About us

We are 3 white women who grew up together in Cambridge MA with values of social justice & equity at the heart of our culture.

Racial justice is central to our friendship & lifelong commitment to these values. Showing up as white women in coalition spaces & multi-cultural communities, we have developed a deep sense of self-awareness of our identity & how to engage effectively with others to make social change, for the benefit of all. Over the years, the message we have consistently heard from our Black, Brown & Indigenous friends & colleagues was to go get our people.

We created Beckys Anonymous in the summer of 2020 because we wanted to help sustain the momentum of the Black Lives Matter movement & all they have achieved. We see the critical role white women can play in the tipping point & we wanted to share a space that was supportive to our follow-through as abolitionists & agents of change. 

We welcome all white women who are actively practicing antiracist values & looking for an opportunity to engage with others in community-based solutions.

  • Alexia Layne-Lomon

    FOUNDING MEMBER

    Rooted in grassroots community organizing, creative expression, anti-racism, and economic equity, Alexia is a catalyst for positive social change. Alexia develops resources and relationships to fund human services and social justice organizing, with a focus on equity and innovation. Currently the Director of Development & Grants at Action for Boston Community Development, Inc. (ABCD), she has nearly 2 decades of experience in a broad array of program management, fundraising, and strategic visioning for organizations and initiatives of all sizes. Alexia brings a unique perspective, pairing a BA from Berklee College of Music, focused on Racial Equity in the Arts, with a Graduate Certificate from Suffolk’s Sawyer Business School in their prestigious Non-Profit Human Services Management program. Alexia is also a recent graduate of the Simmons University & Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Women's Leadership Program.

  • Leigh Beck, LICSW

    FOUNDING MEMBER

    Leigh Hardy, LICSW is a social work leader with a unique micro/mezzo/macro skill set, based in the Washington DC-Baltimore Area. Her most recent work includes Marie’s Place, a first of its kind Crisis Stabilization Unit for Commonwealth Care Alliance, and a statewide social determinants of health pilot program called Healthy Connections for a first of its kind Accountable Care Organization, Community Care Cooperative. Leigh taught graduate students at the Boston College School of Social Work and trains social workers in topics like; substance use disorders, Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, the opioid crisis, the child welfare system, voting literacy, and racial justice. Leigh has 20 years of experience in international solidarity work, including serving as president of U.S.- El Salvador Sister Cities for 5 years. Leigh is a founding member of Beckys Anonymous and is the founder of Circle It. She is also a member of the provider circle at VotER, a civic health organization, where she leads the Voting Is Recovery project.

  • Kim Wassel Hardy

    FOUNDING MEMBER

    Kim is a peacemaker & conflict mediator with extensive experience in community organizing around the world. Currently based in rural France, her lived experience in community with sovereign people of Mexico & Hawai’i guided her into regenerative economics. A lifelong human rights activist, Kim earned a degree in Peace & Global Studies from Earlham College to gain experience with methods of peacemaking & organizing social movements in the United States as well Asia, Central & South America. She is also a passionate folk herbalist & is an avid student & educational facilitator of ethnobotany– exploring how people connect to the planet with plants. She is currently looking forward to using this knowledge in her emerging doula practice.