and accomplish many goals, both big and small, with the caring support of a great group of women. In her free time, you can find Rosanne hiking with her husband Steve and border collie Jasper (or with her children or friends). She also loves swimming, fly fishing, and cooking Italian food. Rosanne manages WOT's Facebook and Instagram pages.

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Jana, a WOT Board member as of January 2024, became part of the community in a zoom circle in 2020 and soon after trained to be a facilitator. With a Master of Science degree from MGH Institute of Health Professions, she is a speech and language pathologist in the Berkshires. Previously she directed an early intervention program in the Berkshires and specialized in working with young children diagnosed with autism and their families at The May Institute, New England Center for Children and
Watertown Preschool. She volunteers at The Guthrie Center and hosts the open mic with her band The Juckets. She enjoys all the wonderful offerings of the Berkshires.
Walking Our Talk has made a significant impact on her life and she is looking forward to giving back to support women everywhere.

Karen attended one of WOT’s earliest --second round of-- circles and has been a regular participant in circles over the last 15 years, as well as having completed the Facilitation Training.

She holds a B.A. from Oberlin College in Art/Art History, and has been a practicing artist for almost 30 years. She runs a home-based gallery, Inner Vision Studio in West Stockbridge. Additionally, Karen trained as a Creativity Coach and has a small private practice helping fellow artists and creatives to overcome limitations and obstacles. In the 1990’s, Karen was a developer and manager of an art studio complex during the “art renaissance” of New Haven, CT where she helped renovate a 70,000 square foot factory building into artist studios and business incubator space.

In addition to creating and selling original art, Karen has studied and practiced an extensive array of self-healing, communication and conflict resolution processes such as Nonviolent Communication, Focusing, Internal Family Systems, Co-Counseling and Mediation.

Karen has also been an environmental advocate, successfully fighting environmental toxins and threats.

She is passionate about building healthy community through authentic relating, and believes that strengthening our feminine networks is the solution to many of our current problems.

Katie believes deeply in the mission of WOT and the unique power of Circles to connect and uplift women. Since moving to the Berkshires in 2021, WOT has been an essential element in her feeling a part of the community. She is thrilled to become even more involved with the organization as a Board member in January 2025, along with her roles of Communications Manager and Circle Facilitator.

Prior to 2021, Katie worked to improve the public education system in New Orleans. She began as a classroom teacher and then pursued her passion for education policy by working for the Louisiana Department of Education. After earning a Master in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, she returned to New Orleans and held positions with the school district and a local nonprofit doing policy, data analysis, and communications work.

Outside of WOT, Katie is passionate about creating art, primarily collage, mixed media, and ceramics. She enjoys being involved in the wonderful arts community in the Berkshires and has volunteered with the Berkshire Art Center, the Berkshire Potters Collective, and Art in the Berkshires. She is also an avid reader, a keen baker, and an animal lover.

Anahid first discovered WOT in 2022 when spring circles were announced in the Berkshire Eagle. She attended an intro circle that week, loved the whole WOT concept, and joined the Pittsfield circle the following week. It was the beginning of wonderful friendships, deep reflections and healing, finished projects, and a trusted community. She is in her third circle now and honored to join the WOT board to help further the goals of the organization and introduce more women to WOT. Her prior board experience was serving on the board of a local women's shelter and handling board management for a global non-profit. Anahid has worked in a variety of industries including technology, law, education, finance, HR, travel & hospitality, and entertainment. She lives in Pittsfield with her husband John and continues to adjust to her two children Spencer and Kate being away at college, both set to graduate spring 2025. She started her own business, Your Berkshire Assistant, in December 2024, to provide executive, personal and household assistant services and organizing. Anahid enjoys theater, film, music, comedy, travel, eating out, nature, beachcombing, gardening, a home full of pets and plants, and women's sprint triathlons.

Maura Cuny moved to the Berkshires in November, 2023 from Fort Worth, Texas, where she was married for 33 years and raised two daughters. She earned a BA in English from UTAustin, an MA in English from TCU, and a Master’s Certificate in Early Detection in Reading from TWU, and spent 20 years as a Reading Intervention Specialist for the public school system while raising her family. She is originally from Port Washington, New York, and decided to return to her “northeastern roots” after being widowed in 2018. She attended her first WOT circle shortly after moving to the Berkshires and found it to be such an unusually enriching experience that she is now participating in a third circle and is honored to serve on the board. Maura is happily retired and enjoys spending time with her daughters, traveling, practicing yoga and mediatation, gardening, not to mention being a part of, and serving, this group of empowered, creative women that is the Community of Walking our Talk.

Kulli joined a WOT winter circle in 2024 after moving to the Berkshires, as a way to connect with other women and make new friends. She wasn’t disappointed! She finds the “buddy dates” to be a particularly wonderful way to get to know WOT sisters in a more in-depth way, and has made many friendships as a result.
Kulli is a nurse with master’s degrees in nursing and public administration. She has enjoyed working with older adults as the director of a home care program in New Hampshire, an assisted living community in central Massachusetts, and most recently, Villages of the Berkshires. She currently serves as the Life Care Program Manager at Berkshire Law Group in Lenox, helping families navigate the complexities of caring for aging loved ones.
In addition to sitting on the WOT board, Kulli is on the board of Elder Services of Berkshire County, Inc, she is a volunteer nurse with Volunteers in Medicine, and she serves as a volunteer usher for several local theater venues.
Kulli lives in Alford with a delightful menagerie including her partner Michael, dog McGruff, and cat MeowMeow. She enjoys hiking, biking, reading and lip-syncing 80’s tunes…and she’s always up for a WOT sister buddy date!