Winsome Dunn McIntosh

Winsome Dunn McIntosh, of Washington, D.C., is a trustee and officer of the McIntosh Foundation. Winsome has served on the board of the McIntosh Foundation since 1972 and has five decades of experience in the wider philanthropic community.

Former Boards on which she has served include Rachel’s Network (a women funders network, Founder and President Emeritus), The League of Conservation Voters (Emerita), the Kappa Delta Foundation,and Defenders of Wildlife (Chairman). Presently, she serves on Mo-DV, Inc (a California software company), The Boat Company (Eco cruise business in Alaska), ClientEarth (Founder and Chair), and EarthJustice (largest national environmental legal firm in US).

Her past Board affiliations include Alliance for Justice, She should Run Foundation, The Association of Small Foundations (Founder and CEO), Center for Health and the Global Environment/Harvard Medical School, League of Conservation Voters Education Fund (Treasurer), Island National Bank of Palm Beach and Trust (first woman Director), Palm Beach County Community Foundation (Founder and Vice Chair), Garden Club of Palm Beach (President), Palm Beach Preservation Foundation (founder), Palm Beach Preservation Commission (appointed Director), Open Space Institute (Chair), and Garden Club of America.
Most recent honors include Women eNews :21 leaders for the 21st Century (2015) and Association of Fundraising Professionals: Outstanding Philanthropist (2017)

graduated from University of Florida in 1966 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Only woman in all classes in Business School. Dean's list. Unable to get corporate interviews because I was a woman. Turned to Pan Am and became stewardess/purser for 18 months before marrying.