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, Chief Executive Officer | Ext. 210 | email
Administrative Team
Dr. Amieris Lavender, Chief Program Officer | Ext. 206 | email
Coryn Harris, Chief Advancement Officer | Ext. 207 | email
Suzy Johnson, Chief Financial and Operations Officer | Ext. 208 | email
Kendra Cowan, Director of Human Resources | Ext. 209 | email
Catalina Slater, Director of Marketing & Communications | Ext. 203 | email
Management Team
Kelley Hubbell, Director of Women’s Empowerment | Ext. 104 | email
Denise Purcell, Director of Early Learning | Ext. 106 | email
Kitty Schmidt, Director of Fitness and Aquatics | Ext. 110 | email
Alesia Summey, Director of Empowerment Childcare | Ext. 113 | email
Kathleen Kuster, Director of Facilities | Ext. 107 | email
Leadership Team
Melinda Aponte, Nutrition Coordinator | Ext. 117 | email
Rebecca Buchanan, Finance/HR Assistant | Ext. 218 | email
Belle Crawford, Advancement Coordinator | Ext. 215 | email
Amanda Durst, Grant Writer | Ext. 103 | email
Sonia Kay, MotherLove Coordinator | Ext. 205 | email
Charlene Shelton, Early Learning Program Coordinator | Ext. 109 | email
Jennifer Tracy, Getting Ahead Coordinator | Ext. 116 | email
Tre Williams, Racial Justice Advocate | Ext. 119 | email
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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