Our Board

Marty Loeber became involved with Women’s Storybook Project as a donor after reading an article in The Federalist about the project. He was drawn to the idea of helping to make a difference in the lives...

Judith Dullnig started Women’s Storybook Project in 2003 with only 5 volunteers and 25 books in a Texas prison. Women’s Storybook Project has come so far since then! She served for the first 15 years...

Lisa Holleran is an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas. Prior to her work in academia, Lisa worked directly with victims of domestic violence and sexual assault...

WSP team leader and volunteer since 2015, Vickie brings a wealth of nonprofit volunteer and board experience. She was most recently the board chair for El Buen Samaritano.

Penny Schmidt is a retired Senior Finance Director with Apple Inc. She managed the Americas Finance Shared Service Center for Apple in Austin. Penny received a Master’s Degree in Professional Accounting from UT McCombs School of Business and has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1992....

Owner of PR by the Book and Texas Lifestyle Magazine, Marika is a marketing and publicity powerhouse. She attended her first luncheon in 2019 and has been volunteering with the luncheon committee since 2020.

Whitney Franks newly assigned board member. Worked on Texas prison facilities where Women’s Storybook Project was conducted and easily realized the importance of the bond this nurtured between mother and child.

Retired Senior Warden from Texas Department of Criminal Justice. She has a BA in Social and Criminal Justice and a MS in Criminal Justice.

Jonathan is a member of WUMC and has great passion for our mission. His profession is video and media production and media. He is the owner of Lost Gold Media.

Karen Pope, art historian, retired from the Baylor faculty in 2015 and focuses now on offering programs and tours to interested adults through Art inSight: Adventures in Art History. As an admirer of founder Judith Dullnig and her mission, Karen has enjoyed introducing friends to WSP at the luncheons. She has been an active supporter of Women's Storybook Project of Texas since 2015.

Larry Turner has been a supporter and adviser for WSP founder Judith Dullnig since moving to Austin in the early 2000’s. He retired as a Vice President of the Kroger Company. He and his wife Karen moved to Austin where he began lecturing at the U.T. McCombs School of Business. Larry served on multiple boards prior to their move to Austin including: the College of Mt. St. Joseph, Easter...

Nancy Botkin was a founding board member for Women’s Storybook Project and has been volunteering since 2003. She has her B.S. in Criminal Justice and and is a Retired Senior Warden for the Texas Department...