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

Carmen Medrano Cary Ι PepsiCo

Immediate Past President

Karen Perry Ashmore Ι Unity Hunt

Secretary

Mary Goodrich Nix Ι Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann

Treasurer

Tyler Jones Ι Grant Thornton

 

Committee Chairs

Finance Chair

Carolyn Goelzer Ι Community Volunteer

Finance Co-Chair

Catherine Fankhauser Ι Ernst & Young

Development Chair

Paige Kendrick Ι Bank of America

Development Co-Chair

Sandra Taylor Ι SL Taylor Investments

Nominating/Governance Chair

Brie Davis Ι Arcosa, Inc.

Nominating/Governance Co-Chair

Tiffany Brunson Ι FedEx

 

Executive Committee

Carmen Medrano Cary Ι President

Karen Ashmore Ι Immediate Past President

Mary Goodrich Nix Ι Secretary

Tyler Jones Ι Treasurer

Carolyn Goelzer Ι Finance Chair

Paige Kendrick Ι Development/Marketing Chair

Bridgela Davis Ι Nominating/Governance Chair

 

Development/Marketing Committee

Paige Kendrick Ι Bank of America

Sandra Taylor Ι SL Taylor Investments

Melissa Sherrill Martin Ι L&H Consulting

Monique Hohmann Ι Community Volunteer

Cally Miltenberger Ι Savills Dallas

Cynthia Nwaubani Ι Wubani Holdings

Regena Pipkin Ι Mary Kay Global

Delaney Alexander Ι JP Morgan Chase

Juli Srinivasan Ι Community Volunteer

 

Finance Committee

Carolyn Goelzer Ι Community Volunteer

Catherine Fankhauser Ι EY

Tyler Jones Ι Grant Thornton

Irma Santamaria Ι LST Companies

Maura Jackson Ι Forvis Mazars

Sharon Jett Ι Higier Allen & Lautin, PC

Holly Tucker Ι Deloitte

Suzanne Yoste Ι Integrity

Susan Ascoy Ι Origin Bank

Barbara Crabtree Ι Morgan Stanley

 

Nominating/Governance Committee

Brie Davis Ι Arcosa

Tiffany Brunson Ι FedEx

Andrea Albright Ι Bank of America

Leona Allen Ford Ι Allen Ford Solutions

Mary Goodrich Nix Ι Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann, LLP

Malia Hodges Ι Oncor

Maria Perez-Hodges Ι CT Corporation, Wolters Kluwer

 

Directors

Andrea Albright	Bank of America
Delaney Alexander	J.P. Morgan Chase
Leona Allen Ford	Allen Ford Solutions
Susan Ascoy	Origin Bank
Karen Ashmore	Unity Hunt, Inc.
Tiffany Brunson	FedEx
Carmen Medrano Cary	PepsiCo
Barbara Crabtree	Morgan Stanley
Bridgela Davis	Arcosa, Inc.
Catherine Fankhauser	Ernst & Young
Carolyn Goelzer	Community Volunteer
Mary Goodrich Nix	Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann, LLP
Malia Hodges	Oncor
Monique Hohmann	Community Volunteer
Maura Jackson	Forvis Mazars Group
Sharon Jett	Higier Allen & Lautin, PC
Tyler Jones	Grant Thornton
Paige Kendrick	Bank of America
Melissa Sherrill Martin	L&H Consulting
Cally Miltenberger	Savills Dallas
Cynthia Nwaubani	Wubani Holdings
Maria Perez-Hodges	Wolters Kluwer
Regena Pipkin	Mary Kay Global
Irma Santamaria	LST Companies
Juli Srinivasan	Community Volunteer
Sandra Taylor	SL Taylor Investments
Holly Tucker	Deloitte
Suzanne Yoste	Integrity