The YWCA Board of Directors is one of the most diverse boards in Nashville and Middle Tennessee. The women and men who comprise our Board willingly give their time and energy to improve the lives of women, children and families in our community. Members serve two-year terms and steadfastly guide us in our efforts to realize our mission.
2019-20 Board of Directors
Rita Mitchell, Board Chair
Founder & President
Rita P. Mitchell, LLC
Gail Alexander
Community Volunteer
Caroline Bradshaw
SVP & Trust Officer
Cumberland Trust
Rebekah Carroll
Director
Ankura (formerly c3consulting)
Monica Cintado-Scokin
Vice President
HCA
Kendra Deas
Director Human Resources
IQTalent Partners Inc.
Beth DeBauche
Commissioner
Ohio Valley Conference
Cindy Dempsey
Director
Genesco Inc.
Jamie Dunham
Founder and President
Brand Wise
Katharin Dyer
Career Global Chief Marketing Officer
Rashed Fakhruddin
Director of Community Partnerships
Islamic Center of Nashville
Lisa Ferrelli, Board Treasurer
SVP, Senior Relationship Manager
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
David Fischette
President, CEO and Chief Creative
Go West Creative Group
Beth Fortune
Community Volunteer
Glenn Funk
Davidson County District Attorney General
Charles K. Grant
Shareholder
Baker Donelson
Janie Greenwood Harris, Advocacy Chair
Community Volunteer
Sean Henry
President and CEO
Nashville Predators & Bridgestone Arena
Rick Holton
President
Holton & Mayberry, P.C.
Rita Johnson-Mills
Healthcare Consultant
Candice Lee
Associate Vice Chancellor for University Affairs and Deputy Athletic Director
Vanderbilt University
Carla Lovell
Member
Sherrard Roe Voigt Harbison
Wanda Lyle, Past Board Chair
Managing Director | General Manager
UBS Nashville Business Solutions
Jamie McPherson
VP of Development
Beacon Center of Tennessee
Osei Mevs
Community Volunteer
Anne Morgan, Secretary
Counselor
NCC
Tracey Pearson
Senior Vice President, Client Advisor
SunTrust
Rusty Powell
President
Choice Property Restoration, LLC
Lisa Quigley
Chief of Staff
U.S. House of Representative Jim Cooper
Sharon K. Roberson
President & CEO
YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee
Abby Rubenfeld
Attorney & Partner
Rubenfeld Law Office
Tara Scarlett
President & CEO
Scarlett Family Foundation
Amber Sims
Chief Strategy Officer
St. Thomas Health
Javier Solano
Vice President
MP&F Strategic Communications
Sunny Spyridon
Community Volunteer
DarKenya Waller
Executive Director
Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands
Jeffrey Webster, Human Resources Chair
Director of Diversity & Inclusion
Nissan North America, Inc.
Amanda Weeks-Geveden, Board Chair-elect
Senior Vice President, Managing Director
U.S. Bank
Evette White
Executive Director
Leadership Nashville
Cynthia Whitfield Story
Field Senior Vice President
Allstate Insurance Company
Kate Wood
President & Founder
K8 Co.
