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Leadership

EMPOWERING LEADERS

The Women’s Foundation demonstrates formidable leadership through our presence, impact and commitment to creating a greater Memphis. The Board of Directors and Trustees is comprised of philanthropic women leaders – representing diverse sectors of the community from business to community volunteerism – who are highly engaged through their time, influence, and financial support.

Dear Members of the Community,

We are overjoyed and excited as we begin our new roles as the Co-Chairs of the Women's Foundation for a Greater Memphis' (WFGM) Board of Directors. Over the next two years, working alongside our dedicated Board of Directors, Trustees, and staff, we will continue to advance the mission of the Foundation in support of women and families in our community.

Our responsibility is significant as we connect our grantee partner organizations with community leaders to identify needs, address concerns and help create solutions. By joining together, we will make a lasting impact on the lives of those who need it most.

This year, our theme is Connect. Invest. Empower. We extend an invitation for each of you to connect with community, invest in the work of the Foundation and help empower women and families in Memphis.

Thank you for your continued support and investment in our community.

Warm regards,

Joanna Crangle and Ann Marie Wallace, Co-Chairs of the WFGM Board of Directors

2024 - 2025 OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Co-Chairs – Joanna Crangle, Market President and Publisher, Memphis Business Journal; 
Ann Marie Wallace, MSPH, System Community Involvement Senior Coordinator, Baptist Memorial Health Care

Secretary – Denise Carpenter, Hilton Worldwide, Inc. – Retired

Treasurer and Finance Chair – Aimee Gregg, Senior Vice President, Supply Chain and Information Technology, International Paper

Organizational Effectiveness and Policies and Procedures Co-Chairs – Marcia Bowden Marché, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician, Bowden Internal Medicine;
Gina Brewer, Vice President, Goldman Sachs Personal Financial Management

Education, Research and Advocacy Chair – Amity Schuyler, Senior Vice President of Workforce Development, Greater Memphis Chamber

Marketing and Communications Chair – Gale Jones Carson, Interim President and CEO, Memphis Urban League, Inc.
 
Grants and Programs Chair – Beverly Cross, Ph.D., Moss Chair of Excellence in Urban Education - College of Education, University of Memphis 

Board Development and Nominations Chair – Monica Wharton, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare

Fund Development Chair – Karen Johnston, Director, Medical Meetings, Broad-Water, LLC

Vision 2025 Development Chair – Susan Stephenson, President and Co-Chair, Independent Bank

At Large – Evangeline Parker-Guest, External Affairs Manager, Big South Regions/West Area, Comcast

  • Jenna Bedsole, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary – Customer Satisfaction, AutoZone, Inc. 
  • Toni Boland-Evans, Manager, Global Community Impact, Nike, Inc.
  • Trevia Chatman, President, Bank of America Memphis
  • Christine Clark, Financial Planning & Analysis Manager, Buckman Laboratories
  • Christine Gant, Director of Business Development, Gant Systems
  • Beverly Gates, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Monogram Foods
  • Ruby Hancock, Office Managing Partner, KPMG, LLP
  • Mary Lee, Senior Vice President, Tri-South Government at Cigna
    Ursula Madden, Vice President Corporate Communications, MLGW
    Deidre Malone, President and CEO, The Carter Malone Group, LLC
  • Baccara Mauldin, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA)
  • Mary McDaniel, President – Owner, MHM Investments, LLC
  • Jeannette Mills, Executive Vice President and Chief External Relations Officer, TVA
  • Pamela Richardson, Regulatory Compliance Manager, Horseshoe Tunica Casino and Hotel, Caesars Entertainment Inc.
  • Jenny Robertson, Senior Vice President, Integrated Marketing and Communications, FedEx
  • Sharon Ryan, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, International Paper (Retired)
  • Kandace Stewart, Vice President of External Affairs and Business Operations, Memphis Grizzlies
  • Lauren Taylor, Vice President of Programs and Learning, Hyde Family Foundation

Becky Jones West, Trustees Chair
Celie Althoff
Rosie Phillips Davis, Ph.D.
Kathy Buckman Gibson
Barbara R. Hyde
Shaila Karkera
Ellen Cooper Klyce
Gayle S. Rose
Phyllis R. Scruggs
Jeanne T. Varnell
Anita Vaughn
Cassandra H. Webster

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