Our Leadership is made up of YWCA Staff and the members of the Board of Directors.
Women have held the 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.
Beth Maczka, Chief Executive Officer | Ext. 201 | beth.maczka@ywcaofasheville.org
Administrative Team
Sala Menaya-Merritt, Chief Program Officer | Ext. 206 | sala.merritt@ywcaofasheville.org
Mary Beth Herman, Chief Operating Officer | Ext. 209 | marybeth.herman@ywcaofasheville.org
Wayne Hawkins, Chief Financial Officer | Ext. 208 | wayne.hawkins@ywcaofasheville.org
Jan Calder, Chief Health & Wellness Officer | Ext. 215 | jan.calder@ywcaofasheville.org
Management Team
Director of Women’s Empowerment | Ext. 116 |
Alesia Summey, Director of Empowerment Childcare | Ext. 113 | alesia.summey@ywcaofasheville.org
Denise Purcell, Director of Early Learning | Ext. 106 | denise.purcell@ywcaofasheville.org
Kitty Schmidt, Director of Aquatics | Ext. 110 | kschmidt@ywcaofasheville.org
Jodi Rhoden, Director of Marketing & Communications | Ext. 203 | jodi.rhoden@ywcaofasheville.org
Elizabeth Alvandi, Development Coordinator | Ext. 103 | elizabeth.alvandi@ywcaofasheville.org
Gerry Leonard, Racial Justice & Outreach Specialist | Ext. 219 | gerry.leonard@ywcaofasheville.org
Leadership Team
Kim Akbar, Early Learning Program Coordinator | Ext. | kim.akbar@ywcaofasheville.org
Melinda Aponte, Nutrition Coordinator | Ext. 117 | melinda.aponte@ywcaofasheville.org
Leah Berger-Singer, Preventive Health Coordinator | Ext. 212 | leah.bs@ywcaofasheville.org
MotherLove Coordinator | Ext. 205 |
Women’s Empowerment Coordinator | Ext. 116 |
Marty Edes, Fitness Coordinator | Ext. 213 | marty.edes@ywcaofasheville.org
Cameron Manning, Membership Coordinator | Ext. 105 | cameron.manning@ywcaofasheville.org
Charlene Shelton, Early Learning Program Coordinator | Ext. 109 | charlene.shelton@ywcaofasheville.org
Elizabeth Taylor, HR & Finance Coordinator | Ext. 118 | elizabeth.taylor@ywcaofasheville.org
Board of Directors
Board Officers
Leslie Fay, President
Betsey Russell, 1st Vice President
Jesica Gaskin, 2nd Vice President
Bobbie Short, Secretary
Lindsey Wilson, Treasurer
Kendall Oliver, Sustainability
Board Members
Cathleen Adams
Veronika Gunter
Wendy Haner
Coryn Harris
Jerri Jameson
Jackie Kiger
Tamarie Macon
Cameron Raley
Chloe White Serapio
Alaina Williams