100 STRONG Leadership
Corinne Basler
100 Strong Co-Chair & Save the Children Trustee
Corinne Basler currently serves as Board Chair of the Perkins School for the Blind. Inspired by her own children to make the world a better place, she has spent most of her adult life helping charities uplift the children they serve.
Corinne’s board work has empowered many nonprofits to “find their voice,” including Boston Children’s Hospital (healthcare), Cradles to Crayons (poverty) and Lovelane (disability). Known for her passionate leadership and determined spirit, she has guided Perkins School for the Blind to a new era of impact by sharpening its focus, raising unprecedented funds and amplifying its efforts to touch the lives of every blind child around the globe. Today she is embarking on her most ambitious goal yet – to create a kinder, more inclusive society where people who are disabled are afforded the same dignity and opportunity as those who are not. She is a member of the Board of Trustees of Save the Children U.S.
Anya Salama
100 Strong Co-Chair
Anya Salama is also the co-Founder of Salus Aid Foundation, which she started with her husband, Albert, to address food and nutrition needs in global humanitarian emergencies.
Anya has served on the Corporation Board Executive Committee of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the largest independent global research organization focused on ocean studies, since 2018. She has been on the Board of Directors of PEN America since 2019, where she co-chairs the annual PEN Gala, advocating for free expression both in the U.S. and abroad, and honoring prominent literary figures. Previously, Anya held leadership roles in the interior design industry as President of China Seas and U.S. Publisher of The World of Interiors magazine.
Anya holds a bachelor's degree from Sarah Lawrence College and a master's in Humanitarian Health from the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University.