WBDC Team
WBDC Leadership Team
- Fran
- Pastore
- Chief Executive Officer
Fran Pastore founded the Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC) more than 25 years ago and continues to serve as the organization’s CEO. WBDC is Connecticut’s leading organization championing female entrepreneurship. Ms. Pastore is a devoted catalyst of women’s economic equality across the country and around the globe.
In addition to her work with WBDC, Ms. Pastore has served as a member of The National Women’s Business Council (NWBC), an independent source of counsel to then President Obama, Congress, and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
- Brenda
- Thickett
- Chief Operating Officer
- Brenda Thickett is WBDC’s Chief Operating Officer. She is responsible for ensuring the implementation and delivery of quality entrepreneurial programs and services across the state.
- Tasha
- Jackson
- Chief Financial & People Officer
- Tasha Jackson is a seasoned nonprofit executive with more than 20+ years of driving organizational capacity, adaptability, and sustainable growth.
- Louise
- Lisboa
- VP of Child Care Program & Impact
- Louise Lisboa is Vice President of Child Care Program and Impact at the Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC). She is responsible for ensuring the implementation and delivery of quality child care entrepreneurial programs and services
- JoAnn
- Gulbin
- Marketing and Communications Director
- JoAnn Gulbin serves as the Director of Marketing and Communications for the Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC).
- Danielle
- Ruggiero
- Director of Programs
- Danielle Ruggiero is the Director of Programs at the Women's Business Development Council (WBDC), where she oversees entrepreneurial classes, business advising services, and manages the team of regional Program Managers and Business Advisors.
WBDC Team Members
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