The first phase of EDGE was launched in 1998 by Sylvia Bozeman and Rhonda Hughes to strengthen the ability of female students to successfully complete graduate programs in the mathematical sciences. As the number of EDGE participants grew so did its mentoring efforts. Now EDGE is much more than a summer bridge program. EDGE programs provide ongoing support for women pursuing careers in the mathematical sciences at several critical stages of their careers. In 2013, in response to an overwhelming push from EDGE participants, we established the Sylvia Bozeman and Rhonda Hughes EDGE Foundation, otherwise known as the EDGE Foundation, to support these established programs.

The Sylvia Bozeman and Rhonda Hughes EDGE Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization. For access to the EDGE Foundation’s tax returns and meeting minutes, please contact edgestaff@edgeforwomen.org.
EIN: 46-5525057

Our Staff

Dr. Ami Radunskaya, President

Department of Math, Pomona College

Ami Radunskaya is the Lingurn H. Burkhead Professor of Mathematics at Pomona College. She received her bachelor’s from University of California, Berkeley and her PhD from Stanford University.


Her areas of expertise are dynamical systems and mathematical modeling applied to problems in medicine, infrastructure and economics. She is the inaugural President of EDGE Foundation and has participated in the EDGE Program every year since its inception. As a former president of the Association for Women in Mathematics (2017-2019), one of her goals is to build community between all types of mathematicians by supporting a unified network of members, and by paying attention to the needs of all members. Aspiring mathematicians don’t all have equal access to research opportunities, graduate school, internships, post-docs, jobs and recognition.

In 2014, she was featured in the independent documentary film, The Empowerment Project: Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things. Ami was named the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society and the Fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics. She also won the Mentor of the Year Award of the American Association for the Advancement of Society. Before following her passion for academia, Ami was a well renowned cellist and music composer, including seven years as a member of the Oakland Symphony. 

Dr. Alison Marr, Summer Program Co-Director

Department of Math and Computer Science, Southwestern University

Alison Marr received her Ph.D. from Southern Illinois University in 2007 under the direction of Dr. Walter Wallis, her M.S. from Texas A&M University in 2004, and her B.A. from Murray State University in 2002.


She is a Professor and holder of the Garey Chair in Mathematics in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas. She has been at Southwestern since 2007 and has served as Department Chair and co-chair of the Transforming Paideia Initiative, a program which vastly expanded interdisciplinary learning at Southwestern. She teaches classes across the math curriculum from Introduction to Statistics to Calculus to Algebraic Structures, as well as interdisciplinary courses such as Wheels and Deals: A Survey of Television Game Shows and her Global Health Paideia Seminar, Traditional and Modern Medicine. 

Alison’s research interests include graph theory (in general), graph labeling (more specifically), and recreational mathematics. In 2012, she published her book Magic Graphs, co-authored with W. D. Wallis. She is active in the inquiry-based learning (IBL) community serving on the MLI Board of Directors and the editorial board of JIBLM, was the first secretary-treasurer for the IBL SIGMAA, and co-organized two IBL mini-conferences.

Mentors have played a vital role in Alison’s development and thus she seeks to pay that forward by providing support and mentoring opportunities for her students, peers, colleagues, and women in math. In 2016, Alison co-founded the EQUIP program at Southwestern University that works to create community and provide support for a small cohort of incoming STEM students each year.  She is a mentor for the Math Alliance and has mentored multiple undergraduate research projects that have turned into publications. She also served as a 2019 Center for Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship Fellow at Southwestern focusing on providing mentoring for mid-career faculty. Alison is a member of the 2002 EDGE cohort, and has been an instructor for the program for several years. She became Co-Director of the EDGE Summer Program in 2020.

Dr. Candice Price, Summer Program Co-Director

Department of Math and Statistics, Smith College

Candice Reneé Price, an esteemed African American mathematician, was born and raised in California. She has distinguished herself through contributions to mathematics through education and service.


Growing up passionate about mathematics, Price earned her undergraduate degree (2003) in mathematics from California State University, Chico, and a master’s degree (2007) in mathematics from San Francisco State University.  She went on to complete her doctoral studies (2012) in mathematics at the University of Iowa, where her research focused on DNA Topology under the advisement of Dr. Isabel Darcy. Her published work now spans diverse areas of research including applied mathematics, mathematics of social justice, and discrete mathematics. 

Beyond her research, Candice Price is known for her advocacy for diversity in STEM fields and her mentorship of aspiring mathematicians, particularly from underrepresented backgrounds. She has received numerous awards and honors for her contributions, including the 2022 Mathematics Association of America Inclusivity Award. 

She remains a role model and inspiration, both as a distinguished mathematics educator and for her commitment to promoting inclusivity and diversity in the mathematics community.

Dr. Nina Fefferman, Director of Development

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Nina Fefferman earned her AB in Mathematics at Princeton, her MS in Mathematics at Rutgers, and her Ph.D. in Biology at Tufts.

Dr. Fefferman is the director of the National Institute for Modeling Biological Systems and associate director of the UT One Health Initiative at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Dr. Fefferman conducts groundbreaking research on the mathematics of epidemiology, evolutionary and behavioral ecology, and self-organizing behaviors, especially of systems described by networks.

Amy Oden, Associate Director of Grants and Programs

Amy Oden joined the EDGE Foundation in 2020, after earning a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and dance from Pomona College. She spearheads EDGE’s development efforts and program administration.

When she is not working to make mathematics more equitable, she is dancing!

Olivia Ma, Program Coordinator

Olivia Ma joined the EDGE Foundation in 2025 as a student at Pomona College. She is excited to build a more connected and supportive community of mathematicians by strengthening internal and external communication channels.

Board of Directors

Sylvia Bozeman, EDGE Foundation Interim Secretary, Professor Emerita of Spelman College, and co-founder of the EDGE Program

Lloyd Douglas, EDGE Foundation Treasurer. Co-Chair, Human Resources Advisory Committee at the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute

Ingrid Daubechies, James B. Duke Professor of Mathematics at Duke University and first woman to receive the National Academy of Sciences Award in Mathematics

Heather Harrington, Professor and Royal Society University Research Fellow at Oxford

Fern Hunt, Research Mathematician at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Mathematical Modeling Group (retired)

Ellen Kirkman, Professor of Mathematics at Wake Forest University and Treasurer of the Association for Women in Mathematics

Alison Marr, Professor at Southwestern University and co-Director of the EDGE Program (Ex-Officio Board Member)

Cory Powell, Senior Director, Campus Access and Engagement at Texas Tech University

Candice Price, Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Smith College

Ami Radunskaya, EDGE Foundation President and Professor of Mathematics at Pomona College

Talithia Williams, Professor of Mathematics and Director of Mathematics Clinic at Harvey Mudd College, Treasurer of SACNAS (Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science) and 2000 EDGE summer participant

Ulrica Wilson, EDGE Foundation Vice-President. Associate Professor of Mathematics at Morehouse College