Staff & Board
YWLA Foundation supports and enhances academic and leadership excellence at the Young Women’s Leadership Academy of Fort Worth (YWLA).
Chris Evans
Executive Director
chris@ywlafoundation.org
Antonese Davis
Programs and Development Director
antonese@ywlafoundation.org
Board of Directors (2026-2027)
Brittyn Brender – Finance Chair
Versant Capital Management
Lydia Guajardo-Rickard – Development Chair
Camp Bowie District
Bianca Randall – Programs & Services Chair
Texas Health Resources
Officers
Shoshana Thoma-Isgur – Chair
ACA Global
Erma Lee – Vice Chair
Bible Study Fellowship
Board
Rediesha Allen* – YWLA Princial, Ex-Officio
FWISD
Rachelle Blackwell-Stegall
Texas Christian University
Jeremy Cortez*
YWPN
Devante Davis
Atmos Energy
Jon DeLeo
Gartner Inc.
Nicole Ellis
Wilks Development
Yessenia Gallegos
Prosperity Bank
Ragan Garcia
Consultant
Brooke Goggans
The Collaborative
Courtney Hicks
Riveron
Erica Hogan
Colonial Savings, F.A
Alyce Jones
Adair Eyewear
Melissa Kalb
Lockheed Martin
Meredith Knudsen
Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP
Krystal Lofton
Fort Worth Library
Cindy Ryan*
YWPN
Raegan Smith
Frost Bank
* One of the two representatives from our partner organizations is ex-officio.
Brandy Stolz – Governance Chair
Colonial Savings, F.A
Deborah Ferguson – Secretary
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