Our Leadership is made up of YWCA Staff and the members of the Board of Directors.
Women have held leadership positions throughout the history of our organization. At the YWCA, most of the administration and program directors and all board members are women. We believe representation matters. Our leadership, along with the whole of the YWCA staff, reflects the efforts the YWCA makes to reach out to women, people of color, and other underrepresented groups.
Chief Executive Officer
Administrative Team
Management Team
Shannon Cornelius, Director of Health and Wellness | Ext. 230 | email
Shaneka Haynes, Director of Women’s Empowerment | Ext. 104 | email
Emma Nguyen, Director of Development | Ext. 102 | email
Kathleen Kuster, Director of Facilities | Ext. 107 | email
Millad Nooraei, Director of Early Childhood Education | Ext. 106 | email
Kitty Schmidt, Director of Aquatics | Ext. 110 | email
Alesia Summey, Director of Empowerment Childcare | Ext. 113 | email
Leadership Team
Melinda Aponte, Nutrition Coordinator | Ext. 117 | email
Aminat Bashorun, Getting Ahead Coordinator | Ext. 219 | email
Rebecca Buchanan, Finance Coordinator | Ext. 218 | email
Sydney Cole, Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator | Ext. 227 | email
Courtney Gentry, Grants Coordinator | Ext. 103 | email
Gizelle Herrera, Finance and Human Resources Assistant | Ext. 112 | email
Dave Hiriak, IT | Ext. 220 |email
Cynthia Markstahler, Mission Advocacy Coordinator | Ext. 119 | email
Lisa McKnight, Early Learning Coordinator | Ext. 119 | email
Leigh Anne Miller, Human Resources Specialist | Ext. 217 | email
Kelsey Maldonado, Membership Coordinator | Ext. 105 | email
Jessie Phillips, Early Learning Coordinator | Ext. 111 | email
Anita Rose Ph.D, Communications Specialist | email
Charlene Shelton, Early Learning Program Coordinator | Ext. 109 | email
Nnweyna Smith, Light a Path Coordinator | Ext. 229 | email
Board of Directors
Board Officers
Officers
Zakiya Bell-Rogers
Chair
Ashley Cox
Sustainability Chair
Lauren White Gibson
Nominations Chair
Elizabeth Becker
Treasurer
Tiffany Armstrong
Secretary
Joanna Knowles
Ximena Del Corral Smith
Advocacy Co-Chairs
Board Members
Amparo Penny
Jennifer Lyons Tracy
Jess Rothenhoefer
Judge Julie Matthiessen Kepple
Kalla Hughley
La’Neice Blessing
Lisa Sherman
Nicole Kendall Cush
Sherry Whitesides Poole
Interested in joining our Board of Directors?