Our Leadership Team

  • Sharon K. Roberson, Esq.

    Sharon K. Roberson, Esq.

    PRESIDENT & CEO

  • Orin Crouch

    Orin Crouch

    CHIEF PROJECT OFFICER
    615-983-5116

  • Latrina Adams

    Latrina Adams

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER & CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
    615-983-5138

  • Michele Harrell 

    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
    615-983-5111

  • Daffany Baker

    Daffany Baker

    SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES

  • Vanessa Helbig Johnson

    SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND
    EXEC. DIR OF GIRLS INC. NASHVILLE
    615-983-5123

  • Tamara Ambar

    Tamara Ambar

    VICE PRESIDENT OF GRANTS, EVALUATION, AND OUTCOMES
    615-983-5109

  • April Blanch

    HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER
    615-983-5114

  • Beth Boord

    STRATEGIC ADVISOR, DEVELOPMENT & PLANNED GIVING
    615-351-6378

  • Cade Fleming

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
    615-983-5152

  • Michelle Mowery Johnson

    VICE PRESIDENT OF STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS & ADVOCACY
    615-983-5125

2025-2026 Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors is a diverse group of inspiring leaders using their passion, insights, and connections in the community, to create real impact for YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee.

Marlene Moses, Board Chair
Partner
GSRM Law

Kendra Deas, SHRM-CP Past Board Chair 
Vice President, Human Resources 
HealthStream, Inc. 

Gail Alexander
Community Advocate & Philanthropist

Jen Berres 
Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer 
HCA Healthcare 

Roxianne Bethune
President/Owner
Alliance Synergy Group, LLC
 
Caroline Bradshaw, Development Chair
Senior Vice President & Managing Director 
Cumberland Trust 
 
Louise Brock, Human Resources Co-Chair
Community Advocate 
 
Rusty Burdge 
President 
Choice Property Restoration, LLC 
 
James Crumlin  
Partner  
Spencer Fane Bone McAllester 

Toni F. Davis
Principal
CNT Enterprises, LLC

Tamela G. Davis
 
Co-Founder & CEO, Devoted Dreamers Foundation 
Creator & CEO The F Word, LLC
 
Sarah Ann Ezzell 
Community Advocate

Irwin Fisher 
Community Advocate 

Glenn Funk 
Davidson County District Attorney General 
 
Tonya Hallett, SPHR
Vice President
People Experience & Technology WW Amazon Stores G&A Functions

Aileen Herndon 
Senior Vice President, Enterprise Marketing & Communications
Jackson National Life Insurance Company

Judge Lynne T. Ingram
Eighth Circuit Court, Davidson County

Adrienne Johnson, MBA
EVP-Benefits Consultant
Alliant Insurance Services

Michelle Kennedy
, Finance Chair
President & Chief Operating Officer 
Nashville Predators 

 Jorie Kersey
Senior Vice President
Wealth Advisor/Regions Wealth Management

 Susie Mackie
Community Advocate & Philanthropist

Marcia Masulla, Advocacy Co-Chair
Owner 
Roar 

Eleanor McDonald
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Ingram Industries Inc.

Elizabeth Millsaps, Advocacy Co-Chair 
Founder
Millsaps Public Strategies

Valerie Smith Molette, Board Secretary
Managing Director 
Deloitte 
 
Berthena Nabaa-McKinney 
Educator & Leader 
Islamic Center of Nashville 

 Burley Nelson, Human Resources Co-Chair
Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer
First Acceptance Corporation

Chris Otillio
Vice President
Baird Private Wealth Management

Jayme Parmakian  
Tax Principal
Elliott Davis 
 
Roberta Pettis 
President and Founder 
FocusWorks Consulting Group 

Gleason Rogers 
Senior Pastor & Human Resources Executive

Tina Ruffin
Vice President of Engagement
Tennessee Titans

D. Billye Sanders 
Attorney
D. Billye Sanders Attorney-at-Law

Dr. J. Sheats 
Endodontist 
Sheats Endodontic Group 
 
Tracey Silverman 
Senior Vice President
PNC Bank 
 
Cameron Simmons
Principal
Diversified Trust 
 
Amy Smartt
Retired Senior Vice President Finance & Administration 
Country Music Association

Dr. Laquita Stribling
Executive Officer for Strategy and Performance Management
MNPS
 
Alecia Wynn  
Managing Director 
Ankura
 
Vicki Yates  
Owner
The Yates Collective
 
Sarah Zimmer  
Vice President/Counsel 
AllianceBernstein LP

YWCA Board of Directors 2024-2025 Press Release

2025-2026 Junior Board Committee

About YWCA Junior Board Committee (JBC)

Our Junior Board Committee (JBC) is a dynamic group of emerging leaders and dedicated professionals committed to advancing the mission of YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee. Through leadership, service, and philanthropy, JBC members play a vital role in supporting and expanding the reach of YWCA programs that uplift women and families across Nashville.

JBC members lead and participate in committees that reflect the core work of our organization—including the Key to the Closet Committee, Social Justice & Advocacy Committee, and Weaver Domestic Violence Shelter Committee—bringing energy, ideas, and heart to every effort. Monthly meetings deepen members’ understanding of our mission and provide meaningful opportunities to give back through volunteering, fundraising, and community engagement.

While JBC is not a direct pipeline to the YWCA Board of Directors, it offers valuable opportunities to grow as a leader by chairing committees and serving on the JBC executive board.

Ready to make a difference and grow your leadership? We’d love to consider you for a seat on the Junior Board Committee. 

2024-25 Junior Board Committee Members:

Hadeel Abouhasira, President

Danielle Allen, Vice President

Shoira Shamsieva

Cordelia Witty

Danielle Lewis

Caroline Humphrey

Piersen Briggs

Jessica Williams

Alesha Harmon

Sarah Stockton

Toni Ojoyeyi

Liz Zipperer

 

Tiffany Johnson 

Sharmila Jaganathan

LaSasha Merrimon

Kristen Sharp 

Tarryn Bell

Nakia Clarke

Emily Charneski 

Libby Adkins

Nile Erves

Leigh Ann Vernich

Edwina Freeman

Michelle Fernandes Mutual 

Theresa Morrison