The Council is the governing body of the Friends of the Pembroke Center. Council members are Brown University alumnae/i, parents, and friends who support the Pembroke Center and its scholars; develop programs that complement the academic mission of the Center; and lend their talents — as advisors, mentors, strategists and more — to the broader Pembroke Center community.

Members of the Council are elected annually on a rotating basis for three-year renewable terms. The Council, which meets three times a year, is composed of committees that recommend initiatives for action by the Friends of the Pembroke Center.