Staff

Jaclyn Friedman

Executive Director

Jaclyn Friedman is a writer, performer, pundit and activist, and the editor of the hit book Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and a World Without Rape, one of Publishers’ Weekly’s Best 100 Books of 2009. She has been a guest on To The Contrary, The Brian Lehrer Show, and numerous other radio and television shows, and her commentary has appeared in outlets including The Washington Post, The American Prospect, Slate’s DoubleX, Bitch Magazine, AlterNet, Women’s eNews, Feministing.com, and Huffington Post. She is a SheSource expert and a Progressive Women’s Voices alumna, and was named one of 2009’s Top 40 Progressive Leaders Under 40 by the New Leaders Council. Friedman also holds an MFA in creative writing from Emerson College, and writes a weekly column on pop culture, sexuality and sexual violence for Amplify Your Voice, a site devoted to promoting healthy sexuality for young people.

Friedman started with New Words Bookstore in 2000 as the store’s marketing and events coordinator, and became program director of Center for New Words when the store transitioned into a nonprofit. At CNW, she co-founded the Women, Action & the Media conference with CNW Co-Director Laura Zimmerman, and has chaired or co-chaired the conference every year since. Email Jaclyn.

Sara Broussard

Intern

Sara Broussard is a Religious Studies major and a Gender Studies minor at Mount Holyoke College. She is enthusiastic about cross-cultural interpretations of body, soul, and self. During the summer of 2009, Sara lived in a Tibetan Buddhist nunnery and taught English to nuns and girls. As a sexual health educator, she advocates for the advancement of reproductive health education and GLBTQ rights. In her spare time, Sara enjoys reading and lounging in the sun, preferably while eating ice cream. Email Sara.