NASHVILLE, Tenn. - YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee has added eight new members to its Board of Directors for the 2024-2025 term. New members represent leaders in the business, finance, health care, government, and insurance sectors. In addition, the 125-year-old Nashville nonprofit named a new board chair and chair-elect and promoted three senior leaders.

"YWCA is privileged to have robust leadership within our board of directors and staff," said YWCA President and CEO Sharon K. Roberson. "Our dedicated team prioritizes our clients – the women, children, and families who have relied on us for over a century for safety and empowerment. Our new board members join an exemplary group of servant leaders, and I am grateful to have them working alongside me and our exceptional senior leadership team, all committed to advancing our mission daily."

The new YWCA board members include:

Gail Alexander, Community Volunteer & Philanthropist
Roxianne Bethune, Diversity Consultant
Tonya Hallett, Vice President Human Resources | Amazon
Adrienne Johnson, TN Health & Benefits Managing Director | Mercer
Susie Mackie, Community Volunteer & Philanthropist
Elizabeth Millsaps, Principal & Founder | Millsaps Public Strategies
Burley Nelson, Sr. Vice President, CHRO | First Acceptance
Chris Otillio, Vice President – Financial Advisory Private Wealth Management | Baird

Kendra Deas, SHRM-SCP, Vice President Human Resources for HealthStream, is YWCA’s new board chair, and Marlene Moses, Esq., Partner at GSRM Law, is board chair-elect. For a full list of YWCA Board of Directors, click here.  Latrina Adams, Michelle Mowery Johnson, and Tamara Ambar were promoted to Chief Financial Officer & SVP of Compliance, Vice President of Strategic Communications & Advocacy, and Senior Director of Grants respectively. Adams joined YWCA in 2018 as Vice President of Finance-Controller. Mowery Johnson joined the organization in 2013 as Director of Communications, and she most recently served as the Sr. Director of Communications & Advocacy. Ambar joined YWCA in 2023 as Grants Manager.

For 125 years, YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee has helped women, girls, and families in Nashville and Middle Tennessee build safer, more self-sufficient lives. YWCA is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. Programs include Domestic Violence Services, Girls Inc. at YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee, AMEND Together, Dress for Success Nashville, Family Learning Center & Career Services, and Social Justice & Advocacy. For more information, visit https://ywcanashville.com, follow us on twitter @YWCANashville and find us on Facebook facebook.com/YWCANashville.                                            

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