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
    615-269-9922

  • Allison Adams

    VICE PRESIDENT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
    615-983-5144

  • Tamara Ambar

    Tamara Ambar

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

  • Daffany Baker

    Daffany Baker

    SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES

  • Beth Boord

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

  • Cade Fleming

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
    615-983-5152

  • Shan Foster

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - AMEND TOGETHER

  • Michelle Mowery Johnson

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

  • Vanessa Helbig Johnson

    VICE PRESIDENT OF YOUTH SERVICES & ADULT EDUCATION
    EXEC. DIR OF GIRLS INC. NASHVILLE
    615-983-5123

  • Sandra Dominguez

    VICE PRESIDENT OF RESIDENTIAL & CRISIS SERVICES

2024-2025 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.

Kendra Deas, SHRM-SCP Board Chair 
VP, Human Resources 
HealthStream, Inc. 

Marlene Moses, Board Chair-elect  
Partner
GSRM Law

Sallie B. Bailey, Past Board Chair 
Retired, EVP & CFO 
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation 
 
Gail Alexander
Community Volunteer & Philanthropist

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

Roxianne Bethune
President/Owner
Alliance Synergy Group, LLC
 
Caroline Bradshaw, Development Chair  
SVP & Managing Director 
Cumberland Trust 
 
Louise Brock, Human Resources Chair
Vice President Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Bridgestone Americas, Inc. 
 
Rusty Burdge 
President 
Choice Property Restoration, LLC 
 
James Crumlin  
Partner  
Spencer Fane Bone McAllester 
 
Sarah Ann Ezzell 
Community Volunteer 

Irwin Fisher 
Community Volunteer 
 
Tonya Hallett, SPHR
Vice President
People Experience & Technology WW Amazon Stores G&A Functions

Aileen Herndon 
Head of Distribution Marketing  
Jackson National Life Insurance Company 

 Adrienne Johnson
Principal
Mercer

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

 Susie Mackie
Community Volunteer & 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 
 
Phylanice Nashe 
Philanthropist, Retired Lawyer & Entrepreneur

 Burley Nelson
SVP, 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

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
SVP Finance & Administration 
Country Music Association 
 
Kate Wood  
President & Co-Founder
Illuminate Coaching, The Table
 
Alecia Wynn  
Managing Director 
Ankura
 
Vicki Yates  
Owner
The Yates Collective
 
Sarah Zimmer  
Vice President/Counsel 
AllianceBernstein LP

2024-2025 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. 

25-26 applications are open now! Click here to apply!

2024-25 Junior Board Committee Members:

Hadeel Abouhasira, Vice President

Danielle Allen

Piersen Briggs

Tarryn Bell

Carly Clark

Kaycee Ensign

Alesha Harmon, President

Maddie Hirschfield

Caroline Humphrey

Jacqueline Komos

Danielle Lewis, Secretary

Shoira Shamsieva

Sarah Stockton

Garrison Warren

Jessica Williams

Cordelia Witty