Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner is an American author, speaker, radio host, co-founder and the executive director/CEO of MomsRising.org and board president of the MomsRising Education Fund. In May 2006, Joan Blades and Rowe-Finkbeiner co-founded MomsRising.

Media and publications

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner is the host of "Breaking Through with Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner - Powered by MomsRising"[1] that airs on 1480AM in Washington, D.C., the 7th largest media market in the country, and also airs on other stations across the nation, on the WeAct Radio Network, TuneIn's Progressive Voices Network, as well as on iTunes as a podcast.[2]

In 2005, Rowe-Finkbeiner wrote The F-Word: Feminism in Jeopardy, which was awarded first place by the Independent Book Publishers Association in the category of Women's Issues in 2005.[3]

Honors and awards
  • Independent Book Publishers Association Award, Women's Issues (2005) for The F-Word: Feminism in Jeopardy[4]
  • Rockwood Institute Leadership Fellowship (2008)[5]
  • Hunt Alternatives Fund's Prime Movers: Cultivating Social Capital Fellowship (2008)[6]
  • Washington State League of Women Voters Good in Government Award (2008)[7]

Personal

Rowe-Finkbeiner is married to former Republican Washington State Senator Bill Finkbeiner.[8] They live in Washington state with their two children.[9]

References
  1. "We Act Radio", weactradio.com; retrieved September 12, 2012.
  2. "MomsRising Radio on iTunes"; retrieved 2012-09-12.
  3. Association Awards 2005 Archived 2007-07-05 at the Wayback Machine, independentpublisher.com; retrieved February 2, 2012.
  4. "Independent Book Publishers Association Award 2005" Archived 2007-07-05 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved February 2, 2012.
  5. "Rockwood Leadership Institute Fellowship"; retrieved February 2, 2012.
  6. "Hunt Alternative Fund Fellowship Profiles"; retrieved February 2, 2012.
  7. "Washington League of Women Voters Newsletter"; retrieved February 2, 2012.
  8. https://kuow.org/stories/why-these-political-odd-couples-get-along-so-well
  9. https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/3126/bill-finkbeiner#.W9dBoZOpHt9
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