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
Diana Sierra, Interim Chief Executive Officer | Ext. 210 | diana.sierra@ywcaofasheville.org
Administrative Team
Dr. Amieris Lavender, Chief Program Officer | Ext. 206 | amieris.lavender@ywcaofasheville.org
Coryn Harris, Chief Advancement Officer | Ext. 207 | charris@ywcaofasheville.org
Suzy Johnson, Chief Financial Officer | Ext. 208 | suzy.johnson@ywcaofasheville.org
Kendra Cowan, Director of Human Resources | Ext. 209 | kendra.cowan@ywcaofasheville.org
Catalina Slater, Director of Marketing & Communications | Ext. 203 | catalina.slater@ywcaofasheville.org
Management Team
Kelley Hubbell, Director of Women’s Empowerment | Ext. 104 | kelley.hubbell@ywcaofasheville.org
Denise Purcell, Director of Early Learning | Ext. 106 | denise.purcell@ywcaofasheville.org
Kitty Schmidt, Director of Fitness and Aquatics | Ext. 110 | kschmidt@ywcaofasheville.org
Alesia Summey, Director of Empowerment Childcare | Ext. 113 |alesia.summey@ywcaofasheville.org
Leadership Team
Melinda Aponte, Nutrition Coordinator | Ext. 117 | melinda.aponte@ywcaofasheville.org
Tommy Biddix, Enrollment Coordinator | Ext. 112 | tommy.biddix@ywcaofasheville.org
Elizabeth Britt, Guest Services Supervisor | Ext. 114 | elizabeth.britt@ywcaofasheville.org
Rebecca Buchanan, Finance/HR Assistant | Ext. 218 | rebecca.buchanan@ywcaofasheville.org
Belle Crawford, Advancement Coordinator | Ext. 215 | belle.crawford@ywcaofasheville.org
Amanda Durst, Grant Writer | Ext. 103 | amanda.durst@ywcaofasheville.org
Sonia Kay, MotherLove Coordinator | Ext. 205 | sonia.kay@ywcaofasheville.org
Charlene Shelton, Early Learning Program Coordinator | Ext. 109 | charlene.shelton@ywcaofasheville.org
Jennifer Tracy, Getting Ahead Coordinator | Ext. 116 | jennifer.tracy@ywcaofasheville.org
Tre Williams, Racial Justice Advocate | Ext. 119 | Tre.Williams@ywcaofasheville.org
Board of Directors
Board Officers
Jesica Hooper
Chair
Zakiya Bell-Rogers
First Vice-Chair
Elizabeth Becker
Secretary
Leah Noel
Treasurer
Jess Rothenhoefer
Sustainability Chair
Board Members
Alaina Nelson
Kalla Hughley
La’Neice Blessing
Elizabeth Jay Carr
Tiffany Armstrong
Amanda Edwards
Andrea Wright
Sherry Whitesides Hicks
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