Lucy Ferriss

Lucy Ferriss, President of the Board, is a novelist, Writer in Residence emerita from Trinity College, and co-founder of Afghan Female Student Outreach. The author of a dozen books of fiction and nonfiction, she did research for her work among the Pashtun area of northwest Pakistan. She has been active with a number of charitable organizations, including the Authors Guild, Jewish Family Services, Planned Parenthood, the Brigid Foundation, and Women for Women International. She holds a Ph.D. from Tufts University. In addition to her work with AFSO, she teaches Afghan refugees in the United States.