Margaret A. Ruddy is a graduate of Marywood College’s School of Social Work where she earned a Masters Degree in 1990. Ms. Ruddy is the Executive Director of the Women’s Resource Center (WRC).

Ms. Ruddy began her career with the Women’s Resource Center in 1984 and was named Executive Director in 1992 and during her tenure raised substantial funds through grants and public speaking for the Center; initiated numerous programs related to emergency temporary shelter and transitional housing; created the Barbara J. Hart Justice Center, offering civil legal representation and economic justice for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. Ms. Ruddy is dedicated to WRC’s mission to eliminate domestic and sexual violence through advocacy, education and social change.