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Leadership

National Staff

The Distinguished Young Women national staff is committed to the daily operations and future initiatives of the DYW program.

Carole Hegwood

Executive Director

Valerie Mothershed

Operations Director

Lisa Lawley Burnette

National Field Director

Carly Bragg

Marketing & Communications Director

Norma Powell

National Alumnae Director

Megan Davis

Development Director

Laura Warren

Foundation Administrator

Board of Directors

Distinguished Young Women is governed by a dedicated Board of Directors. This group of community leaders makes policy decisions about the program, participates in fundraising, and helps keep the program running successfully throughout the year.

Francisco (Cisco) Codina

President

(Retired) Ford Motor Company

Kesshia Davis

1st Vice President

Outokumpu Stainless USA

Bria Buckridge

Vice President / Diversity and Inclusion

Austal USA

Leigh Knosher

Vice President / Finance

Wilkins Miller

Ashley Halfman Hopp

Governance

Printpack, Inc.

Debbie Rice

Secretary

Megan Gunter Arendall

Symphonic Strategies

Michelle H. Cook

Keel Point

Dr. Linda Rutledge Delbridge

Unisys Corporation

Robert F. Diehl, Jr.

Trustmark National Bank

Liz Huntley

Lightfoot, Franklin and White

Phil Kaiser

Past President

(Retired) Gayfers/Maison Blanche Dept. Stores

Andi M. Kent

University of South Alabama

Kathy Latta

Lenise Ligon

Fox 10 News WALA

Faye Olensky

Past President / Executive Committee

Olensky Brothers Office Products

Maggie E. Oliver

Past President

Alabama Port Authority

Joan D. Rickert

Medtronic Diabetes

Pauline Ryan

Atropos Therapeutics

Emily Strickland-DiMarco

State Chair Representative

Stoneridge Software

Beth Thomas

Past President

Alabama Power Company

David Turner

Past President

BancorpSouth

Contina Woods

Regions Bank

AJM Scholarship Foundation Board of Directors

The AJM Scholarship Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that exists to administer cash scholarship awards to Distinguished Young Women program participants across the country. The Foundation Board of Directors is a separate governing body that makes policy decisions and administers funds for the national Distinguished Young Women program as well as many state and local programs across the country.

Jeff Howard

PRESIDENT
The Howard Wealth Management Group of Stifel

Kenny Crow

VICE-PRESIDENT
Crow, Shields & Bailey PC

Harwell Coale

SECRETARY/TREASURER
Coale, Dukes, Kirkpatrick & Crowley

Rusty Allman

ServisFirst Bank

Robert Campbell

Lamar Advertising Company

Eric Patterson

Retired, Alabama Power

Tom Clement

Summer Classics

Phil Kaiser

(Retired) President/CEO
Gayfers/Maison Blanche Dept. Stores

Forrest Latta

Burr Forman

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Council

The DYW Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Council is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion at all levels of DYW. We recognize the long-standing inequities present within our organization and appreciate the value that diverse groups of participants, volunteers, and judges bring. We invite you to join us in our mission to enhance the quality of the DYW experience for future participants, as well as make DYW accessible for all young women across the nation.