Board of Directors
YWCA Minneapolis is led by a board of directors who are responsible for setting the policy and direction for the organization.
Sara Ahluwalia (Governance Chair)
Community Volunteer, Retired Attorney
Elizabeth Bierman
Director of Engineering, Comcast Twin Cities Region
Arthur Berman
Retired Nonprofit CEO
Shelley Carthen Watson
President and CEO, YWCA Minneapolis
Stephanie Leonard Crosby
Retired Executive Director of Human Resources, Robbinsdale Area Schools
Amy Dragland-Johnson
Vice President of Advisor Marketing, Thrivent
Kim Ford
Freelance Artist and Educator
Nancy Garrett
Vice President, Provider Digitalization, Aetna
Hyun Mee Graves
Marketing Vice President, Ecolab Global Pest Elimination
Leslie Holman Holt (Secretary)
Chief Executive Officer, Pinnacle Performance Group, Inc
Shweta Jhanji
SVP, Treasurer, Ameriprise Financial Services
Michael Keller
President and CEO, Jeremiah's Italian Ice
Jennifer Laible
President, Antenna
Josefina Landrieu
Vice President of Equity and Inclusion, Metropolitan State University
Charlene Wu Lee
Private Investor, Consultant and Community Volunteer
Crystal Manik
Senior Program Administrator, CenterPoint Energy
Kimpa Moss
Partner, Eisner Advisory Group LLC
Arianna Orcutt
Vice President and Relationship Strategist, PNC Private Bank
Kael Peterson
SVP Relationship Manager - Middle Market Banking Group, Wells Fargo
Amy Phenix
Senior Vice President of Public Affairs, Law Enforcement and Facilities, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Carissa Rollins (Chair)
Chief Information Officer, Illumina
Bria Shea
Director, Regulatory and Strategic Analysis, Xcel Energy
Kim Skanson
SVP, Global Business Services, Cencora Business Services
May Vang
Vice President of Treasury and Chief Investment Officer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
Rachel Whitcomb
Vice President, Technology, Target Corporation
Jan Wikman (Program and Operations Chair)
Sales and Marketing Consultant, Jan Wikman Consulting
Andrea Wood
Vice President of Social, Best Buy