Board of Directors
YWCA Minneapolis is led by an all-women board of directors who are responsible for setting the policy and direction for the organization.
Sara Ahluwalia
Community Volunteer, Retired Attorney
Elizabeth Bierman
Director of Engineering, Comcast Twin Cities Region
Cheryl Cooper Boyd
Educational and Organizational Consultant
Colette Campbell
SVP/Director of Talent Acquisition, Diversity & Inclusion, Bremer Bank
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
Lakeeta Hill
Assistant Vice President, Global Legal Operations, Cargill, Inc.
Leslie Holman Holt (Secretary)
Chief Executive Officer, Pinnacle Performance Group, Inc
Shweta Jhanji
SVP, Treasurer, Ameriprise Financial Services
Tami A. Kozikowski
Chief Executive Officer, The Waters Senior Living
Jennifer Laible
President, Antenna
Josefina Landrieu
Vice President of Equity and Inclusion, Metropolitan State University
Charlene Wu Lee
Private Investor, Consultant and Community Volunteer
Kimpa Moss
Partner and Chief Operations Officer, Lurie, LLP
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
Beth Smits
Vice President of Fitness/Operations, 24 Hour Fitness
Rachel Whitcomb
Vice President, Technology, Target Corporation
Jan Wikman
Sales and Marketing Consultant, Jan Wikman Consulting
Andrea Wood
Vice President of Social, Best Buy