YWCA announces new incoming board

August 25, 2022

The YWCA announced the new board of directors. They took their seats on July 1.

The women you see below have long histories of leadership, change-making, and social and community activism. They are no strangers to the fight for racial and gender equity, and we look forward to working hard with them to continue to eliminate racism and empower women in our region.

BOARD CHAIR

Kendra Snipe | A board member since 2015 and a native of Johns Island, Kendra originally joined our board to serve as an under-30 member, and quickly rose to leadership. Now one of our youngest board chairs, she graduated from Columbia College, where she received her BA degree in psychology with minors in communications and Spanish. Read more…

BOARD VICE CHAIR

Jennifer Dunlap | A board member since 2017, Jennifer is a partner at the law office of Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein, LLP, where she practices employment law. She is a graduate of Southern Methodist University and Vanderbilt University School of Law. She was one of the Charleston Regional Business Journal’s Forty under 40 in 2013. Read more…

BOARD SECRETARY

Janet Hart | A board member since 2019, Janet has also served as co-chair of our What Women Bring event. A business development leader with a broad operations and product management background who enjoys solving puzzles to drive positive change for customers, she leads products for Amazon’s print-on-demand division. See more at Read more…

BOARD TREASURER

Courtney Johnson | YWCA.GC Board Secretary

Courtney Johnson | A board member since 2019 and a group insurance executive for more than 20 years, Courtney is the regional vice president of distribution for national accounts at Fortune 500 firm Prudential Financial, where she helps others with life, disability, and other insurance needs. Read more…

CHAIR, GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

Judge Tamara C. Curry | YWCA.GC Board Member & Past Board Chair

Judge Tamara C. Curry | A board member since 2015 and our past board chair, Tamara was appointed associate probate judge for Charleston County in August of 1998. A native Charlestonian, she is a graduate of South Carolina State University where she earned her bachelor of arts degree in political science in 1985, graduating cum laude. Read more…

BOARD MEMBERS

Radia Baxter | A board member since 2016, Radia is the director of education & programs for the Charleston County Sheriff’s Department. In addition to having chaired our program committee, she is on the boards of the Royal Foundation, Neighbors Helping Neighbors, Project Man Up, and the Charleston County Democratic Party. Read more…

Natasha Chisolm | A board member since 2016 and an attorney who specializes in helping families, Natasha is a sole practitioner at The Chisolm Law Firm, and previously served as an assistant solicitor in the Ninth Judicial Circuit Solicitor’s Office, where she prosecuted misdemeanor and felony cases in Charleston County. Read more…

Adrmease Cunningham | YWCA.GC Board Member

Ardmease Cunningham | A board member since 2016, Ardmease is a parent advocate and outreach professional with Charleston Development Academy. She serves as a liaison between the school and home, encourages parental involvement and participation in school programs, and assists families with school-related concerns. Read more…

Kenya Dunn | New to our board this year, this previous #WhatWomenBring business honoree founded her own consultancy after a stint as vice president at T-Mobile, where she was one of the few women executives in the company, an active advocate for diversity and inclusion, a mentor to multiple women, and an inspiration to many. Read more…

Belita Green | A board member since 2015 as well as our previous board treasurer, Belita has 20+ years of HR and banking experience. She is a graduate of Charleston Southern University, where she earned her bachelor of arts degree in English, and a member of the Charleston (SC) Chapter of The Links, Inc. Read more…

Adrianne Grimes | New to our board this year, former TV news producer Adrianne Grimes is the director of marketing and communications for the South Carolina Research Authority. She previously led external affairs and marketing communications for the South Carolina Telehealth Alliance and the MUSC Center for Telehealth. Read more…

Carol A. Jackson | New to our board this year, Carol is a former City of Charleston Council member and retired executive with 40 years of experience in nonprofit management. She served as the Council’s human resources chair from 2018 to 2021 and as City of Charleston Mayor Pro Tempore in 2021. Read more…

Crystal T. Robinson Rouse | YWCA.GC Board Member

Crystal T. Robinson Rouse | New to our board this year, Crystal is a community advocate passionately committed to social justice. She serves as director of collective action networks for Tri County Cradle to Career as well as director of the Center for the Education and Equity of African American Students at USC. Read more…

Photos of returning board members courtesy of talented photographer and supporter of racial & gender equity, Mell Bell.

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YWCA announces new incoming board

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