Staff & Board
Our foundation raises funds to pay for programs that enhance the public investment that supports academic and leadership excellence at the Young Women’s Leadership Academy of Fort Worth (YWLA).
Executive Director
lynn@ywlafoundation.org
Lynn Hammer
Programs & Operations Director
morgan@ywlafoundation.org
Morgan T. Lindquist
Board of Directors
(2023-2024)
Officers
Brittyn Brender – Finance Chair
Carolyn Phillips – Development Chair
Caroline Cranz – Governance Chair
Tricia Elliott, MD – Programs & Services Chair
Emily Hollenbeck – Secretary
Danika Franks, MD – Chair
Lauren Cockerell – Immediate Past Chair
Jeanelle Davis – Vice Chair
Board
Rediesha Allen – Ex-Officio
Fort Worth Independent School District
Dr. Christopher Barksdale*
Fort Worth Independent School District
Rosa Maria Berdeja
Law Office of Rosa Maria Berdeja
Jennifer Bodden
FORVIS
Brittyn Brender – Finance Chair
Tolleson Wealth Management
Rachael Capua, Ed.D
Tarleton State University
Lauren Cockerell – Immediate Past Chair
Kwedar & Co.
Jannibah Coleman
Charles Schwab
Caroline Cranz – Governance Chair
Colonial Savings
Jeanelle Davis – Vice Chair
BNSF Railway
Tricia Elliott, MD – Programs & Services Chair
JPS Health Network
Deborah Ferguson
NBC5 – KXAS
Berta Fogerson*
Young Women’s Preparatory Network
Danika Franks, MD - Chair
Community Flourish LLC
Charles Garcia*
Fort Worth Independent School District
Sandra Garcia
BNSF Railway
Emily Hollenbeck - Secretary
Litchfield Cavo, LLP
Stephanie Ledgerwood
Ben E. Keith
Erma Lee
Cook Children’s Healthcare System
Jennifer Long*
Young Women’s Preparatory Network
Matt McCracken
CMIT Solutions of Fort Worth
Michael Parris
Texas Health Resources
Carolyn Phillips – Development Chair
HF Custom Solutions
Meloni Raney
TEXO
Leila Santillan
Fort Worth Education Partnership
Regina Skidmore
TPG
Shoshana Thoma-Isgur
TitleMax
* One of the two representatives from our partner organizations is ex officio.
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