Board Leadership at The Retreat

Board of Directors

Domestic abuse is not just a women’s issue, it’s a human rights issue. The Retreat is an invitation for people to stand in solidarity with survivors to create a bold, visible and united force against domestic violence.

Ayse Manyas Kenmore

Board Member Emerita

Ayse Manyas Kenmore
Ayse is a devoted philanthropist, having served on the boards of political, social service, human rights and HIV/AIDS organizations – ranging from Design Industries Foundations Fighting AIDS (DIFFA), The National Aids Memorial, San Francisco Aids Foundation, The S.F. Main Library and a Presidential Appointment to the Board of the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services, Continuum HIV Day Services as well as, An Uncommon Legacy Foundation. Ayse was born in Ankara, Turkey and now resides in East Hampton. Ayse has extensive marketing and management experience. She received a BA from Connecticut College and MBA from Stanford University and began her professional career at Condé Nast. Together with the late Robert Kenmore, she founded Equivest Partners Inc., a private merchant-banking firm. Kenmore is an avid art collector with a passion for contemporary photographs, Orientalist and Ottoman art and textiles. Ayse Manyas Kenmore has been a board member since February 2011.

Ayse Manyas Kenmore

Board Member Emerita

Ayse Manyas Kenmore
Ayse is a devoted philanthropist, having served on the boards of political, social service, human rights and HIV/AIDS organizations – ranging from Design Industries Foundations Fighting AIDS (DIFFA), The National Aids Memorial, San Francisco Aids Foundation, The S.F. Main Library and a Presidential Appointment to the Board of the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services, Continuum HIV Day Services as well as, An Uncommon Legacy Foundation. Ayse was born in Ankara, Turkey and now resides in East Hampton. Ayse has extensive marketing and management experience. She received a BA from Connecticut College and MBA from Stanford University and began her professional career at Condé Nast. Together with the late Robert Kenmore, she founded Equivest Partners Inc., a private merchant-banking firm. Kenmore is an avid art collector with a passion for contemporary photographs, Orientalist and Ottoman art and textiles. Ayse Manyas Kenmore has been a board member since February 2011.
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