A watercolor painting of an old stone mansion with a curved driveway leading to the entrance. Two women sit in a blue convertible car, wearing wide-brimmed hats and flowing scarves, enjoying a sunny day.

The Audrain Automobile Museum

Women’s Advisory Committee

Dr. Shirley Madhere-Weil & Erica Di Bona

Co-Chairs

cordially invite you to

“Driven to Thrive”

Audrain Hat Luncheon

Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 11:30 am

Rough Point | Newport, Rhode Island

in support of the Women’s Resource Center &

the Audrain Automobile Museum Women’s Advisory Committee initiatives

Attire: Garden Party Chic

Don your most fabulous hat and stylish lawn party attire

Featuring special guest speaker

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Dr. Doreen L. Wiggins

MD, MHL, FACOG, FACS, DipABLM, ABOIM

Topic: “The Luxury of Health & Wellness: Empowering Women to Live Their Best Life”

Dr. Doreen Wiggins, MD, MHL, FACOG, FACS, DipABLM, ABOIM is a surgical oncologist at Brown Surgical Associates, Inc. She is also an Associate Professor of Surgery Clinician Educator at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.

She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Rhode Island and her medical degree from The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. She pursued further medical training and completed a Surgical Oncology Breast Disease fellowship, as well as an intensive course in cancer risk assessment at the City of Hope in Los Angeles, California. She is a graduate of the University of Arizona Andrew Weil Fellowship of Integrative Medicine 2024, chosen as the class graduation speaker.

In addition, Dr. Wiggins earned a master’s degree in healthcare leadership from The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.

She is the founder of the Center for Obstetrics & Gynecology in Providence. Her areas of expertise are breast cancer surgery, integrative and lifestyle medicine, female cancer genetics, female sexuality and cancer survivorship.

Dr. Wiggins is a yoga teacher and is a course director for Yoga Medicine. She has taught at international yoga retreats. Dr. Wiggins was chosen the be the faculty advisor for the Warren Alpert Medical School students for academic year 2025-2026.

Her practice is integrative, where she applies many of her clinical skills and experience in the healing arts to help her patients to go beyond surviving, and to thrive.

Read More About Dr. Wiggins

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Founding Partners

Patron Level

Erica & Vin Di Bona

Shelley & Nicholas Schorsch

Barbara & Bob Sellers

Dr. Shirley Madhere-Weil & Michael Weil

Benefactor Level

Liz & Bob Gett

Laura & Stephen Lang

Ronald O'Hanley

Automotive Restorations, Inc.

Boch Automotive

Herb Chambers Bentley

Sponsors

Pranzi Catering logo in black script font with the word 'CATERING' underneath in smaller uppercase letters.
Logo of Women's Resource Center featuring two purple abstract human figures with arms raised, holding a red heart between them, and the text 'Women's Resource Center' below.
Line drawing of a Viking with a horned helmet and long beard, alongside the text 'Viking Tours of Newport'.
Logo for Ruchi, a restaurant or brand based in New York, with the text 'Ruchi' in large brown letters and 'new york' in smaller, italicized brown letters below.
Logo for COCOA & CO with white text on a dark gray circular background.
Logo for Audrain Newport Concours and Motor Week featuring a lion's head and a shield with a cross.
Black background logo with large white initials 'YD' and the words 'YOUNG DESIGNS' below, separated by a white line.
Logo of Audrain Automobile Museum featuring a vintage car illustration, green background, white text, and gold and white border

Beneficiaries: Women’s Resource Center IRC Sec. 501 (c) 3 & Audrain Automobile Museum IRC Sec. 501 (c) 3