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

President-Elect

Carmen Medrano Cary Ι PepsiCo

Secretary

Mary Goodrich Nix Ι Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann

Treasurer/Finance Co-Chair

Tyler Jones Ι Grant Thornton

 

Committee Chairs

Finance Co-Chair

Tyler Jones Ι Grant Thornton

Finance Co-Chair

Carolyn Goelzer Ι Community Volunteer

Development Co-Chair

Melissa Sherrill Martin Ι L&H Consulting

Development Co-Chair

Paige Kendrick Ι Bank of America

Nominating/Governance Co-Chair

Carmen Medrano Cary Ι PepsiCo

Nominating/Governance Co-Chair

Brie Davis Ι Arcosa

 

Executive Committee

President

Karen Perry Ashmore Ι Unity Hunt

President-Elect

Carmen Medrano Cary Ι PepsiCo

Secretary

Mary Goodrich Nix Ι Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann

Treasurer/Finance Co-Chair

Tyler Jones Ι Grant Thornton

Finance Co-Chair

Carolyn Goelzer Ι Community Volunteer

Development Co-Chair

Melissa Sherrill Martin Ι L&H Consulting

Development Co-Chair

Paige Kendrick Ι Bank of America

Nominating/Governance Co-Chair

Carmen Medrano Cary Ι PepsiCo

Nominating/Governance Co-Chair

Brie Davis Ι Arcosa

 

Development/Marketing Committee

Committee Co-Chair: Melissa Sherrill Martin Ι L&H Consulting

Committee Co-Chair: Paige Kendrick Ι Bank of America

Monique Hohmann Ι Community Volunteer

Heather Lisle Ι Heather Lisle Co.

Cally Miltenberger Ι Savills Dallas

Cynthia Nwaubani Ι HSBC

Lindsay Smelser Ι Toyota North America

Regena Pipken Ι Mary Kay Global

 

Finance Committee

Committee Co-Chair: Tyler Jones Ι Grant Thornton

Committee Co-Chair: Carolyn Goelzer Ι Community Volunteer

Irma Gonzalez Ι LST Marketing

Maura Jackson Ι Forvis Mazars

Sharon Jett Ι Higier Allen & Lautin, PC

Holly Tucker Ι Deloitte

Suzanne Yoste Ι Integrity

 

Nominating/Governance Committee

Committee Co-Chair: Carmen Medrano Cary Ι PepsiCo

Committee Co-Chair: Brie Davis Ι Arcosa

Andrea Albright Ι Bank of America

Leona Allen Ford Ι DallasNews Corporation

Tiffany Brunson Ι FedEx

Mary Goodrich Nix Ι Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann

Malia Hodges Ι Oncor

Maria Perez Hodge Ι CT Corporation, Wolters Kluwer

 

Directors

 

Andrea Albright	Bank of America
Leona Allen Ford	DallasNews Corporation
Tiffany Brunson	FedEx
Brie Davis	Arcosa
Carolyn Goelzer	Community Volunteer
Irma Gonzalez	LST Marketing
Mary Goodrich Nix	Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann
Malia Hodges	Oncor
Monique Hohmann	Community Volunteer
Maura Jackson	Forvis Mazars
Sharon Jett	Higier Allen & Lautin, PC
Tyler Jones	Grant Thornton
Paige Kendrick	Bank of America
Heather Lisle	Heather Lisle Co.
Carmen Medrano Cary	PepsiCo
Cally Miltenberger	Savills Dallas
Cynthia Nwaubani, CPA	HSBC
Maria Perez Hodge	CT Corporation, Wolters Kluwer
Regena Pipken	Mary Kay Global
Melissa Sherrill Martin	L&H Consulting
Lindsay Smelser	Toyota North America
Holly Tucker	Deloitte
Suzanne Yoste	Integrity