What our members are saying:
“You should introduce this program to everyone by making it a requirement for all college students.” “Services were very helpful and I will recommend them to my daughter.”
The Board of Directors
Serves as the governing body for Ascend. Members generously lend their time and expertise to oversee the strategic direction of the organization and to ensure it functions effectively and efficiently.
Officers
President
Karen Perry Ashmore Ι Unity Hunt
Secretary
Cynthia Nwaubani Ι HSBC
Treasurer/Finance Chair
Tyler Jones Ι Grant Thornton
Committee Chairs
Development/Marketing Chair
Melissa Sherrill Martin Ι The Family Place (Retired)
Finance Chair
Tyler Jones Ι Grant Thornton
Nominating/Governance Chair
Carmen Medrano Cary Ι PepsiCo
Executive Committee
President
Karen Perry Ashmore Ι Unity Hunt
Secretary
Cynthia Nwaubani Ι HSBC
Treasurer/Finance Chair
Tyler Jones Ι Grant Thornton
Development/Marketing Chair
Melissa Sherrill Martin Ι The Family Place (Retired)
Nominating/Governance Chair
Carmen Medrano Cary Ι PepsiCo
At-Large
Holly Tucker Ι Deloitte
Development/Marketing Committee
Committee Chair: Melissa Sherrill Martin Ι The Family Place (Retired)
Andrea Albright Ι Bank of America
Melissa Cooksey Ι Perkins + Will
Heather Lisle Ι Heather Lisle Co.
Cynthia Nwaubani Ι HSBC
Jessica Shepherd Ι VeryWell Health
Finance Committee
Committee Chair: Tyler Jones Ι Grant Thornton
Yvette Garcia Ι Lane Gorman Trubitt, LLC
Irma Gonzalez Ι Lerma Advertising
Lindsay Smelser Ι Toyota Financial Savings Bank
Holly Tucker Ι Deloitte
Nominating/Governance Committee
Committee Chair: Carmen Medrano Cary Ι PepsiCo
Leona Allen Ford Ι DallasNews Corporation
Tiffany Brunson Ι FedEx
Emily Casso Ι Globe Life, Inc.
Mary Goodrich Nix Ι Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann
Malia Hodges Ι Arcosa Inc.
Jervonne Newsom Ι Winston & Strawn LLP
Directors
| Andrea Albright | Bank of America |
| Leona Allen Ford | DallasNews Corporation |
| Tiffany Brunson | FedEx |
| Emily Casso | Globe Life, Inc. |
| Melissa Cooksey | Perkins + Will |
| Yvette Garcia | Lane Gorman Trubitt, LLC |
| Irma Gonzalez | Lerma Advertising |
| Mary Goodrich Nix | Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann |
| Malia Hodges | Arcosa Inc. |
| Tyler Jones | Grant Thornton |
| Heather Lisle | Heather Lisle Co. |
| Carmen Medrano Cary | PepsiCo |
| Jervonne Newsome | Winston & Strawn LLP |
| Cynthia Nwaubani, CPA | HSBC |
| Karen Perry Ashmore | Unity Hunt |
| Jessica Shepherd | VeryWell Health |
| Melissa Sherrill Martin | The Family Place (Retired) |
| Lindsay Smelser | Toyota Financial Savings Bank |
| Holly Tucker | Deloitte |