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.
Libby Kyles, Chief Executive Officer | Ext. 210 | libby.kyles@ywcaofasheville.org
Administrative Team
Coryn Harris, Chief Advancement Officer| Ext. 207 | charris@ywcaofasheville.org
Suzy Johnson, Chief Financial Officer | Ext. 208 | suzy.johnson@ywcaofasheville.org
Sala Menaya-Merritt, Chief Program Officer | Ext. 206 | sala.merritt@ywcaofasheville.org
Management Team
Kendra Cowan, Director of Human Resources | Ext. 209 | kendra.cowan@ywcaofasheville.org
Kelley Hubbell, Director of Women’s Empowerment | Ext. 104 | kelley.hubbell@ywcaofasheville.org
Duncan Macfarlane, Director of Facilities | Ext. 107 | duncan.macfarlane@ywcaofasheville.org
Denise Purcell, Director of Early Learning | Ext. 106 | denise.purcell@ywcaofasheville.org
Jodi Rhoden, Director of Marketing & Communications | Ext. 203 | jodi.rhoden@ywcaofasheville.org
Kitty Schmidt, Director of Aquatics | Ext. 110 | kschmidt@ywcaofasheville.org
Alesia Summey, Director of Empowerment Childcare | Ext. 113 |alesia.summey@ywcaofasheville.org
Leadership Team
Kim Akbar, Early Learning Program Coordinator | Ext. 111 | 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
Rebecca Buchanan, Finance/HR Assistant | Ext. 218 | rebecca.buchanan@ywcaofasheville.org
Amanda Durst, Development Coordinator | Ext. 103 | amanda.durst@ywcaofasheville.org
Marty Edes, Fitness Coordinator | Ext. 213 | marty.edes@ywcaofasheville.org
Savannah Gibson, Racial Justice Advocate | Ext. 119 | savannah.gibson@ywcaofasheville.org
Emil Gonsalvez, Membership Coordinator | Ext. 105 | emil.gonsalvez@ywcaofasheville.org
Sonia Kay, MotherLove Coordinator | Ext. 205 | sonia.kay@ywcaofasheville.org
Charlene Shelton, Early Learning Program Coordinator | Ext. 109 | charlene.shelton@ywcaofasheville.org
Crystal Sherriff, Marketing and Communications Assistant | Ext. 215 | crystal.sherriff@ywcaofasheville.org
Jennifer Tracy, Getting Ahead Coordinator | Ext. 116 | jennifer.tracy@ywcaofasheville.org
Board of Directors
Board Officers
Jesica Hooper
Co-chair
Katie Hast
Co-chair
Leah Noel
Treasurer
Tamarie Macon
Secretary
Board Members
Jessica Adams
Zakiya Bell-Rogers
Ronnetta Copeland
Yolanda Fair
Veronika Gunter
Jerri Jameson
Marla Molina
Alaina Nelson
Chloe White Serapio
Lindsey Wilson