We envision an inclusive Wellesley for all.

President

Rama K. Ramaswamy is the President of World of Wellesley, where she leads community initiatives that foster belonging and cross-cultural connection. With a background spanning science, media, and the arts, she brings an interdisciplinary vision to building inclusive and engaged civic spaces.

Secretary

Betsy and her husband David have lived in Wellesley since 1980.  Their three children attended Wellesley Public Schools; now their grandson is the second generation attending Fiske School.  Before living in Wellesley, Betsy earned her B.S. and Master’s Degree in City Planning from MIT, following which she and David lived in The Netherlands for 5 years.  Studying how economics and architecture and city planning can contribute (or detract from) to human thriving, followed by the experience of living and seeking work in a different country, while learning the language and getting to know the culture and the people there, gave Betsy a lifelong focus on continuing to learn and take action on issues of social justice and inclusion.  Betsy and David are active members of Forest Hills Covenant Church in Boston, a very diverse and inclusive congregation. On The WOW Board, Betsy serves as Secretary, and has assisted with planning the Community Book Read and MLK Day Breakfast. 

Treasurer

Laura is an adjunct professor at MassBay Community College teaching Macroeconomics. In 2023, Laura stepped away as Executive Director of REACH Beyond Domestic Violence, Inc. after 20 years with the organization. REACH, based in Waltham, provides intervention and prevention services in 27 cities and towns, including Wellesley. Prior to REACH, Laura worked in financial services and asset management at Wellington Management and Scudder Investments, as a mutual fund subject matter expert at industry consultant Financial Research Corporation, and as a consultant with the Boston Management Consortium at Boston City Hall. Laura graduated from Cornell University with a BA in Government and has an MBA from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College. She and her husband Peter raised their family in Wellesley. Both kids are WPS grads: Jenny recently graduated from George Washington University and Will is a junior at Rochester Institute of Technology. Griswold the dog is still at home.

Marguerite was born in Mumbai, raised in Montreal and got married in Yaoundé. She moved to Wellesley 20 years ago with four Black kids. The World of Wellesley has been part of her to go to understand this community.

Leda Eizenberg has been a board member of the World of Wellesley since 2020, and is co-chair of the Antiracism Action Committee. Leda served on School Committee for the Wellesley Public Schools from 2021-2024. She is also a trained facilitator with the Wellesley Civil Discourse Initiative and served as a member of Wellesley's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force. A high school English teacher, writer, and mother, she is committed to advancing inclusion, equity, and belonging in all facets of her life and work.

Jenn Fallon moved to Wellesley in 2013 with her husband Michael, son Quinn and daughter Kate.  In that time she volunteered for numerous PTO's including PAWS, Sprague and the Wellesley Middle School.  Jenn also offered her time to the Wellesley Mothers Forum, League of Womens Voters and the Wellesley Advisory Committee in addition to running for and winning a seat in Precinct H for Town Meeting (from 2017-current).  Jenns background was as a project manager at CVS, which she left when she was raising her two children.  She is now working at both Christopher's Haven, a pediatric cancer charity, as well as other non-profits in the Boston area.

I have lived in and worked at hospitals and health centers throughout the greater Boston area and  valued the diversity of the communities I served. I was  enriched by the different experiences and traditions patients and staff shared with me. When I moved to Wellesley there was not much diversity and a case of mistaken identity became national news when a Celtics player was mistaken for a bank robber and held at gunpoint. This event highlighted what  can happen when differences are not familiar or valued. I joined the World of Wellesley to provide opportunities for increased understanding and to celebrate the diversity of our community.. Together we are stronger.

Paul H. Merry has been a member of the WoW Board of Trustees for more than twenty years. Following military service in Berlin, Germany, Mr. Merry began his career as a newspaper reporter. He became an attorney in 1979 and served ten years as an assistant attorney general in consumer protection before entering private practice in 1990 concentrating on employee-side  employment and civil rights law. He served two years as general counsel for the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, and has been an elected member of Wellesley Town Meeting for more than twelve years.  More recently he served as a member of the Wellesley Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force. He is the father of two children, Joshua and Sarah, who attended Wellesley schools; and is a graduate of Harvard College and Suffolk University Law School, where he served as an adjunct professor for ten years.

Lina Musayev is the Senior Director of School Supports at the Massachusetts Charter Public School Association where she leads the development and implementation of statewide initiatives designed to support high quality schools and key strategic efforts of school leaders. Lina has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Communication from George Washington University, a Master in Public Administration from George Washington University, and a Master in Education Leadership from the Broad Center for the Management of School Systems. She lives in Wellesley with her husband and two children, serves on the Immigration Justice Initiative Leadership Committee and the Racial Justice Committee at Temple Beth Elohim, serves on Wellesley’s DEI task force and is a Town Meeting Member since 2019.

Shikha Warnick serves on the World of Wellesley board to help build a more inclusive and connected community. She moved to Wellesley in 2020 with her husband and 3 young children. As both the daughter of immigrants and mother of multicultural children, she is deeply committed to creating a welcoming community by fostering belonging and understanding across differences. Shikha leads Operations and Finance at Human-ology, is an active volunteer in her children’s schools, enjoys fitness and travel. Shikha believes in the missions of World of Wellesley and hopes to be someone who builds connections across her community.