Leadership
A dedicated leadership team and committed Board of Directors help make it possible for YW to meet urgent community needs.
Ashley Booker
Chief Executive Officer
Neil Erickson
Director of HFC Operations
Stephanie Kilian
Chief Financial Officer
Beatrice Laizer
Director of Housing Programs
Troy Shoberg
Associate Director of HFC Growth and Partnership
Martika Lowers
Director of Economic Advancement
Patricia Ogbeide-Ihama
Chief Human Resources & Corporate Relations Officer
To reach our staff by phone, call the front desk at 651-222-3741.
BOARD & COMMITTEE MEMBERS
BOARD OFFICERS
Angela B. Finney – Board Chair
Marketing Director, Policy & Sustainability, PwC
Liesl Kistow – Vice Chair
Head of Wealth Management Trust Administration Services & SVP, US Bank
Gretchen Rawdon – Treasurer
Principal Consultant and Executive Coach, Lucere Solutions
Kathleen Marron – Secretary
Chief Engagement Officer, The Marron Alliance
Ashley Booker – Chief Executive Officer, YWCA St. Paul
Members-At-Large
Alison Lehman – Member-At-Large
Senior Managing Counsel – Law & Corporate Compliance, Securian Financial Group
Anika Ward – Member-At-Large
Founder, Sankofa Leadership Network
Charles Bradley – Member-At-Large
Senior Content Specialist, Thomson Reuters
Faith Brandon – Member-At-Large
Global Director of Marketing Training & Talent Development, ECOLAB
Jocelyn Whitfield – Member-At-Large
Retired
Kristin Beckmann – Member-At-Large
Consultant, KLB Consulting
Maya Beecham – Member-At-Large
Program Director for the Economic Ecosystem, The Minneapolis Foundation
Magarita Jules – Member-At-Large
SBA Business Development + Loan Officer, First Bank & Trust
Mara Ascheman – Member-At-Large
RVP, Rates & Regulatory Affairs, Xcel Energy
Yohuru Williams – Member-At-Large
Distinguished University Chair, Professor of History and Founding Director of the Racial Justice Initiative, University of St. Thomas
PROGRAMS COMMITTEE
Charles Bradley – Chair – Senior Content Specialist, Thomson Reuters
Alison Lehman – Vice Chair – Senior Managing Counsel – Law & Corporate Compliance, Securian Financial Group
Robin Hickman – CEO and Executive Producer, SoulTouch Productions
Susan Bou-Rodrigues – Account Executive, Securian Financial
Yohuru Williams – Distinguished University Chair, Professor of History and Founding Director of the Racial Justice Initiative, University of St. Thomas
FUNDRAISING & DONOR DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Maya Beecham – Chair – Program Director for the Economic Ecosystem, The Minneapolis Foundation
Liesl Kistow – Vice Chair – Head of Wealth Management Trust Administration Services & SVP, US Bank
Emily Bisek – Senior Crisis Communications Manager, Target
Laura Gerde – Program Project Management Consultant, Securian Financial
Deanna Adams-Strother – Member
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
Kathleen Marron – Chair – Chief Engagement Officer, The Marron Alliance
Faith Brandon – Vice Chair – Global Director of Marketing Training & Talent Development, ECOLAB
Barb Tretheway – Retired SVP and General Counsel, HealthPartners
Julie Brunner – Board Chair, Wilder Foundation
Phyllis Goff – Retired Chief of Staff, Hamline University
FINANCE, AUDIT & COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE
Gretchen Rawdon – Chair – Principal Consultant and Executive Coach, Lucere Solutions
Magarita Jules – Vice Chair – SBA Business Development + Loan Officer, First Bank & Trust
Jason Brisson – Commercial Loan Officer, Choice Bank
Jocelyn Whitfield – Retired
Margaret Kelly – Deputy Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Health